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Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson urges joint player welfare plan

Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson insists it’s up to both club and country to take a long-term view when it comes to player welfare and managing workload.
Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson

Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson insists it’s up to both club and country to take a long-term view when it comes to player welfare and managing workload.

Dowson insists it should not always be the clubs who ‘hold the burden’ of resting players and that the prospect of England captain Maro Itoje missing this summer’s Test series is a “step forward”.
“It can’t always be the clubs holding the burden,” said Northampton director of rugby Dowson, whose side beat Leicester Tigers on Friday night to reach the Prem final.
“Sometimes the international side has to also say [a player] doesn’t need to ...

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