By JON NEWCOMBE

National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the new Tier 2 League proposed by the RFU.
Reading-based Rams have gone through the 16-page Minimum Operating Standards document and are confident they can meet the mandatory requirements within the timeframes set by the RFU.
A draft copy of the document, which TRP has seen, states that the minimum total licensed capacity of the club’s principal ground should be 2,000 in time for the inaugural season of the competition, which will replace the Championship, in 2025/26.
Rams’ Ol...