Ward in blast at 13-team Premiership discussion

By NEALE HARVEY
BEN Ward, rugby director of high-flying Ealing, has slammed Premiership proposals for a 13-team, ringfenced Premiership and claims Championship sides are being cheated.
RFU chief executive Steve Brown recently admitted the governing body could relax their insistence on promotion and relegation being enshrined, with attitudes towards ringfencing among top flight clubs hardening since the demise of London Welsh.
Most, but not all, Premiership clubs view the constant yo-yoing of teams between the divisions as a costly drain on financial resources, and The Rugby Pa...

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