Ring-fencing would lead to player exodus warns Boden

By NEALE HARVEY

Concern: Steve Boden

YORKSHIRECarnegie forwards coach Steve Boden believes ring-fencing the Premiership would leave the Championship ‘dead’.
He says cutting off the second tier would hamper player development for England and top-flight clubs and drive aspiring coaches from the game.
Boden said: “If it does get ring-fenced, the Championship’s dead. It’s just going to go part-time and it’ll be like National One is now. There’ll be a huge wastage of players who leave the game and you’ll lose coaches as well.
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