Huge hole without Flats and Durders

LAST weekend, I searched in vain for the Premiership Rugby highlights programme. I discovered later that the show had been dropped by Channel 5.It’s difficult to fathom the reasoning behind this decision: whether Channel 5 has insufficient room on its schedule or the show’s producers asked for too much money? It’s a huge loss for rugby fans.Sports fans have a pretty barren field of live coverage on terrestrial TV so highlights programmes are their only hope. Once upon a time, the BBC had a very good rugby highlights programme but I don’t think it wise ...

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