JEFF PROBYNA FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom, probably the best openside flanker of his time, in which he made a number of alarming points on the future of the game.Peter’s interview has attracted a number of comments from across the game both publicly and privately but none of them seem to have drawn a reaction from where it counts.We have just started a new season having accepted a ‘temporary’ ringfenced Premiership hoping it will give the game a chance to shine and help move rugby on from the di...