THE RFU seem to have allowed ring-fencing issues to pervade all aspects of English rugby where the Premiership is concerned.
1. Creating an official ring fence around the Premiership still looks likely to happen, despite the fact that it would be the death knell for ambitious clubs below the top tier.
2. The insidious agreement between the RFU and Premiership Rugby under which no player outside that league can play for England – no matter how good he is – has created another ring fence.
3. The ill-fated Anglo Welsh Cup will be replaced by a new domestic cup involvi...