MANY top players have left England for financial, family or motivational reasons. With bankruptcies of four top clubs, disillusionment with national selection and results, who can blame them. In addition to the cast of ex-England stars now playing in France, we see Will Goodrich-Clarke (England squad member last year) propping very well for Ealing against Leicester in the Prem Cup, but he can’t now be selected because London Irish went bust and now he plays in the Championship. Alec Jones

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