Demise of Wasps, Worcester and London Irish have raised standards in the Premiership

Will Joseph, formerly of London Irish, now impresses with Harlequins on the European stage – Getty Images/Patrick Khachfe Picking out the positives from the 2022/23 Premiership campaign is a bit like searching a particularly filthy drain for lost keys. Losing three clubs, albeit under different circumstances, was an indelible and shameful blight on the sport … Read more

frustration and defiance in the rugby championship

Almost everyone in English club rugby agrees on one thing. It cannot continue like this. The system, if that’s the right word for the teetering pile of Jenga bricks supporting a cash-strapped 10-team Premiership, is broken and a planned eight-year deal between the Rugby Football Union and the club’s leading owners is seen as the … Read more