AS Iain Sharpe states in his letter last week, there is no law of nature that makes the gulf between Prem and Champ unbridgeable. It’s the laws of economics that, in my view, have this effect – unless significant new external funding for the game can be found.
Rugby faces a huge challenge on the demand side of the law of supply and demand. For many reasons, including the complexity of the game, we can never compete for support on equal terms with football. The same applies in France, but French rugby has managed to carve out a bigger niche for itself than has the game in Engl…
