Historic English clubs cling on to their heritage as many worry that the RFU does not care about preserving them at all
lenty of arguments are raging in rugby union and the next big battle is for the soul of the English game. There is recognition on all sides that something has to change. As Bristol’s director of rugby, Pat Lam,, it has become a source of global curiosity. “Everyone around the world knows England have the most rugby players and the most resources,” he said. “They’re envious. So how are we struggling? You have to ask the question.
Ultimately, though, it boils down to deciding what matters most. Nowhere is that debate currently more starkly evident than in England’s second-tier Because, as he emphasises, if 149-year-old clubs such as Coventry are left to wither on the vine, it will decimate the second tier of English rugby, supposedly the springboard to the top level.
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