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Premiership Rugby is considering midweek matches in order to finish the season as well as slashing the length of its summer break in a move that could seriously jeopardise player welfare.
The PRL chief executive, Darren Childs, has claimed finishing the season is “the No 1 priority” with Harlequins on Monday the latest club to ask players, coaches and staff to accept a 25% wage cut. Childs admitted that playing matches over the summer was inevitable and revealed staging multiple fixtures at the same venue – possibly behind closed doors – is also a possibility along with midweek games.
Written by Gerard Meagher
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/23/premiership-could-play-midweek-games-and-cut-break-to-finish-season under the title “Premiership could play midweek games and cut break to finish season”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
