England players lash out at punishing schedule

ENGLAND’S professional players will today rise up to condemn the brutal scheduling demands being placed upon them by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Premier Rugby Limited.

Since the game went professional 11 years ago, the players have often been a muted force, caught between the twin governing pillars of club and country.

But no longer. The Professional Rugby Players’ Association (PRA) will make public the findings of a wide-reaching poll of its 545 members.