Baron calls for neutral solution to Six Nations problem
The chief executive of the RFU Francis Baron has rejected calls for the Six Nations championship to continue without Ireland.
Baron dismissed suggestions made by the owner of Northampton Saints, Keith Barwell, that Ireland's refusal to play because of the foot-and-mouth crisis could lead to fixture chaos in the English league calendar.
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