Steve Borthwick is to have the final say on all medical and sport science matters affecting those England players given hybrid contracts.
An eight-year Professional Game Partnership has been announced by the Rugby Football Union, Premiership Rugby and Rugby Players' Association that enshrines how the elite game will be run over the next eight years. The RFU will pay the 10 Gallagher Premiership clubs £33m per season for the first four-year cycle, with a profit share dictating the funding for the second four-year cycle.
'Despite the RFU having £150million revenue losses through Covid and a £30million increase in operating costs over the last four years due to inflation, we are in a stable financial position. 'Today we have reached a significant milestone in turning our spend into the professional game into a true investment partnership with shared strategy, goals, and risks.
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