The cautionary tale of Justin Blanchet reveals the reality of players’ lives in the second tier even before the RFU slashes funding next season
As Saracens will discover when they drop into the Championship next season, there are two types of professional rugby player: the haves and the have-nots. The gap between the Premiership and Championship was wide enough already before the Rugby Football Union turned it into a chasm with Wednesday’s announcement that funding to the second tier would be slashed from next season.
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