Alex Goode has called for an NFL-style commissioner to take charge of club rugby and help transform the cash-crippled sport.
The Gallagher Premiership stages its semi-finals this weekend after a regular season in which two clubs have gone bust and another is racked with financial uncertainty.
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn recently slated rugby’s ability to create stars, saying he could not name half a dozen players and that away from internationals "the reality is the viewing figures are horrendous”.
