James Haskell admits rugby "just doesn't appeal to me" as he laid bare the problems facing the sport, which he believes could still get worse.
That was before he maintained his stance that the divisive Eddie Jones should still be guiding the national side, with his refusal to "play the game" costing him after a poor autumn series that ultimately saw him lose his job. He's now plotting England's downfall with Australia, whom the Red Rose could meet in the last four of the World Cup in a matter of months.
Before that though English rugby and the RFU have to stop the demise of a sport that seems to be in free fall. London Irish were the third team to go out of business in less than a year, joining Worcester and Wasps. The financial problems of the sport continue to be in plain sight.
