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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Gerard Meagher

Mark McCall wants central contracts for England players ‘top of agenda’

Owen Farrell and Jamie George
Owen Farrell and Jamie George were among the players Saracens lost to England duty for the duration of the Six Nations. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters

Central contracts for England internationals should be at the “top of the agenda” in negotiations over the future of the domestic game, according to the Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall.

After England slumped to a Six Nations campaign featuring just two victories for the third year in a row, and in a season in which two clubs have gone bust, there is appetite for change from both the Rugby Football Union and the Premiership in the next Professional Game Agreement that begins in 2024.

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