Shellshocked English club rugby bosses reached for the reset button last night, formally abandoning their plan for a 14-club Premiership.
With Worcester gone and Wasps set to follow, the past fortnight has seen the top flight reduced to 11 clubs in the most brutal way imaginable. The intention only a month ago was to expand the league to 14 at the end of a season without relegation but offering promotion to the Championship winners. Not any more it’s not.
“I think our ambition to move to a 14-team league was short-sighted,” said Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor. “We need to look at a lesser number.
