It was the English philosopher Francis Bacon who declared that the folly of one man is the fortune of another and as rugby union’s Premiership clubs continue to fall further into collective crisis, it would be little wonder if other sports are ready to take advantage – not least those in the opposite code, where expansion into union strongholds has always felt more like a dream than a reality.
That is still the case, even given last week’s demise of London Irish that followed on from Wasps and Worcester being kicked out of the league mid-season.
