Trepidation as well as triumphalism as English rugby breaks fresh ground - Rugby union

New season begins amid concern over whether club and country can cooperate in managing the welfare of players English rugbys bold new era appears set to belatedly begin. Nearly 12 months since the Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, bullishly said that English rugby was on the cusp of something spectacular the time has arrived to demonstrate why. The much vaunted Professional Game Partnership is set to be