Workload and Rugby

risk: England rugby squad workload puts welfare at risk, warns players' union Read more Ritchie warned of inevitable financial implications for the global game, however, if drastic changes are made to the fixture list, according to The Guardian. I do accept that when we're discussing the global season any agreement has to look at a reduction in the number of matches played, he said. England are about to host four consecutive matches at Twickenham but Ian Ritchie, the RFU chief executive, says he would back any proposal to cut the volume of Test rugby played worldwide. We've got to do more than pay lip service to player welfare but you have to accept an economic hit somewhere along the line. It all part of looking at how many games English players play and how many international games there are generally. The global-season issue is a perennial conflict between player welfare and economics. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.