Politicians call for easing of private school stranglehold on elite rugby

Politicians call for easing of private school stranglehold on elite rugby

Politicians have called for an easing of the stranglehold private schools have on providing England with elite rugby players. Nearly two thirds of the matchday 23 that played Fiji at the weekend had some form of private or independent education, underlining concerns about the shortage of state-school pupils making it in the sport. Just last [...]