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Richard Lowther
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It is the year 2030 and English rugby after a tumultuous 45
years has finally settled down and is now reaping the success of a peace treaty
signed five years ago between the RFU, PRL and Players Unions. Four English teams now compete in the Global league. The Northern Vikings last years winners of
the ‘Agustín Pichot’ Conference
are expanding their stadium in Wakefield to take into account a growing (double
digit) fan base who are eager to see English internationals play in every
league game. The peace deal solved the issue of player welfare as each
International player is now able to play all 10 games in the global league for their
team (plus the Super Shield if they reach the final) plus the 10 internationals
that England play in each globally structured season. No longer do the clubs fight with the RFU
over player access or income – as the RFU are now equal shareholders in each of
the top four sides together with the original shareholders and CVC investors. The upward growth in revenue keeps everyone
happy even the players who are part of a profit share pool. And there is profit – the latest deal with a leading Chinese
website and American media organisation has brought untold wealth – enough for
the rest of the game to benefit to numbers only imaginable 10 years ago. The RFU used their share to pay off all debts associated
with Twickenham with more than enough to finance investments at grassroots to a
level never seen before in any other sport. They are considering a bid to take over the
Rugby League which is now exclusively played in Canada and the USA since the unfortunate
demise of the game along the M62 corridor or the ‘Fran Cotton Way’ as it is now
known. Some of the old established names of English club rugby are
sadly no longer with us. Bath finally gave up hope of ever developing
the Rec and folded; London Irish were disbanded after been prosecuted by the Advertising
Standards Agency and Bedford shocked the game by buying out Northampton Saints
and developing Franklin Gardens as a site for an Amazon warehouse. Saracens have probably changed the most and
are now playing on a park pitch in North London. There are suggestions they once played there
before, but no one can confirm this as a fact.
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