Across the road from Richmond station in south west London, every director of rugby in the Premiership gathered in a small office. It was December 2003. Sir Clive Woodward’s England side had just won the World Cup, Wasps were on their way to becoming Heineken Cup champions and English rugby was poised to ride on the crest of a wave of dominance for years to come.
The players’ association founded by Novak Djokovic is weighing up a programme of legal challenges that could reshape the world game.
Door is open for duo to break into Blues starting XI if they take Conference League chance against Gent