The threat of a player exodus to France and beyond is not new for the Premiership.
England World Cup winners Phil Vickery and Mark Regan, and former Wales star Gavin Henson, have been revealed as claimants as part of the concussion lawsuit against rugby authorities.
The annual awards ceremony, honouring a host of sportspeople with various prizes culminating in awarding one of them the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, is celebrating its 70th or platinum anniversary in December 2023. Established in 1954, Spoty does not necessarily reward the best sporting performance of the year but, as a public vote, recognises the âpersonalityâ who has most captivated the British public over the past calendar year.