England's Alex Corbisiero out of autumn Tests as head of RPA calls for greater welfare provisions

Damian Hopley, the head of the Rugby Players’ Association, on Tuesday night
called for enhanced welfare provisions for players after two more England
internationals, the Leicester lock Geoff Parling (concussion) and the
Northampton prop Alex Corbisiero (shoulder), were ruled out of the QBE
autumn series.

Six front-line England players are now out of action for the
November internationals.




Hopley is to raise the issue of player protection in upcoming talks with the
Premiership clubs and the Rugby Football Union.




“When you are getting this continual bad news about ke…