England's Ellis Genge: rugby union needs to get with it to prosper

People are interested in that off-field stuff, he addsGenge is is preparing for Barbarians match on SundayThe England prop Ellis Genge has called on rugby union’s authorities to embrace commercialisation for the development of the game, claiming players’ contracts are badly outdated and need modernising.Genge was among the more outspoken players when Premiership clubs introduced blanket 25% wage cuts to combat the financial crisis brought about by the pandemic, going as far as to make plans for a new players’ union – Rugby Players Epoch. Related: Candid and colourful Ellis Genge is just the vo…