Lions do themselves ‘damage’ with tour reduction talk, says Premiership Rugby

• ‘If they deign to speak to us maybe we have got some things to talk about’• Premiership not likely to yield and give Lions more 2021 preparationThe Premiership Rugby chief executive, Mark McCafferty, has accused the British & Irish Lions of “doing themselves damage” by pointing the finger at plans to reduce the length of future tours. McCafferty also revealed the Premiership is not about to follow the Pro14’s lead by changing its schedule to allow the Lions greater preparation time in 2021, suggesting the home nations could cut their number of international matches instead.In New Zealand…