Mike Brown adds to condemnations of extending Premiership season

• England international suggests extra work load will cause burn-out• Brown worried about schedule younger players will have to faceMike Brown is the latest England international to condemn publicly the Premiership’s proposal to expand the season as “ridiculous”, suggesting rugby union’s current rate of attrition will cause youngsters such as Harlequins’ 18-year-old fly‑half Marcus Smith to burn out before they reach the age of 30.Premiership Rugby is steadfastly sticking to its proposal for the domestic campaign to run from September to June as of the 2019-20 season. With international summer…

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