Premiership clubs' row with Rugby Players' Association escalates

Clubs feel players’ union has ‘sown division and uncertainty’RPA calls argument a sad day in the history of rugby’A fresh war of words over pay cuts in English rugby has erupted, with the Premiership clubs and the players’ union engaged in a furious slanging match.The clubs have said they will no longer negotiate with the Rugby Players’ Association while the union has dismissed many of the clubs’ claims as “complete fabrication.” The clubs, who released a statement independently from their umbrella body Premiership Rugby, say they have a “growing concern” that “individuals are not receiving ap…