Premiership could play midweek games and cut break to finish season

Reduced summer break could jeopardise player welfarePremiership suspended until 24 AprilCoronavirus – latest updates | All our coronavirus coveragePremiership Rugby is considering midweek matches in order to finish the season as well as slashing the length of its summer break in a move that could seriously jeopardise player welfare.The PRL chief executive, Darren Childs, has claimed finishing the season is “the No 1 priority” with Harlequins on Monday the latest club to ask players, coaches and staff to accept a 25% wage cut. Childs admitted that playing matches over the summer was inevitable …