Premiership may be reduced to 10 teams in bid to avert player strike

• Idea to be discussed at Professional Game Board meeting on Wednesday• Plans would free up internationals to play more matches for their clubs Reducing the Premiership to 10 teams is one of a host of ideas being floated as a potential solution to the continuing dispute over the length of the domestic season, which has led to the threat of a player strike. It is understood the proposal also includes the possibility of a 10-team Championship coming under the jurisdiction of Premiership Rugby Limited – the second tier is currently run by the Rugby Football Union – and, in theory, a more even dis…