Britain Rugby Union - Aviva Premiership Rugby Season Launch - Twickenham Stadium - 25/8/16 (L-R) Tom Wood of Northampton Saints, Gerrit-Jan Van Velze of Worcester Warriors, Ally Hogg of Newcastle Falcons, Jack Yeandle of Exeter Chiefs, Greig Laidlaw of Gloucester Rugby, Tom Youngs of Leicester Tigers, Brad Barritt of Saracens, Danny Care of Harlequins, Guy Mercer of Bath Rugby, Jack Lam of Bristol Rugby, Joe Launchbury of Wasps and Josh Beaumont of Sale Sharks pose with the trophy Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Henry Browne Livepic
(Reuters) - The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) on Monday unanimously rejected a proposal for an extended 10-month English domestic season, saying it would be detrimental to players' welfare.
Premiership Rugby were invited to present their scheduling plans in more detail to the RPA Players' Board earlier this month. However, RPA rejected it in its current form, saying in a statement that a shortened, two-month off-season would be "seriously detrimental to player welfare".
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