The heat is on
Premiership Rugby has endured an annus horribilis and changes to their governance must be afoot
Sam Peters
Former Mail on Sunday and Sunday Times rugby journalist
An award-winning sports journalist and media campaigner with almost two decades experience working across national newspapers, Sam spearheaded The Mail on Sunday’s Cudlipp Prize shortlisted “concussion in rugby” campaign. In 2014 he was short-listed for sports journalist of the year at the Press Gazette Awards and was subsequently named one of Rugby World’s 50 most influential figures in rugby. Sam began his journalism career at the Press Association before moving to Hayters Teamwork. He has subsequently written for, among others, The Sunday Times and The Mirror and is author of two books.
Seeing the light
Rugby has protected its assets for too long, it needs to open up to survive and thrive
Size matters
The onus in professional rugby is based purely on brawn, but at what cost?