English football changed forever when the Premier League was born in 1992. For better and worse. Money flowed into the game and skill levels went up but a lot of traditions and values went out the window. I’m starting to feel the same thing is happening to rugby right now.

There were plenty of reasons to be positive about the conclusion of the Six Nations. There were some fantastic games and some really tight finishes. Yet at the same time there has been a lot to be downbeat about in the past few months.

To name a few: the Uini Atonio incident and Wales’ reaction to it, London Welsh going out of existence, John Feehan refusing to consider opening up the Six Nations and Aaron Mauger losing his job as Leicester head coach on Monday just a few hours after winning the Anglo-Welsh Cup.