Lancaster keeps quiet on Premiership restructure

Stuart Lancaster kept his counsel over whether the Aviva Premiership system of promotion and relegation but said he hopes to be consulted on any changes to England's top flight.



Reports on Friday said the 14 founding Premiership clubs have held discussions with a view to expanding the top flight to from 12 to 14 teams in time for the 2016-17 campaign and also halting promotion and relegation, a change which would ring-fence the top flight.



The current heads of agreement between the Premiership and the Rugby Football Union comes to an end in 2016 and it gives both parties the chance to …