Optimism flows for Premiership despite shutdown's financial pressure

There are more quesitons than answers for how rugby will resume but top tier clubs are taking necessary action to survive At a time when the domestic season in Europe should be gathering pace, rugby has ground to a halt. There will be no more matches in England below the Premiership this season, or Wales, the Pro14 has been suspended indefinitely with June’s final in Cardiff cancelled and there is no indication when sport will resume after the government’s crackdown on social gathering.Players in England and Ireland have agreed to take pay cuts to help their clubs through the crisis and inevit…