Premiership needs to embrace midweek fixtures and stop resisting change | Ugo Monye

Clubs playing in middle of the week during the Six Nations would boost viewing figures and attract new demographicThe first round of midweek Premiership matches was a qualified success. There were some terrible matches, some decent matches and one exceptional clash, between Bristol and Exeter, and while there are a number of reasons why some of what we saw will not live long in the memory, I have seen enough to form the opinion that midweek matches should become a permanent fixture.That is not to say for one minute that players should be regularly playing three fixtures in a just over a week –…