The Rugby Bunker

The RFU latest on Steve Borthwick, PREM expansion plans plus Bath's CEO on new investment | The Rugby Bunker

March 27, 2026·37 min
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In an accidental business-themed episode, Ben Coles (The Observer) and Charlie Morgan (The Times) discuss the RFU's latest briefing on Steve Borthwick's future after England's poor Six Nations, the PREM's announcements of new criteria regarding expansion including a salary cap floor, before Ben is joined by Bath chief executive Tarquin McDonald to hear about the club's new investment from James Dyson. 02:19 The Bill Sweeney briefing 09:41 PREM big announcements regarding expansion 16:23 Ben's conversation with Tarquin McDonald Follow Ben's Substack: https://theofffieldreview.substack.com/ Ben's work for The Observer: https://observer.co.uk/contributor/ben-coles?type=read Charlie's work for The Times: https://www.thetimes.com/profile/charlie-morgan #rugby #rugbypodcast #rugbyanalysis #rugbyunion #premrugby #englandrugby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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