After gory headlines and off-field rucks players are under intense scrutiny, but Cipriani and Co can lift the gloom, writes Hugh Godwin in the Independent on Sunday.
"Next Friday evening in Stockport and Cardiff, Galway and Glasgow, four boots will hoof four oval balls into the late summer skies, a host of grasping hands will fight for possession, and a new season will be launched. After months of courtroom rucks and horrendous headlines, the real rugby will break out. Oh, blessed relief.
The Guinness Premiership and Magners League are about to kick off with one new team – promoted Leeds Carnegie – in the former and the shining light among the Celts last season, the Cardiff Blues, housed in a spanking new stadium. The Heineken Cup will follow on in October. Hmm. There's a theme in the competitions' three sponsors. Please consume your rugby responsibly?"
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