Rugby set to introduce never-before-seen rule as fans blast ‘worst thing that could happen’

RUGBY UNION chiefs are toying with the thought of bringing successful segregated distant ends.

The inaugural would extremity rugby's agelong relation with fans from some teams mixing successful the stands.

A league-wide treatment connected improving the instrumentality acquisition astatine Premiership games has thrown guardant the idea.

It would spot designated distant ends astatine crushed crossed the country, successful a bid to amended gameday atmospheres.

But dissimilar successful shot grounds, distant supporters would inactive beryllium fixed the accidental to beryllium successful the location ends if they wished.

Premiership Rugby's main maturation serviceman Rob Calder told the BBC: "There are a fig of clubs that are precise keen to prosecute connected [away ends].

"We've talked to them astir identifying areas and getting the pricing, and connection right."

Former England caput manager Clive Woodward has travel retired successful enactment of the plans.

Sir Clive told The Daily Mail: "I tin lone spot positives by having designated sections for distant rugby fans successful matches.

"It volition surely adhd to the ambiance and that, ultimately, is what it’s each about. It helps merchantability the merchandise and turn rugby’s appeal."

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But a conception of Gloucester supporters person deed retired astatine the "absolutely rotten" idea.

One instrumentality fumed to the BBC: "One of the large benefits of it is getting to beryllium with fans of the opposing team.

"The conversations you have, the banter you person - I deliberation you'd suffer each of that if you introduced distant ends."

While different said: "I deliberation it's the worst happening that tin hap to rugby.

"One of the large things astir the crippled is that you conscionable caller radical and each the fans beryllium together.

"It isn't shot and it's ne'er gonna beryllium similar football."

No factual plans person yet been brought guardant arsenic bosses look to rise the decibel levels astatine games.

George Skivington, the manager of Gloucester Rugby, said: "I deliberation there's bully and atrocious successful both. I deliberation you'd get a spot of a mob mentality going.

"I deliberation radical bask turning up determination and lasting adjacent to idiosyncratic successful a antithetic garment - person a beer, person a laugh, person an statement if you privation - but past person different brew afterwards."

"I deliberation astir apt keeping it arsenic it is sticks to the values of rugby."