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"I admit that I had not fully realised what was involved until I started going to the school games more," Kennedy explained. "I had not appreciated the level of largely unpaid work and dedication put in by so many at school and clubs.
It has opened my eyes and altered my perspective." Kennedy's thinking comes in a month where the protagonists of club and country have opted for a few moments of peace rather than more of the acrimony that disfigured the autumn and winter months.
The Sale owner has this week met Martyn Thomas, the chairman of the RFU, while Keith Barwell, the owner of Northampton, was spotted among the official guests at the recent England- Ireland international.
"There is no owner in the Premiership who is not for a partnership between clubs and the RFU," Kennedy said.
"We have to go fo...
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