article_snippet: Premiership Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie insists expanding Premiership is not a formality but the issue must be dealt with as a priority.
article_snippet: Saracens prop Mako Vunipola charges over Wasps flanker Ashley Johnson at the Ricoh Arena in March . '
article_snippet: It's not as simple as saying 'let's go from 12 to 14',' Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie said. '
article_snippet: We have not had a formal sit down conversation with PRL (Premiership Rugby Ltd).
article_snippet: Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie insists expanding PRL (Premiership Rugby Ltd) is not a formality . '
article_snippet: The decision has to be made by the RFU and Premiership Rugby Ltd in partnership and, Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie says, must be subject of careful analysis. '
article_snippet: We need to have a proper analysis of it and see what the pluses and minuses are,' Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie added. '