Jenkins calls for league re-think

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Ospreys won the title on Sunday after playing five matches in just 18 days in a packed end to the season.

"This fixture congestion is madness. We have to think out how we balance the season far better for the game and for the players themselves," said Jenkins.

"The league can be designed so we get a better spread and a far more balanced, structured season. I am sure we can deal with this better.

"I haven't got a problem with the number of fixtures, it is how it is balanced. We can go four or five weeks with nothing at all and then we are asking players to play three games in seven days.

"There is a big challenge this summer for the administrators to make sure that happens. There is a far better way of planning a season than this season.

"It has been frustrating from a national point of view. This fixture congestion has really pressured our training environment."