• Six Nations unions resistant to idea of promotion and relegation
Global rugby union is braced for fresh turmoil after the governing body announced it had discontinued plans to introduce a Nations Championship for the leading Test nations. World Rugby said it had taken the decision after the proposal failed to gain the unanimous support of key powerbrokers.
Scheduled to launch in 2022, the Nations Championship was intended to revitalise traditional tours with a new tournament in which the top 12 teams from both hemispheres would play each other annually with the two top sides contesting a final. But from the outset more than one Six Nations union was resistant to the prospect of promotion and relegation and leading players also expressed strong reservations.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jun/19/world-rugby-nations-championship-rugby-union under the title “World Rugby scraps plans for Nations Championship due to lack of support”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
