• Players ‘caught in crossfire’ of competing demands
One of rugby’s most senior officials has warned that the entire future of the international game is under threat unless the sport takes urgent action within the next 12 months.
Agustín Pichot, World Rugby’s vice-chairman, has called for unions and clubs to hammer out a fresh collective 10-year blueprint before next year’s World Cup in Japan, admitting the current financial model “is not working”.
Written by Robert Kitson
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/12/world-rugby-agustin-pichot-international-game-ruin under the title “World Rugby’s Agustín Pichot warns international game is facing ‘ruin’”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.