‘Global champion every two years’: World rugby revolution gathers pace as Six Nations ready to make leap

Rugby chiefs from the 10 big Test-playing nations will meet in London next month as they continue plans to overhaul global competition and crown a champion every two years. While the idea has been regularly kicked around over the past few years, it appears to be gathering pace, with officials confirming a meeting to the […]
http://dlvr.it/SK3DwK

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Junior Springboks to face All Blacks in U20 Rugby Championship

Image
The Junior Springboks will kick off the U20 Rugby Championship against All Blacks on Thursday, 2 May at 9am (South Africa time).  The U20 Rugby will see the up-and-coming stars of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa do battle in a first of its kind between the four southern hemisphere nations. Sanzaar confirmed on Wednesday when it revealed the draw for the new competition that the Junior Springboks will play an exciting match against New Zealand on Thursday, May 2 at the Sunshine Coast Stadium to launch the inaugural Rugby Championship (TRC) Under-20 competition. U20 Rugby Championship Match schedule (SA kick-off times): Thursday, 2 May 09h00: Junior Boks vs New Zealand 11h00: Australia vs Argentina Junior Springboks U20 Rugby Match preview The U20 champion will be determined by the top team following the three-round, six-match competition. The Junior Springboks will play their opening match of the Championship on Thursday, May 2 at 9 a.m. (South African ...
Read more

Newcastle Falcons manager Steve Diamond responds to reports involving Stuart Hogg

Image
Steve Diamond talks about being taken aback. Rumours about Stuart Hogg as Newcastle looks to fix “bad recruitment” Steve Diamond, the consultant director of rugby at the Newcastle Falcons, has addressed rumours that Stuart Hogg has been discussing a possible comeback to rugby. Before the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the legendary player from Scotland announced his retirement from the game, saying he was “knackered, physically and emotionally.” Nevertheless, it was revealed on Friday that Hogg had conversations with a failing Newcastle squad, who lost all 18 of their games and finished bottom of the Premiership. Given Hogg’s ongoing legal battle for accusations of domestic abuse and stalking, it would be an unexpected and contentious move, but Steve Diamond emphasised that there was “no truth whatsoever” to the reports. That seems to put an end to the rumour, though it must be acknowledged that the 55-year-old has flatly denied any transfers have ever occurred only for them to be made pub...
Read more