AS the Six Nations gets underway there is an issue that should be uppermost in the minds of its council, and in particular its chief executive, John Feehan. It is whether the Six Nations should make the landmark decision to include another major power by offering South Africa a way into the tournament.
This could happen after the SANZAAR contract that ties the South Africans to New Zealand, Australia and Argentina ends in 2021 – although it would make more sense to thrash it out before 2019, when World Rugby’s major schedule reshuffle is to be announced. At the same time, EPRC...