ALL men are equal, but some are more equal than others as World Rugby continue to demonstrate with Orwellian ruthlessness. There was much fanfare in Tokyo this week when Uruguay were finally granted a place on the World Rugby Council, meaning that body now boasts 52 voting members, but true democracy is still just a distant dream.
Ten nations still hoover up 59 per cent of the available votes with the Six Nations all having three delegates and three votes apiece which is replicated by the four teams in the Rugby Championship. Quite how Italy manage to maintain their place on the top table r...