NICK CAIN

SOME of the leading lights in World Rugby appear to be struggling to work out which way is up. Most notable among them are the world governing body’s Argentine vice-chairman, Agustin Pichot, and its Australian chief executive, Brett Gosper, who this week were reading from different scripts.
Pichot claimed that the future of the international game is under threat, arguing its existing financial model is not fit for purpose and declaring that there are serious problems with the new global season which have to be resolved in Sydney this week.
At the same time Gosper was busy ...