Kiss: We have to protect league rugby

By NEALE HARVEY

LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss says World Rugby must not sacrifice league rugby on the altar of a global season.
World Rugby powerbrokers will tomorrow meet to discuss far-reaching proposals aimed at aligning the northern and southern hemispheres.
Ground-breaking options include shifting the Six Nations from its February/ March slot, bringing the Rugby Championship forward and creating a new October/November Test window to facilitate a Nations Cup, with club rugby in the north adopting a largely summer season.
Kiss, right, who formerly coached Ireland and Ulster after le...

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