RUGBY MATTERS
SO it seems the Six Nations will be further shortened from seven to six weeks, with just one fallow week in future seasons. But why? It’s a seemingly pointless exercise and seems directly opposed to the current demands for better player welfare and demands on the top players.
I don’t want or need the Six Nations to resemble the World Cup, or the latter stages thereof, with five games on the hoof every weekend. It doesn’t have to work like that. It would be a retrograde step.
The Six Nations, by dint of its excellence and happy circumstance, has got ...