By PETER JACKSON
THE full extent of the Six Nations title sponsorship loss can be revealed today – £5ma- year with immediate effect.
The Rugby Paper understands that to be the outcome of a gamble on over-estimating the tournament’s commercial value in a volatile market. It has backfired on a spectacular scale.
The six national Unions responsible for running the 15-match tournament fear their main sponsorship deal will be reduced to £9m this season and that they have no alternative but to accept less money than last year only a matter of months after rejecting an offe...