By PETER JACKSON
THE SIX Nations have opened preliminary talks aimed at securing the biggest television deal in rugby history that could be worth £750m over five years. As well as inviting bids for rights to the world’s oldest annual international event in any sport, the Six Nations are planning to put a brand new competition on the market by revolutionising the autumn series. For the first time England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales are pouring all their international fixtures into one pot designed to increase revenue. Whether they succeed will depend on how they c...