WORLD Rugby have a vision of ‘Rugby as a sport for all’ and a mission to ‘Grow the global rugby family’, says their website.
In all the discussions of a ‘unified’ global calendar we have yet to hear how such a calendar achieves any part of the mission or fulfills any part of the vision. In nature growth is encouraged by feeding the roots not the flowers. International rugby is the flower of rugby, not its roots.
The game is a complex interaction of small community clubs, schools, aspiring community clubs and full blown commercial enterprises, none exist b...