Player welfare key in World League debate
Proposals to form a World League and expand the Pro14 tournament to include more South African teams pose more questions than answers, writes JON CARDINELLI.
Proposals to form a World League and expand the Pro14 tournament to include more South African teams pose more questions than answers, writes JON CARDINELLI.
World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper says a proposed World League would be a two-division competition.
The International Rugby Players Council has highlighted a number of flaws in the newly proposed World League competition.
A new World League, which will see 12 nations play each other in a calendar year from 2020, is set to be signed off in March.
The introduction of a World Rugby Nations Championship in 2022 could see two divisions in Europe and two in the southern hemisphere.