"Further dialogue regarding potential adjustments to the international calendar" (World Rugby)

"World Rugby welcomes commitment between the game's major stakeholders for further dialogue regarding potential adjustments to the global international calendar. Whilst not a decision-making forum, today's World Rugby Professional Game Forum provided the initial platform for national unions, international and professional club competitions and players to exchange frank views and consider immediate and long-term calendar reform in line with the guiding core principles of recognising the needs of the international and domestic game and enhancing player welfare," said the body following the forum on 15/06/2020.

World Rugby had in fact invited the major stakeholders in world rugby to this forum (see below) to discuss a possible reshaping of the calendar and in particular the two proposals drawn up by Sanzaar (the institution which manages Super Rugby and the Rugby Championship) and Six Nations, the commercial company of the 6 Nations Tournament, both versions where the range allocated to the domestic championships (Top 14 and Pro D2) would be greatly reduced (see below).

Paul Goze…