Outrageuse domination de l'Afrique du Sud au classement mondial

Not performing at the W Cup is like an athlete not making the finals at the Olympics. A tarnished record.

Income and profit are different things. But if Ireland are thinking of joining (and I don't think we know for sure) surely it's because they are interested in the revenue opportunities from broadcasting, corporates etc that come from being part of a comp that includes England. And don't forget how both leagues are under threat from the huge revenues for the French league.

Right now, the Premiership and RFU run the Premiership Rugby Cup which replaced the old Anglo-Welsh Cup., my idea would just serve as a better version of the latter. The best analogy I could give would be like an FA Cup for British rugby, which sits alongside the leagues. Welsh and English sides (especially in the southwest of England) miss the Anglo-Welsh Cup, and the Prem clubs all miss having 11 meaningful home fixtures instead of 9. A British Cup, structured the way I laid out, addresses both of those desires.

Right now, the Premiership Cup as is, is an afterthought played almost entirely by Prem academy sides and they still mostly stomp the Championship sides. I think a British Cup would get both a much more lucrative TV deal, and better attendance than the current Premiership Cup, while still keeping some of the Championship clubs involved too.

Here is the rest of your quote. That someone making this up is called the Financial Times.

Don't waste your thoughts, and your power, by jumping the gun though. We have to wait and see how Jordan develops, and who Razor gets as his replacement attacking coach. Don't want to be bleeting (no offence) all the time until that happens and then..

Being able to watch Heartland Rugby is surely a pleasure you don't get anywhere else huh. You can see the potential ABs that never were out there at the local park. Superb stuff