Beaumont calls emergency meeting over World League plans
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World Rugby chairman sir Bill Beaumont has called for an emergency meeting with all tier one nations plus Japan and Fiji to discuss World League plans.
I am convening a meeting of Chairmen and CEOs from tier one unions, Fiji and Japan, and player representatives in Dublin later this month to consider the way forward for an annual international competition. Full statement attached. pic.twitter.com/HG1bl22Bfp
— Sir Bill Beaumont (@BillBeaumont) March 3, 2019
In September it was announced that World Rugby wanted to combine Northern and Southern Hemisphere rugby with a 12-nation World League starting in 2020.
Reports have suggested that the league could not have promotion or relegation and exclude Pacific Island nations, which led to calls for a boycott of this year’s World Cup in Japan.
The USA and Japan would join the Rugby Championship, while the Six Nations would continue as usual. Fiji are likely to be the 12th nation given their inclusion in Beaumont’s meeting.
In order for promotion and relegation to occur in the World League, the Rugby Championship and Six Nations would have to adopt the same system, with the latter thought to be against the idea.
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