We have been contacted by one Alexandru Voica who is looking to draw attention to a Change.org petition which is demanding that the Six Nations Championship open itself up to promotion and relegation.
Outlining the case for promotion/relegation its message is simple:
“For many of these teams, the World Cup is the only major international tournament where they have the opportunity to play agaist other Tier 1 nations. But it doesn't have to be this way.
“Please join us as we spread this petition around the world, so that everyone who loves rugby union has the opportunity to support it and make our voices heard!
“Together, we can change the history of rugby and give everyone a fair chance at competing on the European and world stage according to their value and merit.”
To date it seems to have generated little support which is hopefully down to lack of awareness rather than indicative of attitudes in what might be described as rugby union’s ‘developed countries’.
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