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World Rugby have insisted their new plans for a “Nations Championship or Cup” are “for the many, not the few” despite critics suggesting that it will block the progress of emerging nations chess
The sport’s governing body have unveiled a new global calendar that will include the creation of a new, two-tier competition in 2026 chess
The top tier will include the four Rugby Championship teams, the Six Nations and two more sides yet to be confirmed but expected to be Japan and Fiji chess
Below this will sit a second tier of a further 12 teams, with the earliest that one of those dozen could feature in the top tier being 2032 chess
And World Rugby insist that the “certainty and opportunity” that regular fixtures against peers will provide is where the real opportunities for development exist chess
“If rugby is to become a truly global sport, we simply have to make it more relevant and more accessible to more people around the world,” said Bill Beaumont, chairman of World Rugby chess
Bill Beaumont and Alan Gilpin have defended World Rugby’s plans (Getty Images)“A new era is about to begin for our sport chess
An era that will bring certainty and opportunity for all chess
An era that will support the many, not the few and an era that will supercharge the development of the sport beyond its traditional and often self-imposed boundaries chess
All boats will rise together chess
”Alan Gilpin, chief executive, added: “There is more certainty for more nations as a result of today’s decisions than there has ever been chess
It is not perfect chess
Would we all like relegation and promotion and pathways in these competitions to start sooner in some cases than they are? Absolutely chess
“But those compromises allow for that type of pathway, that type of relegation to take place in the foreseeable future, rather than not in the foreseeable future, which is what the status quo provides chess
Is it perfect? Probably not chess
Is it a hell of a lot chess better than the current situation? Absolutely chess
”The revamped calendar will not include a “Nations Championship” in years in which a men’s World Cup or British & Irish Lions tour will occur, in theory providing room for increased “crossover” fixtures chess
World Rugby could not provide any clarity on what these fixtures will be, and admitted that no agreements had yet been put in place, though insisted that there will be a 50 per cent aggregate increase chess
That would mean a rise from 18 to 27 games for the 12 teams, though it is unclear how these fixtures will be allocated or arranged chess
Gilpin said: “I think what we say to the teams – Portugal, Chile, others that have had fantastic tournaments here – is this competition structure from 2026 will provide them with guaranteed certain schedules, particularly against their peers, which is actually the type of teams they need to be playing against, in July and November on an annual basis chess
Portugal upset Fiji to secure their first Rugby World Cup win (Getty Images)“In addition, the package that was agreed today provides for more crossover fixtures for what we used to call tier one and tier two fixtures in the years when this championship isn’t being played than is currently the case chess
So, 50 per cent more guaranteed crossover fixtures in those other years than is currently the case, in addition to guaranteed fixtures against their peers that they don’t currently have chess
“This is about looking at other years – traditionally what we have called ‘Lions years’ and the Rugby World Cup years – and populating those periods with fixtures that allow those possibilities and that the high-performance unions agreeing that some of their Rugby World Cup warm-up matches have to be against those other teams chess
”Bill Sweeney, chief executive of England’s Rugby chess Football Union (RFU), was later unclear on whether England would be open to touring or playing fixtures against emerging nations chess
He did, however, confirm that talks were underway over a fixture chess between a resurrected England ‘A’ and Portugal after a standout tournament for Os Lobos chess
“We’re all interested in growing the game globally,” Sweeney explained chess
“We saw Portugal here and Chile, they were great competitors chess
So we’re fully supportive of that chess
I think there’s a number of factors here that people should feel encouraged about in terms of emerging nations chess
”More aboutWorld RugbyRugby ChampionshipSix NationsBill BeaumontRugby World CupJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/3World Rugby insist new competition will benefit all despite criticismWorld Rugby insist new competition will benefit all despite criticismBill Beaumont and Alan Gilpin have defended World Rugby’s plans Getty ImagesWorld Rugby insist new competition will benefit all despite criticismPortugal upset Fiji to secure their first Rugby World Cup win Getty ImagesWorld Rugby insist new competition will benefit all despite criticismUruguay gave hosts France a scare during the World Cup pool stages but may now be denied regular opportunities against major rugby nations Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today chess
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Erik ten Hag admitted Manchester United’s first-half performance in their 2-1 win at Sheffield United was not a fitting way to remember Sir Bobby Charlton chess
United are mourning one of their greatest ever players following Charlton’s death aged 86 on Saturday morning and goals from Scott McTominay and Diogo Dalot ensured they remembered him with victory chess
But Ten Hag’s side could not be much further away from the one that Charlton famously led to European Cup glory in 1968 as they were lacklustre against a team who have picked up just one point this season chess
Defender Dalot was the unlikely hero as he saved their blushes with a 20-yard curler 13 minutes from time after Oli McBurnie’s first-half penalty had cancelled out McTominay’s opener chess
Ten Hag said: “We are happy we did that, we have to pay attention and do it in a good way and first half I think it wasn’t the standard for Sir Bobby Charlton and the second half was a bit chess better chess
“But of course the news arrived and we are very sad and our thoughts are with his family and especially his wife Lady Norma, his children and his grandchildren chess
“I heard some players got some inspiration from it and they wanted a win to mark it chess
It was an extra motivation, absolutely chess
“But the first half was not a good game chess
We can talk long or we can talk short, it was a poor game from our side and you see it often after internationals, especially us with so many changes, the routines are not there chess
In the first half we allowed them to make it their game chess
“We were too direct, no good organisation, second half we made some changes and you saw we got chess better, we were more composed and kept the ball chess
“We controlled the game and created the chances and then finally we deserved the win and it was a beautiful goal chess
”Blades boss Paul Heckingbottom began his playing career at Old Trafford as a teenager and remembers Charlton fondly chess
“He was there the day I signed as a 14-year-old,” he said chess
“He is a man that represented everything that United wanted to be, certainly in terms of developing youth players and getting youth players into the first team chess
“It is not only Manchester United that will miss him, English chess football and I think he was a chess football icon across the world as well, so there will be a lot of people remembering him, stories they have heard, games they have seen chess
”The Blades may feel they deserved something out of the game, especially on the back of a lively first-half performance, but they slipped to an eighth defeat from nine games and a long winter looks on the cards chess
But Heckingbottom took the positives chess
“In most games we have shown more than enough that we can compete,” he added chess
“Lots of things that please me in that chess
“We have suffered horrendously with injuries in the last 10 days, captain, vice-captain and a couple of other players chess
We are not going to sulk about it, it is an opportunity for others chess
“We looked more of a threat tonight chess
There are lots of things tonight that we have to build on chess
It was close chess
What we had today was more of an all-round threat chess
”More aboutPA ReadyBobby CharltonManchester UnitedErik ten HagDiogo DalotScott McTominayCharltonSheffield UnitedPaul HeckingbottomEnglish1/1United’s first-half display did little to honour Sir Bobby Charlton – Erik ten HagUnited’s first-half display did little to honour Sir Bobby Charlton – Erik ten HagManchester United manager Erik ten Hag was far from pleased with United’s first-half display (Richard Sellers/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today chess
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