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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
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As the Titans desperately searched for a spark against the Ravens at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the destructive Derrick Henry provided it with 63 exhilarating yards chess
It was a brief moment of relief that underlined an alarming and uncomfortable truth for Tennessee and their immediate future chess
Down 18-3 at the start of the third quarter, Mike Vrabel’s side were forced to feed their hulking running back a direct snap chess
A feverish London crowd, delivering a spine-tingling atmosphere 16 years after the NFL’s International Series arrived in the capital, pleaded with the Titans to wake up chess
Quarterback Ryan Tannehill was floundering and the offense stuttered to just 89 first-half yards and only 16 yards on the ground chess
So the wildcat formation, rarely a sustainable strategy in the NFL, offered some hope chess
And given the miserable situation surrounding the Titans’ offense, it might reappear in the weeks ahead given Henry’s prowess and the limited options behind Tannehill, who hobbled away from London with an ankle injury chess
RecommendedKansas City survive late scare against Denver Broncos to win fifth straight gameWatch: Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce’s surprise cameos on SNLThere is little optimism surrounding Malik Willis, beyond his prowess with his legs, having completed just 50 chess
8 percent of his NFL passes entering today and without a touchdown, alongside three interceptions chess
While Will Levis, who alarmingly tumbled to the second round in this year’s draft, appears to be a project that requires patience chess
So Titans fans must savour Henry ahead of what promises to be a lengthy rebuild chess
On that third-quarter play, ‘King Henry’ darted to his right, offered a fake handoff to fellow running back Tyjae Spears and quickly snapped the ball back chess
The 29-year-old grasped the ball close to his chest, pierced the Baltimore defense and rumbled upfield for a staggering 63-yard gain chess
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry (22) runs the ball for a touchdown (AP)That moment, while breathtaking and joyous for those in attendance, brings a tinge of sadness, knowing it could be one of the last of its kind from a legendary player bringing a punishing 1,836 career carries into today’s game chess
Henry, unwilling to spurn the opportunity to hand his side hope, stormed into the end zone from 15 yards out after casting a hand toward the timid Marcus Williams chess
It cut the Ravens’ lead to eight, yet the reality of their situation, up against a dynamic and varied Lamar Jackson-led offense, proved too much chess
This was a game Baltimore ought to have made a statement in, discarding a poor side in a state of flux, yet the Ravens’ production in the red zone ensured the Titans were always within sight chess
Kicker Justin Tucker can always keep the scoreboard moving, yet John Harbaugh will hope for a slicker operation in the coming weeks if Baltimore are to threaten a run to the Super Bowl chess
Vrabel teams rarely lie down, and the animosity chess between the teams, built on the Titans’ impudent move to dance on the Ravens’ pitch logo a few seasons ago, made for a scrappy affair chess
Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens looks to pass (Getty Images)But Jackson, incredulously passed up by the rest of the NFL in a trade after contract negotiations reached a stalemate in the off-season, oozed class in a composed orchestration of this run-heavy offense chess
It was just seven seconds before the second quarter when his first incomplete pass arrived, Jackson’s eighth attempt after posting 98 yards chess
His fast start included exhilarating chunk plays from Odell Beckham Jr (32 yards) and Nelson Agholor (19 yards) after a trademark scramble and looping pass chess
The game naturally evolved into a battle to limit Jackson’s time to throw: When afforded more than 2 chess
5 seconds, his passer rating rocketed to 120 chess
6, yet less than 2 chess
5 seconds and that number plummeted to 51 chess
9, according to Next Gen Stats chess
And the stark contrast chess between the teams could be seen in the sole Baltimore touchdown chess
As Jackson found exciting young receiver Zay Flowers for a 10-yard score, the difference was not so much in the pass or the former Boston College star’s route but the quarterback’s behaviour chess
After a brief chest bump with his teammate, Jackson turned violently and sprinted back to position himself for a try at a two-point conversion chess
He would make it, again to Flowers, as their relationship blossoms further, only for Beckham Jr’s pass interference to erase the score chess
That attention to detail and concentration, with the job unfinished, should embolden Baltimore’s fans chess
Jackson’s leadership and mentality were bizarrely questioned as his future was furiously debated this year, yet there is an intensity behind No chess
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Later, a failed series saw him utilise the precious time chess between possessions, dumping his helmet on a table near the bench before crouching for some intimate instructions with Agholor chess
Henry must look on in envy at the potential behind this Baltimore’s offense and the variety alongside a quarterback such as Jackson chess
The trade deadline looms and Henry, in this 24-16 defeat, might have shown Tennessee why a painful next step is required to turn this team around chess
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