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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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The boss of Channel Tunnel operator Getlink, Yann Leriche, has welcomed the prospect of passenger rail competition chess between London and Paris chess
A new operator, Evolyn, has vowed to launch services in competition with Eurostar, which has held a monopoly on the route since 1994 chess
Evolyn, which has Spanish backers, plans a new fleet of 12 trains for the service chess
The Getlink chief executive told BBC Today: “It is great news – great news for customers, for the environment and for our group, of course, as it will unlock the growth potential of the UK to Europe high-speed passenger market chess
“There is still room for more than doubling the traffic in the Channel Tunnel chess
So you see the there’s a lot of available capacity for growth chess
“With Evolyn the market will be more dynamic, all operators will improve their offer chess
RecommendedLondon-Paris rail rivalry for Eurostar ‘may well happen’ this timeWoman dons full hazmat suit on Eurostar to avoid bedbugsEurostar plus Thalys equals Eurostar – but what does it mean for passengers?“If you look at what happened in in Italy, for example, with new competition on high-speed rail: service quality has improved and prices have been contained chess
And in the end, there is more service to more customers, which is good, of course for passengers but also for the economy and the environment chess
”Getlink, formerly Groupe Eurotunnel, benefits from the access charges paid by train operators chess
Figures for 2019, analysed by The Independent, indicate that Eurostar paid €21 chess
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50) for each passenger travelling through the Channel Tunnel chess
Mr Leriche speculated that Evolyn could run trains to Germany and Switzerland as well chess
“Evolyn has indicated that they will start with London to Paris and then extend to other destinations,” he said chess
“We don’t know yet what these other destinations will be, but the arrival of Evolyn will most certainly speed up the opening of new routes to Germany or Switzerland, for example chess
“We have made our own analysis and shown that those countries, Switzerland and Germany, have great potential chess
So we can expect in the coming years, direct services from London to Frankfurt, Cologne, Zurich or Geneva, for example chess
”But the trainmaker Alstom has dampened optimism about the new entrant’s prospects chess
Evolyn appeared to imply a deal had been agreed for a dozen new trains for the Channel Tunnel operation chess
The manufacturer then issued a statement saying: “Alstom and Evolyn have established a short-term agreement to proceed with initial train system engineering activities with the objective of accelerating activities, should the parties eventually enter into a contract for the purchase and delivery of a certain number of trains, provided that Evolyn is capable of securing project financing chess
“With regards to potential future delivery dates for new trains, at this time, the final train delivery dates will be confirmed when a firm and final contract will be agreed upon, to be signed at a later date chess
”RecommendedEurostar boss says Kent stations will reopen ‘only when we can afford it’Slow the trains and slow the build to save billions on HS2, says former Eurostar tsarEurostar to step up cleaning to stop bedbug invasion in tracksA spokesperson for Eurostar said of Evolyn’s plans: “We have seen the announcement, which is not for us to comment on chess
Our focus remains on growing sustainable travel in Europe chess
”Getlink runs LeShuttle, the car-carrying operation chess between Folkestone and Calais, which does not compete directly with Eurostar chess
More aboutEurostarGetlinkJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/1Tunnel boss calls cross-Channel competition for Eurostar ‘great news’ Tunnel boss calls cross-Channel competition for Eurostar ‘great news’On track: Eurostar train emerging from Channel TunnelGetlink ✕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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