Sources familiar with the discussions, said the proposed shake-up centres on shifting the Rugby Championship from its window of August to October to an unprecedented spot that aligns better with the northern hemisphere.
The Wallabies could play Test matches in March and April, with the Super Rugby season following from May to September, in a radical restructure of the rugby calendar being considered by SANZAAR powerbrokers.on the condition of anonymity due to their confidential nature, said the proposed shake-up centres on shifting the Rugby Championship from its window of August to October to an unprecedented autumn spot that aligns better with the northern hemisphere.
After the July Test window, the Springboks and Pumas continue to play in the Rugby Championship through to October, and don’t get a block of off-season leave. World Rugby observes a Six Nations international window – during which clubs are forced to release players – starting in February. While there is appetite for the Rugby Championship to emulate the popularity of the Six Nations as a standalone tournament, starting in February is not seen as ideal.
Moving Wallabies games to the first third of the year would be a seismic shift in tradition. Almost all the side’s Tests played since 1899 have been staged in the second half of the year.The current discussions are not the first time SANZAAR has contemplated a radical re-ordering of the southern hemisphere calendar. The
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