Nations Championship

[Strewthcobber]

The way this thing pays for itself is $$$ from interest in UK and France.

 

[Major Tom]

Let us all bow our heads to our Northen Hemisphere overlords.

 

[Major Tom]

The way this thing pays for itself is $$$ from interest in UK and France.

I mean what does the winner get? England getting home field advantage if they make it there.
I don't have a problem if nations pay to host it.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

RFU own Twickenham so would presumably collect a fee from the organisers for hosting regardless of whether Ringinland qualify.

OTOH Wembley holds more (90K v 82 per Google) so maybe organisers will look there instead (or at least use that as a bargaining tool with RFU).

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

I did the loose math previously, but that was based on rumoured figures and there’s a lot of unknowns like travel costs etc. but I believe RA were likely to get an extra $5-$10million the years it runs.

for teams like Fiji, potentially this could be a even greater jump if they’re hosting home games in other countries with larger stadiums.

There's the sponsorship rights of £80m ($162m). We're up for 10% of that over the first editions. Apparently there's also revenue sharing or there was revenue sharing on the table. So you're probably pretty close.

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Wasn’t there talk of somewhere in the Middle East wanting to host the 2028 finals series?

This link has more info around the “nations cup” - the second division. I also read another article suggesting promotion/relegation may start from 2030, that would add some spice to it!

World Rugby Nations Cup to launch in July 2026 to transform international calendar | World Rugby

World Rugby has confirmed that the preparations for the World Rugby Nations Cup are advancing at pace, with 11 of the 12 teams now confirmed for a competition that will kick-off in 2026 and provide important preparation for unions qualified for an expanded Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia.

www.world.rugby