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Italy’s future in 6N
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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1076644" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>In answer to your final paragraph, no. EPCR removed the connection between the Rugby Europe tournament and Challenge Cup and instead inserted SA. So Rugby Europe pro-sides have nowhere to go and are looking at crazy things like playing the Cheetahs in SA and also in the Currie Cup. I think your suggestion of u20s being expanded plus promotion / relegation via the EPCR is probably the best sort of compromise solution that would preserve the status quo but leave a meaningful opportunity to progress. But I can't imagine that happening as World Rugby cancelled the World u20s I believe (so Georgia can't play anyone and their development will suffer).</p><p></p><p>The SARU always posture, but this time they are in URC and EPCR. I would be surprised if the 6N unions supported SA involvement in EPCR but objected to them in the 6N, especially as that would align their calender to the NH and probably kill off any meaningful anti-Beaumont alliance at the next World Rugby election. So I think this stands a reasonable chance of happening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1076644, member: 74121"] In answer to your final paragraph, no. EPCR removed the connection between the Rugby Europe tournament and Challenge Cup and instead inserted SA. So Rugby Europe pro-sides have nowhere to go and are looking at crazy things like playing the Cheetahs in SA and also in the Currie Cup. I think your suggestion of u20s being expanded plus promotion / relegation via the EPCR is probably the best sort of compromise solution that would preserve the status quo but leave a meaningful opportunity to progress. But I can't imagine that happening as World Rugby cancelled the World u20s I believe (so Georgia can't play anyone and their development will suffer). The SARU always posture, but this time they are in URC and EPCR. I would be surprised if the 6N unions supported SA involvement in EPCR but objected to them in the 6N, especially as that would align their calender to the NH and probably kill off any meaningful anti-Beaumont alliance at the next World Rugby election. So I think this stands a reasonable chance of happening. [/QUOTE]
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