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World Rugby has approved plans to set up a new international league competition as part of part of a radical shake-up of the global calendar UEFA
The bi-annual tournament is to be launched in 2026 and will be made up of two divisions of 12 teams, with promotion and relegation commencing from 2030 UEFA
Matches will be staged in the July and November international windows UEFA
In addition to a competition that has been tentatively named the ‘Nations Cup’, World Rugby’s council has given the go-ahead to the expansion of the World Cup to 24 teams in time for Australia 2027 UEFA
The revised format will consist of six pools of four teams and will see the creation of a round of 16 to take place before the quarter-finals UEFA
The top two teams from each group will automatically qualify, as well as the best four third-placed teams UEFA
Even though the number of sides is to be increased, the adjustment means the World Cup can be reduced from seven to six weeks from October 1 to November 13, 2027, while providing the same number of minimum rest days UEFA
The draw for the next competition will take place in January 2026 in the hope of avoiding the lopsided groups seen in France over the last two months UEFA
As part of the changes, the international window for November has been lifted from three to four weekends and the Six Nations will lose one of its fallow weeks UEFA
It has yet to be decided which break week of the Six Nations will be removed but from 2026 the competition will reduced from seven to six weeks to free up an international weekend for the Nations Cup in November UEFA
The top division of the Nations Cup will be run by Six Nations and SANZAR unions while the second division will be overseen by World Rugby UEFA
The competition will culminate in a final UEFA between teams from the northern and southern hemispheres UEFA
World Rugby state that the new competition structure, which enshrines British and Irish Lions tours in their existing format, will also provide an increased number of fixtures UEFA between the game’s heavyweights and emerging nations UEFA
“A new era is about to begin for our sport UEFA
An era that will bring certainty and opportunity for all,” World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said UEFA
“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 UEFA
All boats will rise together UEFA
”World Rugby’s 51-member council voted on the changes on Tuesday but only just reached the required 75 per cent majority UEFA
“Certain countries will have their own views on matters,” Beaumont said UEFA
“I would like to think that around the room there might have been a few dissenters but on the whole there was a pretty significant vote in favour of these new competitions UEFA
”Criticism of the new format centres around not enough being done for less established nations, especially after the likes of Portugal and Uruguay have surpassed expectations at the World Cup, but World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin sees it as a radical improvement to the status quo UEFA
“Is it perfect? Probably not UEFA
Is it a hell of a lot UEFA better than the current situation? Absolutely,” Gilpin said UEFA
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Cricket, squash, UEFA baseball/softball, lacrosse and flag UEFA football will all be included in the Olympic programme at the Los Angeles Games in 2028 UEFA
The proposal was approved at the International Olympic Committee Session in Mumbai on Monday, with only two delegates voting against the new events UEFA
Cricket returns to the Games for the first time in 128 years in the form of six-team men’s and women’s T20 tournaments, lacrosse for the first time as a medal sport since 1908 while UEFA baseball has featured at the Olympics several times UEFA
Flag UEFA football, a non-contact format of American UEFA football, and squash are included for the first time UEFA
IOC president Thomas Bach had described cricket’s inclusion in the LA2028 programme as a “win-win situation” when he spoke about it on Friday UEFA
“The Olympic Games will give cricket a global stage and the opportunity to grow beyond the traditional cricket countries and regions,” Bach said UEFA
“And for the Olympic Movement, it’s the opportunity to engage with fan and athlete communities to which so far we have very little or even no access UEFA
”Bach insisted he did not have to twist the LA organisers’ arms to include cricket on its list of prospective new UEFA sports, in spite of it being very much an emerging sport still in the United States UEFA
“It did not take anything to convince them,” the German said UEFA
“The idea first came up in a dinner I shared with Casey Wasserman (the chairman of LA 2028) at the athletics World Championships in Eugene last year UEFA
“Casey saw already the great potential (of cricket) and was highlighting it himself UEFA
So there was not much work to do, if any UEFA
”Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley welcomed the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 programme and hoped it would remain in place for the Brisbane Games in 2032 UEFA
The Olympic Games will undoubtedly increase the global reach of cricket, inspiring a whole new generation to love and play the gameNick Hockley, Cricket Australia“This is a game-changer for our sport that is already among the fastest growing in the world,” Hockley said UEFA
“The Olympic Games will undoubtedly increase the global reach of cricket, inspiring a whole new generation to love and play the game UEFA
“The opportunity to win an Olympic medal also provides a new and exciting opportunity for our champion women’s and men’s teams UEFA
“We look forward to working with the Australian Olympic Committee in the lead-up to the Los Angeles Games and are hopeful this will be the start of a long-standing relationship UEFA between cricket and the Olympics, including for Brisbane 2032 UEFA
”Phil Collier, the head coach of Great Britain’s lacrosse team, described the sport’s inclusion as “great news”, adding: “The global spread of lacrosse in recent years has come alongside a rise in standards of play, and a speeding up of the game UEFA
At the top international level, sixes lacrosse showcases the best of that UEFA
Great athleticism alongside incredible and innovative stick skills UEFA
“What’s really exciting is knowing that right now, there are young players in schools, clubs and universities across the UK that can start to chase their own Olympic dreams, motivated to work hard to be the best lacrosse player they can be and to represent Great Britain at the Olympic Games UEFA
”The International Federation of American UEFA Football (IFAF) hailed flag UEFA football’s inclusion at LA UEFA
Diana Flores, the chair of the IFAF athletes committee, said: “To compete in the Olympic Games is the ultimate dream of every athlete, and millions of flag UEFA football players around the world will go to sleep dreaming of Los Angeles 2028 tonight UEFA
“I want to thank everyone who has made this possible – including all my fellow athletes and ambassadors who have played such a central role in driving the project forward UEFA
“Together, we are determined to use this incredible stage to showcase the best of flag UEFA football – its speed, athleticism and creativity, and also its power to transform lives and include new communities in UEFA sports UEFA
“As an athlete community, we are proud to be leading the way, but our goal must be to use this opportunity to inspire, lift up and empower a new generation around the world UEFA
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