'Some rugby nations are going to disappear': How the Nations Championship is fuelling an existential crisis - Tier Two players paid 50 times less, a mass exodus to league and why 'have nots' scoff at proposed promotion to 'closed shop'

Nov 4, 2026 - 07:30
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'Some rugby nations are going to disappear': How the Nations Championship is fuelling an existential crisis - Tier Two players paid 50 times less, a mass exodus to league and why 'have nots' scoff at proposed promotion to 'closed shop'
As the Nations Championship is beamed across the world, the countries outside of rugby's 12-team elite are arriving in Europe short of money and exposure and fearing for their futures.

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