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<blockquote data-quote="mdaclarke" data-source="post: 1088592" data-attributes="member: 73361"><p>If I was a Tier 2 nation I would not be banking on promotion and relegation ever coming in. </p><p></p><p></p><p>How does relegation work?</p><p>The Six Nations and SANZAAR countries are deeply worried about this. It is the reason <strong>they want the "Challenger" division to start in 2024 so they can see what it looks like before signing up to relegation. </strong>They are concerned it would cause major financial issues if a country were to drop down for a year and lose its top fixtures, biggest crowds and therefore millions of pounds.</p><p></p><p>But others are determined that the whole structure needs jeopardy for it to work and provide an avenue for emerging nations to reach the top table.</p><p></p><p>Relegation would work like this. Let's say Wales finish bottom of the "Elite" league after poor results in July and November 2026. They then play the top-ranked northern hemisphere "Challenger" side, say Georgia, in a promotion/relegation play-off at the Principality Stadium. Lose and they are relegated from the "Elite" division.</p><p></p><p>In 2027, they would still play in the Six Nations, organise a normal pre-World Cup schedule and compete at the World Cup in Australia that autumn.</p><p></p><p>Georgia would take a slot in the proposed Challenger league <strong>but a system of promotion and relegation is yet to be agreed</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mdaclarke, post: 1088592, member: 73361"] If I was a Tier 2 nation I would not be banking on promotion and relegation ever coming in. How does relegation work? The Six Nations and SANZAAR countries are deeply worried about this. It is the reason [B]they want the "Challenger" division to start in 2024 so they can see what it looks like before signing up to relegation. [/B]They are concerned it would cause major financial issues if a country were to drop down for a year and lose its top fixtures, biggest crowds and therefore millions of pounds. But others are determined that the whole structure needs jeopardy for it to work and provide an avenue for emerging nations to reach the top table. Relegation would work like this. Let's say Wales finish bottom of the "Elite" league after poor results in July and November 2026. They then play the top-ranked northern hemisphere "Challenger" side, say Georgia, in a promotion/relegation play-off at the Principality Stadium. Lose and they are relegated from the "Elite" division. In 2027, they would still play in the Six Nations, organise a normal pre-World Cup schedule and compete at the World Cup in Australia that autumn. Georgia would take a slot in the proposed Challenger league [B]but a system of promotion and relegation is yet to be agreed[/B] [/QUOTE]
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