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2024 Guinness Six Nations
Should the 6 Nations be an open competition (w/ relegations and promotions)?
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 709934" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Err, no that is not quite true.</p><p></p><p> 2002 was the last time that the test window allowed for four Autumn International matches to <strong>all </strong>be played within the test window. All four matches were scheduled by the IRB, <u><strong>not </strong></u>by the individual National Unions. From 2004 onwards only three IRB scheduled matches were within the new test window, and all of the revenues are retained by the host nations. A fourth Autumn International can be played and the terms for revenue sharing can be negotiated between the teams, but importantly, the clubs are only required to release players for three out of the four matches. The revenue shared matches so far have been...</p><p></p><p>2003 - NONE (RWC)</p><p>2004 - NONE </p><p>2005 v Wales (100 year anniversary match)</p><p>2006 v England</p><p>2007 - NONE (RWC)</p><p>2008 v England</p><p>2009 v Wales</p><p>2009 v The Barbarians</p><p>2010 v Wales</p><p>2011 - NONE (RWC)</p><p>2012 v England</p><p>2013 - NONE (played Japan as a fourth match)</p><p>2014 - NONE (played the USA as a fourth match)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is quite a half-arsed way of organising a competition, but then, look who organises it... FIRA_AER (oops they're now called "RugbyEurope"). As bunches of fat, backwards-thinking, gin-swilling old farts go, they make the RFU look positivelty modern and innovative!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 709934, member: 20605"] Err, no that is not quite true. 2002 was the last time that the test window allowed for four Autumn International matches to [B]all [/B]be played within the test window. All four matches were scheduled by the IRB, [U][B]not [/B][/U]by the individual National Unions. From 2004 onwards only three IRB scheduled matches were within the new test window, and all of the revenues are retained by the host nations. A fourth Autumn International can be played and the terms for revenue sharing can be negotiated between the teams, but importantly, the clubs are only required to release players for three out of the four matches. The revenue shared matches so far have been... 2003 - NONE (RWC) 2004 - NONE 2005 v Wales (100 year anniversary match) 2006 v England 2007 - NONE (RWC) 2008 v England 2009 v Wales 2009 v The Barbarians 2010 v Wales 2011 - NONE (RWC) 2012 v England 2013 - NONE (played Japan as a fourth match) 2014 - NONE (played the USA as a fourth match) It is quite a half-arsed way of organising a competition, but then, look who organises it... FIRA_AER (oops they're now called "RugbyEurope"). As bunches of fat, backwards-thinking, gin-swilling old farts go, they make the RFU look positivelty modern and innovative!! [/QUOTE]
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