LOOKING FOR COMMON GROUND
LATE LAST YEAR, I SUGGESTED THAT Gus Pichot’s grand plan for a Global Rugby Series was exciting, worth considering, and probably unworkable.
The concept has certainly gained traction since then to the point where dotted lines were very close to being signed, before some alarming details were strategically leaked and everyone either took a step back, a side step, or stepped forward and cried foul.
The format widely circulated in late February was not what I imagine the majority of us were hoping for.
Instead of a two tier, truly global league, with promotion-relegation and greater opportunities for the smaller nations,
