SHANE WILLIAMS
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND

Here we go again! No global season, but a new inter-hemisphere international tournament set to be overlaid on the international calendar. There had better be a truck-load of cash involved in World Rugby’s move towards a North–South world league or it is in danger of just making things worse.
I haven’t studied the finer details of the proposal, but what made my ears prick up was when I heard it will mean the Six Nations giving up a rest week in the championship. Two blocks of three games in a row may not seem too much of a change, but from experience...