By SAM JACKSON

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter welcomes plans for a new club world championship providing it is financially viable.
Slated to start in June 2028, the new tournament would pitch the top eight sides from Europe against six teams from Super Rugby and two from Japan’s Rugby League One.
The format of the Champions Cup could be changed to make room in the calendar for the new event.
“If someone says to me that in four years’ time they’ve got the finances in place that cover everyone’s travel costs and there’s a TV deal that means all the clubs involved in it get millions of ...