Plan to hold Six Nations in full again in autumn

Compensation issueBy PETER JACKSON

THE Six Nations are in the process of finalising contingency plans for an emergency tournament to be played in October and November.The Unions involved are to hold talks this week aimed at approving a proposal for a complete 15-match championship to be staged over an eightweek autumn block with the same fixtures as this season. Such an unprecedented project has the potential to generate more than £100m in ticket sales.As one powerbroker told The Rugby Paper: “Desperate times require desperate measures. And these are desperate times.&r...

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