The World Rugby Nations Championship starts in 2026. Or does it?

The World Rugby Nations Championship starts next year after the last ever autumn internationals campaign this year. Or does it?

This is the last ever autumn rugby union series, not that you’d have any idea. Gone will be the days of friendly matches on chilly November evenings and in will come games with a trophy at stake. Again, not that you’d have any idea.

The World Rugby Nations Championship is due to begin next year but the information about rugby’s global competition went from a stream to a drip, and is now non-existent.

The competition format will (apparently) include the six teams that compete in the Six Nations, the four from the Rugby Championship and two others – expected to be Japan and Fiji.

They’ll use exist

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