World Rugby are pushing for the Six Nations to stage a money-spinning Check in America.
A sell-out crowd is predicted for Saturday’s conflict between South Africa and New Zealand in Baltimore as the game tries to open new markets.
The USA will host the 2031 World Cup and the game’s governing physique imagine there may be sufficient urge for food to stage a Stateside Six Nations fixture.
‘When it comes to the match-day economics, South Africa vs New Zealand is sort of a Six Nations match,’ mentioned World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin.
‘In case you might take a Six Nations recreation to the correct place, to a Boston or to a New York, the place there’s quite a lot of these fanbases, you’ll be able to undoubtedly drive the economics,
‘I’ve used the instance earlier than… solely for example… of an Italy vs Eire recreation. You have acquired two unbelievable fan bases within the US of Irish and Italian followers.
World Rugby are pushing for the Six Nations to stage a money-spinning Check in America
‘Now, you are going to have Irish followers and Italian followers in these respective residence nations saying, “Cling on a minute, you understand, we wish to see our nation play?”
‘The counter argument to that [is] it is nonetheless Irish and Italian followers getting the possibility to observe their workforce, in order that they’re simply not those who dwell in Eire and Italy on this event. However that is a balancing piece we have set to work by way of.’
