Donal Lenihan: It's inevitable that Six Nations will go behind a paywall

The big lesson to emerge from this traumatic period for professional rugby is that the funding model has an overreliance on bums on seats

News that the CVC deal to purchase a 14.5% share in the commercial rights of the Six Nations Championship at the pre-pandemic valuation of €409m is due to be announced any day now. Picture: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

— Martin Luther King Jr