6 Nations set to move to later date

Future Six Nations could start two weeks later in the season to help reshape the global calendar, according to tournament chief executive John Feehan.

Rugby bosses around the world are still thrashing out the international schedule to run after the 2019 World Cup, and now Six Nations chiefs have admitted they would be relaxed about their competition starting later.

This year’s Six Nations kicks off on the first weekend of February, but from 2020 the tournament could start two weeks later within the same month. “If the start date is pushed back to start in the middle of February, that’s okay, it’s no big deal there,” said Six Nations chief executive Feehan.