Aligning global rugby calendar makes commercial sense - Philip Browne

Peter O'Mahony and George Kruis contest a line-out during the Six Nations match between England and Ireland at Twickenham last February. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

An aligned global rugby calendar currently being discussed by Northern and South Hemisphere nations is in everyone’s interest in terms of commercial benefits and meaningful Test matches, IRFU chief Philip Browne believes.