Six Nations TV rights: 'It’s not as binary as free-to-air and paywall'

Competition boss Ben Morel insisted discussions over the status of the men’s television rights were only beginning

Thu, 28 Jan, 2021 - 07:00

Simon Lewis

A new date for this year’s Women’s Six Nations could be announced next week but competition boss Ben Morel insisted discussions over the status of the men’s television rights were only beginning.

The Six Nations chief executive was speaking at the virtual launch of next month’s 2021 Guinness-back men’s tournament while the women’s championship has been postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions. New dates are being finalised, most likely for later this spring, Morel said, but he also said the issue of television rights was less straightfoward.