World Rugby says plans for Nations Championship will include relegation

• Fiji and Japan would be added to Rugby Championship
• World Rugby says all teams will have a ‘potential pathway’

World Rugby has insisted promotion and relegation will be a part of its proposed new world league despite opposition from within the Six Nations. The global governing body has also staunchly defended its proposal – described as “undercooked” by the Rugby Football Union – and responded to accusations it was planning to exclude the Pacific Islands.

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