A former Wales captain has come out against the Sprringboks being added to an expanded Six Nations Championship.
Former Wales skipper Sam Warburton agrees that the Six Nations needs to be expanded but feels theWarburton feels that Georgia can no longer be overlooked by European rugby’s elite.Georgia issued an unofficial challenge to Six Nations wooden spooners Wales and Warburton feels his former side should take up the challenge., Warburton expressed his opinion that Georgia should go into the new Seven Nations.
“Should Wales play Georgia now after the Georgians challenged them to an unofficial relegation play-off from the Six Nations? Absolutely they should,” wrote Warburton. “It is time to consider Georgia as a seventh team. South Africa have been mentioned and their club teams are already playing in the United Rugby Championship , as well as the Champions and Challenge Cups.“I’m not saying they don’t bring good value — they obviously bring good quality of play — but the competition as a whole doesn’t make sense to me. I really like them being in the Champions and Challenge Cups, however, because I think it is good for Europe’s best to pit themselves against them.
“But South Africa in a Seven Nations is going too far. Before we know it, New Zealand will be in it too. Georgia and Rugby Europe champions it should be. They are a passionate rugby nation and their government invests £10 million a year into their £14 million annual rugby budget. The timing of their would-be admission to a Seven Nations is crucial. Their rugby is no flash in the pan.
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