Six Nations 2026
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@Catogrande Italy sell out the Stadio Olympico in Rome. Argentina get crowds of over 40,000 for home games in a soccer man country. So a successful Spanish Rugby team, ranked in the top 10, could sell out the Nou Camp or the Bernabéu.
But Georgia will have the drawback for a long time of being less financially attractive than Scotland or Wales.
I'd keep it as the Six Nations for now. But discussions about a playoff between the Six Nations wooden spoon and the winner of the next tier European competition shouldn't be off the table IMHO.
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For sure Spain would sell out at home for a hypothetical 6N game but Twickenham, Murrayfield, SdF, Dublin or Cardiff would likely not, and certainly not at the same prices as the traditional games. TV rights would I feel be less as well. But in truth that’s irrelevant as Georgia are the next cab on the rank, Spain, as improved as they are, are still a long way off. And Georgia are not in the same league financially or as a draw. The numbers just do not stack up.
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@sparky said in Six Nations 2026:
@Catogrande Italy sell out the Stadio Olympico in Rome. Argentina get crowds of over 40,000 for home games in a soccer man country. So a successful Spanish Rugby team, ranked in the top 10, could sell out the Nou Camp or the Bernabéu.
But Georgia will have the drawback for a long time of being less financially attractive than Scotland or Wales.
I'd keep it as the Six Nations for now. But discussions about a playoff between the Six Nations wooden spoon and the winner of the next tier European competition shouldn't be off the table IMHO.
I agree with that, there needs to be some kind of incentive and the beauty of that is if Scotland get "relegated" they can beat up on some minnows to gain confidence to play in the Six Nations again.
