It was slightly tongue-in-cheek, but the gap between the bottom of tier 1 and top of tier 2 is disappearing, and those tier 2 teams need the chance to play proper tournament rugby every year
I agree. Pick Georgia for example, I am not convinced that they are not capable of beating Italy or event another 6N side with proper regular good oppositions. I believe it is not by chance that E. Jones made england train with Georgia some time ago
It was slightly tongue-in-cheek, but the gap between the bottom of tier 1 and top of tier 2 is disappearing, and those tier 2 teams need the chance to play proper tournament rugby every year