Nations Championship to be voted after rugby world leaders agree on a new tournament

There are concerns that the new tournament will keep teams like Georgia out of top-level rugby. Photo: Getty Images/Harry Trump

«We applaud these exciting plans for a new international league competition,» said Loseb (Soso) Tkemaladze, president of the Georgian Rugby Union. “We believe that World Rugby will bring changes that will benefit the game as a whole and contribute to its global development.

“From Georgia's point of view, we need further and faster development. We are loyal team players and are grateful to WR for their support. Now it's clear that we need more games against Tier 1 opponents. This is what we expect and we believe the institution can deliver.”