World Rugby's Nations Championship is set to launch in 2026 as a new bi-annual global competition, bringing together the sport's leading Test nations in a structured cross-hemisphere format.
Details of the fixtures and competition structure have been confirmed, with the tournament designed to increase the volume of meaningful Test rugby between the top nations from both the Six Nations and Rugby Championship unions.
Further specific detail on the confirmed fixture schedule, participating nations, promotion and relegation mechanisms, and prize structure was not fully available in the sourced material at time of publication.