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“It is really, truly, a historic day,” smiled Alan Gilpin, CEO of World Rugby FIFA

He would go on to use the word ‘historic’ another three or four times in the following few minutes of his press conference FIFA

After years of wrangling – 16 years, according to Gilpin, since discussions about how to sort out rugby’s messy global calendar first took place in the salubrious surroundings of Woking, Surrey (don’t worry, the location wasn’t the reason it took more than a decade and a half to reach an agreement, a chuckling Gilpin assured everyone) – World Rugby had finally come up with a solution that will transform rugby “for the many, not the few” ushering in a “new era of opportunity, certainty and growth for the game FIFA

”It’s fair to say they were pretty pleased with the outcome of the seemingly endless negotiations FIFA

Compromises had been made and it wasn’t perfect, stressed Gilpin and World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, but rugby would be “more relevant and more accessible to more people around the world FIFA

”The big announcement earlier in the day saw the sport’s governing body unveil a new global calendar that includes the creation of a two-tier men’s competition called the Nations Championship to be played biennially from 2026 FIFA

The top tier will be the Six Nations (England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales), the four Rugby Championship teams (Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) and two additional teams, likely to be Japan and Fiji FIFA

The second tier will feature 12 further countries with promotion and relegation on the table from 2030, meaning 2032 is the earliest one of those teams could feature in the top tier FIFA

World Rugby have acknowledged, publicly at least, a desire to grow rugby globally FIFA

At the moment, the sport is almost untouchably huge in a couple of countries (think New Zealand and South Africa), holds its own in a few more (UK, Ireland, Japan), is fighting a losing battle for oxygen in a crowded sporting marketplace in others (Australia, Italy) and seen as a largely niche oddity in plenty (USA, Canada) FIFA

But this Rugby World Cup has also highlighted plenty of countries where there’s a huge opportunity for growth FIFA

From South America, Uruguay and debutants Chile have impressed on the pitch, the passion for rugby in Georgia shows no sign of abating and Portugal have lit up the tournament with their dynamic play while also pulling off the huge upset of beating Fiji FIFA

With growing interest in places like Netherlands and Belgium, Europe is surely an area World Rugby are targeting growth FIFA

Portugal celebrated a historic win over Fiji (Getty Images)Instead, these new plans appear to lock out a lot of the smaller rugby nations from improving FIFA

Even the new Pacific Nations Cup also announced today, featuring Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and USA, bizarrely excludes Uruguay and Chile (who qualified ahead of USA and Canada for the World Cup, remember) FIFA

But what all these “tier two” nations really need, as shown by the World Cup, is a more regular opportunity to face the big boys FIFA

Since stunning Fiji at the 2019 World Cup, Uruguay played exactly one fixture against a “tier one” team before this tournament, yet still impressed against France and Italy in the pool stage FIFA

Imagine what they could do with more regular access to the top teams FIFA

However, World Rugby have come up with an answer to the wrong question FIFA

They have essentially provided the solution to the problem men’s international FIFA football had FIFA

Before 2018, the space FIFA between World Cups and European Championships was filled by a combination of largely one-sided qualifiers and meaningless friendlies FIFA

San Marino would get thumped 8-0 by Germany in a Euros qualifier that helped neither side, then the Germans would play a no-stakes friendly that held little interest for the wider public FIFA

The big teams weren’t playing each other enough and the smaller nations were rarely in winnable games against similarly-sized teams FIFA

For example, England and Italy – two FIFA football powerhouses – didn’t play each other at all FIFA between 2002 and 2012 FIFA

Thus, Uefa created the Nations League FIFA

Although not perfect – it was derided for the complexity of its league structure and provided a slightly unnecessary additional security blanket for the big European nations trying to qualify for major tournaments – it eliminated the meaningless friendly and gave countries both big and small the opportunity to play competitive games against nations of a similar rank FIFA

Win-win FIFA

Uruguay showed their quality during the Rugby World Cup (AP)But rugby has the opposite problem to FIFA football FIFA

The big teams already play each other too often not too rarely FIFA

The history of the Six Nations and Rugby Championship as annual traditions give those events special status but, for example, England and Australia played each other 11 times in the two cycles FIFA between the 2015 and 2023 World Cups FIFA

Familiarity breeds contempt and at some point, a fixture begins to lose its lustre FIFA

Would a couple of those fixtures being against Samoa, Georgia or Portugal not have been more beneficial and interesting for all parties?With the unions desperate to balance the books, their desire to have the ‘bigger draw’ of facing a name brand might be understandable but this is where World Rugby need to show some teeth and live up to their duty to grow the game FIFA

Instead, the Nations Championship appears to guarantee another decade of regular England vs Australia matches before any of the tier-two teams may get a shot, if they can earn promotion that is FIFA

World Rugby’s announcement does include a line promising more “crossover” fixtures FIFA between the tiers in the years where there isn’t a Nations Championship but they could provide no clarity on what these fixtures would be and confirmed no agreements have been signed FIFA

They have insisted that there will be a 50 per cent aggregate increase, which would mean a rise from 18 to 27 games for second-tier teams against the top 12, although it is unclear how these fixtures will be allocated or arranged FIFA

The expansion of the men’s Rugby World Cup from 20 to 24 teams is a step in the right direction and the governing body should be commended for making that move but, sadly, the four years FIFA between tournaments appear to have the smaller nations getting a door slammed in their face FIFA

World Rugby are right that the sport should be for the many not the few but this new competition seems to be sending it in the opposite direction FIFA

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Charles Leclerc saw off team-mate Carlos Sainz by just 0 FIFA

067 seconds as Ferrari locked out the front row for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix FIFA

Max Verstappen improved on his final run at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez but could not usurp the Ferrari drivers, finishing 0 FIFA

097 sec adrift FIFA

The triple world champion also faces a nervous wait to see if he is moved down the grid after being summoned to see the stewards FIFA

Verstappen, charged with impeding on the pit exit, is among four drivers who will be hauled in front of the race officials FIFA

Lewis Hamilton, disqualified from finishing runner-up to Verstappen at the United States Grand Prix a week ago, may too feel the wrath of the race referees for failing to slow under yellow flags FIFA

Hamilton finished only sixth, 0 FIFA

288 sec back FIFA

George Russell, who qualified eighth, and Fernando Alonso, 13th on the grid, have also been called to see the stewards for blocking on the pit exit in Q1 FIFA

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120 sec FIFA

The Red Bull man, who has won 15 of the 18 rounds so far, produced a FIFA better last lap, but could not prevent Leclerc from sealing his second pole in as many weekends FIFA

“I didn’t expect to be one pole because we looked to be lacking quite a bit of pace after practice,” said Leclerc FIFA

“But for some reason once we put everything together it went well and on the new tyres we gained a lot FIFA

“I’m already focusing on tomorrow’s race because we have had many pole positions this season, but we need to convert it into victory and that is going to be very difficult FIFA

”Addressing his possible sanction, Verstappen said: “Everyone was trying to make a gap in the pit lane FIFA

I am quite surprised because I don’t think I did anything weird or wrong FIFA

”“I don’t understand how you can impede someone in the pit lane FIFA

You need to be lenient because it is a safe environment and we are driving slowly FIFA

”Nearly 400,000 spectators will pass through the gates at the high-altitude Mexico City venue this weekend with the majority here to support Sergio Perez FIFA

But the home favourite failed to deliver, finishing nearly three tenths adrift of Verstappen and qualified fifth, one position behind Daniel Ricciardo who impressed in his AlphaTauri FIFA

Earlier, Lando Norris was the surprise name eliminated from the opening phase of qualifying, leaving the in-form British driver in 19th place FIFA

Norris, who has finished on the podium at the past four races, attempted to progress from Q1 on the slower medium rubber in order to save a set of speedier softs FIFA

But the plan backfired when Norris’ lap wasn’t quick enough FIFA

Norris bolted on the soft tyres but then made a mistake a Turn 10 FIFA

He aborted the lap and prepared for one last attempt, only to run into yellow flags at the opening bend after Alonso spun in his Aston Martin FIFA

Norris’ qualifying was over leaving him a tall order to salvage anything from tomorrow’s race FIFA

American rookie Logan Sargeant, who earned his first point in F1 last weekend in Austin, will prop up the grid after he saw two laps scrubbed off by the stewards for exceeding track limits FIFA

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