Menu
Leagues and Governing Bodies

Six Nations CEO Denies Georgia, Rejects Introduction Of Promotion, Relegation

The Six Nations "crushed Georgia's hopes of being admitted to the championship," according to Chris Foy of the London DAILY MAIL. Despite Georgia being above Italy in the world rankings, Six Nations CEO John Feehan "ruled out the growing calls for reform." Feehan said, "It is a closed competition between the six countries, owned and controlled by the six unions concerned. There is no vacancy. We're not looking at including anybody extra. I'm not saying we will never change, but right now we are perfectly happy that we have the six strongest teams in Europe in our competition." World Cup-winning former England coach Clive Woodward added his voice to the "growing protests about the treatment of Georgia," which remains "frozen out by the European elite" despite winning the second-tier Rugby Europe Championship the past six seasons. Feehan rejected the introduction of promotion and relegation. He said, "Are we closed to every scenario? No, but it takes a while to see a convincing argument -- 10 or 15 years. We have to take a good, considered view about what is right for our six unions" (DAILY MAIL, 2/21).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 18, 2024

Sports Business Awards nominees unveiled; NWSL's historic opening weekend and takeaways from CFP deal

ESPN’s Jay Bilas, BTN’s Meghan McKeown, and a deep dive into AppleTV+’s The Dynasty

On this week’s Sports Media Podcast from the New York Post and Sports Business Journal, ESPN’s Jay Bilas talks all things NCAA. Big Ten Network’s Meghan McKeown shares her insight into the Caitlin Clark craze. The Boston Globe’s Chad Finn chats all things Bean Town. And SBJ’s Xavier Hunter drops in to share his findings on how the NWSL is making a social media push.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2017/02/23/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Georgia-Six-Nations.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2017/02/23/Leagues-and-Governing-Bodies/Georgia-Six-Nations.aspx

CLOSE