World League spoiling Fiji's dream to join Super RugbyPHIL WALTER/ GETTY IMAGES Fijian rugby star Nemani Nadolo plied his trade for the Crusaders with his homeland not part of Super Rugby. Fiji's hopes of Super Rugby inclusion are fading fast as World Rugby's World League negotiations delay an agreement on the future of Super Rugby. CHRISTOPHER PEARCE/ GETTY IMAGES Andrew Forrest's rebel rugby competition may be Fiji's best chance for a club franchise as Sanzaar's attention turns to the World League. READ MORE:* World League threat to RWC: Johnstone* Rugby powerbrokers mull World League* Hansen defends super-sized 51-man squadIn any case, the explosion on to the global rugby landscape of the World League concept looks set to delay into the new year talks on the southern hemisphere's Super Rugby and Rugby Championship competitions. World League advocates now hope to put the proposal in front of broadcasters in time for the next round of World Rugby meetings in November.
Source: Stuff October 15, 2018 19:52 UTC