Club World Cup set for 2028 start
Rugby's inaugural Club World Cup is expected to take place at the end of the 2027-28 season.
This follows discussions in Cardiff on Friday ahead of the Challenge Cup and Champions Cup finals.
According to the Telegraph, arrangements are all but finalised, with just final contracts to be determined.
The 16 teams will comprise the eight Champions Cup quarter-finalists, the top seven sides on the Super Rugby Pacific log and one Japanese Rugby League One team.
There will be four pools of four teams followed by semi-finals and a final.
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The Telegraph claims the Club World Cup will replace the Champions Cup playoffs every four years while the Top 14, English Premiership, Vodacom URC and Super Rugby Pacific will need to adjust their schedules in those seasons.
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