New Zealand Rugby’s financial squeeze will dictate its stance on banking stained Qatari petro-dollars, Silver Lake’s free ride on the back of the Nations Championship windfall. It’s surprising it has taken this long, and perhaps suggests the interests behind shaking up world sport are still not convinced of rugby’s merits. The so-called “Super Bowl of Rugby” will kick off in November 2026, with six matches between Six Nations teams and their Sanzaar opposites in the Southern Hemisphere