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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harry Latham-Coyle

New Nations Championship finals could be ‘three-day Super Bowl’ of rugby — but Twickenham will need new pitch

Twickenham's Allianz Stadium will host the inaugural Nations Championship finals weekend next November - (Adam Davy/PA Wire)

The inaugural Nations Championship finals could be a “three-day Super Bowl” of rugby, according to the chief executive of England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) – though a whole new pitch of grass will have to be grown at Twickenham to cope with six games in three days.

The Allianz Stadium will host the first finals weekend of the new competition in 2026, with double-headers scheduled on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the last weekend of November.

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