The Australian Rugby Union is extremely confident World Rugby will agree to shift the June Test window - a move which could fix a major bugbear about Super Rugby. It is one of the main issues that will be discussed at the World Rugby meeting in Dublin over the next three days, attended by ARU deputy chairman Brett Robinson. "One of the issues we have with Super Rugby is the mid-season break," Robinson said. "We aim to push back the in-bound tours to allow us to have a continuous Super Rugby season. A return to a continuous season would be a major boost for the embattled Super Rugby competition, particularly in Australia.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 07, 2017 18:33 UTC