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Promotion and relegation at Test level, a bigger role for the Lions and supporting the Pacific nations… SIR CLIVE WOODWARD’s 10-point plan to save rugby – and why Gus Pichot has the vision to implement it as he goes up against Bill Beaumont

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Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and Japan have nowhere to go. However the delegates vote on Sunday, they must be prepared to go back to their unions, be scrutinised by members and defend their vote if needs be, then change if required next time around. They can be relegated but not promoted. It’s the same in the Southern Hemisphere.