Quote: Sir Kevin Sinfield "It's also a terrible decision to scrap the massively successful Four Nations tournament, which has seen attendances rise year after year. The Four Nations gave the opportunity for France, Wales, Scotland, PNG and Samoa all to play 3 games against Aus, NZ and Eng, it also takes away 2nd tier Nations tournaments actually meaning something, as was the case when Four Nations qualification was up for grabs.'"
I think the 4 Nations had to become at least 5 or 6 Nations for it to really help develop the 2nd tier nations.
What I'd rather have is an annual, mid-season 5 Nations in both Britain and Australia.
So a 5 Nations of:
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
& France
And a separate 5 Nations of:
Australia
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Fiji
Samoa
4 games, no final. Top of the league wins.
That would then give all those 2nd tier nations 4 guaranteed games in a top tier competition every year. That kind of stability would be a massive boost to the 2nd tier nations in my opinion.