Matt Williams criticized Top 14 and the Premiership: “At this time, they control the world calendar”

The former Scotland coach, Matt Williamsconducted an analysis of the world competitiveness of oval sport and pointed against the Top 14 and the Premiership as the main responsible for the lack of growth of the discipline. All rugby, in Disney+.

Some time ago, The Australian It began to point out negative aspects of current competencies. First, he described the Champions Cup as ‘ridiculous’ where two or three teams, in general French, manage to excel. Now, he extended his beliefs and directly pointed to the French league along with the Englishman as the protagonists of the lack of rugby expansion along the planet.

“If we could say, let’s get the three best super franchises and play with the best in Europe, say Toulouse, Bordeaux and Leinscer at this time, they would be fabulous rugby games. It is something I want and I know what leaders, such as Brett Robinson, new president of World Rugby, they want“He said.

In turn, The Head Coach became an analyst in the media He did not hesitate to indicate responsibilities: “How they include that in the calendar is a problem because, unlike New Zealand, Australia and Ireland, the French rugby union and the English rugby union are not due to the club competition, it is private property of clubs and they do not want to lose matches because that means losing income“

“That is the problem with the world calendar. It is not World Rugby or local unions, but the French Top 14 clubs and the English Premier League clubs, which refuse to give in and that, at this time, control the world calendar”he sentenced Williams.