Writing in the Scotsman, Iain Morrison believes it is time to consider promotion and relegation from the Six Nations.
"The Nations Cup is Europe's second tier competition. Last year Georgia, Portugal and Romania were joined by sides from South Africa, Argentina and Namibia. Replace those three outsiders with Spain, Russia and the Ukraine and you have a shadow European Six Nations.
"Throw in the carrot of promotion/relegation to the top-tier Six Nations, as BBC Scotland's John Beattie recently suggested, and rugby in those emerging nations would take a huge leap forward. As a Scottish supporter I'd dread this development. As a rugby fan who wants to see the game grow I'd demand it. But Europe's emerging nations are lucky compared to those in the Pacific."
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