The International Rugby Board has stated that a press release promoting a new global strategy for professional rugby was “unsolicited, completely unofficial and in no way endorsed by the IRB”.
The plans appeared on sportbusiness.com on Friday but Chris Rea, the IRB's head of communications, told SportBusiness: “The global season and a whole range of issues relating to it are all being looked at by the IRB governance working party.
“The views of the unions are currently being sought as part of the governance review.”
He stressed that a press release announcing the plans last week had “absolutely no authority” in terms of IRB endorsement.
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