COTTER DISAGREES WITH GROUPINGS
New Flying Fijians coach Vern Cotter admits he’s bemused by the groupings for the proposed eight nation’s tournament being played this autumn in Europe. The former Scotland coach sees his Pacific Islanders playing alongside Wales, England and Ireland while Japan, Scotland, France and Italy make up the other section.
And the New Zealander, who has coached French heavyweights Montpellier for the last three seasons before his final year in the
Top 14 was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, admitted the eight nations groupings left him scratching his head.
Cotter told the
“The tournament is still not 100 per cent confirmed in November in Europe.
“It changes daily which is only natural because it’s an uncertain landscape. We’ll be delighted to be involved but we’re waiting for the boxes to be ticked.
“I just wonder how we got into the pool with England, Wales and Ireland. Japan, Italy and Scotland are all ranked lower in World Rugby rankings than the teams in ours.”
Cotter has named Daryl Gibson as his attack coach.
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