2013 - WC in UK
2014 & 15
5 Nations - France permanent, qualifying one year to year basis for the 5th team (same as now). This would ensure the home continent always has 3 teams meaning only 1 neutral game always to be played in the USA.
Pacific Cup - 5/6 teams (1 atlantic qualifier every second year when 4N qualification is on the line) - Mid-year knockout with Final at the end of year, winner every second year gets 5N spot.
Euro Cup - 5/4 teams - End of year, winner every second year get's a 5N spot. Underneath there should be 2-3 more tiers in annual competition.
Atlantic Cup - 4teams - End of year, winner every second year gets 6th seed in the 5N qualifying Pacific Cup.
Kokoda Cup - AUS, NZL, PNG - Played mid year.
Euro Tri Nations - ENG, FRA, WAL - Played mid year.
Those are the main tournaments.
2016- Tours for auto qualifiers (all 6 nations to make the 5N the previous 2 years) and qualifiers for all others.
2017 WC - Australia - 16teams = 6 auto qualifiers, 3 Pacific, 4 Euro, 2 Atlantic and 1 repecharge.
So now a bit of an explanation as to how it would work:
Kokoda Cup, Pacific Cup and an annual NZ V PI games would work around stand alone origin weekends like so:
Week 1
- NZ V PNG (Kokoda Cup)
- Origin 1
- Pacific Cup 3 V Atlantic Qualifier
- Pacific Cup 4 V 5
or when 5N is in Europe
Week 2
- Origin 2
- Pacific Cup 1 V 4
- Pacific Cup 2 V 3
Week 3
- Origin 3
- NZ V PI (combined Tonga, Fiji, Samoa and Cook Is.)
Pacific Cup final played week after GF.
Euro Cup works like it does now with promotion and relagation, first year Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Italy & Lebanon. Second year Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Lebanon. Each year last place plays the winner of the Euro shield for a place in next years tournament. This is the same throughout all tier of Europe.
Euro Tri Nations would work around a SL split round: When France play Wales Catalans and Crusaders arrange to play another weekend. When England play at home 7 English SL sides get a week off aswell as Crusaders/Catalans. When England play away 5 English SL clubs have a week off aswell as Crusaders/Catalans.
World Cup qualifying works simply like this:
Pacific
- 3 Auto - Australia, NZ and 5N Qualifier
- 3 qualifiers - Top 3 from group go through
- 1 repecharge - 4th goes to repecharge
Europe
- 3 Auto - England, France and 5N Qualifier
- 4 qualifiers - Top 4 from group go through
- 1 repecharge - 5th
Atlantic
- 2 Qualifiers - Top 2 from group go through.
- 1 repecharge - 3rd
Repecharge - Winner of three teams goes through.