David Humphreys

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The Offload · David Humphreys joins the show, Ireland squad named, URC final & more | The Offload EP89 · 19 Jun 2026 podcast

But what's different is that when you used to finish in May time, you had a couple of weeks off and then you had a bit of a pre-season, you went on tour.

And then you had another pre-season.

You are right.

The global calendar is another topic that we're all discussing all the time.

How can we make it better to make the offering from a fan engagement point of view, from a commercial point of view?

And I do think, Tommy, longer term, the Nations Championship is the right way to go about it.

So now we've got a real meaningful competition.

We're playing all six of our other tier one level unions in this calendar year and again in 2028 and 2030.

And then a finals weekend, which will determine a winner between a northern and southern hemisphere throughout the competition.

So I do think it's a really important competition.

I do think when we get five years down the line, we'll see it as a valuable addition to the calendar.

But I absolutely agree with you.

We have to do some work around how we rebalance the calendar to make sure that it works for players, for administrators, for sponsors, for TV, and most importantly, for our spectators and fans.

I tried to avoid it, but that's why.

That's the first time you've ever said anything nice about me.

I saw Tony smiling.

I'm not giving a sense.

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