[Jon]

But it may be time for ITV to bite the bullet and get the BBC to come on board to ensure the events under the World Rugby umbrella remain on free-to-air television (these would include men and women's 15-a-side and 7-a-side World Cups and the junior equivalent of those genders, as World Rugby bundle all their rights together, similar with the ICC for cricket).

I don’t think BBC Sport would really want them. Basically when ITV buys into something they’re generating advertising revenue they wouldn’t otherwise have. If the BBC buys into something it likely means something else loses out.