First Nations Championship rugby finals to be hosted in London then Qatar

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Rugby union's powerbrokers have reached a staging agreement for the Nations Championship that will mean the first set of finals are held in London and Qatar, before a possible move to the United States, in a major global expansion of the sport.

Under radical plans expected to be signed off later this month, Twickenham would stage the first Nations Championship final in 2026, before the biennial six-match series moves to Qatar two years later, with a further option to go to America in 2030.