BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania coach Lynn Howells says the International Rugby Board (IRB) should introduce relegation-promotion playoffs in the Six Nations to give smaller teams a better chance to close the gap on the traditional power houses.
Wales' former caretaker coach Howells, who took charge at Romania in 2012, said the team who finishes bottom in the Six Nations championship should have to fight for their place against the winners in the Nations Cup, also known as the 'Six Nations B'.
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