The Breakdown | Episode 32 | North vs South preview and the return of the Farah Palmer Cup

Personally, I'd like Borthwick to impose a ban on any England player celebrations outside of the opposition 22. You have to earn the right to start whooping it up. If you can't control your emotions, then how can you control the game?

It is extremely telling that in last year's U20 Tournaments - Georgia played in the Tier 1 comp vs. Scotland (who won and will be promoted to T1 in 2025), who played in the Tier 2 comp.

When you exclude the imports/parents/grandparents rules, I think that accurately reflects the true strength of the two nations' rugby.

The question is whether it is healthy that we have effectively allowed historically strong nations to effectively game the system via their inherent ability to recruit via overseas players basis.

But then, on the other hand, it makes it challenging for developing nations to develop, e.g. how can Georgia compete on the global stage when likes of Scotland can block their ability to access comps like the six nations when it is probably unjustified based upon the actual playing strength of the two nations.

I guess that's the challenge/quandary for World Rugby.