The Eight Nations tournament will get underway on the weekend of November 14, with retail giants Amazon the front-runners to secure the broadcast rights.
According to Mail Online Amazon are looking to secure the TV coverage and have the spending power to outbid their rivals.
As it’s a new event, it’s open to all comers and subscription channel Amazon Prime looks set to make a big entry into the rugby market.
According to business experts, it would give Amazon an extra strategic push to attract new customers before Christmas.
Here are the groups that have been drawn up, with Fiji and Japan reportedly dropping out.
POOL A
- England
- Wales
- Ireland
- Georgia
POOL B
- Scotland
- France
- Italy
- South Africa
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BACK-THREE
Liam Williams (Wales), Stuart Hogg (Scotland), Anthony Watson (England), Jonny May (England), Josh Adams (Wales), Jacob Stockdale (Ireland), George North (Wales).
CENTRES
Manu Tuilagi (England), Owen Farrell (England), Jonathan Davies (Wales), Robbie Henshaw (Ireland), Garry Ringrose (Ireland).
FLY-HALF
Finn Russell (Scotland, Johnny Sexton (Ireland), Dan Biggar (Wales).
SCRUM-HALF
Rhys Webb (Wales), Gareth Davies (Wales), Conor Murray (Ireland)
