2019 is quickly becoming the year of Rugby Union.
A drama packed week one of the Guinness Six Nations over us, and with more questions to be asked than answers obtained, the weekend and the second round of fixtures can't come around quick enough.
We've the lost the run of ourselves, absolutely no doubt about it. Roaming the streets, the bars and taking every opportunity we can get in the little boys and little girls rooms to soak up conversations on what happened on Saturday. There's is certainly a sense of insatiability prevailing in World Cup year.
And it looks like World Rugby has moved to take advantage of all that hunger, with the Times reporting that the governing body has approved plans to launch a new five-a-side indoor tournament, with London's O2 Arena looking most likely to host the inaugural get together at some stage this summer.
Rugby X will consist of 10-minute contests, with an emphasis on non-stop action.
No half-times, uncontested scrums and quick-fire throw-ins in lieu of lineouts, it is hoped the new variation will draw more interest from younger audiences and from different parts of the globe.
It is hoped that some of the game's leading sevens playing nations will take part, but the IRFU has yet to make any comment on the proposal.
There, has yet, been no official announcement from World Rugby, but the news comes on the back of last week's discussions in Los Angeles around the divisive League of Nations concept.
Whispers about World Rugby looking to dip their toe in a cross-hemisphere, annually played, knockout friendly competition, set to bring autumn internationals, summer tours, the Six Nations and the Rugby Championship under the one cash-laden umbrella, began to grow louder towards the end of last year. Hey, we'll take going up against the All Blacks once a year won't we?
However, there has been concern that a competition of such an ilk would undermine the World Cup. That being said, most tier-one nations are thought to be open to Argentinian great, and World Rugby vice chairman, Augustin Pichot's controversial plans.
