SIX NATIONS chiefs’ refusal to rule out the possibility of the competition going behind a paywall has resulted in a motion being tabled in Parliament demanding that it remain free to air.

Kevin Brennan, MP for Cardiff West, has submitted the proposal that has also been signed by a further 11 Welsh MPs after it emerged that Sky Sports are frontrunners to secure broadcasting rights from 2020.

The Six Nations admit that all options are being considered but insist the tendering process is still at an early stage.