World Rugby’s Agustín Pichot warns international game is facing ‘ruin’

• Unions and clubs need new 10-year blueprint says vice-president• Players ‘caught in crossfire’ of competing demandsOne of rugby’s most senior officials has warned that the entire future of the international game is under threat unless the sport takes urgent action within the next 12 months.Agustín Pichot, World Rugby’s vice-chairman, has called for unions and clubs to hammer out a fresh collective 10-year blueprint before next year’s World Cup in Japan, admitting the current financial model “is not working”. Related: Money in European rugby is too good to resist, says Wasps’ Lima Sopoaga Re…