All Blacks coach Steve Hansen wants the Rugby Championship winners to play the Six Nations champions as part of rugby's revamped global season.
World Rugby bosses will present a new calendar to delegates at their November meeting with a significant shakeup proposed that will bring the northern and southern hemispheres more in line from 2020.
Moves to have club competitions in either hemisphere finish simultaneously raise hopes of a decent mid‑year window.
There have been suggestions of the Super Rugby Champions playing the European club champions.
Hansen feels the concept could be taken to the next level.
The current format of having northern unions tour south in June looks likely to be scrapped in the years after World Cups.
The four‑yearly cycle of British and Irish Lions tours will continue.
The Lions face the All Blacks next year and Hansen is targeting a clean sweep.
