Beaumont was elected chairman of the world governing body in Dublin on Wednesday (May 11) and said he believes a compromise needs to be reached between the northern and southern hemispheres to establish a global calendar that better integrates both parties.

World Rugby wants a streamlined calendar to safeguard players against injury through simply being overworked through sheer number of games.

Six Nations chief executive John Feehan has previously branded the tournament’s February to March slot "non-negotiable".

But Beaumont is eyeing change and RPA chairman Christian Day has given his support.

"It's brilliant Bill's come out and said that," said the Northampton Saints lock.

"I hope he can do it, we'll have to see if he can.

"Hopefully the southern and northern hemispheres will get together and work things out for the players."

Day accepted there could be some resistance, however.

"I think everyone knows the global structure is the one that's got to be broken if they want to make some big changes," he added.

"The problem is that things have been done the same way for a long time now, and an autumn with the autumn internationals or a February, March time without the Six Nations is going to cause some people not to like it.

"This season was always going to be a polarising one.

"The difficulty is how do you drive that forward without making some big changes to set-ups that have been a certain way for a long time.

"The players' association is fighting very, very hard on many welfare fronts and it's important someone is doing that."

Former England captain Beaumont is due to start his new role on July 1, succeeding Frenchman Bernard Lapasset who is standing down to focus on his role as co-chairman of the Paris bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Also backing the 64-year-old’s hopes of re-scheduling the Six Nations is former Wales and British and Irish Lions flanker, Martyn Williams

"It should be moved," Williams told BBC Wales' Scrum V Radio.

"There's nothing worse for a player than when you're bouncing back and fore between competitions."

England won this year's Six Nations, clinching their first Grand Slam since 2003 in the process.