However, Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Italy are in favour of keeping the present format of five rounds played over seven weeks with two rest periods.
The quartet were supported by France at a Six Nations board meeting on Monday to vote on the RFU proposal of losing one bye week, which England lost by five to one, both the Times and the Daily Telegraph reported.
The RFU proposal would only have succeeded if all nations had agreed to a six-week schedule.
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(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by John O'Brien)
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