Battle royal: Saracens take on Clermont in the pool this season
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THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than it was four years ago when the change of format happened. I like the way the competition has gone because you have almost got matches of quarter-final and semi-final quality in the pool stages. That’s a great achievement.
It’s hard-core stuff. Just look at Pool 2 where you have the two-time holders, Saracens, last year’s beaten finalists, Clermont, as well as Northampton and the Ospreys. It beggars belief that you have so...