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Europe’s elite clubs are facing trip into unknown

NICK CAIN
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THE European Cup final in Marseille was not billed as a watershed moment, but Europe’s elite club competition will not be the same next season, or for the foreseeable future.
It is going inter-continental, and South Africa’s accelerated entry into Europe’s showcase tournament next season means that the 28th edition will see the dynamic change radically. The qualification of the Stormers (Cape Town), Bulls (Pretoria), and Sharks (Durban) through the URC league standings gives them the same representation as Ireland, who have Leinster, Ulster and...

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