As chairman of EPCR, the former England, Bath and Harlequins centre has spent recent months laying the ground for a new eight-year deal that, as he tells NEALE HARVEY, will enshrine the future of the Champions Cup and open the gateway to a new World Club Cup.
How relieved were you to finish last season’s European competitions? 
There was a time when we were very worried. But as we hunted through the calendar, we alighted on two dates in October that were ours, then managed to negotiate a date for the quarterfinals and kept our fingers crossed it would hold together.
It was a relief but when ...