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Brendan Gallagher: It’ll be a fight to the death for Saracens and Toulon

19 June 2014 2 comments

The seeding process for the inaugural European Champions Cup is just as unfathomable as its Heineken Cup predecessor but one thing is for certain, it […]

Northampton Saints fear exodus of stars unless salary cap is raised

11 June 2014 1 comment

President Keith Barwell fears Northampton may struggle to keep top stars in future unless salary cap restrictions are lifted.

New-look London Wasps give Elliot Daly licence to thrill fans

11 June 2014 1 comment

Elliot Daly looking to emulate his hero Brian O’Driscoll in a resurgent Wasps side next season.

Champions and Challenge Cup draws revealed

10 June 2014 0 comments

Aviva Premiership champions Northampton have been drawn in Pool 5 of the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup. Following the pool draw held in Neuchatel, the […]

English clubs react to European Cups draw

10 June 2014 1 comment

Jim Mallinder – Northampton Director of Rugby “We haven’t played Racing Metro before, and going to Paris will be an exciting challenge. “Racing are an […]

Euro Cup place ‘will keep’ Joe Launchbury at London Wasps

6 June 2014 0 comments

Fears that England lock Joe Launchbury could be the next Wasps star pinched by Saracens have eased now that qualification for the Champions Cup has been achieved.

Bath chief Bruce Craig will be director of new Champions Cup

28 May 2014 1 comment

An Irish soccer convert, the mayor of a village in Provence and an English multi-millionaire are to play roles in Rugby’s new European Champions’ Cup.

New-style Danny Cipriani in frame for England

8 May 2014 42 comments

Danny Cipriani admits he is a different player to the one last capped by England in 2008.

Champions Cup play-off dates confirmed

6 May 2014 0 comments

The dates for the Champions Cup play-off between London Wasps and Stade Francais have been confirmed today. With Wasps failing to reach the Amlin Cup […]

Now the Turks want to get slice of new European Cup

16 April 2014 0 comments

The new European Rugby Champions’ Cup is preparing for take-off with the airline who signed Lionel Messi during their sponsorship of FC Barcelona and Manchester United.

The new face of European Rugby

11 April 2014 0 comments

After months of negotiations, the future of European rugby has finally been sorted with all the European stakeholders agreeing the new format of the European […]

Rugby Regional Wales statement on European Rugby

11 April 2014 1 comment

On behalf of the four Welsh Regions, the Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Ospreys and Newport Gwent Dragons, Regional Rugby Wales (RRW) has issued the following statement […]

ERC Statement on European Rugby

10 April 2014 0 comments

As European rugby‘s stakeholders today (Thursday, 10 April) confirm an agreement for a new phase in the development of the European club rugby tournaments, ERC […]

RFU statement on European Rugby

10 April 2014 0 comments

RFU Chairman Bill Beaumont CBE said: “The benefits will be seen far and wide, from the clubs to the supporters, sponsors and everyone who has […]

Premiership statement on European Rugby

10 April 2014 0 comments

Premiership Rugby today commented on the confirmation by all parties that an exciting new set of European club competitions will start next season under the […]

European Rugby Broadcast Statement

10 April 2014 0 comments

BT and Sky have reached an agreement in principle concerning arrangements for the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup competitions, both […]

European Rugby Statement

10 April 2014 2 comments

After months of negotiation, the future of European rugby has been decided today with the release of the following statement from the European Professional Club Rugby.

New Euro Cup ‘will be worth £100m’

25 March 2014 0 comments

The new shape of European rugby will finally be confirmed this week with the potential to generate £100m-a-year and revolutionise the game.

Peter Jackson: How WRU made the Euro deal possible

27 February 2014 0 comments

As the English clubs and Welsh regions edge towards victory in the war over Europe, their commanders must be tempted to issue a joint communiqué […]

New Euro Cup will be based in Switzerland

18 February 2014 1 comment

The peace plan aimed at ending Europe’s rugby war will revolve around a new organisation at a new base in a country famous for its neutrality – Switzerland.

Nick Cain: Sam Warburton could be the first casualty of Welsh war

7 February 2014 0 comments

Sam Warburton‘s central contract with the WRU is threatening to become an unholy mess. When the news broke last weekend that the Wales captain had […]

English clubs to boycott Heineken Cup

5 December 2013 0 comments

Premiership Rugby tonight confirmed that the English clubs will NOT take part in the 2014-2015 Heineken Cup following a meeting in London.

French clubs agree to stay in Heineken Cup

29 November 2013 2 comments

The Premiership clubs have been dealt a huge blow in their quest for a new European competition as the French clubs today agreed to stay […]

Extra place will tempt the Celts to sign up for Champions Cup

8 November 2013 11 comments

The significant change to the play-off structure has been made in response to the Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Italian Unions refusing to give their teams the green light for any competition not approved by the game’s governing body, the IRB.

Chase on to sponsor the £10m Champions Cup

29 October 2013 2 comments

Five global brands are in the market to sponsor the proposed Champions’ Cup at a minimum asking price of £10m-a-season.

“The ERC is dead,” LNR president Paul Goze

25 October 2013 1 comment

LNR president Paul Goze last night persisted with the argument that the ERC was “dead” despite the announcement a consensus had been reached in Dublin. […]

Premiership Rugby: “Significant issues not addressed by ERC yet”

25 October 2013 3 comments

Premiership Rugby acknowledged the “progress” made in Dublin earlier today but stressed that “there remain some significant ones which have not yet been addressed.” In a […]

Consensus reached in Dublin over Heineken Cup row

25 October 2013 2 comments

A consensus has been reached over the Heineken Cup row at a meeting in Dublin today.

Welsh regions “fully support” Champions Cup

22 October 2013 0 comments

The Heineken Cup got closer to its death tonight after the governing body of the Welsh regions, Regional Rugby Wales, revealed they fully back the […]

Peace set to break out over Europe

22 October 2013 5 comments

The war over Europe could be settled soon with all six nations reunited under the new Anglo-French banner, the Champions’ Cup.

Wales want more cash to join new European Cup

15 October 2013 0 comments

The Anglo-French promoters of the Champions’ Cup will have to guarantee the Welsh regions a better deal if they join the new Europe.

Welsh get Euro Cup deadline of October 31

8 October 2013 0 comments

The four Welsh regions are being set a deadline of October 31 for joining the Anglo-French vision of the new Europe, the Champions’ Cup.

Jeff Probyn: Clubs face oblivion if RFU take on PRL over Europe

4 October 2013 55 comments

Financial Oblivion are the words used by Bath‘s owner Bruce Craig when describing the possible fate facing the RaboDirect Pro12 if they don’t join the […]

Nigel Wray warns the IRB a Euro Cup veto would end in court

1 October 2013 1 comment

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray has warned that any attempt by the International Rugby Board to veto the proposed Rugby Champions Cup will end up defeated in court.

New European Cup named as Champions Cup

23 September 2013 0 comments

Premiership Rugby and the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) have confirmed the new European Cup will be called the Champions Cup. The new competition will be […]

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