Domestic leagues going from strength to strength as European rugby wanes
It might just be me but the European competitions, the Challenge Cup and the now termed Champions Cup don’t seem to have the same aura and excitement surrounding them this...
Category: Challenge Cup
Third Tier European Rugby Competition Postponed
The EPCR has decided to postpone the project of a 3rd Tier European Competition for 2014/2015, President Octavian Morariu expressed his regrets. The EPCR planned to create a competition allowing a...
The European Rugby Champions Cup Explained
This season marks the introduction of the new European rugby cups. Gone is the Heineken Cup and the ERC and in comes the new EPCR. The whole layout has changed, most...
O’Driscoll Signs Up As BT Pundit For New Season
Recently retired Brian O’Driscoll will be keeping a close eye on European rugby proceedings after BT Sports announced the former Irish captain as their newest pundit. O’Driscoll hung up his...
ERC Agree To New Heineken Cup Structure
The English, French, Scottish, Welsh, Irish and Italian governing bodies have agreed to change the structure of European club rugby. After meetings in Dublin, they agreed on the formation of...
IRFU Issues ERC Statement
The IRFU have today issued a statement on their official website regarding their stance on the future of European Competition: “The Irish Rugby Football Union wishes to clarify that...
Video: Horgan, O’Shea & Lenihan Heineken Cup Debate
The future of European club rugby competitions is unknown at this stage. The Heineken Cup is in serious doubt, but where do we go from here? Conor O’Shea, Shane Horgan...
Heineken Cup Doomed?
The elite clubs of England and France have announced their intention to quit the Heineken Cup & Amlin Challenge Cup and form their own European competitions. Discussions between Premiership clubs and their...
