Champions Cup semi-finals are unfair - they need to be over two legs
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The European Champions Cup semi-finals have a problem.
They need to be played over two legs.
At this stage of the tournament, the location of the deciding matches should not be pulled randomly out of an enlarged goldfish bowl.
The seeding system is long over, and we are told the grounds are all neutral venues.
That is not the case.
• Saracens: We're not breaking salary cap St Etienne and Marseille are a short drive from Clermont and Toulon and will be largely partisan.
Last year Saracens beat Clermont at the 'neutral' venue that is Twickenham.
I doubt French teams have ever …
They need to be played over two legs.
At this stage of the tournament, the location of the deciding matches should not be pulled randomly out of an enlarged goldfish bowl.
The seeding system is long over, and we are told the grounds are all neutral venues.
That is not the case.
• Saracens: We're not breaking salary cap St Etienne and Marseille are a short drive from Clermont and Toulon and will be largely partisan.
Last year Saracens beat Clermont at the 'neutral' venue that is Twickenham.
I doubt French teams have ever …