European Challenge Cup at risk of becoming rugby’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy

What should be the Uefa Cup or Europa League of rugby union is struggling for relevance because, as far as the French clubs are concerned, the competition is no longer worth the hassle• Talking points from the weekend’s Premiership actionA distinct hint of deja vu swirls around this weekend’s European Champions Cup quarter-finals. A decade ago, as now, three of the four ties in the last eight were hosted by French clubs, while Leinster entertained English opposition in Dublin. Of those French sides, all reached the semi-finals and two of them – Toulouse and Stade Français – contested th…