European Rugby Champions Cup: the new tournament format explained

With fewer teams than the Heineken Cup, European rugbys top club competition has a new format. Heres how it works The European Rugby Champions Cup replaces the Heineken Cup, whose 19-year lifespan ended in May. It is the premier European rugby competition, with a secondary tournament called the European Rugby Challenge Cup which, not at all confusingly, replaces the European Challenge Cup sitting beneath it. Continue reading...