Play-off change in Champions Cup
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Next year's European Rugby Champions Cup qualification process has been changed due to a fixture clash.
The
original play-off plan
for the 20th and final place in the competition has been scrapped, with only three clubs rather than four now involved.
It means only one team from the Pro 12 - involving 12 clubs from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales - will be in the play-offs.
The Rugby Champions Cup replaces the Heineken Cup and
begins in October.
For the 2015/16 competition, two clubs in the Pro 12 were supposed to compete in a play-off agains…
The
original play-off plan
for the 20th and final place in the competition has been scrapped, with only three clubs rather than four now involved.
It means only one team from the Pro 12 - involving 12 clubs from Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales - will be in the play-offs.
The Rugby Champions Cup replaces the Heineken Cup and
begins in October.
For the 2015/16 competition, two clubs in the Pro 12 were supposed to compete in a play-off agains…
