Waikato’s Chiefs set gold standard for Europe’s contenders to strive for | Robert Kitson

The European Champions Cup quarter-finals have much to offer but a look at Waikato’s Chiefs and you realise that Wasps, Exeter, Toulon, Leicester and co have a lot to do to make the southern hemisphere take noticeThis is frequently the best week of the year for Europe’s rugby union watchers. Why? Because the northern hemisphere club game, newly released from the suffocating grip of international call-ups and rubbish weather, finally has the chance to show its true colours. The last eight of the European Champions Cup seldom fails to deliver at least one classic or refresh jaded palates before …