Updated: Thursday, 05 Dec 2013 19:29 | Comments Next season's Heineken Cup will not have any English teams English clubs are set for at least one season without any European rugby after they confirmed their refusal to take part in a revamped Heineken Cup next season, despite last week's decision by their French counterparts to return to the fold. The chairmen of the 12 Premiership clubs, as well as representatives from Leeds and Bristol, met in London on Thursday. "The English clubs have unanimously re-confirmed their position. Having served notice in June 2012, they will not participate in any competitions run by ERC (European Rugby Cup) from 2014-15 season," a statement said. The English clubs initially had the support of French clubs and, later, some Welsh
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English clubs set to vote on Heineken Cup decision
Updated: Wednesday, 04 Dec 2013 23:12 | Comments Premiership Rugby CEO Mark McCafferty will back the decision made on Thursday A decision on English clubs playing in Europe next season is expected to be made at a meeting of Premiership Rugby's shareholders in London on Thursday. Owners and chief executives from all 12 Aviva Premiership clubs - as well as delegates from shareholders Leeds and Bristol - will convene for what has been described as "effectively an emergency meeting" following Ligue Nationale de Rugby's (LNR) announcement last Thursday that French clubs would be pulling out of a proposed Rugby Champions Cup. After consulting its clubs at the weekend, Premiership Rugby called a 10am meeting for Thursday where the European issue will be top
Toulon say they will back Heineken Cup
Updated: Thursday, 17 Oct 2013 19:16 | Comments Mourad Boudjellal has revolted against LNR regulations to encourage home-grown players in the Top 14 By Tadhg Peavoy Current Heineken Cup champions Toulon have backed the Heineken Cup and the ERC by stating that they will compete in the competition next season due to LNR laws on foreign-trained players. According to French website Rugby365, Mourad Boudjellal, the president of Toulon, has responded to the Ligue National de Rugby's attempts to limit the number of foreign-trained players eligible to play for Top 14 clubs, by saying they will boycott the Premiership and LNR backed Rugby Champions Cup concept in favour of the Heineken Cup. The LNR has revealed plans to give financial incentives to clubs that maintain a
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