NICK CAIN
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The European Cup is sinking thanks to the tinkering of EPCR and its stakeholders in the Premiership, URC, and Top 14.
Their latest attempt at a new format is another pig’s ear, and they are playing fast and loose with the future of the greatest club tournament in the world. It is a far cry from the halcyon days of the tournament, and our news story about Heineken withdrawing as title sponsors before the next edition of the tournament they have supported since it began, might not be coincidental.
At the moment, despite the increasing mediocrity...