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Paul Rees: Champions Cup must return to its elite status

Paul Rees sees too many mismatches in last weekend’s European games… while problems mount for the men in red
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Paul Rees sees too many mismatches in last weekend’s European games… while problems mount for the men in red

The clue should be in the name: the Champions Cup. Rugby’s version has become a misnomer, accessible to teams who finish in the bottom half of their league and, despite billing itself as the leading club tournament in Europe, clubs are not obliged to field their leading players.
Nowhere near the number of 24 are in it to win it. For some, the Champions Cup is about the qualifying rather than the taking part, vastly preferable to being marooned in the Challenge Cup, and the group stag...

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