Euro rugby chiefs have made a right mess of it

JEFF PROBYNA FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

If there has been more muddled thinking by a sports governing body than EPCR’s actions over the games postponed during the Christmas period, I can’t remember it. With the European competitions continuing despite the pandemic, EPCR punished teams in round one for having to cancel their game by imposing a massive 28-0 points loss.Then, after cancelling the seven matches postponed over Christmas and awarding 0-0 draws to both teams, EPCR have tried to justify their actions by blaming the clubs for the earlier cancellations saying ...

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