RFU role in European games questioned

ENGLISH clubs chief Mark McCafferty has questioned the need for any Rugby Football Union involvement in future top-flight European competitions.

Fri, 06 Apr, 2007 - 01:00
Steve Douglas, Orly

England’s Guinness Premiership teams and the top 14 French sides will not take part in next season’s Heineken Cup or European Challenge Cup.

The powerful Anglo-French alliance is set to decimate both events, with broadcasters and sponsors set to withdraw support.

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