Heineken Cup set to be kicked into touch

BT Vision boss Marc Watson has revealed plans for “a dazzling new European tournament” that will inevitably cast huge uncertainty over the Heineken Cup’s future.

The European game is still digesting yesterday’s Premiership Rugby announcement of a €189.5m four-year deal with the broadcaster.

BT Vision will show live Aviva Premiership games from the start of next season instead of Sky Sports and ESPN, but a key part of their involvement is also screening live European matches involving Premiership clubs for three seasons from 2015.