English clubs seek new Euro approach

Premiership Rugby have lost faith in the current Heineken Cup talks process and will call for change at today’s meeting in Dublin.

The English clubs have been frustrated by the lack of progress made on the future shape of European rugby in two lengthy stakeholder meetings, held in Dublin and Rome.

A third meeting, held last week in Paris without Premiership Rugby, saw the French clubs reject two different proposals for new-look competitions tabled by the Rabodirect PRO12 clubs.