Welsh teams support Champions Cup

Wales’ four regional teams have pledged “full support” for the proposed Rugby Champions Cup mooted by England and France next season.

The announcement, made on behalf of the regions by their umbrella organisation Regional Rugby Wales, comes on the eve of summit talks in Dublin aimed at thrashing out a new tournament agreement for the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup competitions next season.

Top English and French clubs have no intention of being involved in those discussions, though, forging ahead instead with plans for the Rugby Champions Cup that they initially announced last month.