European rugby’s Swiss move drags on

European rugby bosses have confirmed internal wrangling and moving competition headquarters from Dublin to Switzerland could delay the appointment of a figurehead chairman for the revamped continental game by five months.

The search for an independent chairman to lead European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) is already three months behind schedule, and could stretch beyond March.

Europe’s new governing body EPCR was forced to commission predecessor European Rugby Cup (ERC) to run this term’s competitions, unable to secure new operations in Switzerland quickly enough.