Blanco blames RFU for Cup boycott

Serge Blanco claims the defiance of the Rugby Football Union and the undermining of his country’s domestic championship are the reasons behind the decision by French clubs to boycott next season’s Heineken Cup.

Former France full-back Blanco is the president of France’s Ligue Nationale (LNR), the organisation that oversees the top French clubs, which yesterday voted 14 to three in favour of turning its back on Europe’s leading competition.