European rugby chiefs working on Club World Cup to take place every four years

The EPCR are actively working towards a Club World Cup every four years that "would replace the latter stages of the Heineken Champions Cup"

The participation of the South African franchises in the Champions Cup from next season, via qualification from the United Rugby Championship, will act as a stepping stone towards this goal. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie

Simon Halliday, the outgoing chairman of European club rugby's governing body, the EPCR, has backed a Club World Cup to take place every four years.

Halliday, a former England international who played in the 1991 World Cup final, says the EPCR are actively working towards a competition every four years that "would replace the latter stages of the Heineken Champions Cup".