European Champions Cup

After all of the controversy, discussions and actions the European Rugby Champions Cup has been formed and the inaugural tournament’s showpiece event will be hosted by Twickenham Stadium.

London Welsh have been drawn with Edinburgh Rugby, Bordeaux Begles and Lyon in Pool 5 of next season's inaugural European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Saracens chief executive Ed Griffiths says the creation of the European Rugby Champions Cup is a 'win-win' situation for Northern Hemisphere rugby.

The two-year deadlock on the future of top-flight European rugby is over and Bill Beaumont has hailed Ian Ritchie as a vital peace broker between the parties involved.