Amlin Challenge Cup final preview As the Cardiff 2014 finals approach, please find attached a comprehensive preview of Friday night’s Amlin Challenge Cup final between Bath Rugby and Northampton Saints including media schedules, updates, finals records and in-depth tournament statistics. A match pack preview for the final will be forwarded to media tomorrow. […]
Last eight dates and kick-off times announced Packed houses and even more drama will be in store when one of the highest quality weekends in the European rugby calendar kicks off in early April. The quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup, which feature clubs with a total of 30 European titles […]
Following a meeting of the ERC Match Officials Committee, the referees for Rounds 3 and 4 of the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup were announced today (Monday, 26 November 2012). CLICK HERE for Heineken Cup Referee List CLICK HERE for Amlin Challenge Referee List The meeting reviewed match official performances in Rounds 1 […]
Former Amlin Challenge Cup champions, Gloucester Rugby, have been drawn with high-quality opposition in English rivals, London Irish, as well as French representatives, Bordeaux-Bègles and Mont-de-Marsan, following the pool draw for the 2012/13 tournament. Gloucester will renew their Amlin Challenge Cup rivalry with London Irish, who they dramatically defeated 36-34 after extra-time in the 2006 […]
ERC has received a Citing Complaint against the Toulon prop, Carl Hayman (No 3), following the Amlin Challenge Cup final match between Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque and Toulon at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday, 18 May 2012. Hayman is alleged to have carried out a dangerous tackle on the Biarritz winger, Taku Ngwenya (No 14), […]
Tournament organisers, ERC, have announced that the RDS will be the venue for the Amlin Challenge Cup final on Friday, 17 May, 2013 with the Heineken Cup showpiece going ahead the following day at the nearby Aviva Stadium as the main event of a weekend festival double-header. With the two finals being played in close […]
Building on the successful initial two season agreement, adidas and ERC are proud to announce the extension of their partnership. The new agreement will see adidas continue as the official ball supplier to European club rugby’s elite tournaments, the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup for a further four years. Under the partnership, which will […]