End of the Heine Cup then?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/24038523
Find it all very frustrating as a fan. Personally i think the English clubs are using the qualification line as an excuse and it is simply all about the money.
I partly agree that there should not be automatic qualification for the HC for both Scotish and Italian teams and that it should be the top 8 Pro12 finishers for example. However in Italy and to a lesser extent Scotland they are trying to grow the game and top level European matches are an important part of that perhaps they should be given another 2 years of automatic qualification and then top 8 to HC bottom 4 to Amlin.
What value is there in a new tournament that does not have all nations represented and is missing either 3 or 5 of the last 8 winners?
I get the impression that there are a couple of pig headed idiots in charge on both sides that won’t yield power or influence and it will ultimately be the fans that suffer as usual.