As the pool stages of the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup reach their conclusion, ERC, the governing body of European club rugby’s two tournaments, is beginning the search for the outstanding player who will follow in the footsteps of Rob Kearney and become the ERC European Player of the Year 2013. The Leinster […]
ERC stakeholders have requested ERC to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the proposals for change to European club rugby tournaments for the 2014/15 season and beyond. Following a productive meeting of representatives of ERC stakeholders in Dublin today (Tuesday, 30 October 2012), the two proposed format changes of a 20-club and a 32-club Heineken Cup, […]
European qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2015 got off to an electrifying start as Hungary defeated Bulgaria 28-23 in Kecskemét to open their FIRA-AER European Nations Cup account in style in front of a record crowd for a Rugby match in the country. The Hungarians kept their hopes of topping the ENC Division 2C standings […]
ERC has announced that the 2014 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals will be staged in France. The two European club rugby showpiece matches will be played on the weekend of 23/24/25 May and ERC is currently working in partnership with the FFR to confirm dates and venues for both games. 2014 will mark […]
Representatives of ERC stakeholders met in Dublin today (Tuesday, 18 September 2012) to begin the formulation of a new Accord which provides for the structure and format of European club rugby tournaments for the 2014/15 season and beyond. The meeting included productive discussions regarding the future of the club game in Europe with a general […]
Following recent contact and coverage of Ulster Youth Summer Programmes moving towards the Interpros it has been our pleasure to see the strategy for growth and development of our province. Rugby is growing in Ulster and in the past few season we have all witnessed the unprecedented successes of our schools and clubs on the […]
The Ireland Women’s Sevens Squad for the FIRA/AER European Women’s Championship in Ghent has been named. Ireland coach Jon Skurr today announced a 13 woman squad for the tournament which takes place in Belgium this weekend. The tournament is of huge importance to the team as it is the first round qualifier for the IRB […]
ERC can confirm that a consultation process involving all its stakeholders will commence shortly following formal applications by the Federation Francaise de Rugby, the Ligue Nationale de Rugby and Premiership Rugby for a review of the ERC Shareholder Agreement which provides the structure for European club rugby’s two tournaments, the Heineken Cup and the Amlin […]
The prestigious award crowns an outstanding season for the full-back who started every one of Leinster’s nine European games as the Irish club triumphed in the Heineken Cup for an unprecedented third time in four years. Kearney succeeds teammate, Sean O’Brien, as the winner of northern hemisphere rugby’s ultimate individual accolade. The 26-year-old scored six […]