Fixture chaos in Europe again threatens premier club competition

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Turn the calendar back a year and the integrity of Europe’s premier club competition, the Heineken Champions Cup, was facing a period of uncertainty.

Having already changed its format to bring a meaningful competition as a result of the Covid pandemic it was thrown into further disarray. Fixtures which could not be fulfilled due to Covid outbreaks within clubs saw points awarded by default.

After two rounds the inevitable happened, the remaining pool games were cancelled and qualification for the knockout stages was determined by standings after round two.

Fast forward to the present again and questions of integrity and uncertainty are once again to the forefront of this competition. With a new omicron variant raging across this pan European event you have to once again feel for those in charge of administering the competition.

Round ones and two have been completed, and already three games have been decided by default with clubs impacted by Covid outbreaks. Then, as regulations change across the continent, France puts . . .

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