Champions Cup reboot- no pools, FA Cup-style and play it after Christmas - Champions Cup

The global calendar remains a mess and rugbys powerbrokers need to get a grip after a controversial weekend It is still in there somewhere. The kernel of a great competition, albeit visible only in fleeting glimpses. The shimmering class of Toulouses Antoine Dupont, a gripping win for Northampton in Pretoria, the celebrations at the final whistle in Italy after Benetton had downed the English league leaders Bath, the supe