Match between Super Rugby and Champions Cup winners moves sizeable step closer

Leinster versus the Waratahs at Croke Park? How about Munster versus the Crusaders at Eden Park?

For years, rugby fans in the northern and southern hemispheres have clamoured for a match between the European Cup champions and the Super Rugby winners.

This afternoon, that dream took a big step closer towards becoming a regular part of the rugby calendar. A statement from the European Professional Club Rugby reads:

'We can confirm that it is actively formulating a strategy on how best to organise and market a match in the future between the winners of the European Rugby Champions Cup and the winners of the Super Rugby competition. 'As EPCR continues to develop the concept, it has to not least ensure that any such match would be incorporated into the global season at the appropriate time and that it would also involve full-strength squads from both competing clubs to reflect the elite nature of the Champions Cup and Super Rugby tournaments.

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