European Rugby Challenge Cup
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The European Rugby Challenge Cup is a major annual European club rugby union competition featuring professional teams from various domestic leagues, positioned as the second-tier tournament below the Champions Cup.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EPCR Challenge Cup | 13 |
| European Rugby Challenge Cup canonical | 10 |
| European Challenge Cup | 3 |
| European Professional Club Rugby competitions | 1 |
| European Rugby Challenge Cup 2008–09 | 1 |
| European Rugby Cup | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
rugby union club competition ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
European Rugby Challenge Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
|
| aboveCompetition | European Rugby Champions Cup ⓘ |
| broadcastScope | international television coverage ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | second-tier European club competition ⓘ |
| confederation |
Rugby Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
Rugby Europe (indirectly via unions)
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| eligibility | clubs from EPCR-participating unions ⓘ |
| format |
club competition
ⓘ
pool stage and knockout stage ⓘ |
| formerName |
Amlin Challenge Cup
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European Rugby Challenge Cup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
European Challenge Cup
Parker Pen Challenge Cup ⓘ |
| formerOrganizer |
European Rugby Challenge Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
European Rugby Cup
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| founded | 1996 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men's rugby union ⓘ |
| governingBody | European Professional Club Rugby ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
final
ⓘ
knockout stage ⓘ pool stage ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1996–97 ⓘ |
| includesTeamsFrom |
English Premiership
ⓘ
French rugby union championship ⓘ
surface form:
French Top 14
United Rugby Championship ⓘ other European domestic leagues ⓘ |
| matchType | 15-a-side rugby union ⓘ |
| organizer |
EPCR
ⓘ
European Professional Club Rugby ⓘ |
| prize | European club trophy ⓘ |
| qualification |
based on domestic league performance
ⓘ
teams not qualified for Champions Cup ⓘ |
| region | European clubs ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
EPCR Challenge Cup Qualifying Competition
ⓘ
European Rugby Champions Cup ⓘ |
| ruleSet |
Laws of the Game of rugby union
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surface form:
World Rugby Laws of the Game
|
| scheduling | Northern Hemisphere season ⓘ |
| scope | multi-national club competition ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | runs across multiple months each season ⓘ |
| sponsorType | title sponsorship deals have changed over time ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| teamType | professional clubs ⓘ |
| tier | second tier in European club rugby hierarchy ⓘ |
| website | https://www.epcrugby.com ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
European Professional Club Rugby competitions
subject surface form:
Racing 92
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
European Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
European Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
European Rugby Challenge Cup 2008–09
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
European Rugby Challenge Cup
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formerOrganizer
→
European Rugby Challenge Cup
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
European Rugby Cup
European Rugby Challenge Cup
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abbreviation
→
European Rugby Challenge Cup
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
European Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
subject surface form:
RC Toulon
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
subject surface form:
RC Toulon
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup