European Rugby Challenge Cup

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annual sporting event rugby union club competition

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.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
EPCR Challenge Cup 13
European Rugby Challenge Cup canonical 10
European Challenge Cup 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event ⓘ
rugby union club competition ⓘ
abbreviation European Rugby Challenge Cup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 ⓘ
European Rugby Challenge Cup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: European Challenge Cup

Parker Pen Challenge Cup ⓘ
formerOrganizer European Rugby Challenge Cup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: European Rugby Cup
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

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Stade Français → notableCompetition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
Cardiff Rugby → competition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
Sharks (rugby union) → participatesIn → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Professional Club Rugby competitions
Ospreys → competition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
ASM Clermont Auvergne → wonCompetition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
Racing 92 rugby union → competition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
subject surface form: Racing 92
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
Dragons → competesIn → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
Top 14 → sendsTeamsTo → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
Section Paloise → competition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
Section Paloise → wonCompetition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
United Rugby Championship → confersQualificationTo → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
United Rugby Championship → relatedCompetition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
European Rugby Champions Cup → relatedCompetition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
European Rugby Champions Cup → relatedCompetition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
Leicester Tigers → wonCompetition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Challenge Cup
London Irish R.F.C. → competitionParticipation → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Challenge Cup
Northampton Saints → wonEuropeanTitle → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Rugby Challenge Cup 2008–09
French rugby union championship → qualificationFor → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
European Rugby Challenge Cup → formerOrganizer → European Rugby Challenge Cup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Rugby Cup
European Rugby Challenge Cup → abbreviation → European Rugby Challenge Cup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
European Rugby Challenge Cup → formerName → European Rugby Challenge Cup self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: European Challenge Cup
Ulster Rugby → competition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
Premiership Rugby → qualificationFor → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
USAP → notableCompetition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
Montpellier Hérault Rugby → hasWon → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
rugby union club RC Toulon → competition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
subject surface form: RC Toulon
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
rugby union club RC Toulon → hasWon → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
subject surface form: RC Toulon
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
RC Toulon → competition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ
this entity surface form: EPCR Challenge Cup
USA Perpignan → competition → European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ