Heineken Cup
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The Heineken Cup was Europe's premier club rugby union competition, featuring top teams from leading European rugby nations before being replaced by the European Rugby Champions Cup.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heineken Cup canonical | 7 |
| Heineken Cup 1999–2000 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10890085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Heineken Cup Context triple: [Leicester Tigers, previousEuropeanCompetition, Heineken Cup]
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European Rugby Champions Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup is the premier annual club rugby union competition in Europe, featuring top teams from leading European leagues.
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B.
European Rugby Challenge Cup
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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C.
Heineken Cup 2007–08
The Heineken Cup 2007–08 was the 13th season of Europe's premier club rugby union competition, culminating in Munster Rugby claiming the title.
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D.
1997 Heineken Cup
The 1997 Heineken Cup was the second season of Europe's premier club rugby union competition, culminating in French side CA Brive winning the title.
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E.
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union tournament contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Heineken Cup Target entity description: The Heineken Cup was Europe's premier club rugby union competition, featuring top teams from leading European rugby nations before being replaced by the European Rugby Champions Cup.
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A.
European Rugby Champions Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup is the premier annual club rugby union competition in Europe, featuring top teams from leading European leagues.
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B.
European Rugby Challenge Cup
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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C.
Heineken Cup 2007–08
The Heineken Cup 2007–08 was the 13th season of Europe's premier club rugby union competition, culminating in Munster Rugby claiming the title.
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D.
1997 Heineken Cup
The 1997 Heineken Cup was the second season of Europe's premier club rugby union competition, culminating in French side CA Brive winning the title.
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E.
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union tournament contested by the national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
club rugby competition
ⓘ
rugby union competition ⓘ |
| abbreviation | H Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Heineken European Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastIn |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | pool stage and knockout stage ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2014 ⓘ |
| endedDueTo | governance disputes between unions and clubs ⓘ |
| finalVenueVariedBySeason | true ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1995–96 Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | European Rugby Cup Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 2013–14 Heineken Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | top tier European club competition ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub | Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClubTitles | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFinalVenue |
Millennium Stadium
NERFINISHED
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Murrayfield Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ Stade de France NERFINISHED ⓘ Twickenham Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsVariedBetween | 20 and 24 ⓘ |
| officialBallSport | rugby union ball ⓘ |
| organiser | European Rugby Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatingCountries |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| qualificationBasis |
domestic cup performance
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domestic league performance ⓘ |
| region | European club rugby ⓘ |
| replacedBy | European Rugby Champions Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCompetitionStructure | previous ad hoc European club tournaments ⓘ |
| scheduling | primarily October to May ⓘ |
| secondaryCompetitionRelated | European Challenge Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Heineken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| successorCompetition | European Rugby Champions Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophy | Heineken Cup trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| websiteStatus | defunct as standalone competition site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heineken Cup Description of subject: The Heineken Cup was Europe's premier club rugby union competition, featuring top teams from leading European rugby nations before being replaced by the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heineken Cup 1999–2000