European Rugby Cup

European Rugby Cup
SportRugby union
Founded1995
ChairmanJean-Pierre Lux
CEODerek McGrath
Closure date2014

European Rugby Cup Ltd (or ERC) was the governing body and organiser of the two major European rugby union club tournaments; the Heineken Cup and the Amlin Challenge Cup.[1] It was replaced by the European Professional Club Rugby governing body in 2014.

The inaugural Heineken Cup competition was held in 1995–96, with the second-tiercompetition established the following season.

  1. ^ "ERC Rugby Homepage". Archived from the original on 23 April 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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