European rugby chiefs want to overhaul the Champions Cup schedule to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s damaging scenes in which the Bulls sent a weakened team for their quarter-final against Northampton and are lobbying participating leagues to agree.
The Bulls came in for widespread criticism and faced accusations of disrespecting the integrity of the competition after leaving 11 South Africa internationals at home before their trip to Franklin’s Gardens where they were outclassed 59-22 on Saturday. The Bulls head coach, Jake White, defended making 13 changes to his side on the basis of a growing injury list while also pointing to how the club would have to use eight different airlines to make the trip.
