Championship chairman Simon Halliday believes that “persistent uncertainty” over Rugby Football Union financial support regarding the English game’s second tier has made it “impossible” for Jersey Reds’ investors to continue.
Ex-European rugby boss Simon Halliday has secured his next gig in the sport, stepping down into the Championship in England.
Ex-England winger Simon Halliday has issued an exit statement after his six-and-a-half-year stint as EPCR chairman came to an end.
EPCR Chairman Simon Halliday has confirmed that the three main northern hemisphere leagues have agreed in principle a further eight years of European rugby competition.
Ex-England wing Simon Halliday is EPCR chairman and he has been left flabbergasted by French government interference in the Champions Cup.
When Jason Leonard emerged from the underground changing room into the intimidating atmosphere of the Velez Sarsfield stadium in Buenos Aires in 1990 he had no idea it signalled the launch of a record breaking England career.
Heading into his fifth season as EPCR chairman, Simon Halliday is demanding better governance for professional rugby and calls on World Rugby to quit ignoring the views of the European clubs.