European Rugby Champions Cup
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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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2279856 — 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: European Rugby Champions Cup Context triple: [Leinster, rugbyCompetition, European Rugby Champions Cup]
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A.
United Rugby Championship
The United Rugby Championship is a professional club rugby union league featuring top teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy, and South Africa.
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B.
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.
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C.
Six Nations
Six Nations is a historic confederation of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America, renowned for its sophisticated political system and influence on regional diplomacy and governance.
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D.
The Rugby Championship
The Rugby Championship is an annual southern hemisphere international rugby union tournament featuring the national teams of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Argentina.
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E.
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is the premier international tournament in rugby union, held every four years to determine the world champion among national teams.
- 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: European Rugby Champions Cup Target entity description: 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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A.
United Rugby Championship
The United Rugby Championship is a professional club rugby union league featuring top teams from Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy, and South Africa.
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B.
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.
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C.
Six Nations
Six Nations is a historic confederation of Indigenous nations in northeastern North America, renowned for its sophisticated political system and influence on regional diplomacy and governance.
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D.
The Rugby Championship
The Rugby Championship is an annual southern hemisphere international rugby union tournament featuring the national teams of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, and Argentina.
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E.
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is the premier international tournament in rugby union, held every four years to determine the world champion among national teams.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | rugby union club competition ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
European Rugby Champions Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
EPCR Champions Cup
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| alsoKnownAs |
European Rugby Champions Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
Champions Cup
European Rugby Champions Cup ⓘ
surface form:
EPCR Champions Cup
|
| awards | European Player of the Year ⓘ |
| broadcastPartners |
BT Sport (various periods)
ⓘ
surface form:
BT Sport
France Télévisions ⓘ Sky Sports ⓘ beIN Sports ⓘ |
| competitionFormat |
annual
ⓘ
club competition ⓘ knockout stage ⓘ |
| confederation | Rugby Europe ⓘ |
| finalVenue | various European stadiums ⓘ |
| formerName |
European Rugby Champions Cup
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surface form:
Heineken Cup
|
| gender | men's competition ⓘ |
| governingBody | European Professional Club Rugby ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters |
Lausanne
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
final
ⓘ
pool stage ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ |
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| includesTeamsFrom |
Premiership Rugby
ⓘ
surface form:
English Premiership Rugby
Top 14 ⓘ United Rugby Championship ⓘ |
| levelOnPyramid | top tier European club competition ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub |
Leinster Rugby
ⓘ
Toulouse ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingTeams | 24 ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.epcrugby.com ⓘ |
| organizer |
European Rugby Champions Cup
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surface form:
European Professional Club Rugby
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| prize |
European club title
ⓘ
qualification for next season's competition ⓘ |
| qualificationCriteria |
league position in domestic competitions
ⓘ
performance in previous European competitions ⓘ |
| rankingImpact | affects European club rankings ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
European Rugby Challenge Cup
ⓘ
surface form:
EPCR Challenge Cup
European Rugby Challenge Cup ⓘ |
| replaced |
1997 Heineken Cup
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surface form:
Heineken Cup
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| seasonTiming | Northern Hemisphere rugby season ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Heineken N.V.
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surface form:
Heineken
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| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| televisionCoverageRegion |
Europe
ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ |
| typeOfTournament | professional ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European Rugby Champions Cup Description of subject: The European Rugby Champions Cup is the premier annual club rugby union competition in Europe, featuring top teams from leading European leagues.
Referenced by (53)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
BT Sport
this entity surface form:
Heineken Cup
this entity surface form:
Heineken Cup
subject surface form:
Racing 92
subject surface form:
CA Brive
this entity surface form:
Heineken Cup
subject surface form:
CA Brive
this entity surface form:
European Professional Club Rugby
European Rugby Champions Cup
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abbreviation
→
European Rugby Champions Cup
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
EPCR Champions Cup
this entity surface form:
Heineken Cup
this entity surface form:
Champions Cup
this entity surface form:
EPCR Champions Cup
this entity surface form:
Heineken Cup 2005–06
this entity surface form:
European Rugby Champions Cup 2021–22
this entity surface form:
European Rugby Champions Cup 2022–23
this entity surface form:
European Rugby Champions Cup qualification
subject surface form:
RC Toulon
subject surface form:
RC Toulon
this entity surface form:
European club rugby championships