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

History

The organisation was established in 1995, in preparation for the 1995–96 season, and was headquartered in Dublin. ERC's had nine major shareholders: the six tier 1 unions and three club associations, which were all represented on the board of directors:

Unions
Club associations

In 2012, Premiership Rugby and LNR, on behalf of the English and French clubs respectively, notified ERC that they would be withdrawing from the accord governing the competition, being dissatisfied with the organisation of the competition and the distribution of funding. Premiership Rugby subsequently refused to join any new agreement in which ERC remained organisers of European rugby tournaments.

In April 2014 the nine shareholders with an interest in continuing major European club competition came to an agreement for new competitions. Under the new agreement, ERC was wound up, and a new body, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), was created to organise three new competitions, European Rugby Champions Cup, the European Rugby Challenge Cup, and the third tier Qualifying Competition, beginning with the 2014–15 season.[2]

ERC Governance

The Board of ERC, which oversaw the implementation of ERC's strategy for the development of European club rugby, was made up of representatives of the six shareholder unions, league bodies and club representatives and shaped the strategy and development of ERC and the tournaments.

Reporting to and making recommendation the Board were a series of ERC Committees, focusing on the various roles of ERC as a Governing Body and Tournament Organiser and these drew on the experience and expertise of the clubs and Unions from each participation nation.

ERC Committee Structure: – ERC Commercial Committee – ERC Rugby Committee – ERC Match Officials Committee – ERC Disciplinary Committee – ERC Finance and Audit Committee

The ERC Executive and team of 20 employees was based in the Dublin headquarters and were charged with implementing the strategy for the development of European club rugby and management of the two tournaments and of the showpiece ERC Finals weekend.[3]

ERC European Player of the Year

Recognised as one of the most prestigious individual accolades in the game, the ERC European Player of the Year honoured the best player of the European club rugby season from both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup tournaments.

In 2010 ERC launched the ERC15 Awards, recognising the outstanding contributors to the first decade and a half of European competition. The inaugural recipient of the ERC European Player Award, as the best player over the first 15 years of these tournaments, was Munster Rugby's Ronan O'Gara. For the 2010/11 season, ERC moved to present an annual award.[4]

Steffon Armitage, from Toulon, was named ERC European Player of the Year in 2014.[5][6]

Winners:[7]
Ronan O'Gara (Munster Rugby) – 2010 (Awarded for the previous 15 seasons)
Seán O'Brien (Leinster Rugby) 2011
Rob Kearney (Leinster Rugby) 2012
Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon) 2013
Steffon Armitage (Toulon) 2014
Nick Abendanon (Clermont) 2015

ERC Elite Awards

To celebrate the 10th anniversary season of the Heineken Cup, the ERC Elite Awards scheme was introduced to recognise the most prominent teams and players of the competitions.

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Team[8] Appearances
Template:Flagicon Munster 138
Template:Flagicon Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Leinster 128
Template:Flagicon Leicester Tigers 124
Template:Flagicon Scarlets[n 1] 117
Template:Flagicon Ulster
Template:Flagicon Cardiff Blues[n 2] 114
Template:Flagicon Edinburgh 103
Template:Flagicon Benetton 96
Template:Flagicon Biarritz Olympique 92
Template:Flagicon Glasgow Warriors 91
Template:Flagicon Northampton Saints 83
Template:Flagicon Perpignan 81
Template:Flagicon Stade Français 79
Template:Flagicon London Wasps 78
Template:Flagicon Montferrand/Clermont Auvergne 76
Template:Flagicon Bath 72
Template:Flagicon Ospreys 69
Template:Flagicon Harlequins 68
Template:Flagicon Castres Olympique 64
Template:Flagicon Gloucester
Template:Flagicon Saracens 56
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  1. ↑ Includes 48 appearances as Llanelli RFC before the
    introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales
  2. ↑ Includes 44 appearances as Cardiff RFC before the
    introduction of regional rugby union teams in Wales
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Player[9] Club(s) Appearances
Template:Flagicon Cian Healy Leinster 111
Template:Flagicon Ronan O'Gara Munster 110
Template:Flagicon Gordon D′Arcy Leinster 104
Template:Flagicon John Hayes Munster 101
Template:Flagicon Peter Stringer Munster, Saracens, Bath 100

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Player[10] Club(s) Appearances
Template:Flagicon Ronan O'Gara Munster 110
Template:Flagicon John Hayes Munster 101
Template:Flagicon Peter Stringer Munster, Saracens, Bath 100
Template:Flagicon Gordon D'Arcy Leinster 98
Template:Flagicon Donncha O'Callaghan Munster 96
Template:Flagicon Leo Cullen Leinster, Leicester Tigers, Leinster (2nd stint) 92
Template:Flagicon Shane Horgan Leinster 87
Template:Flagicon Brian O'Driscoll Leinster
Template:Flagicon Clément Poitrenaud Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Anthony Foley Munster 86
Template:Flagicon David Wallace Munster
Template:Flagicon Nathan Hines Edinburgh, Perpignan, Leinster, Clermont Auvergne 85
Template:Flagicon Jean Bouilhou Toulouse 84
Template:Flagicon Marcus Horan Munster
Template:Flagicon Stephen Jones Llanelli, Scarlets, Clermont Auvergne, Scarlets (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon Fabien Pelous Dax, Toulouse 81
Template:Flagicon Martyn Williams Pontypridd, Cardiff, Cardiff Blues
Template:Flagicon Yannick Jauzion Colomiers, Toulouse 79
Template:Flagicon Alan Quinlan Munster 78
Template:Flagicon Sylvain Marconnet Stade Français, Biarritz 76
Template:Flagicon Paul O'Connell Munster
Template:Flagicon Julien Peyrelongue Biarritz 75
Template:Flagicon Ian Gough Pontypridd, Newport, Newport Gwent Dragons, Ospreys 74
Template:Flagicon Geordan Murphy Leicester Tigers
Template:Flagicon Malcolm O'Kelly Leinster
Template:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Poux Toulouse
Template:Flagicon William Servat Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Vincent Clerc Toulouse 73
Template:Flagicon Allan Jacobsen Edinburgh 72
Template:Flagicon Martin Castrogiovanni Calvisano, Leicester Tigers 71
Template:Flagicon Cédric Heymans Brive, Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Shane Jennings Leinster, Leicester Tigers, Leinster (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon Jérôme Thion Montferrand, Perpignan, Biarritz
Template:Flagicon Vernon Cooper Llanelli, Scarlets 70
Template:Flagicon Florian Fritz Bourgoin, Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Simon Shaw London Wasps
Template:Flagicon Martin Corry Leicester Tigers 69
Template:Flagicon Louis Deacon Leicester Tigers 68
Template:Flagicon Girvan Dempsey Leinster
Template:Flagicon George Chuter Saracens, Leicester Tigers 67
Template:Flagicon John Kelly Munster
Template:Flagicon Grégory Lamboley Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mas Perpignan
Template:Flagicon Chris Paterson Edinburgh, Gloucester, Edinburgh (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon Jamie Heaslip Leinster 66
Template:Flagicon Adam Jones Neath, Ospreys
Template:Flagicon Duncan Jones Neath, Ospreys
Template:Flagicon Eoin Reddan Munster, London Wasps, Leinster
Template:Flagicon David Skrela Colomiers, Stade Français, Toulouse, Clermont Auvergne
Template:Flagicon Chris Wyatt Llanelli, Scarlets, Bourgoin
Template:Flagicon Ben Kay Leicester Tigers 65
Template:Flagicon Julien Bonnaire Bourgoin, Clermont Auvergne 64
Template:Flagicon Yannick Bru Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Brusque Pau, Biarritz
Template:Flagicon Romain Millo-Chluski Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Dimitri Yachvili Biarritz 63
Template:Flagicon Benoît August Stade Français, Biarritz 62
Template:Flagicon Mick O'Driscoll Munster, Perpignan, Munster (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon Iestyn Thomas Ebbw Vale, Llanelli, Scarlets
Template:Flagicon Shane Byrne Leinster, Saracens 61
Template:Flagicon Reggie Corrigan Leinster
Template:Flagicon Thierry Dusautoir Biarritz, Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Dougie Hall Edinburgh, Glasgow Warriors 60
Template:Flagicon Dafydd James Pontypridd, Llanelli, Bridgend, Celtic Warriors, Harlequins, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues
Template:Flagicon Gethin Jenkins Celtic Warriors, Cardiff Blues
Template:Flagicon Benjamin Kayser Stade Français, Leicester Tigers, Stade Français (2nd stint), Castres Olympique, Clermont Auvergne
Template:Flagicon Christian Labit Toulouse, Northampton Saints
Template:Flagicon Gareth Thomas Cardiff, Bridgend, Celtic Warriors, Toulouse, Cardiff Blues
Template:Flagicon Andrew Trimble Ulster
Template:Flagicon Iain Balshaw Bath, Gloucester, Biarritz 59
Template:Flagicon Steve Borthwick Bath, Saracens
Template:Flagicon Frédéric Michalak Toulouse, Toulon
Template:Flagicon Lewis Moody Leicester Tigers, Bath
Template:Flagicon Graham Rowntree Leicester Tigers
Template:Flagicon Perry Freshwater Leicester Tigers, Perpignan 58
Template:Flagicon Salvatore Perugini L'Aquila, Calvisano, Toulouse, Aironi
Template:Flagicon Trevor Brennan Leinster, Toulouse 57
Template:Flagicon Victor Costello Leinster
Template:Flagicon Justin Fitzpatrick Ulster, Castres Olympique, Ulster (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon David Humphreys Ulster
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Thomas Swansea, Ospreys
Template:Flagicon Shane Williams Neath, Ospreys
Template:Flagicon Roger Wilson Ulster, Northampton Saints, Ulster (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon Joe Worsley London Wasps
Template:Flagicon Philippe Bidabé Biarritz 56
Template:Flagicon Simon Easterby Llanelli, Scarlets
Template:Flagicon Anthony Horgan Munster
Template:Flagicon Gavin Thomas Bath, Ospreys, Scarlets, Newport Gwent Dragons
Template:Flagicon David Auradou Stade Français 55
Template:Flagicon Serge Betsen Biarritz, London Wasps
Template:Flagicon Tommy Bowe Ulster, Ospreys, Ulster (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon Robin McBryde Llanelli, Scarlets
Template:Flagicon Yannick Nyanga Béziers, Toulouse
Template:Flagicon Shaun Payne Swansea, Munster
Template:Flagicon Frankie Sheahan Munster
Template:Flagicon Damien Traille Pau, Biarritz
Template:Flagicon Garan Evans Llanelli, Scarlets 54
Template:Flagicon Denis Hickie Leinster
Template:Flagicon Benoît Lecouls Toulouse, Biarritz, Toulouse (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon Tom Voyce Bath, London Wasps, Gloucester
Template:Flagicon Paddy Wallace Ulster
Template:Flagicon Jason White Glasgow, Sale Sharks, Clermont Auvergne
Template:Flagicon Isaac Boss Ulster, Leinster 53
Template:Flagicon Lawrence Dallaglio London Wasps
Template:Flagicon Austin Healey Leicester Tigers
Template:Flagicon Alex King London Wasps, Clermont
Template:Flagicon Leon Lloyd Leicester Tigers, Gloucester
Template:Flagicon Mauro Bergamasco Petrarca, Benetton Treviso, Stade Français, Aironi
Zebre 		52
Template:Flagicon Kelly Brown Borders, Glasgow Warriors, Saracens
Template:Flagicon Pieter de Villiers Stade Français
Template:Flagicon Vincent Debaty Perpignan, Clermont Auvergne
Template:Flagicon Imanol Harinordoquy Pau, Biarritz Olympique
Template:Flagicon Deiniol Jones Bridgend, Celtic Warriors, Cardiff Blues
Template:Flagicon Rob Kearney Leinster
Template:Flagicon Eric Miller Leinster, Leicester Tigers, Ulster, Leinster (2nd stint)
Template:Flagicon Aurélien Rougerie Clermont Auvergne
Template:Flagicon Rimas Álvarez Kairelis Perpignan 51
Template:Flagicon Peter Buxton Newport, Gloucester
Template:Flagicon Lee Byrne Scarlets, Ospreys, Clermont Auvergne
Template:Flagicon Ben Cohen Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks
Template:Flagicon John Davies Neath, Llanelli, Scarlets
Template:Flagicon Martin Johnson Leicester Tigers
Template:Flagicon Al Kellock Edinburgh, Glasgow Warriors
Template:Flagicon Scott Murray Saracens, Edinburgh, Montauban, Castres Olympique
Template:Flagicon Brendan Williams Petrarca, Benetton Treviso
Template:Flagicon Nicolas Durand Béziers, Perpignan, Racing Métro 92, Toulon, Perpignan (2nd stint) 50
Template:Flagicon Ross Ford Borders, Edinburgh
Template:Flagicon Gary Longwell Ulster
Template:Flagicon Sonny Parker Pontypridd, Celtic Warriors, Ospreys
Template:Flagicon Julien Pierre Bourgoin, Clermont Auvergne
Template:Flagicon Matthew Rees Celtic Warriors, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues

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Player[11] Club(s) Points
Template:Flagicon Ronan O'Gara Munster 1,365
Template:Flagicon Stephen Jones Llanelli, Scarlets, Clermont Auvergne, Scarlets (2nd stint) 869
Template:Flagicon Dimitri Yachvili Biarritz 661
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Diego Domínguez Milan, Stade Français 645
Template:Flagicon David Humphreys Ulster 564
Template:Flagicon Neil Jenkins Pontypridd, Cardiff, Celtic Warriors 502
Template:Flagicon David Skrela Colomiers, Stade Français, Toulouse, Clermont Auvergne 500

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Player[12] Club(s) Tries
Template:Flagicon Vincent Clerc Toulouse 35
Template:Flagicon Brian O'Driscoll Leinster 33
Template:Flagicon Dafydd James Pontypridd, Llanelli, Bridgend, Celtic Warriors, Harlequins, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues 29
Template:Flagicon Shane Horgan Leinster 27
Template:Flagicon Gordon D'Arcy Leinster 26
Template:Flagicon Geordan Murphy Leicester Tigers 25

References

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