Exclusive: European rugby chiefs in Challenge Cup sponsor talks

European rugby chiefs are in exploratory discussions with companies over a potential title sponsor for the Challenge Cup, City A.M. can reveal.

The relative of the Champions Cup, which on Thursday announced bank Investec as its title sponsor on a five-year deal, the Challenge Cup has not had a sponsor since insurer Amlin partnered the competition in the 2013-14 season.

“I’d love to have one,” Jacques Raynaud, chief executive of competition organisers EPCR, told City A.M. “We are having a bit of a conv