CHAMPIONS CUP: A FORMER FRENCH INTERNATIONAL BLASTS THE COMPETITION FOR ITS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS!

A former French professional rugby player has denounced the Champions Cup for the ecological problems it causes.

For Julien Pierre, there's a lot of anger about the Champions Cup. And it's not about the results of the competition, but rather about the ecology and the relationship with the Champions Cup. The former French international, who also played for Stade Rochelais, Clermont and Pau, has been very vocal about the ecological problems caused by the European competition. He spoke of the case of the Blue Bulls, the South African team that has been flying in and out of planes lately. As a reminder, on March 29, the Pretoria-based franchise crossed the planet to play a match in Dublin against Leinster (47-14). The following week, the South Africans returned home to host Lyon in the Champions Cup Round of 16 (59-19). But the following week, the Bulls had to make another trip to the quarter-finals to take on Northampton. But it turned out to be the B team that was sent to England, only to take a beating with a 59-22 defeat. And it made Julien Pierre furious, as he blasted the Champions Cup in a major tirade.

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