Champions Cup has a jeopardy problem: can anyone stop the Top 14 giants?

The Guardian

A seventh consecutive French title looks likely with lopsided odds again favouring Toulouse and Bordeaux-Bègles The world is currently awash with uncertainty but not, sadly, in the case of rugby’s Champions Cup. This season’s winners will be either Toulouse or Bordeaux-Bègles. Next question? Such is the French stranglehold on the tournament – six consecutive years and counting – that it grows ever harder, given the existing structure and regulations, to see anyone upsetting the increasingly lopsided odds. Bookmakers are quoting the Top 14 powerhouses at 13-5 each for the title, with Leinster…