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Encyclopedia > European Shield

The European Shield was a reprechage tournament for teams knocked out in the first round of the European Challenge Cup in 2002-03 and 2003-04. The name "European Shield" had previously been used for the now renamed European Challenge Cup. The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ...


In 2004-05 the twelve teams who failed to progress from the qualifying round of the European Challenge Cup were joined in the draw for the European Shield by Bucureşti (Romania), UCM Madrid (Spain), Bera Bera (Spain) and Lisboa Rugby Club (Portugal). BucureÅŸti are a rugby union team that competes in the European Challenge Cup. ...


The Shield competition has not been held since 2005 due to restructuring of the European Challenge Cup.


Previous Winners of the European Shield

Season Winner Score Runner-up Venue Crowd
2003 Castres Olympique 40-12 Caerphilly Madejski Stadium, Reading 3.500
2004 Montpellier 25-19 Arix Viadana Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma 2,553
2005 FC Auch 23-10 Worcester Warriors Kassam Stadium, Oxford 2,823

Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ... Caerphilly Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team founded in 1887. ... The Madejski Stadium is a football stadium in Reading, England. ... This article is about the learning activity. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ... Viadana Rugby is a Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10. ... This article is about the Italian city. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... FC Auch is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ... Official website www. ... The interior of Kassum stadium. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...

See also

The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ... The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ... The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (English: National Rugby League) is the name of the national professional rugby union league of France. ... The Celtic League, currently known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ... The Super 10 is the national rugby union competition in Italy. ...

External links

  • Official site (in English)
  • Official site (in French)
  • Unofficial European club rankings
The EDF Energy Cup, also known as the Anglo-Welsh Cup an the English & Welsh rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring all 12 Guinness Premiership clubs and all 4 Welsh Regions. ... The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. ... The Celtic League, currently known as the Magners League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. ... The Guinness Premiership is a professional league competition for rugby union clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. ... Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One is Scotlands national rugby union league. ... Welsh Premier Division Logo The Welsh Premier Division (also called the Principality Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby union league in Wales first implemented for the 1990/91 season. ...

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European Shield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (125 words)
In 2002/3 and 2003/4 the European Shield took place as a reprechage tournament for teams knocked out in the first round of the European Challenge Cup.
In 2004/5 the twelve teams who failed to progress from the qualifying round of the European Challenge Cup were joined in the draw for the European Shield by Bucuresti (Romania), UCM Madrid (Spain), Bera Bera (Spain) and Lisboa Rugby Club (Portugal).
The Shield will not be competed for in 2005/6 due to restructuring of the European Challenge Cup.
The Medieval European Knight vs. The Feudal Japanese Samurai (7489 words)
Another element to consider is that European swords could be used in "half-sword" techniques where the second hand literally grips around the blade itself to wield the weapon in bashing, deflecting, binding, and trapping in all manner of ways that virtually make it a pole-axe or short spear.
The average European two-hand sword is longer in handle and blade than the average katana by several inches to as much as a foot or more and is not at all slow.
Those who think the Medieval sword and shield was and is just a “wham-bam, whack-whack” fight are as greatly misinformed as those who imagine the katana was handled in some mysterious and secret manner and can cut through anything as if it were a light-saber.
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