Champions Cup organizers will apologize for Cardiff showdown

At Arms Park, both teams were lined up in blue kits (Glasgow's outfit was slightly paler) and Blues Wales international international Gareth Anscombe called the showdown "shameful", saying that EPCR should be held responsible for the confusion.

In a statement issued Monday, the tournament organizers, EPCR, said: "EPCR has put in place procedures to ensure that the game kits for matches of its tournaments are distinctive.

"However, these procedures were not followed enough for the second round match of the Heineken Champions Cup last weekend at Cardiff Arms Park.

"EPCR will formally contact Cardiff Blues and Glasgow Warriors in due time to apologize."

Glasgow won the 3-29-12 pool by way of bonus points, but the kit's clash proved its main topic.

According to the rules of the tournament, each team must have two kits for Europe, which must be submitted before the start of the competition and two weeks before each match. EPCR tells clubs what kit they are wearing, while asking them to comment. including.

After the match, Anscombe said, "It was really a shame. I do not know who owns the guy who decides that, but he must suffer the consequences. It was a complete shame.

"In a split second, it was difficult to differentiate the members of your team. It's a joke.

"We sort of had a game plan for which we went back into the race, and that became easier as the sun went down, but very early on, with the sun in the eyes, the sweaters seemed to me identical. EPCR must raise their hand for that. "

Blues head coach John Mulvihill added, "We complained before the game about the jerseys. The jerseys were exactly the same color.

"It was an absolute nightmare for the referee, an absolute nightmare for badistant referees, and running under the sun in this first half of the match did not allow the boys to distinguish who was their teammate and who was not.

"It was ridiculous. We asked if we could change the shirt at half-time, but that did not happen. »- PA