In a statement the LNR and Premier Rugby said, "the representatives of Premier Rugby and LNR (...) noted an unanimous agreement on matters of common interest and decided to materialise this agreement by forging a formal alliance."
"This alliance will aim to perpetuate the professional clubs (...) At the end of the meeting the French and English leagues reaffirmed their indissociable position expressed in October 2006 regarding a new agreement on the organisation of The European competitions."
French and English clubs pulled out of the Heineken Cup over a dispute around shares in the European Rugby Cup (ERC).
