# Rugby Daily | Maul laws having *too much* impact? Lancaster on Champions Cup shrinking

An episode of [OTB Rugby](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/334390941), 13 Oct 2026, 13 min.

Audio: https://bauernordic-pods.sharp-stream.com/ie/2664/quick_record_110656_18f84d2f_normal.mp3?aw_0_1st.episodeid=425860&aw_0_1st.collectionid=2664

Welcome to Tuesday's Rugby Daily, with Cameron Hill. Coming up, are the new laws being implemented around maul defence having an outsized impact on the game? Stuart Lancaster on why reducing the number of teams in the Champions Cup would be disastrous for clubs, And Saracens sack the academy player involved in a nightclub brawl with two England cricketers over the summer. Rugby on Off The Ball with Bank of Ireland | #NeverStopCompeting

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