Complex sentence: The top four placed clubs in the Guinness Premiership qualify for the Heineken Cup, though more clubs can qualify in a number of ways: the previous season's Heineken Cup winner, the champion of the European Challenge Cup or the winner of the EDF Energy Cup.
Split into simpler sentences: The top four placed clubs in the Guinness Premiership qualify for the Heineken Cup. English clubs can also qualify by winning one of three cup competitions: the previous season's Heineken Cup, the European Challenge Cup or the EDF Energy Cup.