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The 2023 European Rugby Champions Cup was the 10th season of the premier club rugby competition in Europe. There was 4 pools of 6 teams, with 4 rounds of pool play, with each team playing the other teams in their pool that were not from the same domestic league, 2 at home and 2 away. Qualification was based on team positions in their respective domestic leagues and the United Rugby Championship. The top 4 teams in each pool will qualify for the round of 16. The winners will move on to Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final. The 5th ranked teams in each pool will join 12 teams from the European Challenge Cup and play a round of 16 in that competition. This will be knock-out format through to the final. |
The teams playing in the competition were:
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England
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France
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Ireland
Wales
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South Africa
Scotland
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Bayonne Northampton Saints Saracens Stormers Bordeaux Bègles Lyon Leinster Ulster Cardiff Rugby Exeter Chiefs Harlequins Stade Français
Northampton Saints Lyon Exeter Chiefs Toulon Bristol Bears Stormers Leinster Cardiff Rugby Ulster Bath Rugby La Rochelle Bordeaux Bègles
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Glasgow Warriors Toulon Connacht La Rochelle Bristol Bears Bulls Sale Sharks Racing 92 Bath Rugby Munster Toulouse Leicester Tigers
Bayonne Connacht Glasgow Warriors Munster Bulls Sale Sharks Stade Français Harlequins Toulouse Racing 92 Leicester Tigers Saracens
Bristol Bears Toulon Bordeaux Bègles Ulster Cardiff Rugby Leinster Stormers Northampton Saints Lyon La Rochelle Bath Rugby Exeter Chiefs |
Glasgow Galway Toulon Bath Toulouse Limerick Pretoria Bristol Salford Leicester La Rochelle Paris
Bayonne Northampton Barnet Cape Town Bordeaux Lyon Dublin Belfast Cardiff Exeter London Paris
Northampton Lyon Exeter Toulon Bristol Cape Town Dublin Cardiff Belfast Bath La Rochelle Bordeaux
Galway Glasgow Pretoria London Paris Leicester Paris limerick Barnet Sale Toulouse Bayonne |
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April 5 April 6
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Quarter-Finals April 13
April 14
Semi-Finals May 4 May 5
Final May 25 |
Harlequins Bulls Stormers Exeter Chiefs Bordeaux Bègles Leinster Northampton Saints Toulouse
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