2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup

The 2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup will be the ninth season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for teams from the top six nations in European rugby and South Africa. It will be the 28th season of pan-European professional club rugby competition.

2022–23 European Rugby Champions Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Scotland
 South Africa
 Wales
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Date2022 – 2023
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Final
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

The 2021-22 European Rugby Champions Cup was the final year, under the current sponsorship deal, with Dutch beer brand Heineken.[1] No new headline sponsor or extension has yet been announced.

This will be the first year that the top teams from South Africa can qualify, following the inaugural United Rugby Championship season.

Teams

Twenty-four clubs from the three major European domestic and regional leagues will compete in the Champions Cup.

The expected distribution of teams is:

  • England: eight clubs
  • France: eight clubs
    • The top eight clubs from the Top 14
  • Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, Wales: eight clubs
    • The top side in each of the four regional shields from the United Rugby Championship (one Irish, one Welsh, one South African and one either Scottish or Italian), along with the remaining top four ranked clubs regardless of nation, within the league, that didn't win their respective shield.[2]

Seeding

The twenty four teams are seeded based on their finishing position in end of season playoffs and league positions.

References
  1. "EPCR confirms Heineken Champions Cup title sponsorship – SportsPro Media". www.sportspromedia.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  2. "URC confirms Shield trophies for winners". www.unitedrugby.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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