2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup

Teams

• England: eight clubs
• * The top eight clubs from Premiership Rugby
• 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, along with the remaining top four ranked clubs regardless of nation, within the league, that didn't win their respective shield. If the club that wins the championship has not qualified by the methods above then that club, the four shield winners and the remaining top three ranked clubs regardless of nation, within the league, that didn't win their respective shield will qualify.

Team details

Team	Coach / Director of Rugby	Captain	Stadium	Capacity	Method of qualification
Pool stage Teams are awarded four points for a win, two for a draw, one bonus point for scoring four tries in a game, and one bonus point for losing by less than eight points. The draw for the pool stage took place on 21 June 2023. Unlike the previous season, the format consisted of four pools with six teams in each. The rules of the draw stipulated that the 2022–23 champions of the three European domestic leagues and the 2022–23 Champions Cup winners would each be drawn into separate pools. The remaining 20 teams were then drawn at random, with the only condition being that no more than two teams from the same domestic league could be placed into each pool. Knockout stage The knockout stage will begin with the round of 16, starting on 5 April 2024, and concludes with the final on 25 May 2024. Like in 2022/23 the round of 16 will consist of a single leg match, consisting of the top four ranked teams from each Pool respectively. All clubs will thereafter be ranked in descending order based firstly on their ranking in their pool and subsequently on the number of match points they have accumulated, to create an overall ranking from 1 to 16. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4, the second-placed clubs will be ranked 5 to 8, the third-placed clubs will be ranked 9 to 12, and the fourth-placed clubs will be ranked 13 to 16. Whilst the round of 16 follows a pre-determined format, the quarter-finals will see home advantage given to the higher ranked team based on a pre-determined match-up. The semi-finals are to be played at a neutral venue, with the higher ranked team having home country advantage. Leading scorers Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities. Most points Source: Rank Player Club Points 1 Most tries Source: Rank Player Club Tries 1 |rugby union