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Investec Champions Cup

Les grandes lignes de la Champions Cup 2024/2025

Par Willy Billiard

Il y a 19 jours

LONDRES, ANGLETERRE - 24 MAI : Vue du trophée de l'Investec Champions Cup. (Photo par Patrick Khachfe/Getty Images)

On ne saura le détail des rencontres de la Champions Cup version 2024/2025 que plus tard, mais déjà l’EPCR a dévoilé les grandes lignes de ce à quoi va ressembler la prochaine saison.

Les clubs qualifiés

Les huit meilleurs clubs de chacune des trois ligues européennes disputeront la Champions Cup, soit 24 clubs en tout parmi les meilleurs du Top 14, du United Rugby Championship et du Gallagher Championship.

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Ils s’affronteront pour tenter de succéder au Stade Toulousain qui a remporté le titre de champion européen de la saison 2023/2024.

Clubs du Top 14 : Stade Toulousain, Stade Français Paris, Union Bordeaux-Bègles, RC Toulon, Stade Rochelais, Racing 92, Castres Olympique, ASM Clermont Auvergne
Clubs du United Rugby Championship : Munster Rugby, Vodacom Bulls, Leinster Rugby, Glasgow Warriors, DHL Stormers, Ulster Rugby, Benetton Rugby, Hollywoodbets Sharks
Clubs du Gallagher Premiership : Northampton Saints, Bath Rugby, Sale Sharks, Saracens, Bristol Bears, Harlequins, Exeter Chiefs, Leicester Tigers

Le tirage au sort

Il faudra patienter jusqu’au 2 juillet avant de connaître le détail des rencontres puisque ce jour-là sera organisé le tirage au sort des poules à Cardiff.

Le format sera le même que celui de la saison qui vient de s’achever soit les 24 clubs répartis en quatre poules de six.

Chaque club rencontrera quatre adversaires distincts, que ce soit à domicile ou à l’extérieur, lors de la phase de poules.

L’Investec Champions Cup se tiendra sur huit week-ends, avec quatre journées pour la phase de poules et quatre week-ends pour les matchs éliminatoires, jusqu’à la finale de 2024, prévue le 25 mai prochain au Tottenham Hotspur Stadium de Londres.

Le calendrier

En tout, la saison de la Champions Cup se déroulera sur huit week-ends entourant le Tournoi des Six Nations avec les phases de poule avant et les éliminatoires après.

Journée 1 – 6/7/8 décembre
Journée 2 – 13/14/15 décembre
Journée 3 – 10/11/12 janvier 2025
Journée 4 – 17/18/19 janvier 2025
Huitièmes de finale – 4/5/6 avril 2025
Quarts de finale – 11/12/13 avril 2025
Demi-finales – 2/3/4 mai
Finale de l’Investec Champions Cup – Principality Stadium, Cardiff ; samedi 24 mai 2025

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Jmann 2 hours ago

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JD Kiwi 3 hours ago

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Great compare and contrast Nick! Of course France have reached this point thanks to rich owners prepared to lose tens of millions to stack their teams with so many of the world's best players. An expensive way to build a comp but when money's no object I suppose you can afford an extravagant hobby 😂 BTW I've finally published my NZ v England article in the other place, fortunately not much overlap with yours 😂

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finn 4 hours ago

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Derek Murray 4 hours ago

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Michael 4 hours ago

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Gibson Park huge loss. He’s excellent second only to Du Pont

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Ruaan 5 hours ago

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Shaylen 6 hours ago

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Barry 9 hours ago

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Johan 12 hours ago

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Ben 13 hours ago

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Ben 13 hours ago

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Douche bag Ben Smith at it again…. please get another job, you suck at this one BEN SMITH! Sorry excuse for a Kiwi……

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Rory 13 hours ago

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Read the headline, see who the “writer” is and can guess the content will be provocative BS from the BS itself.

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Nickers 13 hours ago

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Ross 15 hours ago

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Justin 16 hours ago

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Jon 16 hours ago

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> “How can you ask me that? South Africa, Springboks.” Haha I can imagine him spitting drool with that reply. Great build up Ben. > With so many Irish internationals in the Leinster side, their semi-final failure against Jake White’s Bulls shows that they will struggle against the full Springbok side. True. I can’t imagine what you would call it if Victor actually got emotional in his response. What was Warburtons last brain implosion about on TV again?

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Ed the Duck 16 hours ago

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Pretty sure SW would have been referring to Ireland at that point in time i.e. the Boks weren’t playing anyone. Either way it’s a rubbish point and unusual for him as he’s normally a very balanced and knowledgeable pundit. As for the best, it’s the Boks and they’ve proved it beyond all dispute. Double WC champs and world No.1 - there literally is nothing else!

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Toaster 16 hours ago

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