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Ospreys and Clermont for us
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Would have preferred Edinburgh and Lyon as places to go to.
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Who did SA teams get?
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Scott1 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:27 pm Who did SA teams get?
Bulls got Chiefs and Lyon

Stormers got Irish and Ospreys

I believe.............strange format!
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Cagey Tiger wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:10 pm Would have preferred Edinburgh and Lyon as places to go to.
Yeah it is a shame I was quite looking forward to a potential trip up to Edinburgh.
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Is the format the same as it was this year?
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wigworth wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:53 pm Is the format the same as it was this year?
Top eight teams in pool A play against the top eight in pool B in the round of 16 straight knockout match - no home and away
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When will the matches take place?

Once the draw has been concluded, EPCR will begin to prepare the fixture schedule, with an announcement of exact dates, venues, kick-off times and TV coverage to follow as soon as practicable.

Round 1 – 9/10/11 December 2022
Round 2 – 16/17/18 December 2022
Round 3 – 13/14/15 January 2023
Round 4 – 20/21/22 January 2023
Round of 16 – 31 March/ 1/2 April 2023
Quarter-finals – 7/8/9 April 2023
Semi-finals – 28/29/30 April 2023
Heineken Champions Cup final – Saturday 20 May 2023 at Aviva Stadium, Dublin
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Tigerbeat wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:04 pm
wigworth wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:53 pm Is the format the same as it was this year?
Top eight teams in pool A play against the top eight in pool B in the round of 16 straight knockout match - no home and away
Thanks, so I guess top of pool A plays the eighth team in pool B?
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Tigerbeat wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:35 pm
Scott1 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:27 pm Who did SA teams get?
Bulls got Chiefs and Lyon

Stormers got Irish and Ospreys

I believe.............strange format!
Thought we got Ospreys? 🤔
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Scott1 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:15 pm
Tigerbeat wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:35 pm
Scott1 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:27 pm Who did SA teams get?
Bulls got Chiefs and Lyon

Stormers got Irish and Ospreys

I believe.............strange format!
Thought we got Ospreys? 🤔
We do but they play a different team to who we play.
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wigworth wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:17 pm
Scott1 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:15 pm
Tigerbeat wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 1:35 pm

Bulls got Chiefs and Lyon

Stormers got Irish and Ospreys

I believe.............strange format!
Thought we got Ospreys? 🤔
We did but they play a different team to who we play.
So they havnt got Ospreys then lol,is there a link to who play who please? It's a ridiculous format and I don't understand why we can't have groups of 4 like the good old days!
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Scott1 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:19 pm
wigworth wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:17 pm
Scott1 wrote: Tue Jun 28, 2022 2:15 pm

Thought we got Ospreys? 🤔
We did but they play a different team to who we play.
So they havnt got Ospreys then lol,is there a link to who play who please? It's a ridiculous format and I don't understand why we can't have groups of 4 like the good old days!
Sorry should have said we do, there was a link posted in another thread that did explain it is a easier to understand way, I will try and find it. Yes the pool system seems a much easier way to do it.
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LI have Montpellier and Stormers haha goodbye!
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