2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup
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Not to be confused with 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup.
The 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup is the tenth 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 five nations in European rugby and South Africa. It is the 29th season of pan-European professional club rugby competition.
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2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | England France Ireland Scotland South Africa Wales |
Tournament format(s) | Modified round-robin and knockout |
Date | 8 December 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 62 |
Attendance | 1,098,859 (17,724 per match) |
Highest attendance | 82,300 – Leinster v Northampton Saints 4 May 2024 |
Lowest attendance | 6,024 – Connacht v Bordeaux 8 December 2023 |
Tries scored | 466 (7.52 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Marcus Smith (Harlequins) 85 points |
Top try scorer(s) | James Lowe (Leinster) Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux) 6 tries |
Final | |
Venue | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London |
(Next) 2024–25 → |
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This is the second time the tournament features the top teams from South Africa, following the second United Rugby Championship season.
The final will be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England.[1] La Rochelle were the defending champions, having won their second European Cup title in the previous edition. but were eliminated in the quarter final by their runners-up on both occasions, Leinster[1]