EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL CLUB RUGBY

* HD 1080 format

* English / French language graphics

* English comms available (all Champions Cup & selected Challenge Cup matches)

* Matches available at BT Tower or Eutelsat satellite

70 matches available each season (63 from the Champions Cup, 7 from the Challenge Cup) (Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals onwards only)

Total of 8 match weekends: 4 in the pool phase,
4 in the knock-out stage
Pool phase across back-to-back weekends in December and back-to-back weekends in January
Round of 16 and Quarter-Finals across 2 weekends in April
Semi-Finals and Final across 2 weekends in May, separated by at least 2 weeks
Kick-off times spread across the day
Matches played from Friday to Sunday

INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP:

Pool Phase

24 clubs (eight from each of the three domestic
leagues) divided into 4 pools of 6
Each club plays 4 matches, playing each of the teams not in their league (2 home & 2 away)
The four highest-ranked clubs from each of the pools qualify for the Round of 16
The clubs ranked 5th in each pool qualify for the Challenge Cup Round of 16; clubs ranked 6th are eliminated