Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

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Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

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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
EPCR Challenge Cup final – Friday 19 May 2023
Heineken Champions Cup final – Saturday 20 May 2023

Round of 16 - one off game next season. Good call to drop the 2 legs for Round of 16.
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Any idea why they've not gone back to the groups of 4 format ?
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WestDr wrote:Any idea why they've not gone back to the groups of 4 format ?
English and French don't want more games to interfere with league I suspect.

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WestDr wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 2:39 pm Any idea why they've not gone back to the groups of 4 format ?
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Seems the 2023 final will be at the Spurs Stadium which already hosts NFL games as well as Premier League.
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jean valjean wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 3:00 pm
WestDr wrote:Any idea why they've not gone back to the groups of 4 format ?
English and French don't want more games to interfere with league I suspect.

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I think it’s more about them leaving some kind of room for an additional NH/SH showdown comp, alongside a co-ordinated calendar.
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So then this will be aligned with the URC not having any matches during the Autumn Internationals and 6N, as was supposed to happen this season but COVID scuppered it ? Who'd be a Leinster 23rd to 42th ranked squad player then ?

Tbh, was hoping for another match for the 2022-23 season ticket....
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WestDr wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 4:24 pm So then this will be aligned with the URC not having any matches during the Autumn Internationals and 6N, as was supposed to happen this season but COVID scuppered it ? Who'd be a Leinster 23rd to 42th ranked squad player then ?

Tbh, was hoping for another match for the 2022-23 season ticket....
There will be URC games in the 6N window, but none clashing with actual weekends in theory as they were used to mop up COVID games this year.
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