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Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 11:50 am
by Neill_M
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.

Re: Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 2:39 pm
by WestDr
Any idea why they've not gone back to the groups of 4 format ?

Re: Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 3:00 pm
by jean valjean
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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Re: Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 3:15 pm
by big mervyn
WestDr wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 2:39 pm Any idea why they've not gone back to the groups of 4 format ?
The knockout games, including the 2 legged ones it has to be said, have provided a fair measure of entertainment this year.

Re: Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 3:50 pm
by Neill_M
Seems the 2023 final will be at the Spurs Stadium which already hosts NFL games as well as Premier League.

Re: Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 4:01 pm
by justinr73
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.

Re: Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 4:24 pm
by WestDr
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....

Re: Heineken Cup / Challenge Cup Dates 2022/23

Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 4:46 pm
by Neill_M
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.