Exeter Chiefs in Champions Cup action

Dates for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup confirmed by EPCR

The and will proceed as normal with the quarter-finals able to be played on September 18-20, EPCR has announced.

The knockout stages of European cup competition were suspended in April due to the pandemic, on the eve of the quarter-finals.

But EPCR have been working with representative leagues to fit matches into the schedule, with a finals day in Marseille on October 17 subject to government guidelines.

Over a three-week sequence, the finals of the , Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, and the resumption of the 2020 are set to take place.


Schedule for restart of club rugby before the autumn Test window begins:

Premiership: August 15

PRO14: August 22

PRO14 final: September 12

European Cup quarter-finals: September 18-20

European Cup semi-finals: September 25-27

Premiership final: October 10

European Cup finals: October 16-17

Autumn Test window: October 24-December 5


The news from EPCR allows to host , Auvergne to face , will meet Northampton in an all-English clash, and Leinster hosting Saracens in a repeat of the 2019 final.

Organisers of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have even announced a start date of December 11-13 for the 2020-2021 campaigns to begin.

The Premiership, PRO14, have not given details about the dates for their next season.

EPCR also reiterated they are considering expanding both the Champions Cup into a 24-team competition, with the Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 all contributing eight qualified teams.

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