'Every point is golden' So how will Europe's elite approach double dates?

A new format kicks in the Champions Cup this weekend with the first leg of two legged ties. But the ultimate prize still remains the same

Are two legs better than one? We are about to find out as far as professional rugby is concerned as European club cup rugby enters into the unknown over the next fortnight.

The first Round of 16 match in the Heineken Champions Cup kicks off in Galway tonight when Connacht hosts Leinster, the first of eight ties that will be decided by the aggregate score of home and away legs. That the team playing on the road first up has the advantage of knowing exactly what is required from the second leg on home soil seems as close to a given as is possible in this leap into unfamiliar territory.