Return to multi-pool format as Champions Cup revamp announced

REIGNING CHAMPS: The La Rochelle team celebrate after lifting the Champions Cup in May. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

The Heineken Champions Cup will have a new structure for the 2023/24 season with a return to the more traditional multi-pool format.

For the last three seasons the competition has operated with two pools of 12 with 16 of the 24 teams reaching the knock-out stages.