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The 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup will be the second edition of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, an annual pan-European rugby union competition for professional clubs. It will also be the 20th season of the Challenge Cup competition in any form, following on from the now defunct European Challenge Cup. Due to the 2015 Rugby World Cup taking place during September and October 2015, the competition will begin slightly later than usual, with the first round of the group stage, on the weekend of 12/13/14/15 November 2015, and will end with the final on 13 May 2016 in Lyon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Key 2015/16 EPCR dates and Champions Cup play-offs : EPCRugby.com | News | European Rugby Champions Cup )〕 Gloucester are the current champions, having beaten Edinburgh 19–13 in the 2015 final. ==Teams== 20 teams will qualify for the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup, a total of 18 will qualify from across the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12 and Top 14, as a direct result of their domestic league performance, with two coming through a play-off. The distribution of teams is as follows: * England: 6 * * Any teams, excluding the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup winner, finishing between 7th-11th position in the Aviva Premiership. (4 Teams) * * The champion of the 2014–15 Greene King IPA Championship. (1 Team) * * There will be a sixth club from England, after Gloucester lost the play-off series for entry into the European Rugby Champions Cup. (1 club) * France: 7 * * Any teams finishing between 8th-12th position in the Top 14. (5 Teams) * * The champion, and the winner of the promotion play-off, from the Pro D2. (2 Teams) * Ireland, Italy, Scotland & Wales: 5 teams * * Any teams that did not qualify for the European Rugby Champions Cup, or the play-off, through the Guinness Pro12. (4 teams) * * There will be a 5th team from the Pro12, after Connacht were defeated by Gloucester in the first round of the Champions Cup play-off. (1 team) * Other European Nations: 2 teams * * Two teams will qualify through the 2014–15 Qualifying Competition, which takes place alongside the Challenge Cup and Champions Cup competitions. As of 24 May 2015, the following clubs have qualified for the Challenge cup. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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