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The 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup will be the second season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual rugby union club competition for teams from the top six nations in European rugby, and the 21st season of professional European rugby union in total, following on from the now defunct Heineken Cup as Europe's top-tier competition for rugby clubs.〔(EPCRugby.com – 10 things you may not know about EPCR )〕〔(Inaugural EPCR finals set for London )〕 As a result of the 2015 Rugby World Cup being held in England, the tournament will start slightly later than in previous seasons, with the opening round taking place on the weekend of 13/14/15 November 2015. The final will take place on the 14 May 2016, at the Stade des Lumières in Lyon.〔()〕〔()〕 ==Teams== 20 clubs, from the three major European domestic leagues, will compete in the Champions Cup, 19 of the clubs will qualify directly as a result of their domestic league performance, with the final team coming from a play-off. The distribution of teams are as follows: * England: 6 clubs * * The top 6 clubs in the Aviva Premiership. (6 clubs) * France: 7 clubs, * * The top 6 clubs in the Top 14. (6 clubs) * * There will be a seventh club from France, after Bordeaux Bègles won the play-off series against Gloucester for entry into the European Rugby Champions Cup. (1 club) * Ireland, Italy, Scotland & Wales: 7 clubs, based on performance in the Pro12. * * The best placed club from each nation. (4 clubs) * * The 3 highest ranked clubs not qualified thereafter. (3 clubs) 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 Champions Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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