DHL Stormers Heineken Champions Cup pool fixtures announced.
The DHL Stormers 2023-24 Heineken Champions Cup fixtures and kick off times have been announced and the Faithful are in for feast of rugby in Cape Town.
The draw conducted earlier confirmed that the DHL Stormers were drawn in pool 4 and will face defending champions La Rochelle, Leicester Tigers, Stade Français Paris and Sale Sharks in the pool stage of next season’s Heineken Champions Cup. With the tournament moving to a tried and tested multi-pool format, fans were already anticipating a number of intriguing Champions Cup clashes between some of the world’s leading professional clubs ahead of next December’s kick-off.
Today the EPCR announced the actual pool fixtures which see the DHL Stormers play home games against Stade Rochelais and the Sale Sharks and away to the Leicester Tigers and Stade Francais Paris.
DHL Stormers pool fixtures;
Sunday 10 December – Leicester Tigers vs DHL Stormers – 15h15 – Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Saturday 16 December – DHL Stormers vs Stade Rochelais – 15h00 – DHL Stadium
Saturday 13 January – DHL Stormers vs Sale Sharks – 19h30 – DHL Stadium
Saturday 20 January – Stade Francais Paris vs DHL Stormers – 18h30 – Stade Jean Bouin
With its new formats, the 2023/24 EPCR season will be played over eight weekends with four rounds of matches in the pool stage starting in December, followed by a knockout stage consisting of a Round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals, culminating in the London finals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 24 and 25 May 2024.
2023/24 CHAMPIONS CUP Pools
Pool 1: Saracens, Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Vodacom Bulls, Bristol Bears, Connacht Rugby, Lyon
Pool 2: Stade Toulousain, Cardiff Rugby, Bath Rugby, Racing 92, Harlequins, Ulster Rugby
Pool 3: Munster Rugby, Aviron Bayonnais, Glasgow Warriors, Exeter Chiefs, RC Toulon, Northampton Saints
Pool 4: Stade Rochelais, Stade Français Paris, Leicester Tigers, DHL Stormers, Leinster Rugby, Sale Sharks
2023/24 WEEKENDS
Round 1 – 8/9/10 December 2023
Round 2 – 15/16/17 December 2023
Round 3 – 12/13/14 January 2024
Round 4 – 19/20/21 January 2024
Round of 16 – 5/6/7 April 2024
Quarter-finals – 12/13/14 April 2024
Semi-finals – 3/4/5 May 2024
EPCR Challenge Cup final – Friday 24 May 2024, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Champions Cup final – Saturday 25 May 2024, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Click HERE for all the 2023/24 Heineken Champions Cup fixtures.
