HEINEKEN CHAMPIONS CUP

Twenty-four clubs qualified automatically for the 2020/21 Heineken Champions Cup as follows:

  • Guinness PRO14 (8): The four highest-ranked clubs from each conference. NB South African clubs are not eligible.
  • TOP 14 (8): The eight highest-ranked clubs based on their final finishing positions.
  • Gallagher Premiership Rugby (8): The eight highest-ranked clubs based on their final finishing positions.
CHALLENGE CUP

Fourteen clubs qualified for the 2020/21 Challenge Cup as follows:

  • The six remaining clubs from the TOP 14, the four remaining clubs from the PRO14 and the four remaining clubs from the Premiership which did not qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup. NB South African clubs in the PRO14 are not eligible.