2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage
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The 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage was the first stage of the 22nd season of European club rugby union, and the third under the European Rugby Champions Cup format.
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2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage | |||
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Season | 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup | ||
Date | 14 October 2016 – 22 January 2017 | ||
Qualifiers | |||
Seed 1 | Clermont | ||
Seed 2 | Munster | ||
Seed 3 | Saracens | ||
Seed 4 | Leinster | ||
Seed 5 | Wasps | ||
Seed 6 | Glasgow Warriors | ||
Seed 7 | Toulouse | ||
Seed 8 | Toulon | ||
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Main article: 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup
It involved 20 teams competing, across 5 pools of 4 teams, for 8 quarter-final places – awarded to the 5 pool winners and the 3 top-ranked pool runners-up.
The pool stage began on the weekend of 14–16 October 2016, and ended following Round 6, on the weekend of 23–25 January 2017.