Quite simply, it’s the best of the best – the elite, the playground where a galaxy of the world’s best players strut their stuff. The Investec Champions Cup brings the biggest clubs and passionate rugby destinations together in a battle to be crowned champions. With a total of 24 elite clubs, eight each from the Gallagher Premiership, the URC and Top 14, combine in four pools of six who play against each other home and away. Four pool stage rounds and four knockout weekends complete the journey as only the best of the best become champions. Think the brilliant Leicester teams, the magnificent Leinster sides, Munster’s remarkable level of support, La Rochelle’s epic rise and a past littered with history. It really is the ultimate.