Champions Cup permutations.
While many have been lamenting the slow decline of the Investec Champions Cup, this is the weekend when interest starts to pique.
The final round of pool games brings the usual permutations scramble as those involved work out what they need to qualify for the Round of 16, to secure home advantage, or in Leinster’s case simply finish as high in the seedings as possible.
Along the weekend, the prospective Round of 16 match-ups get pieced together like a jigsaw. A bonus-point here or there can have implications for a handful of clubs.
The qualification process works as follows: The top four teams from each Champions Cup pool go through to the Round of 16, while the teams who…