After three seasons of the deeply unpopular format of having two huge pools, there’s a new look for this campaign. Now, it’s four pools of six teams but with only four pool games each, your team still doesn’t get to play everyone else in their pool. And while we’re back to smaller pools, it doesn’t mean the return of the old home-and-away clashes with the other clubs in your pool.
There’s also the fact that four teams go through from each pool of six because there’s still a round of 16 to follow. So the jury is well and truly out on whether this new pool format will be all that compelling. Teams who haven’t strung together good results can still edge through into the knock-out stages. It still feels like there are too many clubs in the competition at 24. This is the Champions Cup and the reality is that most of the teams involved haven’t been in contention to be champions in their own league competitions. But here’s hoping the pool stages deliver far more than what has been the case in the last three year
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