Fifteen teams qualified for the 2021–22 EPCR Cup from
Premiership Rugby, the
Top 14 and the
United Rugby Championship as a direct result of their domestic league performance having not qualified for the Heineken Champions Cup. The distribution of teams are: • England: five teams • Any teams finishing between 9th and 12th position in the
Premiership that do not qualify for the 2020–21 European Champions Cup • The champion of the
Championship (
Saracens) • France: six teams • Any teams finishing between 9th and 12th position in the
Top 14 that do not qualify for the 2020–21 European Champions Cup • As defending champions
Montpellier did not finish in the top 8, the 8th ranked team will also compete in the Challenge Cup • The champion of the
Pro D2 (
Perpignan) • The winner of the relegation playoff between the 13th placed team in the Top 14 and the runner-up of the Pro D2 (
Biarritz) • Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales: four teams • The bottom two sides in each conference from the
Pro14 Team details ==Pool stage==