These would be the qualifiers..
ENGLAND
Saracens
Leicester
Harlequins
Northampton
Gloucester
Exeter
FRANCE
Clermont
Toulon
Toulouse
Castres
Montpellier
Racing Métro
PRO12
Ulster
Leinster
Glasgow (could have finished 7 places lower & still qualified)
Scarlets
Ospreys
Munster
Treviso (could have finished 4 places lower & still qualified)
PLAYOFF FOR 20TH PLACE
Bath v Perpignan
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TEAMS THAT MADE THE ACTUAL HCUP WHO WOULD MISS OUT
Connacht
Cardiff Blues
Edinburgh
Zebre
