Rugby - Champions Cup
The premier tournament below international level in the northern hemisphere and, from 2022/23 for South African sides, involves the leading clubs from the English Premiership, French Top 14 and multi-national United Rugby Championship leagues
Prior to 2014/15 the tournament was called the Heineken Cup.
| YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
| 1996 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | Cardiff (Wal) |
| 1997 | BRIVE (Fra) | Leicester (Eng) |
| 1998 | BATH (Eng) | Brive (Fra) |
| 1999 | ULSTER (Ire) | Colomiers (Fra) |
| 2000 | NORTHAMPTON (Eng) | Munster (Ire) |
| 2001 | LEICESTER (Eng) | S Francais (Fra) |
| 2002 | LEICESTER (Eng) | Munster (Ire) |
| 2003 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | Perpignan (Fra) |
| 2004 | WASPS (Eng) | Toulouse (Fra) |
| 2005 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | S Francais (Fra) |
| 2006 | MUNSTER (Ire) | Biarritz (Fra) |
| 2007 | WASPS (Eng) | Leicester (Eng) |
| 2008 | MUNSTER (Ire) | Toulouse (Fra) |
| 2009 | LEINSTER (Ire) | Leicester (Eng) |
| 2010 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | Biarritz (Fra) |
| 2011 | LEINSTER (Ire) | N'ampton (Eng) |
| 2012 | LEINSTER (Ire) | Ulster (Ire) |
| 2013 | TOULON (Fra) | Clermont (Fra) |
| 2014 | TOULON (Fra) | Saracens (Eng) |
| 2015 | TOULON (Fra) | Clermont (Fra) |
| 2016 | SARACENS (Eng) | Racing 92 (Fra) |
| 2017 | SARACENS (Eng) | Clermont (Fra) |
| 2018 | LEINSTER (Ire) | Racing 92 (Fra) |
| 2019 | SARACENS (Eng) | Leinster (Ire) |
| 2020 | EXETER (Eng) | Racing 92 (Fra) |
| 2021 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | La Rochelle (Fra) |
| 2022 | LA ROCHELLE (Fra) | Leinster (Ire) |
| 2023 | LA ROCHELLE (Fra) | Leinster (Ire) |
| Finals at: | |
| Cardiff | 1996, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014 |
| Bordeaux | 1998 |
| Dublin | 1999, 2003, 2013, 2023 |
| London | 2000, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2021 |
| Paris | 2001 (Parc de P), 2010 (Stade de F) |
| Edinburgh | 2005, 2009, 2017 |
| Lyon | 2016 |
| Bilbao | 2018 |
| Newcastle | 2019 |
| Bristol | 2020 |
| Marseille | 2022 |
| Links to other Rugby |
| National Teams | Club/Provincial |