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EPCR CHALLENGE CUP TOURNAMENT GUIDE 2026/27 IT IS my great pleasure to welcome you to the 31st season of the EPCR Challenge Cup. Last season was another landmark campaign, with more than one million fans attending matches across our competitions and over 70 million viewers following the action through broadcasts in more than 170 territories. The Finals Weekend in Bilbao alone attracted more than 96,000 spectators, underlining the passion for club rugby across our supporter base. Congratulations to our reigning champions, Montpellier Hérault Rugby, who produced a record-breaking performance in last season’s Final, defeating Ulster 59–26. Their nine tries, seven conversions and 59-point haul all set new EPCR Challenge Cup Final records as they completed an unbeaten campaign in emphatic style. The victory secured Montpellier’s third EPCR Challenge Cup title, drawing them level with Harlequins and ASM Clermont Auvergne as the competition’s most successful clubs. This season, 18 clubs from England, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa and Wales will compete for the chance to lift the trophy at the Lyon 2027 Finals Weekend on 21-22 May. Lyon will once again take centre stage as OL Stadium hosts both the Investec Champions Cup Final and EPCR Challenge Cup Final, rekindling memories of the unforgettable 2016 Finals. We look forward to welcoming supporters from across the world back to France’s gastronomic capital for a celebration of the very best of international club rugby. The 2026/27 season also brings two important rule changes, affecting qualification for the Round of 16 and the Offensive Try Bonus. Both are designed to increase the significance of every match and intensify the competition for a place in the knockout stages. With more at stake throughout the pool stage, teams will have even greater incentive to attack every match and maximise their rewards. The road to Lyon promises to be as challenging, competitive and unpredictable as ever. My thanks go to our valued partners - Emirates, Investec, DHL, JAECOO, Groupe APICIL, Georgia Tourism, Gilbert and Macron - and to our broadcast partners, including Premier Sports, France Télévisions, beIN SPORTS, SuperSport and FloRugby, for bringing the competition to fans around the world. A special welcome also goes to our new broadcast partner FOX Latin America, further extending EPCR’s global reach and bringing the Challenge Cup to an even wider audience. Finally, to our players, clubs, coaches, support staff, match officials, volunteers, fans, media and commercial partners, thank you for your continued passion, commitment and support. I wish you all an exciting and memorable 2026/27 EPCR Challenge Cup season. Yours in rugby, Dominic McKay, EPCR Chairman 4

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L’EPCR CHALLENGE CUP GUIDE DU TOURNOI 2026/27 JE VOUS souhaite la bienvenue pour cette saison 2026/2027 de l'Investec Champions Cup, après une saison 2025/2026 qui a battu tous les records, avec plus d'un million de supporters présents aux matchs et plus de 70 millions de téléspectateurs dans plus de 170 pays. Chaque saison, l'EPCR s'efforce de tirer parti du succès de ses compétitions en trouvant de nouvelles façons de les rendre encore plus captivantes pour les joueurs, les clubs et les supporters. Cette saison ne fait pas exception à la règle : nous continuons à évoluer et à innover tout en préservant les qualités qui font de ces tournois des événements si particuliers. La saison 2026/2027 sera marquée par la mise en place de deux changements réglementaires importants, qui concernent la qualification pour les huitièmes de finale et le bonus offensif. Ces deux mesures visent à renforcer la compétitivité et l'importance de chaque match, intensifiant ainsi la lutte pour une place en phase éliminatoire. Il en résultera une tension accrue tout au long de la phase de poules, les équipes ayant encore plus à gagner et les matchs restant extrêmement disputés jusqu'au coup de sifflet final. Chaque match comptera, les récompenses en cas de succès seront importantes, et le parcours vers la phase finale sera encore plus difficile et imprévisible. Compte tenu du niveau des équipes européennes et sud-africaines en lice, ces changements laissent présager une nouvelle saison exceptionnelle de l'Investec Champions Cup. L'aventure débute en octobre et nous fera vivre une saison riche en rencontres décisives, avant de culminer avec un week-end de finale spectaculaire à Lyon en mai 2027. Je tiens à remercier nos précieux partenaires – Investec, Heineken, Emirates, DHL, JAECOO, le Groupe APICIL, Georgia Tourism, Gilbert et Macron – ainsi que nos partenaires diffuseurs, notamment Premier Sports, France Télévisions, beIN SPORTS, SuperSport et FloRugby, qui permettent aux fans du monde entier de suivre la compétition. Je tiens également à souhaiter tout particulièrement la bienvenue à notre nouveau partenaire diffuseur en Amérique latine, FOX Latin America, qui renforce encore la portée mondiale de l’EPCR et permet à la compétition de toucher un public encore plus large. Aux joueurs, entraîneurs, officiels, clubs et supporters, merci de faire partie de la famille EPCR. Votre passion est au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons. Nous vous souhaitons une saison inoubliable de l'Investec Champions Cup, alors que le parcours vers Lyon 2027 commence.

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EPCR CHALLENGE CUP GUIDA DEL TORNEO 2026/2027 È PER ME un grande piacere darvi il benvenuto alla 31ª edizione dell’EPCR Challenge Cup. La scorsa stagione è stata un’altra edizione storica, con oltre un milione di tifosi presenti alle partite di tutte le nostre competizioni e più di 70 milioni di telespettatori che hanno seguito le partite grazie alle trasmissioni in oltre 170 paesi. Il solo weekend delle finali a Bilbao ha visto la partecipazione di oltre 96.000 spettatori, a dimostrazione della passione rugbistica che accomuna tutti i nostri tifosi. Congratulazioni ai nostri campioni in carica, il Montpellier Hérault Rugby, che nella finale della scorsa stagione hanno offerto una prestazione da record, sconfiggendo l’Ulster per 59-26. Le loro nove mete, sette trasformazioni e 59 punti totalizzati hanno stabilito nuovi record nella finale della EPCR Challenge Cup, coronando una stagione da imbattuti in grande stile. La vittoria ha assicurato al Montpellier il terzo titolo della EPCR Challenge Cup, portandolo a pari merito con gli Harlequins e l’ASM Clermont Auvergne, come club di maggior successo nella competizione. In questa stagione, 18 club provenienti da Inghilterra, Francia, Georgia, Irlanda, Italia, Scozia, Sudafrica e Galles si contenderanno la possibilità di sollevare il trofeo durante il weekend delle finali di Lione 2027, in programma il 21 e 22 maggio. Lione tornerà ancora una volta sotto i riflettori, poiché l’OL Stadium ospiterà sia la finale dell’Investec Champions Cup che quella dell’EPCR Challenge Cup, riportando alla memoria le indimenticabili finali del 2016. Non vediamo l’ora di dare nuovamente il benvenuto ai tifosi provenienti da tutto il mondo nella capitale gastronomica della Francia per celebrare il meglio del rugby internazionale a livello di club. La stagione 2026/2027 introduce inoltre due importanti modifiche al regolamento, che riguardano la qualificazione agli ottavi di finale e il punto di bonus offensivo. Entrambe sono state pensate per aumentare l’importanza di ogni partita e intensificare la competizione per un posto nella fase a eliminazione diretta. Con una posta in gioco più alta durante tutta la fase gironi, le squadre avranno un incentivo ancora maggiore ad affrontare ogni partita all’attacco e a massimizzare i propri risultati. Il percorso verso Lione promette di essere impegnativo, competitivo e imprevedibile come sempre. Il mio ringraziamento va ai nostri stimati partner - Emirates, Investec, DHL, JAECOO, Groupe APICIL, Georgia Tourism, Gilbert and Macron – e ai nostri media partner, tra cui Premier Sports, France Télévisions, beIN SPORTS, SuperSport e FloRugby, per aver portato la competizione ai tifosi di tutto il mondo. Un benvenuto speciale va anche al nostro nuovo partner televisivo FOX Latin America, che amplia ulteriormente la portata globale dell’EPCR e porta la Challenge Cup a un pubblico ancora più vasto. Infine, ai nostri atleti, club,allenatori, staff tecnico, arbitri, volontari, tifosi, media e partner commerciali: grazie per la vostra costante passione, dedizione e sostegno. Auguro a tutti voi una stagione 2026/2027 della EPCR Challenge Cup ricca di emozioni e momenti memorabili. Con affetto rugbistico, Dominic McKay Presidente dell’EPCR

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TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 1997 Bourgoin 1998 Colomiers 1999 Montferrand

2009 Northampton 2018 Cardiff Blues Saints 2019 ASM Clermont 2010 Cardiff Blues Auvergne (ASM Clermont Auvergne) 2011 Harlequins 2020 Bristol Bears 2000 Section Paloise 2012 Biarritz 2021 Montpellier 2001 Harlequins Olympique Hérault Rugby 2002 Sale Sharks 2013 Leinster Rugby 2022 Lyon 2003 Wasps 2014 Northampton 2023 RC Toulon 2004 Harlequins Saints 2024 Hollywoodbets 2005 Sale Sharks 2015 Gloucester Sharks 2006 Gloucester Rugby 2025 Bath Rugby Rugby 2016 Montpellier 2026 Montpellier 2007 ASM Clermont Hérault Rugby Hérault Rugby Auvergne 2017 Stade Français 2008 Bath Rugby Paris EPCRUGBY.COM

TOURNAMENT GUIDE CONTENTS

Introduction EPCR information and contacts Key tournament rules Discipline EPCR Challenge Cup history

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Pools and Fixtures Pools Fixtures

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United Rugby Championship qualifiers Ulster Rugby Hollywoodbets Sharks Ospreys Edinburgh Rugby Benetton Rugby Scarlets Dragons RFC Zebre Parma

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TOP 14 qualifiers RC Toulon Castres Olympique LOU Rugby Aviron Bayonnais USAP RC Vannes

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Gallagher PREM qualifiers Harlequins Newcastle Red Bulls

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Invited clubs Black Lion Toyota Cheetahs

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Season reviews & records Tournament reviews 1996-2026

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Leading scorers Individual records Team records Final records Player of the match awards in Finals The 30 tournament Finals Winners by nationality 1997-2026 Final referees Tournament double winners

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Shield reviews 2002-2019

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EPCR BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dominic McKay (Independent Non-Executive Chairman) Jacques Raynaud (EPCR CEO) Martin Anayi (United Rugby Championship CEO) Emmanuel Eschalier (Ligue Nationale de Rugby CEO) Simon Massie-Taylor (Premiership Rugby Limited CEO) Mark McCafferty (Independent Non-Executive Director) Arnaud Nourry (Independent Non-Executive Director) Kevin Potts (IRFU CEO) Jérémie Lecha (FFR CEO)

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World Rugby Tel: +353 1 24 09 200 www.world.rugby Premiership Rugby Tel: +44 20 8831 7900 www.premiershiprugby.com Ligue Nationale de Rugby Tel: +33 1 55 07 87 90 www.lnr.fr United Rugby Championship Tel: +3531 531 25 12 www.unitedrugby.com Rugby Football Union Tel: +44 871 222 2120 www.englandrugby.com Fédération Française de Rugby Tel: +33 1 69 63 64 65 www.ffr.fr Federazione Italiana Rugby Tel: +39 06 36 85 78 48 www.federugby.it Irish Rugby Football Union Tel: +353 1 64 73 800 www.irishrugby.ie South African Rugby Union Tel: +27 219 287 000 www.sarugby.co.za Scottish Rugby Tel: +44 131 34 65 000 www.scottishrugby.org Welsh Rugby Union Tel: +44 87 00 13 86 00 www.wru.co.uk Rugby Europe Tel: +331 53 21 15 22 www.rugbyeurope.eu

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KEY TOURNAMENT RULES

The following is a summary of the rules of the 2026/27 EPCR Challenge Cup tournament: 1. LAWS OF THE GAME The tournament will be played in accordance with World Rugby’s Laws of the Game of Rugby Union (as amended from time to time), as varied or supplemented by EPCR. 2. TOURNAMENT FORMAT Pool Draw and Pool Stage 2.1 Sixteen clubs from the BKT United Rugby Championship (URC), the TOP 14, and the Gallagher PREM Rugby, plus Black Lion and the Toyota Cheetahs, who are competing on an invitational basis, were entered into an open draw, having qualified at the conclusion of the 2025/26 season. 2.2 Clubs were drawn or allocated into three pools – Pool 1, Pool 2 and Pool 3. 2.3 A limited number of same-league fixtures will be unavoidable, and clubs will play four different opponents either at home or away during the pool stage. 2.4 Four match points will be awarded for a win, and two match points will be awarded for a draw during the pool stage. A bonus point will be awarded to a club scoring four or more tries and to a club losing by seven points or fewer. 2.5 If two or more clubs in the same pool are equal on match points, their ranking will be determined as follows: (i) the greast numbers of wins; or (ii) if equal, the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage; or (iii) if equal, the number of tries scored in the pool stage; or (iv) if equal, by drawing lots.

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Knockout Stage – Round of 16 2.6 The three highest-ranked clubs in each pool will automatically qualify for the Round of 16. 2.7 The remaining three Round of 16 places will be awarded to the three clubs with the highest number of match points across all pools, regardless of which pool they are in. 2.8 Four clubs will drop down from the Investec Champions Cup to qualify for the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16. To create an overall ranking from 1 to 16 for the Round of 16, the pool winners will be ranked 1 to 3, second-placed clubs will be ranked 4 to 6. Ranking positions 7 and 8 will be awarded to the two third-placed clubs with the highest total of match points from across all three pools. Ranking positions 9 to 12 will be taken up by the qualifying Investec Champions Cup clubs. The club ranked third in their EPCR Challenge Cup Pool with the fewest match points across all three pools will be ranked 13, i.e. the remaining third placed club not already ranked. Thereafter, the remaining three places will be awarded to the three EPCR Challenge Cup clubs with the highest number of match points, regardless of which Pool they are in. They will be ranked 14,15 and 16. The rankings will be decided by reference to criteria (i)-(iv) outlined above. The Round of 16 will thereafter be played over one match as follows: R16 1: Number 1-ranked club v Number 16-ranked club R16 2: Number 2-ranked club v Number 15-ranked club R16 3: Number 3-ranked club v Number 14-ranked club R16 4: Number 4-ranked club v Number 13-ranked club R16 5: Number 5-ranked club v Number 12-ranked club R16 6: Number 6-ranked club v Number 11-ranked club R16 7: Number 7-ranked club v Number 10-ranked club R16 8: Number 8-ranked club v Number 9-ranked club EPCRUGBY.COM

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NB The clubs ranked numbers 1 to 8 will have home venue advantage in the Round of 16. Quarter-finals 2.9 The quarter-finals will be played over one match with the following pairings: QF 1: Winner R16 1 v Winner R16 8 QF 2: Winner R16 2 v Winner R16 7 QF 3: Winner R16 3 v Winner R16 6 QF 4: Winner R16 4 v Winner R16 5 The highest-ranked clubs from the pool stage will have home venue advantage. Semi-finals 2.10 The semi-finals will be played in Europe with the following pairings: SF 1: Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 4 SF 2: Winner QF 2 v Winner QF 3 The highest-ranked clubs from the pool stage will have home venue advantage. Final 2.11 The 2027 final will be played at OL Stadium, Lyon on Friday 21 May. NB In the event of drawn matches at the end of normal time during the knockout stage, extra-time will be played. If the scores remain tied at the end of extra time, the winner will be determined as follows: (a) the club that has scored the most tries in the match (including extra time) or (b) if equal, by a place kick competition.

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3. ELIGIBILITY OF PLAYERS 3.1 Each club must nominate a squad of up to 42 players and a minimum of 10 of the players nominated by the club must be capable of playing in front row forward positions. The First Registration deadline is midday (GMT) on Thursday 8 October 2026 and all players must be fully and properly registered with their club and Union. 3.2 A club must nominate a squad of between 19 and 23 players for each match. 3.3 A minimum of six front row players must be included in each matchday day squad such that on the first occasion that a replacement is required in each position, a replacement can be made. Where uncontested scrums are ordered due to the departure of a front row player and there is no suitable replacement, the player whose departure caused the uncontested scrums may not be replaced (i.e. the club will be required to play with 14 players). 3.4 Each club may register up to five Additional Players during the pool stage, each to replace a player previously registered. Players must have a three-month contract with the club and must not have played for an other club in the same tournament. Additional Player registrations must be submitted by 12 noon (GMT) on the Wednesday before the match. De-registered players may be re-registered (in place of the relevant Additional Players) during the pool stage. 3.5 For Second Registration (25 March 2027), clubs can add up to three players to supplement their squads. 4. CLUB COLOURS 4.1 Clubs nominate their preferred playing strips at the start of the season. Where possible, EPCR attempts to accommodate club preferences. However, if EPCR determines that there is a colour clash, then EPCR will decide which playing strip each club must play in. 5. ANTI-DOPING PROGRAMME 5.1 Players will be subject to doping control as set out in EPCR’s AntiDoping Programme, which is based on and subject to Regulation 21 (Anti-Doping) of World Rugby’s Regulations. EPCRUGBY.COM

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6. ABANDONMENT 6.1 Where a match is abandoned after 60 minutes or more, the result will stand. 6.2 Where a match is abandoned after fewer than 60 minutes, (a) if both clubs and the EPCR Board agree, the result will stand, or (b) the match will be replayed in full no earlier than 48 hours after kick-off of the abandoned match (unless both clubs and EPCR agree otherwise), with both clubs entitled to select new teams. 7. MEDIA REGULATION – Match Day Squad announcements Each club must submit its match day squad by midday (GMT) on the Thursday before a Friday match and by 12.00 midday (GMT) on the Friday before a weekend match. The match day squad announced must not differ from the squad that plays save in exceptional circumstances. Breaches of match day squad regulations may result in fines being imposed by the Board of EPCR.

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DISCIPLINE

The following is a summary of the key elements of the disciplinary process for the EPCR Challenge Cup: RED CARDS a) The case of any player sent off in an Investec Champions Cup or an EPCR Challenge Cup matches shall be adjudicated by an independent Disciplinary Committee or an independent Judicial Officer as soon as is practicable. b) Until the hearing the player is ineligible to play in any tournament. CITING COMMISSIONERS a) Citing Commissioners are appointed by EPCR for all Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup matches and shall be entitled to cite a player for any act or acts of Foul Play that in the Citing Commissioner’s opinion warranted a red card. b) For such matches, clubs will not have the power to cite a player but may refer incidents to the Citing Commissioner within 26 hours of the start of the match. c) The Citing Commissioner will have 50 hours from the start of the match to make a citing. In certain circumstances this deadline can be extended. d) The EPCR Disciplinary Officer may forward the submitted citing to a Citing Officer to determine whether there are sufficient grounds for the citing to progress. e) The Disciplinary Officer will then bring a charge against the cited player. DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS a) The independent Disciplinary Committee or independent Judicial Officer is chosen by the chairman of the independent Disciplinary Panel, Mike Hamlin. EPCRUGBY.COM

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b) EPCR’s Disciplinary Officer presents the case against a player, club representative or club. c) If a citing complaint or a red card decision against a player is upheld, the independent Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer will be required to consider the appropriate sanction. Under World Rugby’s sanctioning regime, which EPCR is obliged to follow, the Committee/ Judicial Officer will first assess the seriousness of the player’s actions and determine which of the three stipulated entry points (lower end, mid range and top end) is the most appropriate. d) The Disciplinary Committee/Judicial Officer will determine the appropriate entry point based on an assessment of a number of particular characteristics of the player’s actions, including whether or not they were intentional, whether or not they caused any injuries and whether or not they had any effect on the relevant match. e) After deciding the entry point, the Disciplinary Committee/Judicial Officer will then consider whether the suspension should be increased from the entry point to take account of certain specified aggravating factors, such as a poor disciplinary record or the need for deterrence, and/or decreased from the entry point to take account of certain specified mitigating actions, such as a guilty plea, a good disciplinary record, the player’s conduct at the hearing and expressions of remorse. f) A suspension is a blanket ban from playing rugby union anywhere in the world. Players are suspended on the basis that a one-week period of suspension would ordinarily result in a player missing one match. Suspensions take into account periods of inactivity (such as the closed season), periods when a player is injured or otherwise not to fit to play, and when a player is not available or not expected to play. Suspensions should also take into account any out-of-season matches which are not considered to be meaningful, or which are not close enough to the season to be a determining factor in a player’s future selection. g) Both parties to the hearing (EPCR, player, club representative or club) have the right to appeal decisions of the Disciplinary Committee/Judicial Officer. Appeals must be lodged within three (3) working days of receiving the full written decision of the Committee. 18

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h) The full written decision of the Disciplinary Committee/Judicial Officer will be available on epcrugby.com when the disciplinary process is complete i) For World Rugby’s Sanctions for Foul Play, found at Appendix 1 to World Rugby Regulation 17, visit www.world.rugby CITING COMMISSIONER WARNINGS a) EPCR-appointed Citing Commissioners are entitled to issue a Warning to any player who has, in his/her opinion, committed an act(s) of Foul Play that (in the words of World Rugby) “falls just short” of warranting that the player be shown a red card (where such act(s) did not result in a yellow card or a red card). A Citing Commissioner is not limited in the number of Warnings he/she may issue to a player in respect of a match. b) The Citing Commissioner will have 50 hours from the start of the match to issue a Warning. In certain circumstances this deadline can be extended. c) If a player considers that a Citing Commissioner Warning was wrongly issued to him, he can give written notice to that effect within 48 hours of the receipt of the Warning. d) Players who accumulate three or more Citing Commissioner Warnings or who are issued with three yellow cards for Foul Play offences, or a combination of both, will be required to attend a Disciplinary Hearing. e) World Rugby introduced Citing Commissioner Warnings in 2014 as a mandatory provision where Citing Commissioners are appointed for matches.

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A STORIED JOURNEY THE EPCR CHALLENGE CUP THROUGH THE YEARS SINCE its debut in the 1996/97 season and through its various guises over the last three decades, the EPCR Challenge Cup has has firmly established itself as one of European rugby’s most respected tournaments — providing a platform for both established giants and rising clubs to make their mark on the continental stage. Now in its 31st season, the competition continues to deliver unforgettable moments, fierce rivalries and opportunities for clubs to write new chapters in their history. Over the course of its 30 seasons, clubs from 12 different nations — England, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Montpellier Hérault Rugby celebrate Scotland, South Africa, Spain, and Wales — their win in the 2016 Challenge Cup have participated in the tournament. Many of the sport’s most iconic teams have etched their names onto the trophy, including Leinster Rugby, RC Toulon, Harlequins, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Cardiff Rugby, Bath Rugby and Stade Français Paris. Equally, some of the game’s greatest players — Fabien Galthié, Keith Wood, Lawrence Dallaglio, Aurélien Rougerie, Sam Warburton, Sergio Parisse, Johnny Sexton, Handré Pollard, Eben Etzebeth and Cheslin Kolbe — have been part of championship-winning squads. In total, players from 18 different nations have stood atop the winner’s podium, since France’s Bourgoin captured the first title by defeating Castres Olympique in the 1997 final. Initially launched as the European Conference, the competition quickly became a showcase of French dominance. Between 1997 and 2000, all eight finalists were French clubs, with Colomiers, Montferrand (now ASM Clermont Auvergne), and Section Paloise continuing Bourgoin’s winning legacy in 1998, 1999 and 2000 respectively. In 2001, Harlequins broke the French stranglehold with a dramatic extra-time victory over Narbonne, marking the beginning of a strong run for English clubs. Premiership teams won six consecutive titles, including a second for Harlequins, two for Sale Sharks, and one each for Wasps — under the guidance of Warren Gatland and Shaun Edwards — and Gloucester Rugby, who claimed their first in 2006. The trophy returned to France in 2007 as Clermont claimed a second title, defeating last year’s champions, Bath Rugby. Bath responded the following year by clinching the title at their third attempt in 2008, followed by a victory from Northampton Saints in 2009. During this period, Parker Pen had come on board as sponsor of what was now termed the European Shield before the competition morphed into the European Challenge Cup, and then the Amlin Challenge Cup in 2009 when the insurance company took over as title sponsor until 2014. In 2010, Cardiff Blues broke the Anglo-French cycle with a landmark win for Welsh rugby, defeating RC Toulon in a thrilling final at Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome. The match drew a then20

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0record 48,990 fans, a figure only surpassed in 2022 when Lyon Olympique Universitaire’s win over RC Toulon drew 51,431 spectators at the same venue, giving Lyon their first European title. The 2010 final also highlighted the calibre of talent in the competition: Cardiff’s squad featured stars like Martyn Williams, Gethin Jenkins, Jamie Roberts, Leigh Halfpenny, and Sam Warburton, while Toulon boasted the likes of Jonny Wilkinson, Sonny Bill Williams, Juan-Martin Fernandez Lobbe, and Joe van Niekerk. The trophy continued to change hands between top French and English clubs, though Joe Schmidt’s Leinster side brought it to Ireland in 2013 with a win over Stade Français Paris. In 2015, Edinburgh Rugby made history as the first Scottish club to reach a European final, though they fell to Gloucester Rugby at the Twickenham Stoop. New names joined the winners’ list over the years, including last season’s finalists Montpellier Hérault Rugby under Rugby World Cup-winning coach Jake White, Stade Français Paris, and Bristol Bears. Cardiff claimed a second title in 2018 with a one-point win over Gloucester in Bilbao, while Montpellier won again in 2021, beating Leicester Tigers at Twickenham. Lyon’s 2022 triumph over RC Toulon marked the club’s first trophy since 1933, while Toulon endured their fourth final loss. But redemption came in 2023, as the TOP 14 club finally secured the title on their fifth attempt, defeating Glasgow Warriors at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium. In 2024, a new chapter of history was written as Hollywoodbets Sharks became the first South African side to win an EPCR title, defeating Gloucester Rugby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Then in 2025, Bath Rugby claimed their first European trophy since 2008 with a commanding victory over LOU Rugby at Principality Stadium — a landmark success that helped propel them towards a historic treble-winning campaign. At last season's landmark 30th EPCR Challenge Cup Final, Montpellier Hérault Rugby and Ulster Rugby met at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao. Montpellier were chasing a third Challenge Cup title to further strengthen their European legacy, while Ulster were appearing in their first European Final for 14 years, aiming to make history. Montpellier delivered a record-breaking performance, defeating Ulster 59-26 to post the highest points total ever recorded in an EPCR Challenge Cup Final. The French side ran in nine tries and added seven conversions, setting new Final records in both categories as they completed an unbeaten campaign in style. The victory secured Montpellier's third EPCR Challenge Cup title, adding to their previous triumphs in 2016 and 2021. In doing so, they drew level with Harlequins and ASM Clermont Auvergne as the most successful clubs in the competition's history, with three titles each. Now, the stage is set for the 2026/27 season to write The first South African winners the next memorable chapter in EPCR Challenge Cup Hollywoodbets Sharks in 2024 history. EPCRUGBY.COM

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THE 2026/27 POOLS POOL 1

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LOU RUGBY

NEWCASTLE RED BULLS

BLACK LION

OSPREYS

SCARLETS

POOL 3

HARLEQUINS

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ULSTER RUGBY

BENETTON RUGBY

RC VANNES

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DRAGONS RFC

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE

EDINBURGH RUGBY

USAP

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RC TOULON

POOL STAGE FIXTURES (All kick offs LOCAL time, with live TV coverage where relevant)

ROUND 1 FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2026 Pool 1

Dragons RFC v USAP, Rodney Parade 20.00 EPCR TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / S4C

Pool 3

Edinburgh Rugby v RC Toulon, Hive Stadium 20.00 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV

SATURDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2026 Pool 2

14.00 LOU Rugby v Hollywoodbets Sharks, Matmut Stadium beIN SPORTS / Super Sport / FloRugby

Pool 3

Black Lion v Ospreys, Avchala Stadium

Pool 1

16.15 Zebre Parma v Ulster Rugby, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi EPCR TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby

Pool 2

Scarlets v Newcastle Red Bulls, Parc Y Scarlets

16.00 GRU TV / EPCR TV / FloRugby

20.00 S4C / EPCR TV / FloRugby

SUNDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2026 Pool 3

Harlequins v RC Vannes, Twickenham Stoop 13.00 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 1

Aviron Bayonnais v Toyota Cheetahs, Stade Jean Dauger 14.00 France TV / Super Sport / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 2

Castres Olympique v Benetton Rugby, Stade Pierre Fabre 18.30 beIN SPORTS / EPCR TV / FloRugby

Fixtures subject to change

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ROUND 2 SATURDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2026 Pool 1

13.00 Ulster Rugby v Aviron Bayonnais, Affidea Stadium Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 3

13.00 Ospreys v Harlequins, St Helen’s Stadium Premier Sports / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 2

18.30 Benetton Rugby v LOU Rugby, Stadio Comunale di Monigo EPCR TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby

Pool 2

19.30 Hollywoodbets Sharks v Scarlets, Hollywoodbets Kings Park Super Sport / EPCR TV / FloRugby

Pool 2

20.00 Newcastle Red Bulls v Castres Olympique, Kingston Park EPCR TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby

Pool 3

21.00 RC Toulon v Black Lion, Stade Mayol beIN SPORTS / GRU TV / EPCR TV / FloRugby

SUNDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2026 Pool 1

Toyota Cheetahs v Dragons RFC, St Helen’s Stadium 14.00 EPCR TV / Super Sport / FloRugby

Pool 3

RC Vannes v Edinburgh Rugby, Stade de la Rabine 14.00 France TV / Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 1

USAP v Zebre Parma, Stade Aimé Giral

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POOL STAGE FIXTURES (All kick offs LOCAL time)

ROUND 3 FRIDAY, 8 JANUARY 2027 Pool 1

Dragons RFC v Aviron Bayonnais, Rodney Parade 20.00 S4C / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 2

Newcastle Red Bulls v Benetton Rugby, Kingston Park 20.00 Premier Sports / EPCR TV / FloRugby

SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY 2027 Pool 2

Hollywoodbets Sharks v Castres Olympique, Hollywoodbets Kings Park 15.00 Super Sport / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 3

13.00 Edinburgh Rugby v Harlequins, Hive Stadium Premier Sports / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 3

RC Toulon v Ospreys, Stade Felix Mayol

Pool 2

20.00 Scarlets v LOU Rugby, Parc Y Scarlets EPCR TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / S4C

14.00 beIN SPORTS / EPCR TV / FloRugby

SUNDAY, 10 JANUARY 2027 Pool 1

USAP v Ulster Rugby, Stade Aimé Giral, 14.00 France TV / EPCR TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby

Pool 3

RC Vannes v Black Lion, Stade de la Rabine 14.00 beIN SPORTS / GRU TV / FloRugby / EPCR TV

Pool 1

Zebre Parma v Toyota Cheetahs, Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi 18.30 EPCR TV / Super Sport / FloRugby

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ROUND 4 FRIDAY, 15 JANUARY 2027 Pool 3

Harlequins v RC Toulon, Twickenham Stoop 20.00 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV

SATURDAY, 16 JANUARY 2027 Pool 2

14.00 Aviron Bayonnais v Zebra Parma, Stade Jean Dauger beIN SPORTS / EPCR TV / FloRugby

Pool 1

15.15 Ulster Rugby v Dragons RFC, Affidea Stadium Premier Sports / EPCR TV / FloRugby

Pool 2

16.15 Castres Olympique v Scarlets, Stade Pierre Fabre beIN SPORTS / EPCR TV / FloRugby

Pool 2

Benetton Rugby v Hollywoodbets Sharks, Stadio Comunale di Monigo 18.30 EPCR TV / Super Sport / FloRugby

Pool 3

20.00 Ospreys v RC Vannes, St Helen’s Stadium EPCR TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby

SUNDAY, 17 JANUARY 2027 Pool 2

LOU Rugby v Newcastle Red Bulls, Matmut Stadium 14.00 France TV / EPCR TV / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby

Pool 1

Toyota Cheetahs v USAP, St Helen’s Stadium 16.15 EPCR TV / Super Sport / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby

Pool 3 17.00

Black Lion v Edinburgh Rugby, Avchala Stadium GRU TV / EPCR TV / FloRugby

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ROUND OF 16

2/3/4 APRIL 2027 v v v v v v v v

QUARTER-FINALS

9/10/11 APRIL 2027 v v v v

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Investec Champions Cup Final OL Stadium; Saturday 22 May. 15.45

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Ulster Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby

Scarlets Ospreys Dragons Benetton Rugby

Zebre Parma

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UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2025/26 Glasgow Warriors Leinster Rugby DHL Stormers Vodacom Bulls Munster Rugby Cardiff Rugby Emirates Lions Connacht Rugby Ulster Rugby Hollywoodbets Sharks Ospreys Edinburgh Rugby Benetton Rugby Scarlets Dragons RFC Zebre Parma

Pts

18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

13 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 8 7 7 6 4 3 2

5 6 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 11 10 12 11 16

0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 4 0

479 515 504 576 396 353 532 442 494 467 376 362 327 361 350 312

338 370 344 406 376 372 473 395 420 428 454 439 493 460 481 587

11 13 9 10 8 7 9 10 10 9 4 6 4 3 4 3

2 2 1 1 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 1 5 4 4

65 63 60 59 55 55 54 54 52 46 39 38 33 28 28 15

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UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS

Ulster Rugby

Hollywoodbets Sharks

Ospreys

Edinburgh Rugby

Benetton Rugby

Scarlets

Dragons RFC

Zebre Parma 39

ULSTER RUGBY

1999

ULSTER.RUGBY

POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Zebre Parma (a)

16:15

12.12.26

Aviron Bayonnais (h)

13:00

10.01.27

USAP (a)

14:00

16.01.27

Dragons RFC (h)

15:15

www.ulster.rugby Ulster Rugby @ulsterrugby officialulsterrugby officialulsterrugby PRESIDENT Greg IRWIN CHIEF EXECUTIVE Hugh McCAUGHEY Hugh.McCaughey @ulsterrugby.com OFFICE Affidea Stadium, 134, Mount Merrion, Belfast BT6 0FT Northern Ireland HOME STADIUM Affidea Stadium Capacity: 18,211

RUGBY STAFF Richie MURPHY (Head Coach) Mark SEXTON (Attack Coach) Clarke DERMODY (Forwards Coach) Willie FALOON (Defence Coach) Matt IRETON (Head of Athletic Performance) Rory BEST (General Manager)

CAPTAIN

Iain HENDERSON MEDIA CONTACTS Jake WILLIAMSON (Media & Communications Officer)

Nigel BRADY (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7798 892 303 nigel.brady@ulsterrugby.com

Mob: +44 748 394 5341 jake.williamson @ulsterrugby.com Dave KING (Head of Marketing & Comms)

Mob: +7483 945349 David.king@ulsterrugby.com All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2020-21 2023-24 2025-26

R16 beat Harlequins 57-21 (a), Q-F beat Northampton Saints 35-27 (a), S-F lost Leicester Tigers 24-33 (a) R16 beat Montpellier Hérault Rugby 40-17 (a) Q-F lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 14-53 (a) beat Racing 92 61-7 (h), lost Cardiff Rugby 26-29 (a), beat Toyota Cheetahs 28-0 (a), beat Stade Francais Paris 26-19 (h), R16 beat Ospreys 28-24 (h), Q-F beat Stade Rochelais 41-24 (h), S-F beat Exeter Chiefs 29-12 (h), FINAL lost Montpellier 26-59 (San Mames)

OVERALL RECORD

P 13

W 9

D 0

L 4

SCORING RECORDS TEAM Highest score Highest score against Biggest margin of victory Heaviest margin of defeat Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Most dropped goals against

61 59 54 39 9 9 8 7 1 3 0 1

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions in match Most conversions against

16 18 2 2 8 5

Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Most dropped goals against

1 3 0 1

v Racing 92 25/26 (h) Montpellier 25/26 (n) v Racing 92 25/26 (h) ASM Clermont Auvergne 23/24 (a) v Racing 92 25/26 (h) Montpellier 25/26 (n) v Racing 92 25/26 (h) Montpellier 25/26 (n) Four times Leicester Tigers 20/21 (a) Leicester Tigers 20/21 (a)

INDIVIDUAL Jack Murphy George Ford Seven times Four times Jack Murphy Anthony Belleau Domingo Miotti Four times George Ford George Ford

v Racing 92 2025/26 (h) Leicester Tigers 20/21 (a)

v Racing 92 2025/26 (h) ASM Clermont Auvergne 23/24 (a) Montpellier 2025/26 (n) Leicester Tigers 20/21 (a) Leicester Tigers 20/21 (a)

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

265 39 6 2 0

Leading points scorer Leading try scorer

35 4

FOR 8 matches, 25/26 8 matches, 25/26 8 matches, 25/26 8 matches, 25/26

AGAINST 174 8 matches, 25/26 25 8 matches, 25/26

2 matches, 23/24

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 5 4

Nick Timoney Rob Herring, Zac Ward, Jacob Stockdale

Nathan Doak Zac Ward

25/26 25/26

MOST POINTS 45 35 27

John Cooney Nathan Doak Jack Murphy

MOST MATCHES 12 12

Tom O'Toole James Hume, Nick Timoney

ULSTER.RUGBY

Jacob Stockdale in action for Ulster Rugby in last season’s EPCR Challenge Cup EPCRUGBY.COM

ULSTER RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ARENZANA-KING

Aitzol

15/06/2002

Wing

192

AUGUSTUS

Juarno

09/12/1997

No 8

184.5

128

BALOUCOUNE

Rob

19/08/1997

Wing

Ireland

192

104.6

BELLO

Eduardo

27/11/1995

Prop

Argentina

190

130

BENSON

Jamie

23/09/2002

Out half/full back

183

BRIGG

Tom

20/06/2024

Back row

188

113

CARSON

Ben

24/02/2002

Centre

184

100

CREAN

Sam

12/06/2000

Prop

175

115

DEVINE

Matty

19/02/2002

Scrum half

180

DOAK

Nathan

17/12/2001

Scrum half

185

DONNELL

Ben

02/08/2000

Lock

198

124

FLANNERY

Jake

07/06/1999

Out half

184

HAWKSHAW

Daniel

22/05/2002

Centre

190

HERRING

Rob

27/04/1990

Hooker

184

103

HOPES

Joe

16/03/2004

Lock

200

115

HUME

James

07/09/1998

Centre

Ireland

187

IZUCHUKWU

Cormac

28/01/2000

Lock

Ireland

201

118

KNOX

Keynan

06/04/1999

Prop

185

124

LOWRY

Mike

20/08/1998

Full back

170

MCALLISTER

Tom

18/01/2005

Prop

185

124

MCCANN

Dave

13/06/2000

Back row

191

110

MCCLOSKEY

Stuart

06/08/1992

Centre

193

112

Test team

Ireland

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

ULSTER.RUGBY

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MCCORMICK

James

08/01/2002

Hooker

182

107

MCILROY

Ethan

10/08/2000

Wing/fullback

188

MCKEE

Conor

20/03/2001

Scrum half

183

MCKILLOP

James

15/12/2004

Back row

196

117

MCNABNEY

James

28/02/2003

No 8

195

120

MOLONEY

Marty

19/10/1999

Back row

188

103

MULLINS

Chay

23/01/2002

Wing

191

MURPHY

Jack

15/07/2004

Out half

175

O'SULLIVAN

Eric

30/11/1995

Prop

Ireland

185

120

O'TOOLE

Tom

23/09/1998

Prop

Ireland

182

108

POSTLETHWAITE

Jude

03/04/2002

Centre

193

106

SHERIDAN

Harry

21/09/2001

Lock

195

121

SNYMAN

Eli

25/01/1996

Lock

201

115

STEWART

Tom

11/01/2001

Hooker

Ireland

184

108

STOCKDALE

Jacob

03/04/1996

Wing

Ireland

191

107

TIMONEY

Nick

01/08/1995

Back row

Ireland

188

112

WALKER

Henry

24/06/2005

Hooker

185

110

WARD

Bryn

17/07/2004

Back row

185

115

WARD

Zac

11/12/1998

Wing

191

105

WILSON

Scott

06/08/2002

Prop

188

110

Test team

Ireland

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

17.10.26

LOU Rugby (a)

Kick-off

14.00

12.12.26

Scarlets (h)

19.30

09.01.27

Castres Olympique (h)

15.00

16.01.27

Benetton Rugby (a)

18.30

wwwsharksrugby.co.za @sharksrugby @sharksrugby @sharksrugby @sharksrugby PRESIDENT Graham MACKENZIE CHAIRMAN Stephen SAAD CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Shaun BRYANS shaun@thesharks.co.za OFFICE 12 Isaiah Ntshangase Road, Durban, 4000 South Africa HOME STADIUM Hollywoodbets Kings Park Capacity: 45,000 MEDIA CONTACT Novashni CHETTY Mob: +27 844 317 504 novashni@thesharks.co.za EPCRUGBY.COM

RUGBY STAFF

CAPTAIN

Dave WILLIAMS (GM: Playing Affairs) JP PIETERSEN (Head Coach) Warren WHITELEY (Forwards Coach) Joey MONGALO (Defence Coach) Scott MATHIE (Attack Coach) Philip LEMMER (Scrum Coach) Lionel CRONJE (Kicking Coach) Quintin KRUGER (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

Andre ESTERHUIZEN

Trevor BARNES (Team Manager) Mob: +27 828 223 859 trevor@thesharks.co.za

All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

GAME BY GAME 2023-24

beat

2024-25 2025-26

R16 lost LOU Rugby 21-34 (a) R16 lost Connacht Rugby 12-29 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 10

W 7

D 0

L 3

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SCORING RECORDS TEAM Highest score Highest score against Biggest margin of victory Heaviest margin of defeat Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions

47 34 44 17 7 5 6

Most conversions against Most penalty goals Most penalty goals against

3 6 4

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against

22 16 2 2 6 3 6 4

v Zebre Parma 23/24 (h) LOU Rugby 24/25 (a) v Zebre Parma 23/24 (h) Connacht Rugby 25/26 (a) v Zebre Parma 23/24 (h) LOU Rugby 24/25 (a) v Zebre Parma 23/24 (h) v Section Paloise 23/24 (h) Four times v 23/24 (h) 23/24 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Siya Masuku Anthony Belleau Three times Two times Curwin Bosch Three times Siya Masuku Anthony Belleau

23/24 (h) 23/24 (h)

v Section Paloise 23/24 (h) v

23/24 (h) 23/24 (h)

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

292 36 7 1 0

Leading points scorer Leading try scorer

71 6

AGAINST 8 matches, 23/24 139 8 matches, 23/24 15

FOR 8 matches, 23/24 8 matches, 23/24 8 matches, 23/24 Three times

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 6 4 3

Makazole Mapimpi Lukhanyo Am Eben Etzebeth, Ox Nche

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23/24 23/24

Siya Masuku Makazole Mapimpi

MOST POINTS 73 46 30

Siya Masuku Curwin Bosch Makazole Mapimpi

MOST MATCHES 9

Ntuthuko Mchunu, Makazole Mapimpi, Ox Nche, Francois Venter

HOLLYWOODBETS SHARKS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

BESTER

Ethan

31/10/2004

Hooker

187

114

BESTER

Lili

01/04/2004

Centre/wing

188

BUTHELEZI

Phepsi

30/05/1999

No8

187

110

DAVIDS

Brad

30/07/2002

Scrum half

177

DAWSON

Cameron

06/01/1999

Prop

180

108

DU TOIT

Thomas

05/05/1995

Prop

South Africa

189

136

ESTERHUIZEN

Andre

30/03/1994

Centre

South Africa

193

122

GANYANE

Phatu

17/01/2003

Prop

185

124

HARTZENBERG

Suleiman

20/05/2003

Centre/wing

187

HATTON

Nick

17/01/2003

No8

192

105

HENDRIKSE

Jaden

23/03/2000

Scrum half

South Africa

180

HENDRIKSE

Jordan

28/06/2001

Out half

South Africa

187

HOOKER

Ethan

20/01/2003

Centre/wing

South Africa

194

102

JACOBS

Hanro

14/03/2000

Prop

184

132

JENKINS

Jason

02/12/1995

Lock

203

131

JULIUS

Jurenzo

11/05/2004

Centre

178

KOCH

Vince

13/03/1990

Prop

185

116

KOSTER

Murray

21/02/1999

Centre

189

LANDSBERG

Darrien

26/07/1998

Lock

197

110

LEWIES

Steph

27/01/1992

Lock

200

121

LOMBARD

Gianni

22/01/1998

Out half

180

MAPIMPI

Makazole

26/07/1990

Wing

182

Test team

South Africa

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

SHARKSRUGBY.CO.ZA

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MASUKU

Siya

01/08/1996

Out half

MAVASERE

Tinotenda

17/10/1998

Lock

MNEBELELE

Esethu

18/02/2006

Hooker

MOYO

Vusi

21/06/2006

Out half

NCHE

23/07/1995

Prop

RAHL

Corne

27/05/2002

RASIVHAGA

Khuthi

ROELOFSE

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

185

102

188

102

183

113

South Africa

182

South Africa

176

125

Lock

204

122

15/11/2006

Wing

184

Nemo

06/06/1995

Prop

180

123

ROMAO

Matt

28/07/2005

Flank

190

109

SIYAYA

Zekhethelo

20/08/2007

Fullback

188

SLABBERT

Deon

04/05/2000

Lock

200

120

STASSEN

Hendre

29/12/1997

Lock

199

121

SWART

Eduan

20/10/2000

Hooker

186

118

TSHITUKA

Manu

16/06/2000

Flank

194

112

TSHITUKA

Vincent

10/09/1998

Flanker/Lock South Africa

194

116

VAN HEERDEN

Emile

08/08/2000

Lock

200

110

VAN WYK

Liam

26/10/2006

Hooker

178

VAN ZYL

Ivan

30/06/1995

Scrum half

South Africa

179

WILLIAMS

Jaco

25/08/2005

Wing

South Africa

180

VAN DER MERWE

Edwill

12/04/1996

Wing

South Africa

179

Zimbabwe

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OSPREYS

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POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Black Lion (a)

16.00

12.12.26

Harlequins (h)

13.00

09.01.27

RC Toulon (a)

14.00

16.01.27

RC Vannes (h)

20.00

www.ospreysrugby.com Ospreys Rugby @ospreys @ospreys_official ospreys_official CHAIRMAN Rob DAVIES OFFICE St Helen’s Sports Ground Bryn Rd, Brynmill Swansea SA2 0AR Wales Tel: +44 1792 616 500 HOME STADIUM St Helen’s Sports Ground Capacity: 8,000 MEDIA CONTACT Harrison ANDREWS Mob: +44 7812 958 388 harrison.andrews @ospreysrugby.com

CAPTAINS

RUGBY STAFF Mark JONES (Head Coach) Dan GRIFFITHS (Rugby General Manager) Duncan JONES (First Team Coach) Richard FUSSELL (First Team Coach) Justin TIPURIC (First Team Coach) Richard KELLY (First Team Coach)

Sam PARRY

Owen WATKIN

Liam THOMAS (Head of Physical Performance) Dai DAVIES (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7730 319 972 dai.davies @ospreysrugby.com All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2016-17

2018-19 2020-21 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

beat Newcastle Falcons 45-0 (h), beat Lyon 31-13 (a), beat Grenoble 59-7 (a), beat Grenoble 71-3 (h), beat Lyon 47-7 (h), beat Newcastle Falcons 26-21 (a); Q-F lost Stade Francais Paris 21-25 (h) beat Pau 27-0 (h), lost Worcester Warriors 21-27 (a), beat Stade Francais Paris 51-20 (h), lost Stade Francais Paris 3-12 (a), lost Worcester Warriors 18-20 (h), lost Pau 21-26 (a) beat Castres Olympique 39-15 (h), beat Worcester Warriors 38-29 (a), R16 lost Newcastle Falcons 24-28 (h) beat Benetton 43-24 (h), lost Montpellier 5-38 (a), beat USAP 25-3 (h), beat Lions 38-28 (a) R16 beat Sale Sharks 23-15, Q-F lost Gloucester 13-23 (a) beat Lions 30-14 (h), lost Montpellier 15-59 (a). beat Newcastle Falcons 35-15 (h), beat Section Paloise 31-28 (a) R16 beat Scarlets 36-14 (h), Q-F lost Lyon 18-20 (a) beat Connacht Rugby 24-21 (h), beat Montauban 33-22 (a), lost Zebre Parma 19-23 (a) lost Montpellier 26-31 (h), R16 lost Ulster Rugby 24-28 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 33

W 20

D 0

L 13

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SCORING RECORDS TEAM Highest score Highest score against Biggest margin of victory Heaviest margin of defeat Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions Most conversions against Most penalty goals Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals Most dropped goals against

71 59 68 44 11 9 8 7 4 6 1 1

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Most dropped goals against Try hat-tricks

21 18 4 2 8 4 4 6 1 1 2

v Grenoble 16/17 (h) Montpellier 24/25 (a) v Grenoble 16/17 (h) Montpellier 24/25 (a) v Grenoble 16/17 (h) Montpellier 24/25 (a) v Grenoble 16/17 (h) Montpellier 24/25 (a) v Worcester Warriors 20/21 (a) Gloucester Rugby 23/24 (h) Montpellier 24/25 (a) Worcester Warriors 18/19 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Dan Biggar v Grenoble 16/17 (h) Santi Carreras Gloucester Rugby 23/24 (h) Dewi Lake v Benetton Rugby 23/24 (h) Five times Dan Biggar v Grenoble 16/17 (h) Four times Steve Myler v Worcester Warriors 20/21 (a) Santi Carreras Gloucester Rugby 23/24 (h) Dan Edwards v Montpellier 24/25 (a) Ryan Mills Worcester Warriors 18/19 (h) Dewi Lake, Keelan Giles

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

300 44 6 4 0

Leading points scorer Leading try scorer

78 7

AGAINST 6 matches, 24/25 150 6 matches, 24/25 21

FOR 7 matches, 16/17 7 matches, 16/17 7 matches, 16/17 6 matches, 18/19

7 matches, 16/17

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 15 6 5

Keelan Giles Sam Parry Dan Evans, Dewi Lake

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Dan Biggar Keelan Giles

MOST POINTS 82 78

Dan Edwards Dan Biggar Keelan Giles

MOST MATCHES 23 21

Keelan Giles Gareth Thomas, Tom Botha

OSPREYS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

BOSHOFF

Evardi

06/10/1998

BOTHA

Tom

CREIGHTON

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (Kg)

Centre

1.88m

100kg

31/08/1990

Prop

1.83m

113kg

Lawson

06/07/1998

Out half

1.83m

100kg

DANIEL

Evan

14/12/2002

Hooker

1.83m

113kg

DAVIES

Luke

26/02/2002

Scrum Half

1.83m

93kg

DAVIES

Rhys

09/11/1998

Lock/back row Wales

1.81m

112kg

DEAVES-SMALL

Harri

13/06/2001

Lock/back row Wales

1.81m

100kg

EDWARDS

Dan

05/07/2003

Out half

1.78m

80kg

EDWARDS

Lewis

05/12/2006

Wing/fullback

1.96m

115kg

EVANS

Gwilym

25/05/2003

Lock/back row

1.81m

100kg

FOKETI

Lalakai

22/12/1994

Centre

1.88m

100kg

GILES

Keelan

29/01/1998

Wing/fullback Wales

1.73m

70kg

HARDY

Kieran

30/11/1995

Scrum Half

1.82m

87kg

HENRY

Rhys

08/09/1998

Prop

1.83m

113kg

HIRE

Kian

30/09/2004

Prop

1.79m

110kg

HOPKINS

Ieystyn

04/04/2002

Wing/fullback

1.93m

95kg

HOSKINS

Jack

06/01/2007

Centre

1.78m

90kg

JONES

Cameron

04/10/2001

Prop

1.93m

116kg

JONES

Lewis

19/07/2002

Lock/back row

1.81m

112kg

JOHN

Dan

04/10/2001

Wing/fullback

1.78m

90kg

KOROIBETE

Marika

26/07/1992

Wing/fullback Australia

1.78m

90kg

LLOYD

Lewis

20/07/2003

Hooker

1.85m

135kg

Wales

Australia

Wales

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MORGAN

Luke

16/05/1992

Wing/fullback Wales

1.85m

90kg

MORGAN

Sam

22/12/2007

Lock/back row

1.81m

100kg

MORGAN-WILLIAMS Reuben

03/02/1998

Scrum Half

Wales

1.78m

85kg

MORIARTY

Ross

18/04/1994

Lock/back row Wales

1.96m

105kg

MORRIS

Morgan

28/08/1998

Lock/back row

1.82m

100kg

MORSE

Morgan

18/01/2005

Lock/back row Wales

1.81m

100kg

PARRY

Sam

17/12/1991

Hooker

Wales

1.83m

113kg

RATTI

James

14/10/1997

Lock/back row Wales

1.96m

115kg

ROBERTS

Ben

04/03/2001

Lock/back row

1.97m

114kg

ROGERS

Tom

17/12/1998

Wing/fullback Wales

1.82m

95kg

SMITH

Ryan

30/09/1996

Lock/back row

2.03m

117kg

SUTTON

Huw

17/11/1999

Lock/back row

1.73m

110kg

THOMAS

Gareth

02/08/1993

Prop

1.88m

118kg

THOMAS

Steff

07/04/1994

Prop

1.83m

116kg

WARREN

Ben

02/04/2000

Prop

Wales

1.83m

113kg

WATKIN

Owen

12/10/1996

Centre

Wales

1.88m

100kg

WILDE

Harri

15/05/2005

Out half

1.75m

98kg

WILLIAMS

Harri

05/04/2003

Scrum Half

1.82m

95kg

WILLIAMS

Keiran

04/12/1997

Centre

1.78m

90kg

WRIGHT

Liam

06/11/1997

Lock/back row Australia

1.81m

112kg

Test team

Wales

Ht (cm)

Wt (Kg)

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EDINBURGH RUGBY

EDINBURGHRUGBY.ORG

POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

16.10.26

RC Toulon (h)

20:00

13.12.26

RC Vannes (a)

14:00

09.01.27

Harlequins (h)

13:00

17.01.27

Black Lion (a)

17:00

www.edinburghrugby.org edinburghrugby @edinburghrugby edinburghrugby

MANAGING DIRECTOR Douglas STRUTH douglas.struth@ edinburghrugby.org OFFICE Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh EH12 5PJ, Scotland Tel: +44 1313 465 252 HOME STADIUM Hive Stadium Capacity: 7,800 MEDIA CONTACT Stuart RUTHERFORD Mob: +44 7580 696 230 stuart.rutherford @edinburghrugby.org

RUGBY STAFF Sean EVERITT (Head Coach)

CAPTAINS

Steve LAWRIE (Forwards Coach) Brad DAVIS (Defence Coach) TIM SAMPSON (Attack Coach)

Magnus BRADBURY

Matt CURRIE

JAMES GALLAGHER (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7511 842302 james.gallagher @edinburghrugby.org

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GAME BY GAME 1997-98

lost Perpignan 9-21 (a), lost Biarritz Olympique 15-32 (h), lost Newcastle 16-40 (h), beat Biarritz Olympique 27-25 (a), lost Newcastle 24-72 (a), beat Perpignan 18-15 (h)

2014-15

beat Bordeaux-Bègles 15-13 (a), beat Lyon 25-17 (h), beat London Welsh 25-13 (h), beat London Welsh 24-6 (a), lost Lyon 19-21 (a), beat Bordeaux-Bègles 38-20 (h), Q-F beat London Irish 23-18 (a), S-F beat Newport Gwent Dragons 45-16 (h), FINAL lost Gloucester Rugby 13-19 (Twickenham Stoop)

2015-16

beat Grenoble 28-10 (h), beat Agen 27-6 (a), lost London Irish 6-38 (a), beat London Irish 18-15 (h), beat Agen 23-0 (h), lost Grenoble 23-34 (a)

2016-17

beat Timisoara Saracens 59-17 (a), beat Harlequins 36-35 (h), beat Stade Francais Paris 28-23 (h), lost Stade Francais Paris 20-26 (a), beat Harlequins 23-18 (a), beat Timisoara Saracens 49-3 (h), Q-F lost La Rochelle 22-32 (h)

2017-18

beat London Irish 37-14 (a), beat Krasny Yar 73-14 (a), beat London Irish 50-20 (h), beat Krasny Yar 78-0 (h), beat Stade Francais Paris 34-33 (h), lost Stade Francais Paris 10-17 (a), Q-F lost Cardiff Blues 6-20 (h)

2019-20

beat Agen 31-10 (a), drew Bordeaux-Bègles 16-16 (h), beat Wasps 31-20 (h), beat Wasps 9-7 (a), lost Bordeaux-Bègles 17-32 (a), beat Agen 36-0 (h), Q-F lost Bordeaux-Bègles 14-23 (a)

2021-22

beat Saracens 21-18 (a), lost London Irish 20-21 (a), beat CA Brive 66-3 (h), beat Section Paloise 54-5 (h), beat Bath Rugby 41-19 (h), lost Wasps 30-34 (h)

2023-24

lost ASM

Olympique

OVERALL RECORD

P 61

W 39

D 1

L 21

EDINBURGHRUGBY.ORG

78 72 78 48 12 12 9 6 6 5 1 1

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against in match

28 20 4 3

Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Most dropped goals against

7 6 8 5 1 1

Try hat-tricks

v Krasny Yar 17/18 (h) Newcastle 97/98 (a) v Krasny Yar 17/18 (h) Newcastle 97/98 (a) v Krasny Yar 17/18 (h) Newcastle 97/98 (a) v Krasny Yar 17/18 (a) v Krasny Yar 17/18 (h) Newcastle 97/98 (a) v Biarritz Olympique 97/98 (a) Grenoble 15/16 (a), Hollywoodbet Sharks 23/24 (h) v Biarritz Olympique 97/98 (a) Lyon 14/15 (a), Stade Francais Paris 16/17 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Sam Hidalgo-Clyne v Bordeaux-Bègles 14/15 (h) Tim Stimpson Newcastle 97/98 (h) Darcy Graham v Agen 19/20 (h) John Bentley Newcastle 97/98 (a) Andrew Fenby London Irish 15/16 (a) Jason Tovey v Timisoara Saracens 16/17 (a) Stuart Legg Newcastle 97/98 (a) Duncan Hodge v Biarritz Olympique 97/98 (a) Jonathan Wisniewski Grenoble 15/16 (a) Gordon Ross v Biarritz Olympique 97/98 (a) Fabrice Estebanez Lyon 14/15 (a) Morné Steyn Stade Francais Paris 16/17 (h) Darcy Graham, Nasi Manu, Stuart McInally

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

288 40 7 3 1

Leading points scorer Leading try scorer

99 5

AGAINST 7 matches, 16/17 154 7 matches, 24/25 21

FOR 7 matches, 17/18 7 matches, 17/18 9 matches, 14/15 6 matches, 23/24 Three seasons

Four seasons

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 12 9

Duhan van der Merwe Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham

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14/15 17/18

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Junior Rasolea

MOST POINTS 192 74 73

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Blair Kinghorn Jaco van der Walt

MOST MATCHES 36 32 29

Hamish Watson Grant Gilchrist WP Nel

EDINBURGH RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

ASHMAN

Ewan

03/04/2000

Hooker

Scotland

185

110

BLYTH-LAFFERTY

Jerry

06/02/2004

Hooker

178

102

BLYTH-LAFFERTY

Ollie

06/04/2006

Tight head

191

133

BRADBURY

Magnus

23/08/1995

Back Row

194

117

CURRIE

Tom

21/09/2004

Back Row

185

106

CURRIE

Matthew

22/02/2001

Centre

185

DODD

Tom

28/10/1997

Back Row

190

109

DOUGLAS

Freddy

14/05/2005

Back Row

180

101

DUNCAN

Ollie

24/08/2005

Back Row

191

107

FICK

Matthew

01/01/2006

Scrum-Half

178

GILCHRIST

Grant

09/08/1990

Lock

203

120

GOOSEN

Wes

20/10/1995

Full-Back

178

GRAHAM

Darcy

21/06/1997

Wing

174

GRAYSON

James

26/06/1998

Out half

185

GWYNN

Geordie

22/01/2004

Wing

183

HEPBURN

Alec

30/03/1993

Loose head

185

110

HIGGINS

Kienan

25/01/2000

Centre

185

HILL

Paul

02/03/1995

Tight head

190

123

HUNTER-HILL

Callum

27/02/1997

Lock

200

124

LITTERICK

Rhys

02/03/1999

Tight head

185

121

MCALPINE

Conor

27/04/2004

Scrum-Half

172

MCCONNELL

Liam

24/06/2004

Back Row

192

106

Scotland

England

Scotland

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

EDINBURGHRUGBY.ORG

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MCHAFFIE

Rory

23/04/2007

Full-Back

178

MCVIE

Euan

13/12/2004

Back row/lock

196

116

MORRIS

Harri

10/03/2001

Hooker

180

104

O'CONOR

Piers

28/08/1995

Full-Back

188

100

PATERSON

Harry

28/06/2001

Full-Back

189

PATTERSON

Hector

10/01/2005

Scrum-Half

173

RICHARDSON

Dylan

15/01/1999

Utility forward Scotland

182

118

SATALA

Malelili

24/10/2004

Wing

183

SCHOEMAN

Pierre

07/05/1994

Loose head

183

123

SCOTT

Cameron

08/09/2001

Out half

180

STEWART

Jamie

21/04/2006

Loosehead

192

128

SYKES

Marshall

29/12/1999

Lock

Scotland

201

124

THOMPSON

Ross

10/04/1999

Out half

Scotland

178

THOMSON

Findlay

22/07/2004

Centre

188

TUIPULOTU

Mosese

05/05/2001

Centre

187

105

VAN DER MERWE

Duhan

04/06/1995

Wing

Scotland /Lions 193

107

VELLACOTT

Ben

28/03/1995

Scrum-Half

Scotland

168

WHITCOMBE

James

20/11/2000

Loose head

188

125

WHITE

Ben

20/03/2005

Loose head

183

119

YOUNG

Glen

04/11/1994

Back row/lock

201

115

Test team

Scotland

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

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BENETTON RUGBY

BENETTONRUGBY.IT

POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

18.10.26

Castres Olympique (a)

18:30

12.12.26

LOU Rugby (h)

18:30

08.01.27

Newcastle Red Bulls (a)

20:00

16.01.27

Hollywoodbets Sharks (h)

18:30

www.benettonrugby.it BenettonRugbyTreviso @BenettonRugby @benettonrugby BenettonRugby PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE Antonio PAVANELLO a.pavanello @benettonrugby.it OFFICE Strada di Nascimben 1/b 31100 Treviso, Italy Tel: +39 0 422 324 238 HOME STADIUM Stadio di Monigo Capacity: 5,000 MEDIA CONTACT Federico ARIGANO Mob: +39 3384 831 199 f.arigano @benettonrugby.it

RUGBY STAFF WAYNE PIVAC (Head Coach)

CAPTAIN

Dewald SENEKAL (Lineout Coach) Peter WILKINS (Defence Coach) Salvatore COSTANZO (Scrum Coach) Rhys PATCHELL (Attack Coach)

Michele LAMARO

Tommaso BOLDRINI (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Enrico CECCATO (Team Manager) Tel: +39 334 8306 495 e.ceccato@ benettonrugby.it

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Benetton’s Ignacio Mendy in last season’s EPCR Challenge Cup

GAME BY GAME 2000-01

2002-03 2016-17 2018-19 2020-21

beat Newcastle Falcons 28-15 (h), beat Bègles Bordeaux 26-19 (a), beat Cross Keys 20-10 (a), beat Cross Keys 31-3 (h), lost Newcastle Falcons 19-30 (a), beat Bègles Bordeaux 33-20 (h) beat Castres Olympique 22-9 (h), beat Castres Olympique 33-17 (a), beat Newcastle Falcons 27-8 (h), lost Newcastle Falcons 5-35 (a) lost La Rochelle 10-41 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 8-37 (a), beat Bayonne 28-15 (a), beat Bayonne 21-17 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 0-41 (h), lost La Rochelle 8-31 (a) beat Grenoble 40-14 (h), lost Agen 19-20 (a), beat Harlequins 26-21 (h), lost Harlequins 9-20 (a), beat Agen 38-24 (h), beat Grenoble 39-7 (a) beat Stade Francais Paris 44-20 (a), *lost Agen 0-28 (h), R16 beat Agen 29-16 (h), Q-F lost Montpellier 25-31 (a) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2021-22 2022-23

2023-24

2025-26

lost Gloucester Rugby 25-54 (a), beat Dragons 23-9 (h), lost Lyon 10-25 (a), beat USAP 17-7 (h), R16 lost RC Toulon 17-36 (a) lost Stade Francais Paris 14-24 (a), beat Aviron Bayonnais 45-7 (a), beat Aviron Bayonnais 26-7 (h), beat Stade Francais Paris 35-32 (h), R16 beat Connacht Rugby 41-19 (h), Q-F beat Cardiff Rugby 27-23 (h), S-F lost to RC Toulon 0-23 (a) lost Ospreys 34-43 (a), beat USAP 29-7 (h), beat Newcastle Falcons 57-28 (a), beat Montpellier 27-19 (a), R16 beat Lions 27-17, Q-F beat Connacht Rugby 39-24, S-F lost to Gloucester 23-40 beat 10bet Lions 26-18 (a), beat Perpignan 44-31 (h), beat Dragons RFC 74-21 (h) beat LOU Rugby 38-19 (a), R16 beat Cardiff Rugby 38-35 (h), Q-F lost Exeter Chiefs 41-44 (h)

OVERALL RECORD 66

P 51

W 33

D 0

L 18

BENETTONRUGBY.IT

74 54 53 41 11 8 8 6 6 5 1 1

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against in match Most conversions in match Most conversions against

29 23 3 4 8 5

Most penalty goals in match

Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Most dropped goals against

5 1 1

Try hat-tricks

v Dragons RFC 25/26 (h) Gloucester Rugby 21/22 (a) v Dragons RFC 25/26 (h) Gloucester Rugby 16/17 (h) v Dragons RFC 25/26 (h) Gloucester Rugby 21/22 (a) v Dragons RFC 25/26 (h) Gloucester Rugby 21/22 (a) v Montpellier 20/21 (a) RC Toulon 21/22 (h) Three times Cross Keys 00/01 (h), Montpellier 20/21 (a)

INDIVIDUAL Jacob Umaga v Dragons RFC 25/26 (h) Benoit Paillaugue Montpellier 20/21 (a) Tito Tebaldi v Agen 18/19 (h) Dewi Lake Ospreys 23/24 (h) Jacob Umaga v Dragons RFC 25/26 (h) Liam Botham Newcastle Falcons 02/03 (a) Callum Sheedy Cardiff Rugby 25/26 (a) Simon Mason v Castres Olympique 02/03 (h) Paolo Garbisi v Montpellier 20/21 (a) Louis Carbonel RC Toulon 21/22 (a) Three times Jamie Webb Cross Keys 00/01 (h) Anthony Bouthier Montpellier 20/21 (a) Tito Tebaldi

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season

261 35

FOR 6 matches, 25/26 6 matches, 25/26

Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

5 4 2

6 matches, 25/26 6 matches, 16/17 7 matches, 23/24

AGAINST 6 matches, 16/17 182 6 matches, 16/17 23 7 matches, 23/24 23

3 matches, 20/21

INDIVIDUAL Leading points scorer Leading try scorer

86 6

MOST TRIES 13 11 7

Onisi Ratave Rhyno Smith Jacob Umaga, Tommaso Menoncello

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Jacob Umaga Onisi Ratave

25/26 23/24, Jacob Umaga

MOST POINTS 174 111 99

Jacob Umaga Tomas Albornoz Rhyno Smith

25/26

MOST MATCHES 29 28 24

Federico Ruzza Tiziano Pasquali Sebastian Negri da Oleggio

BENETTON RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

AMINU

Destiny

19/10/2003

Prop

BERNASCONI

Bautista

14/09/2001

Hooker

CANNONE

Lorenzo

28/01/2001

CANNONE

Niccolò

FA'ASO'O

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

185

121

Argentina

176

113

No8

Italy

190

102

17/05/1998

Lock

Italy

197

120

Sooty

02/10/1994

No8

Samoa

196

128

FERRARI

Simone

28/03/1994

Prop

Italy

184

108

GALLAGHER

Matt

26/10/1996

Fullback

Italy

185

GALLORINI

Marcos

11/10/2004

Prop

190

130

GARBISI

Alessandro

11/04/2002

Scrum-half

174

GASPERINI

Nicholas

09/01/2004

Hooker

184

116

IZEKOR

Alessandro

03/05/2000

Back row

196

110

KINGI

Jadin

19/08/2002

Back row

198

108

LAMARO

Michele

03/06/1998

Back row

188

103

LUISATO

David

16/02/2007

Wing

189

LYNAGH

Louis

03/12/2000

Wing

Italy

187

MAILE

Siua

18/02/1997

Hooker

Tonga

181

113

MARIN

Leonardo

23/02/2002

Out-half

Italy

188

MARINI

Giulio

23/01/2002

Back row

Italy

196

115

MEDINA

Tomas

12/10/2004

Centre

176

MEDRANO

Matias

19/12/2003

Prop

185

117

MENDY

Ignacio

29/06/2000

Wing

185

MEY

Francois

01/07/2003

Centre

187

Italy

Argentina

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

MIRANDA

Antony-Italo

13/03/2006

Lock

Italy

193

108

MIDENA

Mattia

19/09/2005

Lock

197

126

NEGRI DA OLEGGIO

Seb

30/06/1994

Back row

Italy

195

110

NEMER

Ivan

22/04/1998

Prop

Italy

180

116

ODOGWU

Paolo

18/02/1997

Centre

Italy

175

100

PASQUALI

Tiziano

14/07/1994

Prop

Italy

183

111

PELLI

Valerio

04/09/2006

Hooker

180

108

RATAVE

Onisi

06/06/1992

Wing

179

100

RUZZA

Federico

04/08/1994

Lock

198

108

SMITH

Jean

01/04/2003

Out half

181

SMITH

Rhyno

02/11/1993

Fullback

173

SPAGNOLO

Mirco

02/01/2001

Prop

186

110

TIZZANO

Cristiano

02/02/2000

Scrum-half

174

UMAGA

Jacob

08/07/1998

Out-half

England/Samoa 182

UREN

Andy

20/02/1996

Scrum-half

177

WALKER-LEAWERE Isaia

16/04/1997

Lock

199

122

WERCHON

Louis

24/10/2003

Scrum-half

177

ZANANDREA

Federico

30/01/2005

Centre

189

ZILOCCHI

Giosuè

15/01/1997

Prop

Italy

186

115

ZULIANI

Manuel

26/04/2000

Back row

Italy

189

108

Italy

Wt (kg)

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SCARLETS

SCARLETS.WALES

POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Newcastle Red Bulls (h)

20.00

12.12.26

Hollywoodbets Sharks (a)

19.30

9.1.27

LOU Rugby (h)

20.00

16.1.27

Castres Olympique (a)

16.15

www.scarlets.wales OfficialScarlets @scarlets_rugby Scarlets_rugby EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Simon MUDERACK GENERAL MANAGER RUGBY Jon DANIELS jon@scarlets.wales OFFICE Parc Pemberton, Llanelli SA14 9UZ Wales HOME STADIUM Parc y Scarlets Capacity: 14,547 MEDIA CONTACT Rob LLOYD Mob: +44 7736 641 284 rob@scarlets.wales

RUGBY STAFF Nigel DAVIES (Director of Rugby)

CAPTAIN

Dwayne PEEL (Head Coach) Aaron DUNDON (Lead Forwards Coach) Albert VAN DEN BERG (Forwards Coach) Eamon O’CARROLL (Defence Coach)

Josh MACLEOD

Bradley DAVIES (Contact Skills Coach) James DAVIES (Recruitment & Operations Officer) Mob: +44 7951 967698 jamesdavies@scarlets.wales All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2009-10 2011-12 2019-20

2022-23

2023-24

Q-F lost RC Toulon 12-38 (a) Q-F lost Brive 11-15 (a) beat London Irish 20-16 (h), lost RC Toulon 16-17 (a), beat Bayonne 19-11 (a), beat Bayonne 46-5 (h), lost RC Toulon 15-27 (h), beat London Irish 33-14 (a), Q-F lost RC Toulon 6-11 (a) beat Aviron Bayonnais 39-7 (h), beat Toyota Cheetahs 45-26 (a), beat Toyota Cheetahs 20-17 (h), beat Aviron Bayonnais 20-7 (a), R16 beat CA Brive 19-7 (h), Q-F beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 32-30 (h), S-F lost Glasgow Warriors 17-35 (h) ASM Clermont Auvergne

2024-25

OVERALL RECORD

P 25

W 12

D 0

L 13

46 38 41 26 6 5 6 5 4

Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Most dropped goals against

5 1 0

v 19/20 (h) RCToulon 09/10 (a), ASM Clermont Auvergne 23/24 (a) v 19/20 (h) RC Toulon 09/10 (a) Four times RC Toulon 09/10 (a), Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (h) v Toyota Cheetahs 22/23 (a) Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (h) v RC Toulon 09/10 (a), v 19/20 (a), Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (h) Brive 11/12 (a) v RC Toulon 19/20 (a)

INDIVIDUAL Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match

21 18 2 2 6 5 4

Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Try hat-tricks

5 1 0

MOST TRIES 9 5 4

Steff Evans Ryan Conbeer Kieran Hardy, Josh Macleod

Leigh Halfpenny v 19/20 (h) Anthony Belleau ASM Clermont Auvergne 23/24 (a) Four times Six times Sam Costelow v Toyota Cheetahs 22/23 (a) George Horne Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (h) Stephen Jones v RC Toulon 09/10 (a) Leigh Halfpenny v 19/20 (a) Sam Costelow v Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (h) Riaan Swanepoel Brive 11/12 (a) Dan Jones v RC Toulon 19/20 (a)

MOST POINTS 77 76 49

Leigh Halfpenny Sam Costelow Ioan Lloyd

MOST MATCHES 18 17 13

Steff Evans Sam Lousi, Kieran Hardy, Josh Macleod

SCARLETS.WALES

Sam Costelow in action for Scarlets in last season’s Investec Champions Cup ChallengeCupRugby.com

SCARLETS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ANDERSON

Fletcher

27/12/2002

No 8

ANSCOMBE

Gareth

10/05/1991

Out half

BLACKER

Dane

06/07/1998

Scrum half

CAHSAY

Gabe

16/04/2006

Lock

COSTELOW

Sam

10/01/2001

Out half

CUCKSON

Harvey

16/01/2004

Lock

DAVIES

Gareth

18/08/1990

Scrum half

DAVIES

Tristan

30/09/2001

Flanker

DAVIS

Dan

17/09/1998

Flanker

KOSSUTH

Dom

19/03/2007

No 8

DOMACHOWSKI

Corey

19/09/1996

Loose head

Wales

ELIAS

Ryan

07/01/1995

Hooker

Wales

EVANS

Will

02/01/2006

Lock

GROVES

Alex

05/01/2001

Lock

HAWKINS

Joe

11/06/2002

Centre

HAWLEY

Gabe

31/12/2002

Tight head

HOLZ

Archer

01/03/2000

Tight head

HUGHES

Archie

14/02/2003

Scrum half

JAMES

Eddie

10/09/2002

Centre

JONES

Ioan

20/10/2004

Wing/fullback

LEGGAT-JONES

Carwyn

28/11/2007

Out half

LOUSI

Sam

20/07/1991

Lock

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Wales

Tonga

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

SCARLETS.WALES

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MACDONALD

George

01/09/2003

Scrum half

MACLEOD

Josh

27/10/1996

Flanker

Wales

MATHIAS

Kemsley

29/07/1999

Loose head

Wales

MCKEE

John

15/02/2000

Hooker

MEE

Ellis

06/10/2003

Wing/fullback Wales

MORSE

Josh

15/10/2004

Loose head

MURRAY

Blair

09/10/2001

Wing/fullback Wales

NICHOLAS

Ioan

03/04/1998

Wing/fullback

O'CONNOR

Harri

25/10/2000

Tight head

O'CONNOR

Sam

11/12/2001

Loose head

PAGE

Macs

17/12/2004

Centre

PLUMTREE

Taine

09/03/2000

Flanker

PRICE

Jac

08/04/2000

Lock

ROBERTS

George

24/12/1997

Hooker

ROBERTS

Joe

10/05/2000

Centre

Wales

THOMAS

Henry

30/10/1991

Tight head

Wales

WILLIAMS

Johnny

18/10/1996

Centre

Wales

WILLIAMS

Osian

18/09/2006

Flanker

WOOLLEY

Callum

15/09/2005

Wing/fullback

YOUNG

Isaac

06/07/2004

Hooker

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Wales

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DRAGONS RFC

DRAGONSRFC.WALES

POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

16.10.26

USAP (h)

20:00

13.12.26

Toyota Cheetahs (a)

14:00

08.01.27

Aviron Bayonnais (h)

20:00

16.01.27

Ulster Rugby (a)

15:15

www.dragonsrfc.wales dragonsrfc.wales @dragonsrugby dragonsrfc

CHAIRMAN David WRIGHT MANAGING DIRECTOR Rhys BLUMBERG Rhys.blumberg @dragonsrfc.wales OFFICE Rodney Parade, Rodney Road, Newport, Gwent NP19 0UU, Wales Tel: +44 1633 670 690 HOME STADIUM Rodney Parade Capacity: 8,511 MEDIA CONTACT Ben MOTTRAM Mob: +44 7725 219 097 ben.mottram @dragonsrfc.wales

RUGBY STAFF Filo TIATIA (Head Coach)

CAPTAINS

Dale MCLEOD (Senior Coach) Sam HOBBS (Senior Coach) Matt O’BRIEN (Backs Coach) SHAUN CONNOR (Senior Coach) Ryan HARRIS (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

Ben CARTER

Angus O’BRIEN

James CHAPRON (Head of Rugby operations) Mob: + +44 7929 548001 james.chapron @dragonsrfc.wales All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2006-07

2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17 2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

beat Bayonne 50-3 (h), lost to Bristol Rugby 7-11 (a), beat Bucharesti 66-10 (h), beat Bucharesti 39-29 (a), beat Bristol Rugby 17-11 (h), beat Bayonne 32-15 (a), Q-F beat Brive 39-17 (h), S-F lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 29-46 (a) beat I Cavalieri Prato 33-3 (a), beat Perpignan 23-13 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 6-18 (a), lost Exeter Chiefs 19-23 (h), lost Perpignan 13-27 (a), beat I Cavalieri Prato 45-16 (h) lost Wasps 25-38 (a), lost Bayonne 19-22 (h), beat Rugby Mogliano 33-0 (a), beat Rugby Mogliano 53-3 (h), lost Bayonne 22-25 (a), lost Wasps 19-20 (h) beat Rugby Mogliano 50-8 (h), lost Bath Rugby 10-26 (a), beat Bordeaux Bègles 40-24 (h), lost Bordeaux Bègles 13-32 (a), lost Bath Rugby 13-30 (h), beat Rugby Mogliano 24-12 (a) beat Stade Francais Paris 38-22 (a), lost Newcastle Falcons 26-30 (h), beat Bucharest Wolves 37-10 (a), beat Bucharest Wolves 69-17 (h), beat Newcastle Falcons 40-29 (a), beat Stade Francais Paris 30-19 (h), Q-F beat Cardiff Blues 25-21 (h), S-F lost Edinburgh Rugby 16-45 (a) beat Sale Sharks 30-12 (h), lost Castres Olympique 29-32 (a), beat Pau 22-0 (h), beat Pau 34-17 (a), beat Castres Olympique 31-18 (h), lost Sale Sharks 5-38 (a), Q-F beat Gloucester Rugby 23-21 (a), S-F lost Montpellier 12-22 (a) beat Brive 37-16 (h), lost Enisei-STM 18-38 (a), lost Worcester Warriors 20-33 (a), beat Worcester Warriors 22-7 (h), beat Enisei-STM 34-10 (h), lost Brive 19-36 (a) lost Newcastle Falcons 27-32 (a), beat Enisei-STM 28-21 (a), beat Enisei-STM 15-0 (h), lost Newcastle Falcons 25-27 (h), lost Bordeaux Bègles 28-36 (a), beat Bordeaux Bègles 33-17 (h) beat Timisoara Saracens 54-17 (a), lost Northampton Saints 21-35 (h), lost Northampton Saints 14-48 (a), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 24-49 (a), beat Timisoara Saracens 59-3 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 7-49 (h) beat Castres Olympique 31-17 (h), beat Enisei-STM 49-22 (a), lost Worcester Warriors 28-34 (a), beat Worcester Warriors 25-16 (h), lost Castres Olympique 14-42 (a), beat Enisei-STM 47-5 (h), Q-F lost Bristol Bears 17-56 (a) R16 lost Northampton Saints 39-43 (h) lost USAP 16-22 (a), lost Lyon 28-41 (h), lost Benetton Rugby 9-23 (a), lost Gloucester Rugby 21-26 (h) drew Emirates Lions 31-31 (a), lost Section Paloise 21-27 (h), beat Section Paloise 21-15 (a), lost Emirates Lions 25-30 (h), R16 lost Glasgow Warriors 33-73 (a) beat Oyonnax 24-7 (h), lost Section Paloise 21-24 (a), lost Zebre Parma 17-20 (a), lost Sharks 9-29 (h) lost Montpellier 14-18 (h), beat Newcastle Falcons 22-14 (a), lost Section Paloise 15-24 (h), lost Lions 10-60 (a) lost Perpignan 17-41 (a), beat LOU Rugby 23-21 (h), lost Benetton Rugby 21-74 (a), beat Newcastle Red Bulls 35-12 (h), R16 beat Stade Francais Paris 36-31 (a), Q-F beat Zebre Parma 35-32 (a), S-F lost Montpellier 12-18 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 92

W 44

D 1

L 47

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SCORING RECORDS TEAM Highest score Highest score against Biggest margin of victory

69 74 56

Heaviest margin of defeat Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions Most conversions against Most penalty goals

53 11 11 8 9 6

Most penalty goals against 6 Most dropped goals in match 2 Most dropped goals against in match 1

v Bucharest Wolves 14/15 (h) Benetton Rugby 25/26 (a) v Bucharesti 06/07 (h) Timisoara Saracens 18/19 (h) Benetton Rugby 25/26 (a) v Bucharest Wolves 14/15 (h) Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (a) v Bucharest Wolves 06/07 (h) Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (a) Stade Francais Paris 14/15 (h) Gloucester Rugby 15/16 (a) Worcester Warriors 19/20 (h) Exeter Chiefs 11/12 (a), 10Bet Lions 22/23 (h) USAP 11/12 (h) Aviron Bayonnais 06/07 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Most points in match

Most points against Most tries in match

29 3

Most tries against in match Most conversions in match Most conversions against

5 8 8

Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against

6 6

Most dropped goals in match Most dropped goals against Try hat-tricks

2 1 2

Ceri Sweeney v Bayonne 06/07 (h) Sam Davies v Worcester Warriors 19/20 (h) Jacob Umaga Benetton Rugby 25/26 (h) Tom Prydie v Bucharest Wolves 14/15 (h) Taine Basham v Castres Olympique 19/20 (h) Johnny Matthews, Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (a) Ceri Sweeney v Bucharesti 06/07 (h) George Horne Glasgow Warriors 22/23 (a) Jacob Umaga Benetton Rugby 25/26 (h) Sam Davies v Worcester Warriors 19/20 (h) Ignacio Mieres Exeter Chiefs 11/12 (a) Jordan Hendrikse Emirates Lions 22/23 (h) Jason Tovey v Perpignan 11/12 (h) Jon Iturriria Aviron Bayonnais 06/07 (h) Taine Basham, Tom Prydie

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

281 39 6 4 1

Leading points scorer Leading try scorer

84 7

AGAINST FOR 7 matches, 25/26 229 8 matches, 14/15 7 matches, 25/26 32 8 matches, 06/07 8 matches, 06/07, 14/15 4 matches, 21/22, 6 matches, 12/13, 6 matches, 18/19 Four seasons 1 Three seasons

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 13 12

Ashton Hewitt Hallam Amos, Elliott Dee

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06/07 06/07

Ceri Sweeney Aled Brew

MOST POINTS 150 145 122

Sam Davies Angus O’Brien Jason Tovey

MOST MATCHES 45 41 34

Matthew Screech Elliot Dee Lloyd Fairbrother, Aaron Wainwright

DRAGONS RFC TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ANDERSON

Huw

24/09/2004

Full back

177

BEDDALL

Harry

24/01/2005

Back row

177

BURROWS

Oli

16/05/2002

Hooker

183

114

CARTER

Ben

23/01/2001

Lock

Wales

198

127

COGHLAN

Brodie

21/12/2000

Hooker

Wales

182

116

COLEMAN

Chris

31/08/1998

Prop

Wales

189

130

DAVIES

Seb

17/05/1996

Lock

Wales

203

118

DE BEER

Tinus

24/01/1996

Out half

177

DEE

Elliot

07/03/1994

Hooker

190

104

DOUGLAS

Levi

01/09/1995

Lock

198

132

DYER

Rio

21/12/1999

Wing

Wales

187

ENARI

Ere

30/05/1997

Scrum half

Samoa

180

EVANS

Cai

23/06/1999

Full back

Wales

185

HOPE

Che

10/01/2003

Scrum half

175

HUNT

Robert

16/08/1996

Prop

186

124

INISI

Fine

19/05/1998

Centre

177

JAMES

Owain

09/05/2005

Prop

183

122

JONES

Rhodri

23/12/1991

Prop

Wales

190

122

JONES

Wyn

26/02/1992

Prop

Wales/Lions

180

120

KEDDIE

Harrison

10/07/1996

Back row

190

113

KELLEHER-GRIFFITHS Dylan

28/06/2003

Prop

185

118

LANGTON

26/01/2001

Lock

199

118

Barny

Test team

Wales

Tonga

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

DRAGONSRFC.WALES

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

LEWIS

Dillon

04/01/1996

Prop

Wales

190

120

LEWIS-HUGHES

Shane

20/09/1997

Back row

Wales

193

117

LLOYD

Morgan

08/10/2002

Scrum half

177

LLOYD

Jac

12/12/2004

Out half

174

MARTINEZ-MANZANO Rodrigo

07/07/1998

Prop

187

121

MINTO

Evan

21/02/2006

Back row

184

112

MORRIS

Jordan

22/02/2004

Prop

190

118

O’BRIEN

Angus

17/09/1994

Fullback

180

OWEN

Aneurin

19/10/2000

Centre

180

PAEA

Fetuli

16/08/1994

Centre

195

110

REES-WELDON

Harry

19/01/2005

Wing

188

103

RICHARDS

David

30/07/1999

Wing

180

ROSSER

Jared

31/12/1997

Wing

189

104

SCARFE

Sam

23/08/2003

Hooker

180

105

SCREECH

Matthew

29/03/1992

Lock

198

124

THOMAS

Nick

15/07/2005

Back Row

196

103

TUITAVUKI

Anzelo

10/10/1998

Wing

188

106

WESTWOOD

Joe

10/07/2003

Centre

188

107

WILLIAMS

Rhodri

05/05/1993

Scrum Half

Wales

176

YOUNG

Thomas

18/05/1992

Back Row

Wales

180

100

Argentina

Tonga

Wales

Tonga

Wt (kg)

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ZEBRE PARMA

ZEBREPARMA.IT

POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Ulster Rugby (h)

16:15

13.12.26

USAP (a)

16:15

10.01.27

Toyota Cheetahs (h)

18:30

16.01.27

Aviron Bayonnais (a)

14:00

www.zebreparma.it ZebreParma @ZebreParma zebreparma zebreparma PRESIDENT Giovanni FAVA VICE-PRESIDENT Roberto ZANOVELLO CHIEF EXECUTIVE George BIAGI (Head of Rugby Operations) Mob: 0039 3311 353 117 biagi@zebreparma.it OFFICE Zebre Rugby Club, c/o Cittadella del Rugby, Via San Leonardo 110/A 43122 Parma, Italy HOME STADIUM Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi Capacity: 5,000 MEDIA CONTACT Nicola DE IESO Mob: +39 347 30 91 579 relazioniesterne @zebreparma.it

RUGBY STAFF Massimo BRUNELLO (Head Coach) Giampiero DE CARLI (Forwards & Scrum Coach) David SISI (Lineout Coach) Mattia DOLCETTO (Backs & Attack Coach) Aldo BIRCHALL (Defence & Breakdown Coach)

CAPTAIN

Giovanni LICATA

Francesco DELLA CECA (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

EPCRUGBY.COM

GAME BY GAME 2014-15 2015-16

2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

lost Oyonnax 24-33 (h) beat Brive 26-21 (a) lost Gloucester 10-35 (a) lost to Gloucester 16-32 (h) beat Brive 23-13 (h) lost Oyonnax 3-20 (a) lost Gloucester Rugby 10-23 (a), beat Worcester Warriors 27-8 (h), lost La Rochelle 19-27 (a), beat La Rochelle 25-5 (h), beat Worcester Warriors 22-15 (a), lost Gloucester Rugby 11-14 (h) lost Agen 10-45 (a), lost Pau 33-38 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 26-33 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 12-69 (a), lost Pau 14-42 (a), beat Agen 38-30 (h) lost Bristol Bears 22-43 (a), beat Bristol Bears 20-17 (h), beat Enisei-STM 31-14 (a), beat Enisei-STM 58-14 (h), lost La Rochelle 12-32 (a), lost La Rochelle 10-22 (h) lost Bristol Bears 21-59 (a), lost Stade Francais Paris 12-13 (h), beat Brive 27-24 (h), lost Brive 10-24 (a), beat Stade Francais Paris 29-24 (a), drew Bristol Bears 7-7 (h) drew Bayonne 25-25 (h), beat Brive 18-16 (a), R16 lost Bath Rugby 27-35 (h) lost Biarritz Olympique 13-26 (h), lost RC Toulon 14-28 (a), lost Worcester Warriors 26-36 (h), lost Newcastle Falcons 22-25 (a) lost RC Toulon 21-24 (h), lost Bristol Bears 19-35 (a), lost Bristol Bears 11-34 (h), lost RC Toulon 5-14 (a) lost Cheetahs 15-33 (h), beat Oyonnax 21-14 (a), beat Dragons 20-17 (h). lost to Section Paloise 27-28 (a), R16 lost Sharks 3-47 lost Connacht 12-43 (a), lost Lyon 19-21 (h), lost Cheetahs 18-22 (a), lost USAP 21-39 (h) beat Montauban 41-17 (h), lost Montpellier 7-31 (a), beat Ospreys 23-19 (h), beat Black Lion 28-14 (a), R16 beat Section Paloise 31-15 (h), Q-F lost Dragons 32-35 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 56

W 18

D 2

L 36

Alessandro Fusco scores a try for Zebre Parma in last season’s EPCR Challenge Cup 84

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58 69 44 57 9 11 5 8 5

Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals Most dropped goals against

5 1 0

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions in match

23 22 3 4 5

Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against

7 5 5

Most dropped goals in match Try hat-tricks

1 1

v Enisei-STM 18/19 (h) Gloucester Rugby 17/18 (a) v Enisei-STM 18/19 (h) Gloucester Rugby 17/18 (a) v Enisei-STM 18/19 (h) Gloucester Rugby 17/18 (a) v Enisei-STM 18/19 (h), v Montauban 25/26 (h) Bristol Bears 19/20 (a) v Worcester Warriors 15/16 (a) v Newcastle Falcons 21/22 (a) La Rochelle 18/19 (h), USAP 24/25 (a) v Worcester Warriors 15/16 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Carlo Canna v Enisei-STM 18/19 (h) Ioan Lloyd Bristol Bears 19/20 (a) Pierre Bruno v Bath Rugby 20/21 (h) Ollie Thorley Gloucester Rugby 17/18 (a) Carlo Canna v Enisei-STM 18/19 (h) Martin Roger Farias v Montauban 25/26 (h) Ioan Lloyd Bristol Bears 19/20 (a) Antonio Rizzi v Newcastle Falcons 21/22 (a) Ihaia West La Rochelle 18/19 (h) Antoine Aucagne USAP 24/25 (a) Carlo Canna v Worcester Warriors 15/16 (h) Pierre Bruno

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

162 21 4 5 1

Leading points scorer Leading try scorer

59 5

FOR 6 matches, 25/26 6 matches, 18/19 6 matches, 25/26 6 matches, 17/18 Three seasons

AGAINST 257 6 matches, 17/18 37 6 matches, 17/18

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 8 6 5

Simone Gesi Giovanni Licata Tommaso Boni, Pierre Bruno, Carlo Canna

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Carlo Canna 18/19 Simone Gesi 23/24

MOST POINTS 151 62 54

Carlo Canna Edoardo Padovani Giacomo da Re

MOST MATCHES 31 30 26

Guglielmo Palazzani Leonardo Krumov Oliviero Fabiani

ZEBRE PARMA TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ALLAN

Tommaso

09/05/1993

Out half/full back Italy

185

ALONGI

Filippo

27/04/2000

Prop

183

110

BARBOTTI

Juan

16/02/1997

Prop

185

130

BARONIO GAUNA

Patricio

05/05/1996

Scrum-half

178

BELLONI

Mirko

04/06/2004

Wing/full back Italy

187

BERTACCINI

Giulio

29/11/2000

Centre

183

BESTER

Zane

24/09/2002

Centre

180

BOTTURI

Jacopo

29/01/2004

Flanker

185

110

BUONFIGLIO

Paolo

28/01/1995

Prop

Italy

181

107

CANALI

Matteo

11/09/1998

Lock

Italy

198

116

CARRERA

Franco

22/06/1999

Lock/flanker

198

114

CASARIN

Riccardo

14/06/2006

Centre

180

100

CASTELLANO

Juan Ignacio

08/09/1994

Prop

187

136

CITTON

Lorenzo

04/10/2001

Scrum-half

180

105

COLOMBO

Francesco

29/12/2000

Utility Back

185

DA RE

Giacomo

29/03/1999

Out half

Italy

180

DI BARTOLOMEO

Tommaso

04/10/2001

Hooker

Italy

180

105

DOMINGUEZ

Thomas

18/12/1999

Scrum-half

176

FERRARI

Giacomo

21/01/2002

Flanker

195

113

FRANCESCHETTO

Luca

07/06/1999

Prop

192

128

FUSCO

Alessandro

28/10/1999

Scrum-half

Italy

185

GESI

Simone

23/05/2001

Wing

Italy

183

Test team

Italy

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

ZEBREPARMA.IT

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

KRUMOV

Leonard

01/05/1996

Lock

LICATA

Giovanni

18/02/1997

No8

LOCATELLI

Samuele

30/07/2001

MATTIOLI

Alex

MAZZA

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

198

118

190

110

Flanker

187

111

17/05/2003

Lock

198

111

Damiano

16/02/1999

Centre

183

100

MINERVINO

Francisco

05/02/1999

Prop/hooker

175

112

MONTEMAURI

Giovanni

16/02/1999

Out half/full back

189

100

ORTOMBINA

Alessandro

05/10/2002

Lock/flanker

Italy

195

115

PANI

Lorenzo

04/07/2002

Wing/full back Italy

191

PELLICCIOLI

Sergio

03/07/2005

Prop

185

110

PISANI

Federico

02/01/2004

Prop

178

107

QUATTRINI

Giovanni

29/09/2003

Hooker

180

108

RIBALDI

Gianpietro

12/03/1997

Hooker

186

112

RUFFOLO

Francesco

31/10/2002

Lock/flanker

198

117

RUGGERI

Davide

07/05/1999

No8

185

106

SODO MIGLIORI

Leonardo

14/03/2004

Wing

193

110

STAVILE BRAVIN

Bautista

22/02/1997

Flanker

183

102

TURRISI

Pietro

26/04/2003

Lock

202

118

WADE

Tobias

06/08/1999

Wing/full back

187

ZANON

Marco

03/10/1997

Centre

187

106

Italy

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RC Vannes

LOU Rugby

Castres Olympique

Aviron Bayonnais

RC Toulon USAP

How they qualified • Clubs which finished outside the top eight in the TOP 14 2025/26 • RC Vannes promoted from PRO D2.

TOP 14 2025/26 P

Stade Toulousain 26 Montpellier Hérault Rugby 26 Stade Français Paris 26 Section Paloise 26 Racing 92 26 Stade Rochelais 26 ASM Clermont Auvergne 26 Union Bordeaux Bègles 26 RC Toulon 26 Castres Olympique 26 LOU Rugby 26 Aviron Bayonnais 26 USAP 26 US Montauban 26 90

Pts

18 17 15 17 16 15 15 14 12 11 11 11 6 1

0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1

8 8 10 9 9 11 11 12 13 15 14 15 20 24

981 824 869 817 828 824 812 822 714 660 734 747 550 495

671 587 664 665 723 634 708 719 820 751 774 869 797 1359

16 12 17 10 8 12 11 14 9 11 6 7 5 1

86 82 79 78 74 72 71 70 59 55 52 51 29 7

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TOP 14 QUALIFIERS

RC Toulon

Castres Olympique

LOU Rugby

Aviron Bayonnais

USAP

RC Vannes

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RC TOULON

2013

2014

2015

2023

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Round

POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

16.10.26

Edinburgh Rugby (a)

20.00

12.12.26

Black Lion (h)

21.00

9.01.27

Ospreys (h)

14.00

15.01.27

Harlequins (a)

20.00

www.rctoulon.com RCTOfficiel @rctofficiel rctofficiel rctofficiel

PRESIDENT Bernard LEMAITRE DIRECTOR GENERAL Jessica CASANOVA jessica.casanova @rctoulon.com OFFICE 580, Vieux Chemin de Sainte-Musse, 83100 Toulon, France Tel: +33 494 414 455 HOME STADIUM Stade Félix Mayol Capacity: 16,500 MEDIA CONTACT Benjamin LARRUE Mob: +33 6 25 36 78 18 benjamin.larrue @rctoulon.com

RUGBY STAFF Laurent EMMANUELLI (Sporting Director) Franck AZEMA (Head Coach) Alex CODLING (Forwards Coach) Maxime PETITJEAN (Backs Coach) Richie GRAY (Breakdown Coach) Cédric BÉAL (Line out Coach) Sébastien BOURDIN (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Mathieu BASTAREAUD (Team Manager) mathieu.bastareaud @rctoulon.com

CAPTAINS

T (D

Gael FICKOU

David RIBBANS

Lewis LUDLAM

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GAME BY GAME 1996-97 1997-98 1999-00 2005-06 2008-09 2009-10

2011-12

2019-20

2021-22

lost Northampton 29-38 (h), beat Padova 32-23 (h), beat Orrell 28-23 (a), beat Connacht 44-10 (h), beat Dunvant 31-8 (a), Q-F lost Castres 15-23 (a) beat Beziers 19-14 (h), lost Gloucester 15-18 (a), beat Padova 54-13 (a), beat Gloucester 16-13 (h), drew Padova 20-20 (h), lost Beziers 12-26 (a) beat Steaua Bucharest 30-19 (a), lost Ebbw Vale 19-21 (h), lost Connacht 13-27 (a), beat Connacht 41-15 (h), lost Ebbw Vale 26-56 (a), beat Steaua Bucharest 49-10 (h) beat Bucharesti 20-16 (a), lost Bayonne 19-28 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 3-74 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 5-66 (a), lost Bayonne 0-62 (a), lost Bucharesti 17-23 (h) lost Northampton Saints 3-56 (h), lost Bristol Rugby 11-39 (a), lost Montpellier 10-14 (a), beat Montpellier 30-9 (h), lost Bristol Rugby 19-37 (h), lost Northampton Saints 11-52 (a) beat Castres Olympique 33-17 (a), beat Saracens 31-23 (h), beat Rovigo 73-3 (h), beat Rovigo 30-7 (a), lost Saracens 9-28 (a), beat Castres Olympique 42-10 (h), Q-F beat Scarlets 38-12 (h), S-F beat Connacht Rugby 19-12 (a), FINAL lost Cardiff Blues 21-28 (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille) beat Petrarca Rugby 53-22 (h), beat Lyon 26-19 (a), lost Newcastle Falcons 3-6 (a), beat Newcastle Falcons 36-10 (h), beat Lyon 29-10 (h), beat Petrarca Rugby 50-6 (a), Q-F beat Harlequins 37-8 (h), S-F beat Stade Francais Paris 32-29 (h), FINAL lost Biarritz Olympique 18-21 (Twickenham Stoop) beat Bayonne 20-13 (a), beat Scarlets 17-16 (h), beat London Irish 37-17 (h), beat London Irish 26-20 (a), beat Scarlets 27-15 (a), beat Bayonne 50-6 (h), Q-F beat Scarlets 11-6 (h), S-F beat Leicester Tigers 34-19 (h), FINAL lost Bristol Bears 19-32 (Stade Maurice-David, Aix-en-Provence) beat Zebre Parma 28-14 (h), beat Worcester Warriors 34-23 (a), beat Newcastle Falcons 28-0 (h), lost Biarritz Olympique 17-20 (a), R16 beat Benetton Rugby 36-17 (h), Q-F beat London Irish 19-18 (h), S-F beat Saracens 25-16 (h), FINAL lost Lyon 12-30 (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille)

2022-23: FINAL

OVERALL RECORD

P 73

W 48

D 1

L 24

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SCORING RECORDS TEAM Highest score Highest score against Biggest margin of victory Heaviest margin of defeat Most tries for Most tries against Most conversions for Most conversions against Most penalties for Most penalties against Most drop goals for

73 74 70 71 11 10 9 8 7 10 3

v Rugby Rovigo Delta 09/10 (h) Gloucester Rugby 05/06 (h) v Rugby Rovigo Delta 09/10 (h) Gloucester Rugby 05/06 (h) v Rugby Rovigo Delta 09/10 (h) Gloucester Rugby 05/06 (h, a), Aviron Bayonnais 05/06 (h) v Rugby Rovigo Delta 09/10 (h) Gloucester Rugby 05/06 (a) v Stade Francais Paris 11/12 (h) Ebbw Vale 99/00 (h) v Castres Olympique 09/10 (a)

Most points Most points against Most tries for

27 33 4

Jonny Wilkinson v Stade Francais Paris 11/12 (h) Jason Strange, Ebbw Vale 99/00 (h) Stanislas Durand v Connacht Rugby 96/97 (h) Gaby Lovobalavu v Rugby Rovigo Delta 09/10 (h)

Most tries against Most conversions for Most conversions against Most penalty goals for Most penalty goals against Most drop goals for Most drop goals against Try hat-tricks

3 5 6 7 9 2 2 3

Benjamin Lhande Aviron Bayonnais 05/06 (h) Four times Two times Jonny Wilkinson v Stade Francais Paris 11/12 (h) Jason Strange, Ebbw Vale 99/00 (h) Three players Two players Gaby Lovobalavu, Cyril Schuwer, Stanislas Durand

INDIVIDUAL

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season

296 35

Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

8 5 1

Most points Most tries

96 7

FOR AGAINST 9 matches, 09/10 269 6 matches, 05/06 9 matches, 09/10, 39 6 matches, 05/06 8 matches, 22/23 9 matches, 15/16, 8 matches, 22/23 6 matches, 05/06, 08/09 Four seasons 2 9 matches, 19/20

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 9 8 7

Gaby Lovobalavu Jiuta Wainiqolo Gabin Villiere, Baptiste Serin, Christian Loamanu

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Jonny Wilkinson Jiuta Wainiqolo

11/12 22/23

MOST POINTS 166 106 99

Jonny Wilkinson Patrice Teisseire Louis Carbonel

MOST MATCHES 21 19 18

Beka Gigashvili Baptiste Serin Swan Rebbadj

RC TOULON TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

ABADIE

Esteban

01/12/1997

Back Row

France

188

100

ALBORNOZ

Tomas

17/09/1997

Out-half

Argentina

177

AMETTLA

Léo

12/04/2004

Prop

186

115

ASEVEDO

Luciano

28/05/2004

Lock

203

125

BAUBIGNY

Teddy

02/09/1988

Hooker

France

183

115

BREX

Nacho

26/05/1992

Centre

Italy

189

CALLEYA

Giani

14/02/2008

Scrum-half

173

CANCORIET

Judicael

25/04/1996

Flanker

194

114

COWIE

Oliver

17/06/2005

Wing

193

100

DAMOND

Pierre

27/11/2003

Hooker

181

111

DREAN

Gael

22/10/2000

Wing

184

FERTE

Mathis

02/02/2004

Wing

171

FICKOU

Gael

26/03/1994

Centre

France

191

FRISCH

Antoine

01/06/1996

Centre

France

188

100

GARCIA

Matteo

08/07/2002

Out-half

174

GIGASHVILI

Beka

17/02/1992

Prop

178

120

GIL

Lohann

18/05/2006

Prop

183

121

GROS

Jean Baptiste

29/05/1999

Prop

France

187

115

JAMINET

Melvyn

30/06/1999

Fullback

France

180

JEAN CHRISTOPHE Samuel

09/03/2006

Prop

183

107

JONES

Huw

17/12/1993

Centre

Scotland/Lions 186

100

KELETAONA

Luka

25/01/2006

Out-half

185

France

Georgia

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

KPOKU

Jose Junior

10/09/2005

Lock

LUCCHESI

Gianmarco

10/09/2000

Hooker

LUDLAM

Lewis

08/12/1995

MERCER

Zach

MEZOU

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

203

118

Italy

184

104

Flanker

England

190

112

28/06/1997

Number 8

England

191

111

Corentin

20/04/2005

Lock

205

115

NAROGO

Apete

25/03/2002

Wing

182

OLLIVON

Charles

11/05/1993

Back Row

199

113

QUERE KARABA

Joe

28/09/2004

Back Row

184

REBBADJ

Swan

15/01/1995

Lock

202

112

REBBADJ

Rayan

15/08/1999

Wing

190

RIBBANS

David

20/08/1995

Lock

England

202

122

SERIN

Baptiste

20/06/1994

Scrum-half

France

182

SHIOSHVILI

Mikheili

02/06/2006

Number 8

183

115

SINCKLER

Kyle

30/03/1993

Prop

England/Lions 180

119

SINZELLE

Jeremy

02/07/1990

Centre

184

SMAILI

Mathieu

30/08/1999

Centre

180

SORHAINDO

Owen

06/03/2005

Prop

190

121

TUICUVU

Setariki

07/09/1995

Wing

175

TUIFUA

Patrick

25/08/2004

Flanker

195

115

WHITE

Ben

27/05/1998

Scrum-half

180

France

Fiji

Scotland

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CASTRES OLYMPIQUE

2003

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27

ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

18.10.26

Benetton Rugby (h)

18:30

12.12.26

Newcastle Red Bulls (a)

20:00

09.01.27

Hollywoodbets Sharks (a)

15:00

16.01.27

Scarlets (h)

16.15

www.castres-olympique.com Castres Olympique Officiel @CastresRugby Castresolympique Castres Olympique PRESIDENT Pierre-Yves REVOL CHIEF EXECUTIVE Matthias ROLLAND matthias.rolland @castres-olympique.fr OFFICE Castres Olympique, 11 rue Theron-Perie, 81100 Castres France Tel: +33 563 514 500

RUGBY STAFF Xavier SADOURNY (Head Coach) Julien DUMORA (Backs Coach) Julien TASTET (Forwards & Lineout Coach) Davit ZIRAKASHVILI (Scrum Coach) Fabrice ESTEBANEZ (Defense Coach)

HOME STADIUM Stade Pierre Fabre Capacity: 12,258

Pierre LASSUS (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

MEDIA CONTACT Andréa GUERIMAND Mob: +33 6 45 64 45 02 andrea.guerimand @castres-olympique.fr

Marc Antoine RALLIER (Team Manager)

CAPTAIN

Baptiste DELAPORTE

Mob: +33 625 396 719 marcantoine.rallier @castres-olympique.rugby All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 1996-97

1997-98 1998-99 1999-00

2002-03 2003-04 2007-08 2009-10 2015-16 2019-20

2020-21 2021-22 2023-24

beat Bridgend 36-23 (a) beat Dinamo Bucharest 67-6 (h) beat Treorchy 61-17 (h) beat Bristol 27-14 (a) beat Narbonne 16-11 (a); Q-F beat Toulon 23-15 (h); S-F beat Agen 23-6 (h) FINAL lost Bourgoin 9-18 (Stade de la Méditerranée) beat Neath 36-12 (a) lost Saracens 21-26 (a) beat Narbonne 24-19 (h) beat Saracens 3218 (h) beat Narbonne 25-14 (a) beat Neath 68-8 (h) Q-F lost Newcastle 0-44 (a) beat Aberavon 87-10 (h) beat Spain 61-15 (a) lost Bourgoin 9-30 (h) beat Roma 48-15 (a) lost Montferrand 15-16 (h) lost Dax 9-15 (a) beat Rovigo 27-12 (h) beat Newport 26-22 (a) beat Bedford 60-25 (a) beat Bedford 56-6 (h) beat Newport 21-3 (h) beat Rovigo 59-26 (a); Q-F beat Perpignan 43-33 (h); S-F beat London Irish 40-30 (Stade Selery) FINAL lost Pau 21-34 (Les Sept Deniers) Rd 1: lost Rugby Treviso 9-22 (a) lost Rugby Treviso 17-33 (h) Rd 1: beat Rovigo 53-14 (a) beat Rovigo 75-10 (h) Rd 2: lost Brive 17-30 (a) beat Brive 31-28 (h) lost Leeds Carnegie 18-35 (a) beat Calvisano 61-28 (h) beat Dax 25-15 (h) beat Dax 16-15 (a) beat Calvisano 27-9 (a) beat Leeds Carnegie 13-3 (h); Q-F lost Newcastle Falcons 13-40 (a) lost Toulon 17-33 (h) beat Rovigo 76-11 (a) lost Saracens 9-23 (h) lost Saracens 14-18 (a) beat Rovigo 47-0 (h) lost Toulon 10-42 (a) beat Newport Gwent Dragons 32-29 (h), lost Sale Sharks 10-17 (h), lost Sale Sharks 10-31 (a), beat Pau 30-21 (a), lost Newport Gwent Dragons 18-31 (a), beat Pau 24-7 (h) lost Dragons 17-31 (a), beat Worcester Warriors 17-9 (h), beat Enisei-STM 28-12 (a), beat Enisei-STM 22-10 (h), beat Dragons 42-14 (h), beat Worcester Warriors 33-27 (a); Q-F v Leicester Tigers (a) Match forfeited after cancellation lost Ospreys 15-39 (a), lost Newcastle Falcons 17-26 (h) R16 lost London Irish 64-27 (a) R16 lost

OVERALL RECORD 69

100

W 43

D 0

L 25

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87 64 77 44 13 10 11 7 4 6

Most dropped goals Most dropped goals against

1 3

v Aberavon 98/99 (h) London Irish 21/22 (a) v Aberavon 98/99 (h) Newcastle Falcons 97/98 (a) v Aberavon 98/99 (h) London Irish 21/22 (a) v Aberavon 98/99 (h) London Irish 21/22 (a) Five times London Irish 99/00 (h) Saracens 09/10 (a) Five times Toulon 09/10 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match

26 24 3

Most tries against Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match

3 11 7 4

Most penalty goals against

Most dropped goals Most dropped goals against Try hat-tricks

1 1 7

MOST TRIES 12 11

Olivier Sarraméa Philippe Escalle, Nicolas Hallinger

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Thomas Castaignede v Neath 97/98 (h) Rob Andrew Newcastle 97-98 (a) Olivier Sarraméa v Aberavon 98/99 (h) Francois Plisson v Bedford 99/00 (a) Rafael Carballo v Rugby Calvisano 07/08 (h) Joe Tekori v Rovigo 09/10 (a) Rory Kockott v Worcester Warriors 19/20 (a) Philippe Escalle v Spain 98/99 (a) Taine Basham Dragons 19/20 (a) Nicolas Duboc v Aberavon 98/99 (h) Paddy Jackson London Irish 21/22 (a Thomas Castaignede v Narbonne 97/98 (a & h) Romain Teulet v Rugby Treviso 02/03 (h) Richard Dourthe v Brive 03/04 (a) Jarrod Cunningham London Irish 99/00 (h) Glen Jackson Saracens 09/10 (a) Five players Eight players Rodrigo Capo Ortega, Rafael Carballo, Nicolas Nadau, Francois Plisson, Olivier Sarraméa, Joe Tekori, Rory Kockott

MOST POINTS 114 99 76

Thomas Castaignede Romain Teulet Olivier Sarraméa

MOST MATCHES 26 25 23

Mauricio Reggiardo Nicolas Hallinger Laurent Toussaint, Rémy Vigneaux

101

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

ARATA PERRONE

Santiago

02/09/1996

Scrum half

Uruguay

174

BABILLOT

Mathieu

09/09/1993

Back row

France

191

110

BAGET

Rémy

27/07/1997

Wing

182

BOTITU

Vilimoni

15/06/1998

Centre

183

CHABOUNI

Théo

22/12/2003

Full back

182

CHILACHAVA

Levan

17/08/1991

Prop

Georgia

189

133

COCAGI

Adrea

01/03/1994

Centre

Fiji

185

100

COLONNA

Pierre

14/06/2001

Hooker

188

110

COPE

Baptiste

09/02/2002

Back row

186

102

CORATO

Nicolas

07/10/1997

Prop

184

123

DELAPORTE

Baptiste

25/03/1997

Back row

189

109

DOUBRERE

Gauthier

24/12/1995

Scrum half

176

DUCAT

Guillaume

25/05/1996

Lock

205

115

DUPUY

Colin

25/06/2006

Scrum half

175

DURAND

Teddy

14/10/1999

Hooker

180

105

FERNANDEZ

Jérémy

15/05/1997

Scrum half

176

GABRIEL

Chris

22/02/2000

Lock

200

135

GONTINEAC

Taylor

16/07/2000

Centre

Romania

185

GOODHUE

Jack

13/06/1995

Centre

New Zealand

187

102

GUEROIS GALISSON Lois

22/12/2001

Prop

192

122

GUETANG AMBADIANG Christian

13/01/1999

Wing

189

107

GUILHOT

17/01/2006

Out half

186

Louka

Fiji

France

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

102

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

GURTSKAIA

Mate

15/12/2005

Prop

KARAWALEVU

Vuate

15/03/2001

Centre

LE BRUN

Louis

28/02/2002

MARAVAT

Gauthier

MEKA

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

183

127

190

105

Out half

190

100

11/06/2000

Lock

198

112

Simon

14/03/2000

Back row

192

108

MITU

Lukas

26/03/2004

Hooker

Romania

180

PALIS

Geoffrey

08/07/1991

Full back

France

189

PAPALII

Abraham

20/06/1993

Back row

Samoa

194

128

RAMOTOTABUA

Veresa Tuqovu 12/06/2000

Back row

190

115

RINGUET

Kyllian

03/10/2003

Back row

195

110

SARRAUTE

Gautier

02/05/2007

Full back

185

SOKOBALE

Atunaisa

10/05/2005

Prop

186

132

STANIFORTH

Thomas

13/08/1994

Lock

198

124

TURPIN

Maël

27/04/2007

Prop

130

190

VANVERBERGHE

Florent

22/07/2000

Lock

198

120

VARGAS

Adam

11/08/2000

Wing

185

VIDAL

Théo

06/09/1999

Out half

175

WALCKER

Quentin

21/02/1996

Prop

France

181

109

WATSON

Hamish

15/10/1994

Back row

Scotland/Lions 185

105

ZARANTONELLO

Loris

17/11/2000

Hooker

Italy

102

Fiji

France

183

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LOU RUGBY

2022

104

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Hollywoodbets Sharks (h) 14.00

12.12.26

Benetton Rugby (a)

18.30

9.01.27

Scarlets (a)

20.00

17.01.27

Newcastle Red Bulls (h)

14.00

www.lourugby.fr LOU.Rugby @LeLOURugby lourugby1896 lourugby1986 PRESIDENT Marc-Antoine GINON DIRECTOR GENERAL Olivier DERAL OFFICE LOU Rugby, 349, avenue Jean Jaurès, 69007 Lyon Tel : +33 437 650 295 HOME STADIUM Matmut Stadium Capacity: 21,234 MEDIA CONTACT Arthur MALEO Mob: +33 679 993 057 arthur.maleo @lourugby.fr

RUGBY STAFF Philippe BOHER (Director of Rugby)

CAPTAIN

Karim GHEZAL (Head Coach) Alan-Basson ZONDAGH (Attack Coach) Julien PURICELLI (Forwards Coach) George SMITH (Defence Coach) Emmanuel MAIGNIEN (Scrum Coach) Lionel BEAUXIS (Kicking Coach) Pierre SAGOT (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

Baptiste COUILLOUD

Jean-Baptiste MODAT (Team Manager) Mob: +33 6 58 21 03 81 jean-baptiste.modat @lourugby.fr

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GAME BY GAME 2011-12 2014-15 2016-17 2017-18 2021-22

2022-23 2024-25

2025-26

lost Newcastle 19-27 (a); lost RC Toulon 19-26 (h); beat Petrarca 31-16 (h); beat Petrarca 43-3 (a), lost RC Toulon 10-29 (a), beat Newcastle 21-13 (h) beat London Welsh 28-18 (h), lost Edinburgh 17-25 (a), lost Bordeaux Bègles 29-37 (a), beat Bordeaux Bègles 37-28 (h) beat Edinburgh 21-19 (h), beat London Welsh 17-12 (a) beat Grenoble 39-13 (a), lost Ospreys 13-31 (h), beat Newcastle 42-12 (h), lost Newcastle 29-48 (a), lost Ospreys 7-47 (a), beat Grenoble 57-13 (h) lost Cardiff 19-29 (a), beat Sale Sharks 27-24 (h), lost Stade Toulousain 23-30 (a), beat Stade Toulousain 21-11 (h), lost Sale Sharks 13-15 (a), lost Cardiff 18-21 (h) beat Gloucester 19-13 (h); beat Dragons 41-28 (a); beat USAP 37-6 (a); beat Benetton Rugby 25-10(h); R16 beat Worcester Warriors 31-17 (h), Q-F beat Glasgow Warriors 35-27 (h), S-F beat Wasps 20-18 (h), FINAL beat RC Toulon 30-12 (Stade Velodrme, Marseille) R16 beat Stade Francais Paris 41-24 (a), Q-F lost RC Toulon 23-48 (a) beat Cardiff 37-26 (h) beat Zebre Parma 21-19 (a) lost Connacht Rugby 24-52 (a) beat Cheetahs 68-21 (h) R16 beat Sharks 34-21 (h) Q-F beat Ospreys 38-21 (a) S-F beat Racing 92 29-15 (h) FINAL lost Bath Rugby 12-37 (Principality Stadium, Cardiff) lost Newcastle Red Bulls 14-23 (h), lost Dragons RFC 21-23 (a), lost 10bet Lions 33-42 (a) lost Benetton Rugby 19-38 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

P 46

W 27

D 0

L 19

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68 52 47 40 10 9 9 6 5 6 1 1

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against in match

28 21 3 3

Most conversions in match Most conversions against

9 6

Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Most drop goals against Try hat-tricks

5 6 1 2 1

v Toyota Cheetahs 24/25 (h) Connacht Rugby 24/25 (h) v Toyota Cheetahs 24/25 (h) Ospreys 16/17 (a) v Toyota Cheetahs 24/25 (h) Connacht Rugby 24/25 (h) v Toyota Cheetahs 24/25 (h) Newcastle 16/17 (h), Ospreys 16/17 (h), Lions 25/26 (h) Five times Edinburgh Rugby 14/15 (h) Three times Union Bordeaux Bègles 14/15 (a)

INDIVIDUAL Léo Berdeu Joel Hodgson Paul Bonnefond Keelan Giles Ben Murphy Léo Berdeu Dan Biggar Chris Smith Five times Tom Heathcote Three players Lionel Beauxis Paul Bonnefond

v Toyota Cheetahs 24/25 (h) Newcastle Red Bulls 16/17 (h) v Newcastle Red Bulls 16/17 (h) Ospreys 16/17 (a) Connacht Rugby 24/25 (h) v Toyota Cheetahs 24/25 (h) Ospreys 16/17 (h) 10bet Lions 25/26 (h) Edinburgh Rugby 14/15 (h) Union Bordeaux Bègles 14/15 (a)

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

245 32 8 4 1

Most points Most tries

71 5

FOR AGAINST 8 matches, 24/25 209 8 matches, 24/25 8 matches, 24/25 30 8 matches, 24/25 8 matches, 21/22 6 matches, 17/18, 4 matches 25/26 6 matches, 17/18 1 8 matches, 24/25

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 7

Thibaut Regard, Paul Bonnefond, Ethan Dumortier

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Léo Berdeu Paul Bonnefond

21/22 16/17

MOST POINTS 141 89 49

Léo Berdeu Jerome Porical Lima Sopoaga

MOST MATCHES 27 24 23

Thibaut Regard Hamza Kaabeche Félix Lambey

107

LOU RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ALLEN

Liam

17/03/2000

Openside

191

105

BARBAKADZE

Daviti

02/08/2006

Inside Centre

190

102

BARET

Lilian

24/02/2008

No. 8

193

108

BERDEU

Léo

13/06/1998

Out-half

195

CHAT

Camille

18/12/1995

Hooker

178

101

CISSOKHO

Fousseynou

20/11/2004

Lock

197

120

COUILLOUD

Baptiste

22/07/1997

Scrum-half

France

176

CRETIN

Dylan

04/05/1997

Blindside

France

195

101

DELIANCE

Antoine

29/03/2005

Blindside

192

DIABOU NJEPTCHUI Dorian

11/04/2006

Winger

191

109

DUMORTIER

Ethan

29/12/2000

Winger

France

191

GALLO

Thomas

30/04/1999

Loosehead

Argentina

176

107

GONZALEZ-MEISER Esteban

28/11/2005

Scrum-half

177

GOUZOU

Maxime

11/09/1998

No. 8

189

106

GUILLARD

Mickaël

10/12/2000

Lock

France

197

113

HELU

Opeti

22/07/1998

Tighthead

Japan

190

127

HOYT

Tim

31/03/2003

Tighthead

Fiji

189

125

IOANE

Monty

30/10/1994

Winger

Italy

180

JACKSON

Paddy

05/01/1992

Out-half

Ireland

180

KAABECHE

Hamza

23/09/1996

Loosehead

189

115

KHORBALADZE

Luka

10/03/2004

Winger

191

LORRE

Gabin

23/12/2001

Fullback

182

Test team

France

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

108

LOURUGBY.FR

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MARAKU

Josiah

30/03/2000

Outside Centre

180

MARCELINE

Thomas

18/06/2005

Tighthead

179

112

MARCHAND

Guillaume

05/06/1998

Hooker

183

102

MELIANDE

Martin

20/12/2001

Out-half

187

MILLET

Théo

08/07/1997

Inside Centre

188

MOUKORO ABOUEM Thomas

01/01/2002

Loose head

185

121

NOCERA

Matteo

16/01/1999

Tight head

194

128

NOHAMBA

Sanele

19/01/1999

Scrum-half

167

OKUYA

Marvin

29/12/2003

Openside

190

110

PARISIEN

Alfred

04/03/2001

Outside Centre

182

REGARD

Thibaut

06/08/1993

Inside Centre

180

REY

Jérôme

19/05/1995

Loosehead

183

133

ROUX

Janse

28/08/1997

Lock

197

100

SARRAGALLET

Mathis

06/07/2000

Hooker

177

103

SEGURET

Adrien

22/07/1998

Inside Centre

182

SHVANGIRADZE

Beka

12/06/2002

No 8

Georgia

191

104

SIMMONDS

Sam

10/11/1994

No 8

England/Lions 184

108

TCHAPTCHET NOUTCHA Alexandre

26/09/2001

Fullback

171

WAINIQOLO

Jiuta

10/03/1999

Left wing

187

WILLIAM

Théo

04/07/2000

Lock

194

107

Test team

South Africa

Fiji

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

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AVIRON BAYONNAIS

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POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27

ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

18.10.26

Toyota Cheetahs (h)

14:00

12.12.26

Ulster Rugby (a)

13:00

08.01.27

Dragons RFC (a)

20:00

16.01.27

Zebre Parma (h)

14:00

www.abrugby.fr Aviron Bayonnais Rugby Pro @avironrugbypro avironrugbypro

PRESIDENT Philippe TAYEB DIRECTOR GENERAL Alexandre AUBERT a.aubert@abrugby.fr OFFICE 38 Avenue Docteur Leon Moynac, 64100 Bayonne France Tel: +33 559 427 210 HOME STADIUM Stade Jean-Dauger Capacity: 15,074 MEDIA CONTACT Camille BONNOME Mob: +33 6 64 72 32 54 c.bonnome@abrugby.fr Oussama BOUKERCHA Mob: +33 6 65 53 45 02

RUGBY STAFF Laurent TRAVERS (Director of Rugby) Gerard FRASER (Head Coach) Jean MONRIBOT (Lineout Coach) Andréa MORETTI (Scrum Coach) Nick ABENDANON (Defence & Skills Coach) Camille LOPEZ (Kicking Coach) Arnaud BARATCHART (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

CAPTAIN

Arthur ITURRIA

Louis CARLOD (Team Manager) Mob: +33 633 137 925 l.carlod@abrugby.fr All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2004-05 2005-06

2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2016-17 2019-20 2020-21 2022-23

lost Saracens 21-24 (h), lost Saracens 10-36 (a) lost Gloucester Rugby 10-26 (h), beat RC Toulon 28-19 (a), beat Bucharesti 38-10 (a), beat Bucharesti 45-6 (h), beat RC Toulon 62-0 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 19-32 (a), Q-F lost London Irish 5-48 (a) lost Newport Gwent Dragons 3-50 (a), lost Bucharesti 27-32 (a), lost Bristol Rugby 17-38 (h), lost Bristol Rugby 6-48 (a), beat Bucharesti 38-31 (h), lost Newport Gwent Dragons 15-32 (h) beat Petrarca Rugby 37-20 (h), lost Montpellier 12-18 (a), lost Sale Sharks 12-51 (h), lost Sale Sharks 10-32 (a), lost Montpellier 24-26 (h), lost Petrarca Rugby 5-17 (a) lost Rugby Viadana 10-21 (h), beat Mont-de-Marsan 26-8 (a), lost Saracens 6-16 (h), lost Saracens 0-36 (a), beat Mont-de-Marsan 33-19 (h), beat Rugby Viadana 24-22 (a) beat Rugby Roma 61-3 (h), beat Racing Metro 92 20-16 (a), lost Wasps 18-22 (a), lost Wasps 3-12 (h), beat Racing Metro 92 27-14 (h), beat Rugby Roma 55-6 (a) beat Harlequins 16-12 (h), lost Connacht Rugby 13-16 (a), beat I Cavalieri Estra 65-7 (h), beat I Cavalieri Estra 31-7 (a), lost Connacht Rugby 21-35 (h), lost Harlequins 17-39 (a) beat Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 43-10 (a), beat Bordeaux-Bègles 20-3 (h), beat Wasps 19-11 (h), lost Wasps 11-25 (a), beat Bordeaux-Bègles 12-6 (a), beat Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 92-6 (h) beat Rugby Mogliano 71-7 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 22-19 (a), drew Wasps 13-13 (h), lost Wasps 16-30 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 25-22 (h), beat Rugby Mogliano 54-0 (a) beat Grenoble 37-6 (h), lost Wasps 10-26 (a), beat Rugby Viadana 63-7 (h), beat Rugby Viadana 80-19 (a), lost Wasps 13-26 (h), lost Grenoble 16-34 (a) beat Exeter Chiefs 30-24 (h), lost La Rochelle 13-25 (a), lost Connacht Rugby 19-42 (a), lost Connacht Rugby 27-29 (h), beat La Rochelle 14-0 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 3-45 (a) lost Gloucester Rugby 27-47 (h), lost La Rochelle 24-51 (a), lost Benetton Treviso 15-28 (h), lost Benetton Treviso 17-21 (a), lost La Rochelle 14-24 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 19-64 (a) lost RC Toulon 13-20 (h), lost London Irish 31-45 (a), lost Scarlets 11-19 (h), lost Scarlets 5-46 (a), beat London Irish 27-10 (h), lost RC Toulon 6-50 (a) drew Zebre Rugby Club 25-25 (a), lost Leicester Tigers 20-28 (h) lost

OVERALL RECORD

112

P 87

W 34

D 2

L 51

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92 64 86 47 14 10 11 7 6 6

Most drop goals for Most drop goals against

1 2

Most points for Most points against Most tries for Most tries against

27 21 4 3

Most conversions for Most conversions against Most penalty goals for Most penalty goals against Most drop goals for Most drop goals against Try hat-tricks

11 6 5 6 1 2 5

Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 11/12 (h) Gloucester Rugby 16/17 (a) Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 11/12 (h) Newport Gwent Dragons 06/07 (a) Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 11/12 (h) Gloucester Rugby 16/17 (a) Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 11/12 (h) Gloucester Rugby 16/17 (a) Wasps 09/10 (a) Connacht Rugby 10/11 (h), Wasps 11/12 (a), Wasps 12/13 (a) Newport Gwent Dragons 06/07 (a) Racing Metro 92 09/10 (h)

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 16 10 9

Sam Gerber J-B Peyras Loustalet Thibault Lacroix

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Clement Otazo v Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 11/12 (h) Leigh Halfpenny Scarlets 19/20 (a) Sam Gerber v I Cavalieri Estra 10/11 (h) Richard Haughton, Saracens 04/05 (a), Lee Robinson, Bristol Rugby 06/07 (a), Catalin Fercu, Bucharesti 06/07 (h), Willi Heinz, Gloucester Rugby 16/17 (a) Clement Otazo v Femi-CZ VEA Rovigo 11/12 (h) Billy Burns Gloucester Rugby 16/17 (a) Benjamin Boyet v Newport Gwent Dragons 12/13 (a) Ian Keatley Connacht Rugby 10/11 (h) Jon Iturriria v Newport Gwent Dragons 06/07 (a) Andrew Mehrtens Racing Metro 92 09/10 (h) Francois Carillo, Sam Gerber, Martin Laveau, Benjamin Lhande, J-B Peyras Loustalet

MOST POINTS 86 80

Benjamin Boyet Sam Gerber Cedric Garcia

MOST MATCHES 46 33 31

Aretz Iguiniz Jean-Jo Marmouyet Sam Gerber

113

AVIRON BAYONNAIS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

ALAINU'UESE

Brian

19/03/1994

Lock

Samoa

202

140

BORDELAI

Andy

29/03/2000

Prop

186

122

BOSCH

Facundo

08/08/1991

Hooker

Argentina

180

102

BRUNI

Rodrigo

03/09/1993

Back row

Argentina

187

109

CALLES

Ignacio

24/10/1995

Prop

Argentina

187

117

CAPILLA

Esteban

05/01/2003

Back row

195

100

LE CLERQ

Hugo

COLY

Leo

09/09/1999

Scrum half

177

CORMENIER

Swan

18/01/1996

Prop

177

120

CRAMONT

Guillaume

29/12/2000

Hooker

France

182

108

DU PREEZ

Robert

30/07/1993

Out half

South Africa

192

ERBINARTEGARAY Arnaud

16/09/2000

Full back

184

FISCHER

Alexandre

19/01/1998

Back row

France

188

107

GERACI

Killian

25/03/1999

Lock

France

200

117

HABEL-KUFFNER

Giovanni

09/01/1995

Back row

190

109

HEGUY

Baptiste

11/05/1998

Back row

196

106

ITURRIA

Arthur

13/05/1994

Back row

France

198

112

JANTJIES

Herschel

22/04/1996

Scrum half

South Africa

169

JOHNSON

Ewan

27/06/1999

Lock

Scotland

205

122

Wt (kg)

Wing

DEALLE FACQUEZ Manho LEVEQUE

Tom

16/03/2006

Wing

183

MACHARASHVILI

Lasha

13/11/1998

Prop

189

136

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

114

ABRUGBY.FR

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

MAQALA

Sireli

20/03/2000

Centre

Fiji

175

MARTIN

Lucas

09/12/2002

Hooker

183

108

MARTOCQ

Guillaume

23/08/1999

Centre

183

MORI

Federico

13/10/2000

Centre

188

108

ORABE

Yohan

21/05/2002

Full back

183

PAULOS

Lucas

09/01/1998

Lock

199

123

RASAL

Bastien

12/07/2006

Centre

186

SEGONDS

Joris

06/04/1997

Out half

France

180

SETIANO

Emerick

19/07/1996

Prop

France

183

123

SPRING

Tom

26/09/2002

Out half

France

185

TAGI

Luke

23/06/1997

Prop

Fiji

187

140

TAMBWE

Madosha

12/05/1997

Wing

188

TATAFU

Tevita

13/10/2002

Prop

185

133

TIBERGHIEN

Cheikh

08/01/2000

Full back

186

TILLOLES

Baptiste

19/11/2006

Scrum half

174

TUILAGI

Manu

18/05/1991

Centre

England/Lions 185

111

TUMANIA

Emosi

08/06/2006

Prop

183

118

TUTUVULI

Viliame

10/10/2001

Wing

189

100

UHILA

Matthieu

30/04/2002

Lock

199

120

VAN LEEUWEN

Manus

21/06/2007

Lock

204

116

Italy

Argentina

France

Wt (kg)

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USAP

116

USAP.FR

POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

16.10.26

Dragons RFC (a)

20:00

13.12.26

Zebre Parma (h)

16:15

10.01.27

Ulster Rugby (h)

14:00

17.01.27

Toyota Cheetahs (a)

16:15

www.usap.fr USAPOfficiel @usap_officiel usapofficiel

PRESIDENT Francois RIVIERE CHIEF EXECUTIVE Bruno ROLLAND b.rolland@usap.fr OFFICE USA Perpignan, 11 Allée Aimé Giral, 66000 Perpignan, France Tel: +33 468 596 037 HOME STADIUM Stade Aimé Giral Capacity: 14,232 MEDIA CONTACT Christelle RIVIERE Tel: +33 6 85 62 61 69 c.riviere@usap.fr

RUGBY STAFF Laurent LABIT (Director of Rugby) Mathieu CIDRE (Head Coach) Nicolas GODIGNON (Defence Coach) Nicolas NADAU (Attack Coach) Nicolas MAS (Scrum Coach) Jacques-Louis POTGIETER (Kicking Coach) Dominique SCHENCK (Head of Performance) Arthur ALVAREZ (Head of Performance Analysis)

CAPTAIN

Jeronimo DE LA FUENTE

Rimas ALVAREZ KAIRELIS (Team Manager) Mob: +33 608 820 481 rimas.ak@usap.fr

All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 1997-98 1999-00

2000-01

2011-12

2012-13

2018-19

2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

beat Edinburgh 21-9 (h), lost Newcastle 3-60 (a), lost Biarritz Olympique 6-18 (a), lost Newcastle 13-27 (h), beat Biarritz Olympique 40-6 (h), lost Edinburgh 15-18 (a) beat Manchester Sale 28-16 (a), beat Caerphilly 53-7 (h), beat Pau 18-13 (h), lost Pau 16-28 (a), beat Caerphilly 39-17 (a), beat Manchester Sale 46-23 (h), Q-F lost Castres 33-43 (a) beat Bridgend 26-22 (a), lost Rotherham Titans 19-20 (h), lost Grenoble 16-25 (a), beat Grenoble 48-10 (h), beat Bridgend 48-6 (h), beat Rotherham Titans 30-22 (a), Q-F lost Narbonne 24-34 (a) beat Exeter Chiefs 15-12 (h), lost Newport Gwent Dragons 13-23 (a), beat I Cavalieri Prato 54-20 (h), beat I Cavalieri Prato 30-13 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 27-13 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 14-31 (a) beat Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta 79-12 (a), beat Bizkaia Gernika RT 90-12 (h), lost Worcester Warriors 21-22 (a), beat Worcester Warriors 13-6 (h), beat Bizkaia Gernika RT 50-15 (a), beat Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta 40-22 (h), Q-F beat Stade Toulousain 30-19 (h), S-F lost Stade Francais Paris 22-25 (h) lost Sale Sharks 24-41 (h), drew Bordeaux Bègles 25-25 (a), lost Connacht Rugby 10-22 (a), lost Connacht Rugby 21-36 (h), lost Bordeaux Bègles 27-34 (h), lost Sale Sharks 10-39 (a) beat Dragons 22-16 (h), lost Lyon 6-37 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 19-68 (a), lost Benetton Rugby 7-17 (a) lost Bristol Bears 5-19 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 18-26 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 26-40 (h), lost Bristol Bears 19-33 (a) lost Lions 12-28 (h), lost Benetton 7-29 (a), lost Ospreys (a) 3-25, lost Newcastle Falcons 23-32 (h) drew Cheetahs 20-20 (a), lost Connacht Rugby 18-31 (h), beat Cardiff Rugby 23-20 (h), beat Zebre Parma 39-21 (a), R16 lost Racing 92 18-24 (h) beat Dragons RFC 41-17 (h), lost Benetton Rugby 31-44 (a), lost Newcastle Red Bulls 19-26 (a), drew 10bet Lions 20-20 (h), R16 lost Montpellier 13-53 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 62

W 25

D 3

L 34

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SCORING RECORDS TEAM Highest score Highest score against Biggest margin of victory Heaviest margin of defeat Most tries in match Most tries against Most conversions for Most conversions against Most penalties for Most penalties against Most drop goals for Most drop goals against

90 68 78 57 14 10 10 9 8 7 2 2

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match Most tries against

28 29 5 3

Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against

10 5 8 7

Most drop goals for

Most drop goals against Try hat-tricks

2 2

v Bizkaia Gernika RT 12/13 (h) Gloucester Rugby 21/22 (a) v Bizkaia Gernika RT 12/13 (h) Newcastle 97/1998 (a) v Bizkaia Gernika RT 12/13 (h) Gloucester Rugby 21/22 (a) v Bizkaia Gernika RT 12/13 (h) Gloucester Rugby 21/22 (a) v Narbonne 00/01 (a) Narbonne 00/01 (a), Lions 23/24 (a) Pau 99/00 (h), Pau 99/00 (a) Three times

INDIVIDUAL v Grenoble 00/01 (h) Benoit Bellot Narbonne 00/01 (a) Cedric Rosalen v Bizkaia Gernika RT 12/13 (h) Adrien Planté Newcastle 97/1998 (a) Pat Lam Byron McGuigan Sale Sharks 18/19 (h) Montpellier 25/26 (h) Melvyn Rates v Bizkaia Gernika RT 12/13 (h) Gilles Bosch Adam Hastings Gloucester Rugby 21/22 (a) v Narbonne 00/01 (a) Thierry Lacroix Narbonne 00/01 (a) Cedric Rosalen Jordan Hendrikse Lions 23/24 (a) v Pau 99/00 (h) Benoit Bellot Didier Camberabero v Pau 99/00 (a) Two times Adrien Planté, Farid Sid

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

345 47 6 5 2

Most points Most tries

76 6

FOR 8 matches, 12/13 8 matches, 12/13 8 matches, 12/13 6 matches, 18/19 6 matches, 97/1998, 18/19

AGAINST 197 6 matches, 18/19 27 6 matches, 18/19

Three times

INDIVIDUAL

Farid Sid Adrien Planté Armand Batlle, Joffrey Michel, Didier Plana

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MOST MATCHES

MOST POINTS

MOST TRIES 9 8 5

Benoit Bellot Adrien Plante

165 83 54

Benoit Bellot James Hook Gilles Bosch

22 19 18

Farid Sid Pascal Meya Victor Montgaillard

119

USAP TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

AMITUANAI

Bradley

23/12/1998

Prop

185

112

AUCAGNE

Antoine

11/04/2000

Half back/fullback

189

BARCENILLA

Joan

05/07/2006

Prop

181

110

BARON

Hugo

19/05/2008

Scrum-half

173

BOYER GALLARDO Lorencio

23/09/2005

Prop

183

115

BULIRUARUA

Eneriko

23/01/1997

Centre

Fiji

186

CECCARELLI

Pietro

16/02/1992

Prop

Italy

184

118

CHINARRO

Bastien

23/01/2004

Lock

197

106

COULON

Jules

04/07/2002

Back row

200

105

DE LA FUENTE

Jeronimo

24/02/1991

Centre

185

DELLA SCHIAVA

Noe

28/02/2002

Back row

191

100

DURAND

Martin

11/05/2007

Centre

183

DVALI

Andro

10/07/2005

Back Row

186

ECOCHARD

Tom

14/12/1992

Scrum Half

173

FORNER

Theo

17/10/2001

Wing/Fullback

188

GARBISI

Paolo

26/04/2000

Half back

Italy

GOMES SA

Cedate

07/08/1993

Prop

France

200

119

GRANELL

Max

26/07/2005

Centre / Wing

177

HALL

James

02/01/1996

Scrum Half

173

JOSEPH

Jefferson

29/08/2002

Wing/Fullback

191

LE CORVEC

Matteo

04/01/2001

Lock/back row

192

114

LOTRIAN

Mathys

18/02/2004

Hooker

177

109

Test team

Argentina

Georgia

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

120

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

MADEIRA

Jose

19/03/2001

Back row

Portugal

193

109

MALOLO

Sama

19/02/1998

Hooker

Samoa

185

112

MASCARENC

Diego

28/06/2007

Centre

184

MCGRATH

Luke

03/02/1993

Scrum Half

173

MCINTYRE

Jake

28/04/1994

Half back/fullback

177

MONTGAILLARD

Victor

16/07/2002

Hooker

183

100

RABUT

Maelan

08/07/1996

Centre

194

REECE

Sevuloni

13/02/1997

Wing

New Zealand

177

RICCIONI

Marco

19/10/1997

Prop

Italy

186

126

SRECKOVIC

Jovan

20/08/2006

Back row

188

108

SWINTON

Lachlan

16/01/1997

Lock/back row Australia

194

114

TANGUY

Mathieu

05/06/1996

Lock

192

119

TATY

Simon

29/01/2007

Back Row

191

TEDDER

Tristan

17/04/1996

Half back/fullback

178

TETRASHVILI

Giorgi

31/08/1993

Prop

177

115

TOGANIYADRAVA

Setareki

27/11/2003

Wing

186

TUILAGI

Posolo

28/07/2004

Lock / prop

France

193

149

VAN TONDER

Jacobus

03/03/1998

Back row

France

191

106

VELARTE

Lucas

24/10/1998

Back row/hooker

184

106

WARION

Adrien

07/01/2001

Lock

202

120

Ireland

Georgia

Wt (kg)

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RC VANNES

122

RUGBYCLUBVANNES.BZH

POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

18.10.26

Harlequins (a)

13.00

13.12.26

Edinburgh Rugby (h)

14.00

10.01.27

Black Lion (h)

14.00

16.01.27

Ospreys (a)

20.00

WWW.RUGBYCLUBVANNES.BZH RugbyClubVannes @RugbyClubVannes rugbyclubvannes

PRESIDENT Olivier CLOAREC CHIEF EXECUTIVE Martin MICHEL mmichel@rcvannes.bzh OFFICE Rugby Club Vannes 73, rue de Strasbourg 56000 Vannes France HOME STADIUM Stade de la Rabine Capacity: 12,442 MEDIA CONTACT Valentin FLOT Mob: +33 6 44 26 52 98 vflot@rcvannes.bzh

RUGBY STAFF Jean-Noël SPITZER (Director of Rugby)

CAPTAINS

Yoann BOULANGER & Goulven LE GARREC (Backs & Skills Coaches) Jeremy DAVIDSON (Forwards Coach) Mikaele TUUGAHALA (Scrum Coach)

Steeve BLANC MAPPAZ

Sione KALAMAFONI

Jules LE BAIL (Defence Coach) Simon BOISBLUCHE (Head of Performance)

Karl CHATEAU (Team Manager) All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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Jean Cotarmanac’h wins a line out for RC Vannes against Black Lion in the 2024-25 EPCR Challenge Cup

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lost

OVERALL RECORD 124

P 4

W 1

D 0

L 3

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43 38 24 10 6 6 5 4 4 5

Most points in match Most points against Most tries for

13 17 2

Most tries against

Most conversions Most conversions against Most penalty goals Most penalty goals against

5 4 3 5

v Gloucester Rugby 24/25 (h) Scarlets 24/25 (a) v Gloucester Rugby 24/25 (h) Scarlets 24/25 (a) v Gloucester Rugby 24/25 (h) Scarlets 24/25 (a) v Gloucester Rugby 24/25 (h) Scarlets 24/25 (a) v Black Lion 24/25 (a) Black Lion 24/25 (a)

INDIVIDUAL Maxime Lafage Luka Matkava Enzo Benmegal Michael Ruru Josh Macleod Ali Price Maxime Lafage Ioan Lloyd Thibault Debaes Luka Matkava

v Gloucester Rugby 24/25 (h) Black Lion 24/25 (a) v Gloucester Rugby 24/25 (h) v Gloucester Rugby 24/25 (h) Scarlets 24/25 (h) Edinburgh Rugby 24/25 (a) v Gloucester Rugby 24/25 (h) Scarlets 24/25 (a) v Black Lion 24/25 (a) Black Lion 24/25 (a)

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

115 14 1 3 0

Most points Most tries

19 2

FOR 4 matches, 24/25 4 matches, 24/25 4 matches, 24/25 4 matches, 24/25 4 matches, 24/25

AGAINST 108 4 matches, 24/25 14 4 matches, 24/25

4 matches, 24/25

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 2

Michael Ruru, Enzo Benmegal

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MOST POINTS 19 11 10

Maxime Lafage Thibault Debaes Michael Ruru, Jules Lebail, Enzo Benmegal

MOST MATCHES 4 3

Tani Vili Stephen Varney, Robin Taccola, Jean Cotarmanac'h, Simon Bourgeois, Thomas Moukoro. Matthieu Uhila, Leon Boulier, Inaki Ayarza. Timothe Mezou, Pat Leafa, Paga Tafili

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RC VANNES TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

ALANIA

Mikheil

19/11/2000

Scrum half

Georgia

180

AUGRY

Simon

22/08/1997

Back row

192

106

BARD

Paul

14/04/2008

Wing

190

BENMEGAL

Enzo

28/10/2003

Wing

180

BERIA

Giorgi

11/11/1999

Prop

176

109

BEZIAT

Théo

11/05/1994

Hooker

180

102

BLANC MAPPAZ

Steeve

12/07/1990

Back row

190

104

BOUDEHENT

Pierre

06/02/1998

Centre

195

106

BOULIER

Marin

21/08/2003

Centre/wing

180

BOURGEOIS

Simon

30/11/2001

Prop

190

122

BROWN

Rudi

14/12/2003

Back row

193

110

CAMOU

Romaric

09/10/1996

Wing

174

CHERRY

Dave

03/01/1991

Hooker

Scotland

183

107

COTARMANAC'H

Jean

09/04/2005

Out half

Uruguay

175

DE BENEDITTIS

Wayan

10/03/1999

Prop

185

115

DESJEUX

Mattéo

26/01/2002

Lock

200

120

DJEHI

Hugo

30/06/1998

Prop

185

118

EL BIBOUJI

Hayam

13/12/2001

Hooker

185

102

FUNA-IUTA

Leviticus

28/04/2007

Prop

190

140

GEFFRE

Thomas

24/12/1998

Lock

205

112

GICQUEL

Robin

01/11/2006

Out half

181

HULLEU

Nathanaël

16/05/2000

Wing

178

France

Wt (kg)

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

IASHAGASHVILI

Ioane

23/04/2000

Back row

Georgia

192

110

JONAS

Joe

31/12/2000

Full back/wing

180

KALAMAFONI

Sione

18/06/1988

Back row

Tonga

196

121

KURUVOLI

Simione

02/01/1999

Scrum half

Fiji

174

LE BAIL

Clovis

29/11/1995

Scrum half

173

MAFILEO

Sione

14/04/1993

Prop

180

135

MEDRANO

Santiago

06/05/1996

Prop

185

115

MEZOU

Timothé

20/09/2002

Lock

202

122

NU'U

Raymond

23/04/1998

Centre

180

102

PAUL

Basile

12/10/2006

Back row

194

110

PEDEMONTE

Bautista

14/03/2000

Back row

188

106

PLOYET

Thomas

12/12/2001

Lock

203

108

SANERIVI

Millenium

31/08/1999

Hooker

181

115

SCHONERT

Nicholas

20/09/1991

Prop

189

119

STEGEHUIS

Jesse

06/01/2006

Lock

200

115

SURANO

Paul

25/08/1998

Fullback/wing

180

TABUAVOU

Inia

31/08/2002

Centre

158

110

TACCOLA

Robin

04/05/2005

Centre

184

TAFILI

Rayane

08/02/2024

Prop

183

117

VALENTIN

Romain

04/09/2005

Scrum half

169

Argentina

Samoa

Fiji

Wt (kg)

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GALLAGHER PREM 2025/26 Northampton Saints Bath Rugby Exeter Chiefs Leicester Tigers Saracens Bristol Bears Sale Sharks Gloucester Rugby Harlequins Newcastle Red Bulls

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18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

14 13 11 12 10 11 5 5 6 2

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3 5 6 6 8 7 13 13 12 16

693 646 521 583 628 525 524 424 448 325

536 424 367 405 449 509 602 576 589 860

15 14 14 12 13 9 10 8 6 3

1 3 5 3 4 1 6 4 1 1

74 69 65 63 57 54 36 32 31 12

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2004

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POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27

ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

18.10.26

RC Vannes (h)

13:00

12.12.26

Ospreys (a)

13:00

09.01.27

Edinburgh Rugby (a)

13:00

15.01.27

RC Toulon (h)

20:00

www.quins.co.uk Harlequins @Harlequins harlequins harlequinsrugby CHAIRMAN David MORGAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE Laurie DALRYMPLE laurie.dalrymple @quins.co.uk OFFICE Langhorn Drive, Twickenham, Middlesex TW2 7SX England Tel: +44 208 4106 000 HOME STADIUM Twickenham Stoop Capacity: 14,800 MEDIA CONTACT George WEST Mob: +44 7970 109655 George.West@quins.co.uk

RUGBY STAFF Robbie DEANS (Performance Director) Jason GILMORE (Head Coach) Brad COOPER (Attack Coach) Adam JONES (Scrum Coach) Rob HUNTER (Forwards Coach) Sean LONG (Skills & Transition Coach) Jordan TURNER-HALL (Defence & Transition Coach) COREY BOCKING (Head of Athlete Health & Development)

CAPTAIN

Cadan MURLEY

Jo TYLER (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7921 064 274 jo.tyler@quins.co.uk Andy SANGER (General Manager) Mob +44 7970 109667 Andy.sanger@quins.co.uk

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SCORING RECORDS TEAM Highest score Highest score against Biggest margin of victory Heaviest margin of defeat Most tries in match

75 57 72 36 11

Most tries against Most conversions Most conversions against Most penalty goals Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals Most dropped goals against

8 10 7 6 6 1 2

v Timisoara Saracens 16/17 (h) Ulster Rugby 20/21 (h) v Timisoara Saracens 16/17 (h) Ulster Rugby 20/21 (h) v Caerphilly 02/03 (a), Cetransa El Salvador 03/04 (h), Timisoara Saracens 16/17 (h) Ulster Rugby 20/21 (h) v Timisoara Saracens 16/17 (h) Ulster Rugby 20/21 (h) v Dax 00/01 (h), Narbonne 00/01 (h), Bath 06/07 (h) RC Toulon 11/12 (a), Montpellier 15/16 (h) Six times Stade Francais Paris 10/11 (h), ASM Clermont Auvergne 18/19 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match

27 19 3

Most tries against Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match

2 9 5 6

Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals in match Most dropped goals against Try hat-tricks

6 1 2 4

MOST TRIES 11 8

Danny Care, Mike Brown Will Greenwood

Paul Burke v Narbonne 00/01 (h) Diego Dominguez Stade Francais 02/03 (a) Mike Brown v Montpellier 06/07 (h), Tom Williams v I Cavalieri Estra 10/11 (h), Danny Care v London Irish 15/16 (h), Jamie Roberts v Timisoara Saracens 16/17 (h) Nine times Nathan Williams v Caerphilly 02/03 (a) John Cooney Ulster Rugby 20/21 (a) Paul Burke v Dax 00/01 (h), v Narbonne 00/01 (h) Adrian Jarvis v Bath Rugby 06/07 (h) Benoit Paillaugue Montpellier 15/16 (h) Six times Camille Lopez ASM Clermont Auvergne 18/19 (h) Mike Brown, Danny Care, Jamie Roberts, Tom Williams

MOST POINTS 170 158 86

Paul Burke Nick Evans Ben Botica

MOST MATCHES 29 25

Danny Care, Mike Brown Joe Marler

GAME BY GAME 2000-01 beat Perigueux 23-16 (h), beat Ebbw Vale 18-6 (a), beat Dax 25-3 (h), lost Dax 22-23 (a), beat Perigueux 55-10 (a), beat Ebbw Vale 45-22 (h); Q-F beat Brive 20-13 (a); S-F beat Newcastle Falcons 17-12 (h); FINAL beat Narbonne 42-33 (Madejski Stadium) 2002-03 beat Caerphilly 73-20 (a), beat Caerphilly 31-27 (h), lost Stade Francais 0-26 (h), lost Stade Francais 12-29 (a) 2003-04 beat Rugby Club El Salvador 31-20 (a), beat Rugby Club El Salvador 63-3 (h), beat Montauban 43-8 (a), beat Montauban 36-17 (h); Q-F beat Brive 41-8 (h) Q-F lost Brive 20-36 (a); S-F beat Connacht 31-22 (h) S-F lost to Connacht 18-23 (a); FINAL beat Montferrand 27-26 (Madejski Stadium) 2006-07 beat Connacht Rugby 19-18 (a), beat Montpellier 57-10 (h), lost Bath Rugby 18-24 (h), lost Bath Rugby 14-20 (a), beat Montpellier 37-27 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 26-10 (h) 2010-11 lost Bayonne 12-16 (a), beat I Cavalieri Estra 55-17 (h), beat Connacht Rugby 20-9 (h), beat Connacht Rugby 15-9 (a), beat I Cavalieri Estra 48-16 (a), beat Bayonne 39-17 (h); Q-F beat Wasps 32-22 (h); S-F beat Munster Rugby 20-12 (a); FINAL beat Stade Francais Paris 19-18 (Cardiff City Stadium)

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Q-F lost RC Toulon 8-37 (a) Q-F beat Stade Francais Paris 29-6 (a); S-F lost Northampton Saints 10-18 (a) beat Montpellier 41-18 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 32-20 (a), beat Rugby Calvisano 50-10 (a), beat Rugby Calvisano 59-7 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 34-26 (h), lost Montpellier 9-42 (a); Q-F beat London Irish 38-30 (h); S-F beat Grenoble 30-6 (h); FINAL lost Montpellier 19-26 (Grand Stade de Lyon) 2016-17 beat Stade Francais Paris 43-21 (h), lost Edinburgh Rugby 35-36 (a), beat Timisoara Saracens 42-3 (a), beat Timisoara Saracens 75-3 (h), lost Edinburgh Rugby 18-23 (h), lost Stade Francais Paris 17-27 (a) 2018-19 beat Harlequins 54-22 (h), lost Grenoble 13-19 (a), lost Benetton Rugby 21-26 (a), beat Benetton Rugby 20-9 (h), beat Grenoble 38-20 (h), beat Agen 33-17 (a). R16 beat Worcester Warriors 18-16 (a), Q-F lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 27-32 (a) 2020-21 R16 lost Ulster Rugby 21-57 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

P 54

W 45

D 0

L 9

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HARLEQUINS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ANDERSON

Cam

16/09/1999

Fullback/wing

BAXTER

Fin

12/02/2002

Prop

BEARD

Oscar

20/11/2001

Centre/wing

BELLAMY

Josh

14/03/2005

BRADLEY

Bryn

BROWNE

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

187

England

182

120

England

180

100

Out half/fullback

175

17/04/2003

Centre

191

105

Harry

31/07/2004

Lock

201

120

CARR

Zach

03/05/2004

Back row / lock

197

118

CLARKE

Ethan

29/04/2004

Prop

183

116

CUNNINGHAM-SOUTH Chandler

18/03/2003

Back row / lock England

194

121

DAVID

Nick

04/11/1998

Wing/fullback

179

DELGADO

Pedro

01/09/1997

Prop

185

132

DRISCOLL

Seb

10/09/2003

Back row

183

104

DUN

James

07/07/1999

Back row

198

126

EVANS

Will

28/01/1997

Openside

183

100

FRIDAY

Lucas

13/07/2006

Scrum half

175

FURBANK

George

17/10/1996

Fullback/out half England

182

GREEN

Jonny

16/03/2004

Lock

200

119

GREEN

Tyrone

05/03/1998

Fullback

179

HOBSON

Will

09/11/2002

Prop

192

129

ISGRÓ ALASTRA

Rodrigo

24/03/1999

Wing

Argentina

185

103

JOHNSON-HOLMES Harry

02/03/1997

Prop

Australia

186

120

KENNINGHAM

19/11/1999

Back row

191

108

Jack

Argentina

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

KERROD

Simon

25/08/1992

Prop

LAMOSITELE

Titi

11/02/1995

Prop

LANG

James

04/04/1995

MURLEY

Cadan

MUSK

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

121

183

USA/Samoa

180

142

Centre

Scotland

186

31/07/1999

Wing

England

179

Jack

04/03/2000

Hooker

175

101

NORTHMORE

Luke

16/03/1997

Centre

188

100

PETTI PAGADIZABAL

Guido

17/11/1994

Lock/back row Argentina

194

112

PORTER

Will

14/12/1998

Scrum half

180

RILEY

Sam

23/04/2001

Hooker

183

108

SCHMID

Lucas

13/10/2004

Back row

104

112

SLEVIN

Connor

20/05/2003

Out half

189

SMITH

Marcus

14/02/1999

Out half

England/Lions 175

STAPLES

Jimmy

20/07/2006

Hooker

182

104

STREETER

Ollie

01/07/2006

Prop

191

122

TOWNSEND

Stuart

11/10/1995

Scrum half

176

TREADWELL

Kieran

06/11/1995

Lock

198

117

WAGHORN

Ben

02/04/2004

Centre

189

105

WALKER

Jack

06/05/1996

Hooker

England

187

110

WENGER

Boris

01/07/2002

Prop/hooker

Argentina

177

114

WILLIAMS

Elliot

29/05/2007

Lock/back row

195

122

England

Ireland

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Scarlets (a)

20.00

12.12.26

Castres Olympique (h)

20.00

8.01.27

Benetton Rugby (h)

20.00

17.01.27

LOU Rugby (a)

14.00

www.newcastleredbulls.co.uk newcastleredbulls @NCL_RedBulls @newcastleredbulls MANAGING DIRECTOR Jonny PETRIE OFFICE Kingston Park, Brunton Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE13 8AF England Tel: +44 19 12 14 55 88 HOME STADIUM Kingston Park Capacity: 10,210 MEDIA CONTACT Mark SMITH Mob: +44 7764 933 291 mark.smith@ newcastleredbulls.co.uk

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RUGBY STAFF CAPTAIN Neil McILROY (Sporting General Manager) Dan McFARLAND (Head Coach) Micky WARD (Scrum Coach) Lee DICKSON (Skills & Transition Coach) Mark LAYCOCK (Coaching Coordinator & Transition Coach) Stephen JONES Tom CHRISTIE (Attack Coach) Calum MacRAE (Defence Coach) Kevin McSHANE (Head of Athletic Performance) John STOKOE (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7729 004 419 johns@newcastle redbulls.co.uk All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26 139

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1999-00: 2000-01:

2002-03: 2003-04: 2005-06:

2006-07:

2007-08:

2008-09:

2009-10:

2010-11: 2011-12: 2013-14:

2014-15:

2015-16: 2016-17: 2017-18:

2020-21: 2021-22:

2022-23: 2023-24: 2024-25: 2025-26:

beat Biarritz 37-10 (h), beat Perpignan 60-3 (h), beat Edinburgh 40-16 (a), beat Perpignan 27-13 (a), beat Edinburgh 72-24 (h), lost to Biarritz 28-32 (a), Q-F beat Castres 44-0 (h), S-F lost to Agen 9-12 (Stade Armandie) beat Narbonne 20-19 (a), beat Aurillac 55-7 (h), beat Dunvant 45-26 (a), beat Dunvant 51-10 (h), lost to Aurillac 10-17 (a), beat Narbonne 19-11 (h), Q-F lost to Pau 20-36 (a) lost to Benetton Treviso 15-28 (a), beat Cross Keys 99-8 (h), beat Bègles Bordeaux 26-18 (a), beat Bègles Bordeaux 39-15 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 30-19 (h), beat Cross Keys 25-11 (a), Q-F beat Mont-de-Marsan 61-23 (h), S-F lost to NEC Harlequins 12-17 (Headingley Stadium) R1: beat Grenoble 19-12 (a), beat Grenoble 33-17 (h), R2: lost to Rugby Treviso 8-27 (a), beat Rugby Treviso 35-5 (h), Q-F lost to Saracens 10-31 (a), beat Saracens 31-29 (h) R1: beat Valladolid RFC 71-10 (a), beat Valladolid RFC 66-27 (h), R2: beat Montferrand 10-3 (h), lost to Montferrand 13-25 (a) beat Brive 51-19 (h), beat Border Reivers 26-11 (a), beat L'Aquila 86-0 (a), beat L'Aquila 90-14 (h), beat Border Reivers 47-20 (h), beat Brive 24-17 (a), Q-F beat Connacht Rugby 23-3 (h), S-F lost to London Irish 22-27 (h) beat Petrarca Rugby 50-5 (h), lost to Brive 12-41 (a), lost to Montauban 10-16 (a), beat Montauban 35-0 (h), beat Brive 24-17 (h), beat Petrarca Rugby 50-6 (a), Q-F lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 19-24 (a) beat Cetransa El Salvador 71-10 (a), beat Brive 25-19 (h), lost to Connacht Rugby 13-16 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 39-0 (h), beat Brive 19-12 (a), beat Cetransa El Salvador 97-0 (h), Q-F beat Castres Olympique 40-13 (h), S-F lost to Worcester Warriors 16-31 (a) beat Cetransa El Salvador 63-0 (h), lost to Brive 22-36 (a), beat Overmach Rugby Parma 20-14 (a), beat Overmach Rugby Parma 21-16 (h), lost to Brive 9-10 (h), beat Cetransa El Salvador 43-14 (a), Q-F lost to Saracens 13-32 (a) beat Petrarca Rugby 29-27 (a), beat Albi 45-3 (h), beat Montauban 17-6 (h), lost to Montauban 19-24 (a), beat Albi 16-14 (a), beat Petrarca Rugby 20-3 (h), Q-F lost to Cardiff Blues 20-55 (h) beat Bourgoin 22-16 (h), lost to Montpellier 8-32 (a), lost to Exeter Chiefs 10-36 (a), beat Exeter 26-24 (h), lost to Montpellier 0-6 (h). Awarded loss to Bourgoin 0-28 (a, not played) beat Lyon Rugby 27-19 (h), beat Petrarca Rugby 34-3 (a), beat Toulon 6-3 (h), lost to Toulon 10-36 (a), beat Petrarca Rugby 43-0 (h), lost to Lyon Rugby 13-21 (a) beat Bucharest Wolves 13-12 (a) lost to Brive 16-23 (a) beat Cammi Rugby Calvisano 37-15 (h) beat Cammi Rugby Calvisano 25-10 (a) lost to Brive 7-9 (h) beat Bucharest Wolves 28-0 (h) beat Bucharest Wolves 43-19 (h) beat NG Dragons 30-26 (a) beat SF Paris 30-23 (h) lost SF Paris 24-31 (a) lost NG Dragons 29-40 (h) beat Bucharest Wolves 52-10 (a); Q-F lost Exeter Chiefs 13-48 (a) lost Brive 9-13 (a), beat Enisei-STM 55-7 (h), lost Connacht Rugby 10-25 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 29-5 (h), lost Enisei-STM 7-24 (a), beat Brive 27-23 (h) lost Ospreys 0-45 (a), beat Grenoble 50-7 (h), lost Lyon 12-42 (a), beat Lyon 48-29 (h), lost Grenoble 27-31 (a), lost Ospreys 21-26 (h) beat Dragons 32-27 (h), beat Bordeaux Begles 21-20 (a), beat Bordeaux Begles 52-24 (h), beat Dragons 27-25 (a), beat Enisei-STM 64-7 (h), beat Enisei-STM 33-19 (a); Q-F beat Brive 25-10 (h); S-F lost Gloucester Rugby 12-33 (a) lost Cardiff Blues 20-33 (h), beat Castres Olympique 26-17 (a), R16 beat Ospreys 28-24 (a), Q-F lost Leicester Tigers 15-39 (a) beat Worcester Warriors 31-26 (h), beat Biarritz Olympique 17-13 (a), *lost RC Toulon 0-28 (a), beat Zebre Parma 25-22 (h), R16 lost Glasgow Warriors 17-27 (h) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols lost Connacht Rugby 8-22 (a), lost Cardiff Rugby 10-47 (h), lost Cardiff Rugby 10-42 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 35-21 (h) lost Montpellier 19-24 (h), lost Lions 13-35 (a), lost Benetton 18-57 (h), beat USAP 32-23 (a) lost Section Paloise 19-32 (a), lost Dragons 14-22 (h), lost Ospreys 15-35 (a), lost Montpellier 7-26 (h) beat LOU Rugby 23-14 (a), beat 10bet Lions 14-10 (h), beat USAP 26-19 (h), lost Dragons RFC 12-35 (a) R16 lost Stade Rochelais 18-26 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

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L 54

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SCORING RECORDS TEAM Highest score Highest score against Biggest margin of victory Heaviest margin of defeat Most tries in match

99 57 97 45 15

Most tries against Most conversions Most conversions against Most penalty goals Most penalty goals against Most dropped goals Most dropped goals against

8 12 7 7 6 1 2

Most points in match Most points against Most tries in match

31 27 4

Most tries against in match

Most conversions in match Most conversions against Most penalty goals in match Most penalty goals against

12 7 7 6

Most dropped goals Most dropped goals against Leading points scorer Leading try scorer Try hat-tricks

1 1 317 16 13

v Cross Keys 00/01 (h) Benetton Rugby 23/24 (h) v Rugby Club El Salvador 07/08 (h) Ospreys 16/17 (a) v Cross Keys 00/01 (h) v Rugby Club El Salvador 07/08 (h) Benetton Rugby 23/24 (h) v Cross Keys 00/01 (h) Cardiff Blues 09/10 (h), Benetton Rugby 23/24 (h) v Dunvant 99/00 (a) Three times Five times Narbonne 99/00 (a) Montauban 09/10 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Dave Walder v L'Aquila 05/06 (a) Laurent Mazas Biarritz 97/1998 (a) Ollie Phillips v Cetransa El Salvador 07/08 (h) Marcus Watson v Enisei-STM 15/16 (h) Paul Bonnefond Lyon 16/17 (a) Finlay Bealham Connacht Rugby 22/23 (h) Dave Walder v Cross Keys 00/01 (h) Ben Blair Cardiff Blues 09/10 (h) Jonny Wilkinson v Dunvant 99/00 (a) Laurent Mazas Biarritz Olympique 97/1998 (a) Benoit Paillaugue Montpellier 10/11 (a) Jack Carty Connacht Rugby 15/16 (a) Tom May (3), Jimmy Gopperth, Jonny Wilkinson Ten times Jonny Wilkinson Jamie Noon Ollie Phillips (2), John Bentley, Liam Botham, Pat Lam, Tom May, Matthew Tait, Alex Tait, Dave Walder, Marcus Watson, Mark Wilson, Adam Radwan (2)

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

369 49 7 4 1

Most points Most tries

16 2

FOR AGAINST 8 matches, 05/06 197 7 matches, 14/15 8 matches, 05/06 26 7 matches, 14/15 8 matches, 17/18, 8 matches, 05/06 4 matches, 24/25, 5 matches 10/11. 6 matches 16/17 4 matches, 20/21. 22/23 2 8 matches, 97/98

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 16 12 11 `

Jamie Noon Ollie Phillips Tom May, Adam Radwan

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MOST POINTS 317 206 148

Jonny Wilkinson Dave Walder Toby Flood

MOST MATCHES 59 49 42

Micky Ward Jamie Noon Tom May, Matt Thompson

141

NEWCASTLE RED BULLS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ADEJIMI

Samson

15/02/2002

Hooker

ARNOLD

Sammy

08/04/1996

Centre

BAKER

Finn

17/10/2004

BEECKMANS

Rhys

BENITEZ CRUZ

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

178

106

181

102

Lock

201

103

08/01/2006

Centre

182

Simón

06/09/1999

Scrum half

177

BROCKLEBANK

Adam

06/09/1995

Prop

188

125

CHRISTIE

Tom

04/03/1998

Back row

185

105

CONNON

Brett

29/08/1996

Out half

176

DALZIEL

Jake

18/08/2008

Out half

189

DAVIS

Joe

31/12/2005

Scrum half

168

ELLIOTT

James

29/08/1998

Scrum half

177

ENE

Obi

25/06/2003

Wing/fullback

185

FERRIE

Allan

02/01/2000

Back row

190

116

FLETCHER

Ollie

09/09/2002

Hooker

183

108

GRAHAM

Sam

06/07/1997

Back row

191

112

GRAYSON

Ethan

15/09/2002

Wing/fullback

192

100

HARPER

James

16/10/2000

Prop

191

126

HARRIS

Chris

28/12/1990

Centre

Scotland/Lions 188

104

HEARLE

Alex

08/11/1998

Wing/fullback

185

HENRY

Zack

01/10/1994

Out half

183

HICKS

Max

15/09/1999

Back row

199

112

HODGE

Josh

23/05/2000

Wing/fullback

189

Ireland

Argentina

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

HUTCHISON

Cam

01/06/1998

Centre

182

102

JACKSON-RICHARDS Brandon

21/09/2001

Wing/fullback

191

JORDAN

Cam

17/11/1999

Lock

195

118

KOK

Werner

17/01/1993

Wing/fullback

179

LEATHERBARROW Ollie

08/04/2002

Back row

184

105

MCCALLUM

Murray

16/03/1996

Prop

185

135

MCGUIGAN

George

30/03/1993

Hooker

183

113

MILLAR MILLS

Elliot

08/07/1992

Prop

Scotland

178

121

MOLINA

Franco

28/08/1997

Lock

Argentina

196

120

MORENO

Francisco

31/01/2002

Prop

Argentina

TBC

OBATOYINBO

Harrison

15/07/2001

Wing/fullback

187

QUIRKE

Raffi

18/08/2001

Scrum half

178

RAKETE-STONES

Pouri

17/06/1997

Prop

183

123

SOTUTU

Hoskins

12/07/1998

Back row

192

SPENCER

Oli

22/02/2004

Centre

184

TOGIATAMA

Zuriel

03/02/1999

Hooker

183

109

TUIMA

Rusi

21/05/2000

Lock

195

128

USHER

Oscar

12/06/2004

Lock

198

118

WADE

Christian

15/05/1991

Wing/fullback England

175

WEST

Tom

11/02/1996

Prop

185

117

Test team

Scotland

England

New Zealand

Fiji

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

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OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Ospreys (h)

16.00

12.12.26

RC Toulon (a)

21.00

10.01.27

RC Vannes (a)

14.00

17.01.27

Edinburgh Rugby (h)

17.00

WWW.RUGBY.GE BlackLionRugby @BlackLionRugby blacklionrugby

PRESIDENT David KACHARAVA OFFICE 6 Chabua Amirejibi Hwy, Tbilisi 0179, Georgia HOME STADIUM Avchala Rugby Stadium, Tbilisi Capacity: 3,000 MEDIA CONTACT Nutsa METSKHOVRISHVILI Mob: + 995 599 50 42 90 media@rugby.ge

RUGBY STAFF Levan MAISASHVILI (High-performance director) Pierre-Henry BRONCAN (Head Coach) Marco BORTOLAMI (Assistant Coach) Joe WORSLEY (Defence Coach) Pavle JIMSHELADZE (Backs & Attack Coach) Ilia MAISURADZE (Defence Coach) Mikheil NARIASHVILI (Scrum coach) Merab KVIRIKASHVILI (Kicking Coach) Davit NEMSADZE (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

CAPTAIN

Mikheil BABUNASHVILI

Jaba BREGVADZE (Team Manager) Mob: +995 597 11 56 41 j.bregvadze@rugby.ge

All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

lost Gloucester Rugby 10-15 (h), beat Scarlets 23-7 (a), lost Castres Olympique 6-28 (a) lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 3-36 (h) beat RC Vannes 22-19 (h), lost Scarlets 18-36 (a), lost Aviron Bayonnais 16-41 (h), lost Edinburgh Rugby 15-36 (a) lost Montpellier 13-24 (h), lost Connacht Rugby 0-52 (a), beat Montauban 31-28 (a), lost Zebre Parma 14-28 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

P 12

W 3

D 0

L 9

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31 52 16 52 5 8 2 6 5 5 0 0

Most points Most points against Most tries for

17 15 2

Most tries against Most conversions for Most conversions against Most penalty goals for Most penalty goals against Most drop goals for Most drop goals against Try hat-tricks

3 2 6 5 5 0 0 0

v Montauban 25/26 (a) Connacht Rugby 25/26 (a) v Scarlets 23/24 (a) Connacht Rugby 25/26 (a) v Montauban 25/26 (a) Connacht Rugby 25/26 (a) Three times Connacht Rugby 25/26 (a) v RC Vannes 24/25 (h) Gloucester Rugby 23/24 (a)

INDIVIDUAL Luka Matkava George Barton Irakli Kvatadze Luka Tsirekidze Paul Boyle Three times Sam Gilbert Luka Matkava George Barton

v Vannes 24/25 (h) Gloucester Rugby 23/24 (a) v Zebre Parma 25/26 (h) v Montauban 25/26 (a) Connacht Rugby 25/26 (a) Connacht Rugby 25/26 (a) v RC Vannes 24/25 (h) Gloucester Rugby 23/24 (a)

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

71 8 1 3 1

Most points Most tries

39 2

FOR AGAINST 4 matches, 24/25 132 4 matches, 24/25 4 matches, 25/26 20 4 matches, 25/26 4 matches, 23/24, 24/25, 25/26 4 matches, 23/24, 24/25, 25/26 4 matches, 24/25 1 4 matches, 24/25

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 3 2

Irakli Kvatadze, Akaki Tabutsadze Luka Ivanishvili, Luka Tsirekidze

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24/25

MOST POINTS 71 24 15

Luka Matkava Luka Tsirekidze Irakli Kvatadze, Akaki Tabutsadze

MOST MATCHES 12

Tornike Kakhoidze, Giorgi Chkhartishvili, Luka Tsirekidze, Akaki Tabutsadze

149

BLACK LION TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ABDUSHELISHVILI Dato

25/02/2001

Prop

180

124

AKHVLEDIANI

Data

06/07/2007

Back

186

ARVELADZE

Davit

15/11/2002

Lock

198

120

BABUNASHVILI

Mikheil

31/05/1996

Lock

Georgia

195

113

BABUNASHVILI

Giorgi

15/11/1995

Back

Georgia

184

BARATASHVILI

Bachuki

13/03/2005

Prop

175

110

CHACHANIDZE

Vladimer

14/05/2000

Lock

200

125

CHKHARTISHVILI

Giorgi

06/10/1995

Prop

178

116

CURRY

Michael

02/03/1994

Back row/lock

196

115

DEVDARIANI

Demetre

29/05/2007

Back

183

DZODZUASHVILI

Temuri

24/11/2006

Scrum Half

180

EPREMIDZE

Demuri

18/10/1996

Lock

Georgia

193

GIORGADZE

Otari

02/03/1996

Back row/lock

Georgia

190

114

IMNADZE

Davit

14/11/2003

Out half

187

JINCHARADZE

Vakhtang

08.22.1999

Hooker

187

116

KACHLAVASHVILI

Mikheil

05/07/2004

Back

185

KAKHOIDZE

Tornike

16/08/2003

Back

Georgia

184

KHATIASHVILI

Nikoloz

22/05/1992

Prop

Georgia

178

118

KHELADZE

Shota

30/07/2005

Hooker

184

110

KHUROSHVILI

Davit

02/11/2003

Back

177

KIMUTSADZE

Giorgi

05/05/2001

Prop

185

127

KOBAKHIDZE

Giga

08/04/2000

Prop

184

120

Test team

Georgia

Samoa

Georgia

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

150

RUGBY.GE

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

KVATADZE

Irakli

03/08/1997

Hooker

Georgia

180

103

LEAVASA

Potu

10/01/1996

Back row/lock Samoa

196

120

MAKHARADZE

Mate

22/03/2008

Back

193

MAKHATADZE

Romani

27/06/2000

Back

Georgia

192

MAMAIASHVILI

Giorgi

26/02/2003

Prop

Georgia

185

124

MAMAMTAVRISHVILI Sandro

17/10/1998

Back row

Georgia

186

METREVELI

Otari

12/09/2004

Back

Georgia

179

MIKADZE

Vazha

30/09/2003

Back

191

NARMANIA

Nika

13/09/2000

Prop

186

123

NARSIA

Luka

14/01/2006

Back row

190

101

SALDADZE

Leonide

30/11/2006

Back

186

SINAURIDZE

Giorgi

15/06/2001

Back row

187

118

SPANDERASHVILI

Giorgi

04/10/2005

Scrum half

187

TABATADZE

Luka

07/05/2007

Back

183

TABUTSADZE

Akaki

19/08/1997

Back

182

TAKAISHVILI

Luka

29/06/2005

Back

179

TAPLADZE

Demuri

18/03/2000

Back

193

TSIKHISTVI

Lasha

24/07/2003

Back row

187

105

TSIREKIDZE

Luka

25/08/2004

Back

Georgia

184

TSUTSKIRIDZE

Giorgi

26/11/1996

Back row

Georgia

185

102

Russia

Georgia

Wt (kg)

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POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

18.10.26

Aviron Bayonnais (a)

14.00

13.12.26

Dragons RFC (h)

14.00

10.01.27

Zebre Parma (a)

18.30

17.01.27

USAP (a)

16.15

WWW.FSCHEETAHS.CO.ZA CheetahsRugby @CheetahsRugby cheetahsrugby PRESIDENT Coenraad KLOPPER CHAIRMAN Ryno OPPERMAN OFFICE Toyota Stadium, Kingsway, Willows, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa HOME STADIUMS Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein Capacity: 42,000

RUGBY STAFF Frans STEYN (Director of Rugby)

CAPTAIN

Ruan PIENAAR (Assistant Coach) Tiaan LIEBENBERG (Assistant Coach) Thaka MPHAHLELE (Analyst) Skillie BESTER (Team Manager)

Neels VOLSCHENK

St Helen’s Sports Ground, Swansea Capacity: 8,000 MEDIA CONTACT Ronel PIENAAR Mob: +27 843 844 455 ronel@fsrugby.co.za All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

beat Section Paloise 21-16 (a), lost Scarlets 26-45 (h), lost Scarlets 17-20 (a), beat Section Paloise 9-6 (h), R16 lost RC Toulon 21-36 (a) beat Zebre Parma 33-15 (a), beat Hollywoodbet Sharks 32-29 (h), lost Section Paloise 20-33 (h), lost Oyonnax 27-28 (a), R16 lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 22-27 (a) drew with USAP 20-20 (h), lost Cardff Rugby 10-26 (a), beat Zebre Parma 22-18 (h), lost Lyon Olympique Universitaire 21-68 (a) lost Exeter Chiefs 12-42 (a), lost Stade Français Paris 22-45 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 0-28 (h) lost Racing 92 28-31 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 18

W 5

D 1

L 12

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33 68 18 47 4 10 3 9 4 4 0 0

Most points Most points against Most tries for

18 28 2

Most tries against Most conversions for Most conversions against Most penalty goals for Most penalty goals against Most drop goals for Most drop goals against Try hat-tricks

2 3 9 4 4 0 0 0

v Zebre Parma 23/24 (a) LOU Rugby 24/25 (a) v Zebre Parma 23/24 (a) LOU Rugby 24/25 (a) Four times LOU Rugby 24/25 (a) Six times LOU Rugby 24/25 (a) v Zebre Parma 23/24 (a) Section Paloise 23/24 (a)

INDIVIDUAL Ruan Pienaar v Zebre Parma 23/24 (a) Léo Berdeu LOU Rugby 24/25 (a) Siba Qoma v ASM Clermont Auvergne 23/24 (a) Marnus van der Merwe v Oyonnax 23/24 (a) Six times Six times Léo Berdeu LOU Rugby 24/25 (a) Ruan Pienaar v Zebre Parma 23/24 (a) Axel Desperes Section Paloise 23/24 (a)

SEASON Most points in season Most tries in season Most wins in season Most losses in season Most red cards in a season

134 17 2 4 1

Most points Most tries

54 3

FOR 5 matches, 23/24 5 matches, 23/24 5 matches, 22/23, 23/24 4 matches, 25/26 5 matches, 23/24

AGAINST 146 4 matches, 25/26 21 4 matches, 25/26

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 5

Daniel Maartens, Louis van der Westhuizen, Munier Hartzenberg

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MOST POINTS 74 33 25

Ruan Pienaar Cohen Jasper Daniel Maartens, Louis van der Westhuizen, Munier Hartzenberg

MOST MATCHES 16

Daniel Maartens, Louis van der Westhuizen Victor Sekekete

155

TOYOTA CHEETAHS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ANNIES

Michael Jnr

02/01/2003

Wing/fullback

176

BLOMMETJIES

Clayton

30/08/1990

Full back/out half

185

BOOI

Sibabalwe

24/01/2006

Prop

184

120

COETZEE

Carel

23/01/1995

Centre/wing

181

DAVIS

Aidon

29/04/1994

Lock

190

110

DE KLERK

Francois

19/10/1991

Scrum half/out half South Africa

171

DOS REIS

Francisco

16/06/2003

Prop

187

117

DU PLESSIS

Alex-Zander

08/04/2000

Centre

190

ELS

Carl

18/01/1999

Back row

187

110

IMMELMAN

Henry

26/05/1995

Full back

192

103

JANSE VAN RENSBURG Marko

01/10/1991

Hooker

181

105

JANSEN VAN VUREN Marco

14/06/1996

Utility back

186

JASPER

Cohen

20/06/2000

Full back/wing

174

KRUGER

Rewan

20/03/1998

Scrum half

180

MAARTENS

Daniel

04/05/1995

Flank

177

MAKHAZA

Ntokozo

03/11/2001

Wing

170

MALGAS

Dominic

16/06/2005

Out half

182

MANYAMA

Matome

07/09/2001

Prop

173

113

MILLER

Simon

05/05/2001

Lock/flank

197

113

NDLOVU

Siyemukela

08/01/2001

Flank

183

102

NEL

Jooste

21/01/2002

Centre

183

102

NIEUWOUDT

Tielman

22/04/2002

Prop

188

127

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

NINGIZA

Siya

06/04/2002

Flank

187

105

NKABINDE

Prince

11/12/1999

Wing

179

NKOSI

Tebogo Junior 25/01/2005

Prop

183

118

OKONKWO

John Kelly

29/08/2002

Prop

191

127

PITOUT

Ben

06/09/2004

Prop

189

130

RAY

Shaun

15/01/2004

Centre

192

SCHOEMAN

Jaundre

24/03/2005

Hooker

189

118

SEKEKETE

Victor

28/01/1994

Lock

197

118

SMAL

Juan

18/03/2004

Hooker

176

103

SWANEPOEL

Tiaan Henk

04/06/1996

Out half

180

UYS

Ramon Freddie 10/11/2004

Flank

184

100

VAN DER MERWE

Jacob Arnoldus 09/05/2005

Lock/Flank

197

110

VAN DER WALT

Jaco

01/02/2004

Out half

Scotland

182

VAN DER WESTHUIZEN Louis

25/02/1995

Hooker

Namibia

180

107

VENTER

Juan

02/01/2005

Lock/Flank

199

105

VISSER

Christoffel Jacobus 02/09/2005

Scrum half

183

VOLSCHENK

Neels

14/03/2003

Back row

186

105

VUMAZONKE

Sisonke

04/02/2002

Back row

188

106

WEGNER

Carl

07/02/1991

Lock

200

119

WENTZEL

Ethan SJ

01/08/2000

Out half/Full Back

186

Test team

Namibia

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

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Pts

Diff

Agen Clermont Ferrand Sale Newport Glasgow Newbridge

5 5 5 5 5 5

5 4 3 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 3 4 5

156 211 166 98 113 106

82 74 115 158 202 209

10 8 6 4 2 0

+74 +137 +51 -60 -89 -113

Results: Newbridge 38 Glasgow 62, Agen 32 Newport 14, Sale 12 Clermont Ferrand 17, Newport 24 Newbridge 9, Agen 27 Clermont Ferrand 17, Glasgow 9 Sale 29, Newbridge 13 Agen 30, Sale 52 Newport 22, Clermont Ferrand 76 Glasgow 9; Newbridge 12 Clermont Ferrand 46, Agen 33 Sale 16, Newport 25 Glasgow 10, Glasgow 23 Agen 34, Clermont Ferrand 55 Newport 14, Sale 57 Newbridge 34

POOL 2

Pts

Diff

Castres Narbonne Dinamo Bucuresti Bridgend Bristol Treorchy

5 5 5 4 5 4

5 4 2 1 1 0

0 0 1 1 0 0

0 1 2 2 4 4

207 161 109 94 128 72

71 90 213 120 99 178

10 8 5 3 2 0

+136 +71 +104 -25 +29 -106

Results: Bristol 53 Treorchy 5, Narbonne 73 Dinamo Bucuresti 22, Bridgend 23 Castres 36, Castres 67 Dinamo Bucuresti 6, Treorchy 19 Narbonne 26, Bridgend 30 Bristol 27, Bridgend 24 Dinamo Bucuresti 24, Castres 61 Treorchy 17, Bristol 16 Narbonne 18, Narbonne 33 Bridgend 17, Dinamo Bucuresti 38 Treorchy 31, Bristol 14 Castres 27, Narbonne 11 Castres 16, Dinamo Bucuresti 19 Bristol 18. NB: Treorchy v Bridgend match not played.

POOL 3

Pts

Diff

Northampton Toulon Connacht Orrell Padova Dunvant

5 5 5 5 5 5

5 4 2 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 3 3 4 4

207 164 94 122 118 106

88 102 131 173 148 169

10 8 4 4 2 2

+119 +62 -37 -51 -30 -63

Results: Orrell 32 Dunant 29, Connacht 34 Padova 12, Toulon 29 Northampton 38; Dunvant 26 Connacht 9, Northampton 61 Orrell 7, Toulon 32 Padova 23; Connacht 11 Northampton 31, Padova 49 Dunvant 11, Orrell 23 Toulon 28; Orrell 42 Padova 25, Northampton 48 Dunvant 32, Toulon 44 Connacht 10; Connacht 30 Orrell 18, Dunvant 8 Toulon 31, Padova 9 Northampton 29.

POOL 4

Pts

Diff

Bourgoin Bègles Bordeaux Swansea Gloucester Ebbw Vale London Irish

5 5 5 5 5 5

5 3 3 2 1 0

0 1 1 0 0 0

0 1 1 3 4 5

196 195 207 119 48 90

66 99 138 123 243 186

10 7 7 4 2 0

+130 +96 +69 -4 -196 -96

Results: Swansea 63 London Irish 38, Gloucester 59 Ebbw Vale 7, Bourgoin 45 Bègles 22; Gloucester 10 Bègles 17, London Irish 13 Bourgoin 34, Ebbw Vale 3 Swansea 32; Bourgoin 39 Ebbw Vale 3, Swansea 62 Gloucester 12, Bègles 32 London Irish 6, Ebbw Vale 28 London Irish 20; Swansea 31 Bègles 31, Gloucester 9 Bourgoin 24, Bègles 93 Ebbw Vale 7, Bourgoin 54 Swansea 19; London Irish 13 Gloucester 29.

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CLERMONT FERRAND

NORTHAMPTON

NARBONNE

CASTRES

RC TOULON

AGEN

BÈGLES BORDEAUX

15 (AET)

BOURGOIN

NARBONNE

CASTRES

AGEN

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers

Sunday, 28 January 1997 Attendance: 10,000 HT: 6-6

BOURGOIN 18 CASTRES 9 BOURGOIN: N Geany; L Leflamand, A Peclier, S Glas, L Belligoi; G Cassagne (P Favre, 47) D Mazille; P Vessiler, J-P Sanchez (J-F Martin-Culet, 72), L Gomez (David Morgan, 48), J Daude (F Nibelle, 58), M Cecillon (capt), A Chazalet, M Malafosse, P Raschi. Scorers: Pens: A Peclier (2,) P Favre (3), DG: A Peclier. CASTRES: C Savy; C Lucquiaud, J-M Aue, E Artiguste, P Garrigues; S Paillat (S Vile, 66), F Sequier (capt); L Toussaint, C Batut, T Lafforgue (M Reggiardo, 58), C Gaston, J-F Gourragne, B Dalla-Riva, L Loppy, N Hallinger. Scorers: Pens: S Paillat, C Savy (2) Referee: Patrick Robin (France)

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REVIEW 1997/98 POOL 1

Pts

Diff

Northampton Toulon Connacht Orrell

6 6 6 6

6 2 2 2

0 0 0 0

0 4 4 4

219 128 117 115

105 139 155 180

12 4 4 4

+114 -11 -38 -65

Results: Bristol 33 La Rochelle 14, Ebbw Vale 16 Agen 27; Ebbw Vale 28 Bristol 15, La Rochelle 20 Agen 33; Agen 45 Bristol 18, La Rochelle 25 Ebbw Vale 24; Bristol 18 Ebbw Vale 16, Agen 21 La Rochelle 15; Ebbw Vale 21 La Rochelle 19, Bristol 24 Agen 42; Agen 51 Ebbw Vale 12; La Rochelle 35 Bristol 7.

POOL 2

Pts

Diff

Montferrand Sale Newport Montpellier

6 6 6 6

5 3 3 1

0 0 0 0

1 3 3 5

203 163 172 90

120 117 192 199

10 6 6 2

+83 +46 -20 -109

Results: Newport 42 Montpellier 17, Montferrand 25 Sale 16, Montferrand 58 Newport 32, Montpellier 30 Sale 12; Montpellier 16 Montferrand 18, Sale 61 Newport 27; Newport 26 Montferrand 31, Sale 43 Montpellier 3; Newport 17 Sale 11, Montferrand 56 Montpellier 10; Sale 20 Montferrand 15, Montpellier 14 Newport 28.

POOL 3

Pts

Diff

Stade Français London Irish Dax Farul Constanta

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

337 169 139 94

131 133 180 295

10 8 6 4

+206 +36 -41 -201

Results: Dax 32 Farul 20, London Irish 25 Stade Français 41; Dax 34 London Irish 19, Stade Français 83 Farul 10; Stade Français 65 Dax 19, Farul 9 London Irish 26; Farul 28 Stade Français 85, London Irish 24 Dax 11; Dax 20 Stade Français 35, London Irish 46 Farul 10; Farul 17 Dax 23, Stade Français 28 London Irish 29.

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Diff

Connacht Northampton Bègles Bordeaux Nice

6 6 6 6

5 3 3 1

0 0 0 0

1 3 3 5

144 161 112 94

97 116 110 188

10 6 6 2

+47 +45 +2 -94

Results: Nice 24 Bègles Bordeaux 25, Connacht 43 Northampton 13; Northampton 25 Bègles Bordeaux 13, Nice 20 Connacht 16; Northampton 66 Nice 7, Bègles Bordeaux 9 Connacht 15; Connacht 28 Nice 25, Bègles Bordeaux 23 Northampton 16; Connacht 22 Bègles Bordeaux 15, Nice 10 Northampton 26; Bègles Bordeaux 27 Nice 8, Northampton 15 Connacht 20.

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Pts

Diff

Colomiers Richmond Bridgend Grenoble

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

290 196 130 112

121 133 259 215

12 8 4 0

+169 +63 -129 -103

Results: Colomiers 34 Richmond 18, Grenoble 33 Bridgend 35; Richmond 43 Bridgend 14, Colomiers 60 Grenoble 10; Richmond 37 Grenoble 8, Bridgend 24 Colomiers 49; Bridgend 12 Richmond 44, Grenoble 24 Colomiers 29; Grenoble 16 Richmond 29, Colomiers 69 Bridgend 20; Bridgend 25 Grenoble 21, Richmond 25 Colomiers 49,

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Diff

Gloucester Toulon Beziers Padova

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 0

0 1 1 2

1 2 3 4

170 136 150 108

101 104 147 212

10 7 5 2

+69 +32 +3 -104

Results: Toulon 19 Béziers 14, Gloucester 43 Padova 10; Gloucester 18 Toulon 15; Béziers 40 Padova 23; Padova 13 Toulon 54, Béziers 27 Gloucester 29; Padova 26 Béziers 26, Toulon 16 Gloucester 13; Toulon 20 Padova 20, Gloucester 38 Béziers 17; Béziers 26 Toulon 12, Padova 16 Gloucester 29.

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Diff

Newcastle Biarritz Perpignan Edinburgh

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 2

0 0 0 0

1 3 4 4

264 123 98 109

90 153 138 205

10 6 4 4

+166 -30 -40 -96

Results: Newcastle 37 Biarritz 10, Perpignan 21 Edinburgh 9; Newcastle 60 Perpignan 3, Edinburgh 15 Biarritz 32; Biarritz 18 Perpignan 6, Edinburgh 16 Newcastle 40; Biarritz 25 Edinburgh 27, Perpignan 13 Newcastle 27; Newcastle 72 Edinburgh 24; Perpignan 40 Biarritz 6; Biarritz 32 Newcastle 28, Edinburgh 18 Perpignan 15.

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Diff

Castres Saracens Narbonne Neath

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

206 197 168 93

97 128 138 301

10 10 4 0

+109 +69 +30 -208

Results: Neath 12 Castres 36, Narbonne 16 Saracens 18; Neath 10 Narbonne 50, Saracens 26 Castres 21; Castres 24 Narbonne 19, Saracens 69 Neath 30; Castres 32 Saracens 18, Narbonne 52 Neath 21; Neath 12 Saracens 26, Narbonne 14 Castres 25; Castres 68 Neath 8, Saracens 40 Narbonne 17.

QUARTER-FINALS STADE FRANÇAIS AGEN COLOMIERS NEWCASTLE

53 40 23 44

GLOUCESTER CONNACHT MONTFERRAND CASTRES

22 27 13 0

12 19

NEWCASTLE STADE FRANÇAIS

6 13

SEMI-FINALS AGEN COLOMIERS

FINAL Les Sept Deniers, Toulouse

Sunday, 1 February 1998 Attendance: 12,500 HT: 26-5

COLOMIERS 43 AGEN 5 COLOMIERS: J-L Sadourny (capt) ( S Milhas 57); M Biboulet, S Roque (C Barrau 55), J Sieurac, D al Pos (D Skrela 40); M Carre, F Galthié; J-P Beyssen (R Nones 40), Y Bru, P Pages (J-P Beyssen 75), J-P Revailler, J-M Lorenzi (G Moro 70), B de Giusti, H Manent (P Tabacco 40), S Peysson. Scorers: Tries: B de Giusti 2, M Biboulet, S Roque, J Sieurac, F Galthié, Y Bru; Cons: M Carre 4. AGEN: C Heymans (J Mateo 70); J-C Cistacq, O Campan, J Mateo (V Thomas 40), J-F Mateo; G Bouic (S Prosper 40), D Tastet (G Sudre 40); E Rodriguez, M Dal Maso, P Piacenti (S Terle 62), N Mekkaoui, C Porcu, P Benetton (capt) (L Lubrano 55), J Troader, S Bohn (F Bourdeilh 46). Scorers: Try: C Porcu. Referee: Ed Morrison (England).

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Pts

Diff

Narbonne Caerphilly Périgueux Connacht Racing CF Rovigo Newport

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

6 4 3 3 3 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 2 3 3 5 5

228 167 168 129 127 108 123

98 154 119 156 184 156 183

12 8 6 6 6 2 2

+130 +13 +49 -27 -57 -48 -60

Results: Narbonne 41 Rovigo 17, Caerphilly 31 Périgueux 28, Racing CF 37 Newport 21; Périgueux 40 Racing CF 18, Newport 12 Connacht 31, Rovigo 34 Caerphilly 14; Connacht 29 Périgueux 28, Racing CF 28 Rovigo 12, Caerphilly 17 Narbonne 34; Narbonne 66 Racing CF 5, Rovigo 20 Connacht 21; Périgueux 31 Newport 16; Newport 27 Rovigo 18, Racing CF 20 Caerphilly 31, Connacht 26 Narbonne 38, Rovigo 7 Périgueux 25; Narbonne 31 Newport 17, Caerphilly 39 Connacht 8, Périgueux 16 Narbonne 18, Newport 30 Caerphilly 35, Connacht 14 Racing CF 19.

POOL 2

Pts

Diff

Montferrand Bourgoin Dax Castres Roma Aberavon Spain

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

5 5 5 3 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 3 4 5 6

303 222 163 229 117 86 65

86 86 124 101 213 287 288

10 10 10 6 4 2 0

+217 +136 +39 +128 -96 -201 -223

Results: Bourgoin 55 Spain 10, Castres 87 Aberavon 10, Roma 18 Dax 25; Spain 15 Castres 61, Aberavon 12 Roma 30, Dax 24 Montferrand 22, Roma 25 Spain 21, Montferrand 97 Aberavon 13, Castres 9 Bourgoin 30, Spain 13 Montferrand 88, Aberavon 8 Dax 41; Bourgoin 50 Roma 22, Dax 41 Spain 0, Roma 15 Castres 48; Montferrand 23 Bourgoin 14, Spain 6 Aberavon 18; Bourgoin 47 Dax 17, Castres 15 Montferrand 16; Aberavon 5 Bourgoin 26, Dax 15 Castres 9; Montferrand 57 Roma 7.

POOL 3

Pts

Diff

Brive Agen Pau Biarritz Bridgend Dinamo Bucuresti Portugal

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

5 4 4 4 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 2 2 4 4 6

241 231 211 187 158 131 73

102 93 87 124 206 246 374

10 8 8 8 4 4 0

+139 +138 +124 +63 -48 -115 -301

Results: Dinamo 22 Pau 31, Brive 31 Biarritz 22, Bridgend 17 Agen 32; Pau 37 Biarritz 3, Portugal 7 Brive 85, Dinamo 45 Bridgend 43, Biarritz 10 Agen 9, Brive 26 Pau 9, Bridgend 45 Portugal 24, Pau 45 Bridgend 21, Portugal 18 Dinamo 23, Agen 34 Brive 35, Agen 15 Pau 11, Biarritz 62 Portugal 11, Brive 49 Dinamo 10, Pau 78 Portugal 0, Agen 60 Dinamo 7, Biarritz 45 Bridgend 12, Portugal 13 Agen 81; Dinamo 24 Biarritz 45, Bridgend 20 Brive 15.

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PAU

BRIVE

CAERPHILLY

BOURGOIN

AGEN

MONTFERRAND

DAX

BOURGOIN

BRIVE

MONTFERRAND

NARBONNE

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Stade Gerland, Lyon

Saturday, 27 February 1999 Attendance: 31,906 HT: 13-9

MONTFERRAND 35 BOURGOIN 16 MONTFERRAND: N Nadau; J Marlu, F Ribeyrolles (captain) (J Morante 26-29; 33-37), F Azema, D Bory; G Merceron, S Casteignède (C Larrue 72); E Menieu, O Azam, F Heyer, D Barrier, C Sarraute (L Gunter 79), A Costes, J-M Lhermet (G Allison 79), E Lecomte. Scorers: Tries: J Marlu, C Larrue, Penalty Try. Con: G Merceron. Pens: G Merceron 6. BOURGOIN: N Geany; L Saunier, J McLaren, E Tuni A Peclier 43), L Giolitti; B Boyet, E Galon; O Milloud. J-F Martin-Culet, P Peyron (R Magellan 50), M Cecillon, J Daude (A Studer 66), J Nallet, J-F Tordo, P Raschi (capt). Scorers: Try: J McLaren. Con: B Boyet,.Pens: B Boyet 2. DG: B Boyet. Referee: Joël Dumé (France)

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Pts

Diff

Bristol Bègles Bordeaux Dax Calvisano

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

165 158 129 69

96 124 146 155

10 8 6 0

+69 +34 -17 -86

Results: Dax 21 Bristol 28, Calvisano 16 Bègles Bordeaux 25; Bègles Bordeaux 33 Dax 19, Bristol 20 Calvisano 6, Bristol 27 Bègles Bordeaux 19, Dax 33 Calvisano 6, Bègles Bordeaux 28 Bristol 14, Calvisano 9 Dax 18, Dax 25 Bègles Bordeaux 20, Calvisano 9 Bristol 26, Bègles Bordeaux 33 Calvisano 23, Bristol 50 Dax 13.

POOL 2

Pts

Diff

Castres Newport Bedford Rovigo

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

149 137 121 107

94 119 223 178

12 6 4 2

+55 +18 -102 -71

Results: Bedford 28 Newport 18, Castres 27 Rovigo 12, Rovigo 24 Bedford 33, Newport 22 Castres 26, Newport 26 Rovigo 10, Bedford 25 Castres 60, Castres 56 Bedford 6, Rovigo 15 Newport 23, Castres 21 Newport 3, Bedford 10 Rovigo 20, Newport 45 Bedford 19, Rovigo 26 Castres 59.

POOL 3

Pts

Diff

Pau Perpignan Sale Caerphilly

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

229 200 168 81

114 104 181 279

10 10 4 0

+115 +96 -13 -198

Results: Sale 16 Perpignan 28, Caerphilly 21 Pau 33, Pau 30 Sale 12, Perpignan 53 Caerphilly 7, Sale 51 Caerphilly 14, Perpignan 18 Pau 13, Pau 28 Perpignan 16, Caerphilly 10 Sale 31, Caerphilly 17 Perpignan 39, Sale 35 Pau 53, Pau 72 Caerphilly 12, Perpignan 46 Sale 23.

POOL 4

Pts

Diff

Ebbw Vale Toulon Connacht Steaua Bucuresti

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

252 178 131 120

127 148 165 241

12 6 4 2

+125 +30 -34 -121

Results: Ebbw Vale 32 Connacht 9, Steaua Bucuresti 19 Toulon 30, Toulon 19 Ebbw Vale 21, Steaua Bucuresti 30 Connacht 20, Ebbw Vale 58 Steaua Bucuresti 27, Connacht 27 Toulon 13, Toulon 41 Connacht 15, Steaua Bucuresti 27 Ebbw Vale 43, Connacht 41 Steaua Bucuresti 7, Ebbw Vale 56 Toulon 26, Connacht 19 Ebbw Vale 42, Toulon 49 Steaua Bucuresti 10

POOL 5

Pts

Diff

Biarritz Gloucester Bridgend Spain

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 0

0 1 1 0

1 1 3 6

227 188 113 79

77 113 151 266

10 9 5 0

+150 +75 -38 -187

Results: Bridgend 37 Spain 21, Gloucester 22 Biarritz 13, Spain 19 Gloucester 42, Biarritz 29 Bridgend 6, Spain 3 Biarritz 59, Bridgend 29 Gloucester 29, Biarritz 57 Spain 10, Gloucester 23 Bridgend 6, Bridgend 11 Biarritz 30, Gloucester 47 Spain 7, Biarritz 39 Gloucester 25, Spain 19 Bridgend 24.

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Diff

Newcastle Narbonne Aurillac Dunvant

6 6 6 6

5 3 3 1

0 0 0 0

1 3 3 5

200 153 125 92

90 96 153 231

10 6 6 2

+110 +57 -28 -139

Results: Narbonne 19 Newcastle 20, Aurillac 53 Dunvant 22, Newcastle 55 Aurillac 7, Dunvant 16 Narbonne 42, Dunvant 26 Newcastle 45, Aurillac 18 Narbonne 15, Narbonne 36 Aurillac 20, Newcastle 51 Dunvant 10, Narbonne 30 Dunvant 3, Aurillac 17 Newcastle 10, Newcastle 19 Narbonne 11, Dunvant 15 Aurillac 10.

POOL 7

Pts

Diff

London Irish Agen Brive Roma

6 6 6 6

4 5 3 0

0 0 0 0

2 1 3 6

192 211 199 94

140 100 162 294

8 6* 6 0

+52 +111 +37 -200

Results: London Irish 37 Brive 21, Roma 26 Agen 29, Agen 28 London Irish 16, Brive 64 Roma 17, Agen 31 Brive 9, Roma 7 London Irish 46, London Irish 39 Roma 13, Brive 13 Agen 28, London Irish 23 Agen 22, Roma 18 Brive 43, Agen 73 Roma 13, Brive 49 London Irish 31. * Agen deducted 4 points for fielding non-registered players in two matches

QUARTER-FINALS PAU EBBW VALE BIARRITZ CASTRES

36 20 29 43

NEWCASTLE LONDON IRISH BRISTOL PERPIGNAN

20 21 32 33

40 51

LONDON IRISH BRISTOL

30 27

SEMI-FINALS CASTRES PAU

FINAL Les Sept Deniers, Toulouse

PAU 34

Attendance: 6,000

Sunday, 28 May 2000 HT: 21-6

CASTRES 21

PAU: N Brusque; P Bomati, D Dantiacq, D Traille (O Sarrat 66), L Arbo; D Aucagne (capt), F Torossian (G Sudre 56); P Triep, J Rey (O Gouillard 64), D Laperne, T Cleda, A Lagouarde, G Combes (S Vignolo 54), N Bacque, F Rolles (A Hill 54) Scorers: Tries: N Bacque 2, N Brusque. Cons: D Aucagne 2. Pens: D Aucagne 5. Yellow Cards: T Cleda (50), D Dantiacq (79). CASTRES: T Casteignède; G Fabre, E Artiguste, O Sarraméa (A Larkin 28), F Plisson; U Mola (capt), A Albouy; L Toussaint (L Tzabatze 37), R Vigneaux (P Astruc 79), T Lafforgue, F Laluque (T Bourdet 45), S Chinaro, G Taussac, N Hallinger, T Labrousse. Scorers: Tries: E Artiguste, L Tzabatze. Con: T Casteignède. Pens: T Casteignède 3. Referee: Chris White (England)

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Pts

Diff

Newcastle Falcons Benetton Treviso

6 6

5 5

0 0

1 1

234 157

99 97

10 10

+135 +60

Bègles Bordeaux Cross Keys

6 6

2 0

0 0

4 6

136 60

152 239

4 0

-16 -179

Results: Cross Keys 18 Bègles Bordeaux 30, Benetton 28 Newcastle 15, Bègles Bordeaux 19 Benetton 26, Newcastle 99 Cross Keys 8, Cross Keys 10 Benetton 20, Bègles Bordeaux 18 Newcastle 26, Benetton 31 Cross Keys 3, Newcastle 39 Bègles Bordeaux 15, Newcastle 30 Benetton 19, Bègles Bordeaux 34 Cross Keys 10, Benetton 33 Bègles Bordeaux 20, Cross Keys 11 Newcastle 25

POOL 2

Pts

Diff

Béziers Montferrand Neath Connacht

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

151 201 151 60

112 107 192 152

10 8 4 2

+39 +94 -41 -92

Results: Montferrand 55 Neath 17, Connacht 14 Béziers 16, Neath 45 Connacht 0, Béziers 22 Montferrand 3, Neath 23 Béziers 37, Montferrand 58 Connacht 21, Béziers 57 Neath 20, Connacht 3 Montferrand 12, Neath 35 Montferrand 30, Béziers 10 Connacht 9, Connacht 13 Neath 11, Montferrand 43 Béziers 9

POOL 3

Pts

Diff

Perpignan Rotherham Bridgend Grenoble

6 6 6 6

4 4 2 2

0 0 0 0

2 2 4 4

187 122 144 120

105 136 166 166

8 8 4 4

+82 -14 -22 -46

Results: Rotherham 35 Grenoble 5, Bridgend 22 Perpignan 26, Grenoble 36 Bridgend 9, Perpignan 19 Rotherham 20, Rotherham 16 Bridgend 9, Grenoble 25 Perpignan 16, Bridgend 61 Rotherham 8, Perpignan 48 Grenoble 10, Perpignan 48 Bridgend 6, Grenoble 12 Rotherham 21, Bridgend 37 Grenoble 32, Rotherham 22 Perpignan 30.

POOL 4

Pts

Diff

Agen Sale Sharks Auch Caerphilly

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 0

0 0 1 1

1 2 3 5

259 178 134 128

91 155 185 268

10 8 5 1

+168 +23 -51 -140

Results: Caerphilly 27 Agen 38, Auch 26 Sale 23, Agen 25 Auch 7, Sale 23 Caerphilly 14, Agen 44 Sale 9, Caerphilly 36 Auch 36, Sale 28 Agen 23, Auch 33 Caerphilly 15, Agen 82 Caerphilly 5, Sale 39 Auch 17, Auch 15 Agen 47, Caerphilly 31 Sale 56.

POOL 5

Pts

Diff

Harlequins Dax Ebbw Vale Périgueux

6 6 6 6

5 5 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 5 5

188 152 120 94

80 103 151 220

10 10 2 2

+108 +49 -31 -126

Results: Dax 31 Ebbw Vale 10, Harlequins 23 Périgueux 16, Ebbw Vale 6 Harlequins 18, Périgueux 13 Dax 22, Harlequins 25 Dax 3, Périgueux 19 Ebbw Vale 16, Dax 23 Harlequins 22, Ebbw Vale 50 Périgueux 19, Périgueux 10 Harlequins 55, Ebbw Vale 16 Dax 19, Harlequins 45 Ebbw Vale 22, Dax 54 Périgueux 17.

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Diff

Brive * London Irish Aurillac Piacenza

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

184 254 155 90

143 106 179 255

10 9* 4 1

+41 +148 -24 -165

* On appeal London Irish deducted 1 point for fielding ineligible player Results: Piacenza 13 Brive 29, London Irish 42 Aurillac 10, Aurillac 19 London Irish 36, Brive 44 Piacenza 10, London Irish 35 Brive 8, Aurilac 41 Piacenza 10, Piacenza 13 London Irish 58, Aurillac 26 Brive 28, Piacenza 25 Aurillac 27, Brive 37 London Irish 27, London Irish 56 Piacenza 19, Brive 38 Aurillac 32.

POOL 7

Pts

Diff

Mont de Marsan La Rochelle Bristol Parma

6 6 6 6

5 3 3 0

0 1 1 0

1 2 2 6

175 167 199 92

113 113 147 260

10 7 7 0

+62 +54 +52 -168

Results: Bristol 41 Mont de Marsan 24, Parma 6 La Rochelle 30, La Rochelle 34 Bristol 19, Bristol 61 Parma 14, Mont de Marsan 12 La Rochelle 7, Parma 7 Bristol 25, La Rochelle 12 Mont de Marsan 16, La Rochelle 43 Parma 19, Mont de Marsan 22 Bristol 12, Parma 26 Mont de Marsan 42, Bristol 41 La Rochelle 41

POOL 8

Pts

Diff

Narbonne Bourgoin Viadana

4 4 4

3 2 0

0 1 1

1 1 3

124 104 78

76 83 147

7 5 0

+48 +21 -69

Narbonne qualify for the quarter-finals, and their points are re-calculated to 10.5 because of the two fewer games they played Results: Narbonne 53 Viadana 24, Viadana 8 Bourgoin 29, Narbonne 34 Bourgoin 17, Bourgoin 15 Narbonne 15, Viadana 20 Narbonne 22, Bourgoin 43 Viadana 26.

QUARTER-FINALS NARBONNE AGEN NEWCASTLE BRIVE

34 31 61 13

PERPIGNAN BÉZIERS MONT DE MARSAN HARLEQUINS

24 0 23 20

22 17

AGEN NEWCASTLE

15 12

SEMI-FINALS NARBONNE HARLEQUINS

FINAL Madejski Stadium, Reading

HARLEQUINS 42

Attendance: 11,211

(Stade Ernest Wallon) (Headingley Stadium)

Sunday, 20 May 2001 HT: 16-19, FT: 26-26

NARBONNE 33 (aet)

HARLEQUINS: J Williams; B Gollings (E Jennings 32), W Greenwood, N Greenstock, D O’Leary; P Burke, M Powell; J Leonard, K Wood, J Dawson (B Starr 79), G Morgan (A Codling 72), S WhiteCooper, P Sanderson, D Wilson (captain) (T Fuga 88), R Winters (R Jenkins 72). Scorers: Tries: B Gollings, P Sanderson, D O’Leary. Pens: P Burke 6. Cons: P Burke 3. DG: P Burke. NARBONNE: I Corletto (F Azema 77); A Joubert, D Douy, A Stoica (capt), S Rouch; G Queseda, G Sudre; A Martinez (J-B Poux 78), M Ledesma, F Pucciarello, C Gaston, O Merle, P Furet (C Matthieu 100), M Reynaud, S Reid. Scorers: Tries: I Corletto, M Ledesma, S Reid. Cons: G Queseda 3. Pens: G Queseda 3. DG: G Queseda. Yellow Card: G Sudre (60) Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

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Pts

Diff

Ebbw Vale Agen Montauban Rovigo

6 6 6 6

4 4 4 0

0 0 0 0

2 2 2 6

153 199 146 78

90 119 123 244

8 8 8 0

+63 +80 +23 -166

Results: Agen 20 Ebbw Vale 9, Rovigo 23 Montauban 41, Montauban 28 Agen 26, Ebbw Vale 28 Rovigo 26, Ebbw Vale 16 Montauban 5, Rovigo 3 Agen 43, Agen 66 Rovigo 7, Montauban 19 Ebbw Vale 15, Agen 34 Montauban 13, Rovigo 10 Ebbw Vale 26, Ebbw Vale 59 Agen 10, Montauban 40 Rovigo 9.

POOL 2

Pts

Diff

Pau Colomiers Petrarca Rugby Madrid 2012

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

217 259 114 90

63 105 223 289

12 8 4 0

+154 +154 -109 -199

Results: Pau 35, Petrarca 0, Madrid 15 Colomiers 36, Colomiers 12 Pau 18, Petrarca 41 Madrid 12, Pau 66 Madrid 10, Petrarca 12 Colomiers 74, Colomiers 45 Petrarca 6, Madrid 10 Pau 30, Madrid 29 Petrarca 36, Pau 40 Colomiers 12, Colomiers 80 Madrid 13, Petrarca 19 Pau 28.

POOL 3

Pts

Diff

Pontypridd Leeds Tykes Béziers Overmach Parma

6 6 6 6

4 4 2 2

0 0 0 0

2 2 4 4

139 188 136 127

87 154 187 162

8 8 4 4

+52 +34 -51 -35

Results: Béziers 23 Pontypridd 12, Parma 41 Leeds 10, Pontypridd 31 Parma 10, Leeds 48 Béziers 17, Leeds 30 Pontypridd 27, Parma 41 Béziers 29, Béziers 34 Parma 19, Pontypridd 28 Leeds 16, Béziers 25 Leeds 26, Parma v Pontypridd - match points awarded to Pontypridd, Leeds 58 Parma 16, Pontypridd 41 Béziers 8.

POOL 4

Pts

Diff

Sale Sharks Narbonne Connacht Roma Olimpic

6 6 6 6

6 3 3 0

0 0 0 0

0 3 3 6

286 128 157 57

79 111 140 298

12 6 6 0

+207 +17 +17 -241

Results: Connacht 18 Narbonne 6, Sale 93 Roma 0, Narbonne 10 Sale 13, Roma 10 Connacht 20, Connacht 30 Sale 33, Narbonne 40 Roma 0, Roma 17 Narbonne 22, Sale 44 Connacht 6, Connacht 61 Roma 13, Sale 41 Narbonne 16, Narbonne 34 Connacht 22, Roma 17 Sale 62.

POOL 5

Pts

Diff

Bristol Shoguns Neath Viadana Bourgoin

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

189 160 120 160

115 131 210 173

10 8 4 2

+74 +29 -90 -13

Results: Neath 41 Viadana 14, Bourgoin 28 Bristol 34, Viadana 26 Bourgoin 10, Bristol 10 Neath 6, Neath 27 Bourgoin 20, Viadana 16 Bristol 42, Bourgoin 25 Neath 27, Bristol 31 Viadana 15, Neath 33 Bristol 29, Bourgoin 60 Viadana 16, Bristol 43 Bourgoin 17, Viadana 33 Neath 26.

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Diff

London Irish Dax L’Aquila Valladolid RAC

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 0

1 1 0 0

0 1 4 6

284 306 107 53

85 119 239 307

11 9 4 0

+199 +187 -132 -254

Results: Dax 22 London Irish 29, L’Aquila 25 Valladolid 14, London Irish 48 L’Aquila 12, Valladolid 11 Dax 26, L’Aquila 29 Dax 41, Valladolid 5 London Irish 71, Dax 94 L’Aquila 19, London Irish 76 Valladolid 10, L’Aquila 8 London Irish 32, Dax 95 Valladolid 3, London Irish 28 Dax 28, Valladolid 10 L’Aquila 14.

POOL 7

Pts

Diff

Gloucester La Rochelle Caerphilly GRAN Parma

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

362 161 170 104

62 177 281 277

12 8 4 0

+300 -16 -111 -173

Results: Caerphilly 41 Parma 30, Gloucester 34 La Rochelle 15, Parma 5 Gloucester 48, La Rochelle 44 Caerphilly 39, Gloucester 98 Caerphilly 14, La Rochelle 28 Parma 14, Caerphilly 16 Gloucester 47, Parma 25 La Rochelle 30, Caerphilly 29 La Rochelle 32, Gloucester 99 Parma 0, Parma 30 Caerphilly 31, La Rochelle 12 Gloucester 36.

POOL 8

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Diff

Saracens Bordeaux Bègles Dinamo Bucuresti Bologna

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

435 354 102 93

66 117 403 398

12 8 2 2

+369 +237 -301 -305

Results: Saracens 34 Bordeaux Bègles 14, Dinamo 49 Bologna 17, Bordeaux Bègles 89 Bologna 11, Dinamo 12 Saracens 75, Bordeaux Bègles 82 Dinamo 23, Saracens 113 Bologna 3, Bologna 10 Saracens 75, Dinamo 5 Bordeaux Bègles 83, Bologna 19 Bordeaux Bègles 62, Saracens 113 Dinamo 3, Bologna 33 Dinamo 10, Bordeaux Bègles 24 Saracens 25

QUARTER-FINALS GLOUCESTER SALE SHARKS PAU SARACENS

46 25 9 15

EBBW VALE BRISTOL SHOGUNS LONDON IRISH PONTYPRIDD

11 20 38 17

33 28

LONDON IRISH GLOUCESTER

27 27

SEMI-FINALS PONTYPRIDD SALE SHARKS

FINAL Kassam Stadium, Oxford

PONTYPRIDD SALE SHARKS 22 25

(Kassam Stadium) (Franklin’s Gardens)

Sunday, 26 May 2002 Attendance: 12,000 HT: 3-15

SALE SHARKS PONTYPRIDD 22 25

SALE SHARKS: J Robinson; M Cueto, M Shaw, M Deane (D Harris 67), S Hanley (J Baxendell 1121); C Hodgson, B Redpath (capt); K Yates, C Marais (A Titterell 67), S Turner, S Lines, C Jones, A Sanderson (A Black 30-39), S Pinkerton, P Angelsea. Scorers: Tries: M Shaw, S Hanley, D Harris. Cons: C Hodgson 2. Pens: C Hodgson 2. DG: P Burke. Yellow Card: K Yates (29) PONTYPRIDD: B Davey; G Wyatt, S Parker, J Bryant, R Johnston, C Sweeney, P John (capt); G Jenkins, M Davies (M Rees 79), D Bell; B Cockbain, R Sidoli, N Kelly (G Remnant 75), R Parks, M Owen. Scorers: Try: M Davies. Con: B Davey. Pens: B Davey 4. DG: C Sweeney. Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland).

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REVIEW 2002/03 ROUND 1 – FIRST LEG Grenoble 12 Newcastle Falcons 19, Rugby Treviso 22 Castres Olympique 9, L’Aquila Rugby 14 Colomiers 58, Dinamo Bucuresti 11 Saracens 87, Ebbw Vale 20 Montauban 16, Madrid 2012 22 Borders 73, GRAN Rugby Parma 3 Bath Rugby 40, Pau 18 Bridgend 6, Rugby Parma 24 London Wasps 40, La Moraleja Alcobendas 31 Bordeaux Begles 37, Caerphilly 20 Harlequins 73; Rugby Rovigo 6 Stade Français 64; Rugby Silea 23 RC Narbonne 34; Mont de Marsan 12 Connacht 26; Petrarca Padova 23 Leeds Tykes 29; Rugby Roma 18 Pontypridd 60. ROUND 1 – SECOND LEG Castres Olympique 17 Rugby Treviso 33 Newcastle Falcons 33 Grenoble 17 Colomiers 75 L’Aquila Rugby 5 Saracens 151 Dinamo Bucuresti 0 Montauban 29 Ebbw Vale 16

Rugby Treviso qualify 2-0 for round 2 Newcastle Falcons qualify 2-0 for round 2 Colomiers qualify 2-0 for round 2 Saracens qualify 2-0 for round 2 Montauban qualify on superior 45-36 points difference for round 2 Borders 77 Madrid 2012 15 Borders qualify 2-0 for round 2 Bath Rugby 57 GRAN Rugby Parma 19 Bath Rugby qualify 2-0 for round 2 Bridgend 27 Pau 9 Bridgend qualify on superior 33-27 points difference for round 2 Bordeaux Bègles 33 La Moraleja Alcobendas 15 Bordeaux Bègles qualify 2-0 for round 2 London Wasps 42 Parma Rugby 0 London Wasps qualify 2-0 for round 2 Harlequins 31 Caerphilly 27 Harlequins qualify 2-0 for round 2 Stade Français 81 Rugby Rovigo 20 Stade Français qualify 2-0 for round 2 Connacht 47 Mont de Marsan 29 Connacht qualify 2-0 for round 2 RC Narbonne 41 Rugby Silea 14 RC Narbonne qualify 2-0 for round 2 Leeds Tykes 52 Petrarca Padova 13 Leeds Tykes qualify 2-0 for round 2 Pontypridd 83 Rugby Roma 8 Pontypridd qualify 2-0 for round 2 ROUND 2 – FIRST LEG Bridgend 28 Bath Rugby 26; Rugby Treviso 27 Newcastle Falcons 8; Montauban 19 Borders 16; Harlequins 0 Stade Français 26; RC Narbonne 42 Connacht 27; Pontypridd 37 Leeds Tykes 23; Saracens 16 Colomiers 6; London Wasps 43 Bordeaux Bègles 6. ROUND 2 – SECOND LEG Bath Rugby 38 Bridgend 10 Newcastle Falcons 35 Rugby Treviso 5 Borders 6 Montauban 12 Stade Français 29 Harlequins 12 Connacht 23 RC Narbonne 7 Leeds Tykes 19 Pontypridd 19 Colomiers 19 Saracens 30 Saracens Bordeaux Bègles 23 London Wasps 29

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Bath Rugby qualify for quarter-finals on + 26 points difference Newcastle Falcons qualify for quarter-finals on + 11 points diff Montauban qualify for qtr-finals 4-0 on match points Stade Français qualify for quarter-finals 4-0 on match points Connacht qualify for quarter-finals on + 1 point difference Pontypridd qualify for quarter-finals 3-1 on match points qualify for quarter-finals 4-0 on match points London Wasps qualify for quarter-finals 4-0 on match points

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QUARTER-FINALS – FIRST LEG Connacht 30 Pontypridd 35; London Wasps 35 Stade Français 22; Montauban 27 Bath Rugby 24; Saracens 31 Newcastle 10. QUARTER-FINALS – SECOND LEG Bath Rugby 24 Montauban 18 Newcastle Falcons 31 Saracens 29 Pontypridd 12 Connacht 9 Stade Français 12 London Wasps 27

Bath Rugby qualify for semi-finals on + 3 points difference (48-45) Saracens qualify for semi-finals on +19 points difference (60-41) Pontypridd qualify for the semi-finals 4-0 on match points London Wasps qualify for the semi-finals 4-0 on match points

SEMI-FINALS – FIRST LEG London Wasps 34 Pontypridd 19; Saracens 38 Bath Rugby 30. SEMI-FINALS – SECOND LEG Pontypridd 17 London Wasps 27 Bath Rugby 27 Saracens 19

FINAL

London Wasps qualify for final 4-0 on match points Bath qualify for final 6-5 on tries after aggregate score 57-57

Madejski Stadium, Reading

Sunday, 25 May 2003 Attendance: 18,074 HT: 24-13

LONDON WASPS 48

BATH RUGBY 30

LONDON WASPS: M van Gisbergen; J Lewsey, F Waters, S Abbot (A Erinle 65), J Rudd (K Logan 32); A King, M Wood (R Howley 76); C Dowd (A McKenzie 37-39, 59), P Greening (T Leota 59), W Green, S Shaw, R Birkett, J Worsley, L Dallaglio (capt, P Scrivener 65), P Volley (M Lock 65). Scorers: Tries: J Lewsey, F Waters, P Greening, M Wood, K Logan, T Leota; Cons: A King 6; Pens: King 2. BATH RUGBY: I Balshaw; T Voyce (M Catt 56), K Maggs, M Tindall, E Seveali’i (M Perry 74); O Barkley, G Cooper (R Blake 76); D Barnes, J Humphreys (L Mears 21), J Mallett (M Stevens 53), S Borthwick, D Grewcock (capt), G Thomas (J Scaysbrook 44), D Lyle (G Delve 8-10, 61-68), A Beattie. Scorers: Tries: O Barkley, J Scaysbrook, M Tindall, I Balshaw; Cons: O Barkley, I Balshaw; Pens: O Barkley 2. Red card: D Grewcock 62. Yellow Card: K Maggs 9. Referee: Nigel H Williams (Wales).

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REVIEW 2003/04 ROUND 1 – FIRST LEG El Salvador 18 Harlequins 31; Rugby Rovigo 14 Castres Olympique 53; Brive 39 Viadana 3; Rotherham Titans 10 Narbonne 17; Montauban 30 London Irish 26; Béziers 10 Connacht 18; Rugby Parma 28 Pau 33; Rugby Roma 13 Saracens 45; Montpellier 11 Glasgow Rugby 30; Leonessa 0 Montferrand 55; Valladolid 10 Newcastle Falcons 71; Colomiers 37 Petrarca Rugby 12; L’Aquila Rugby 11 Bath Rugby 75; GRAN Rugby 10 Grenoble 35. ROUND 1 – SECOND LEG Harlequins 63 Cetransa El Salvador 3 Castres Olympique 75 Rugby Rovigo 10 Narbonne 35 Rotherham Titans 13 Viadana 38 Brive 22 Connacht 11 Béziers 13 London Irish 36 Montauban 24 Pau 25 Rugby Parma 6 Saracens 82 Rugby Roma 5 Glasgow Rugby 38 Montpellier 13 Montferrand 58 Leonessa 3 Newcastle Falcons 66 Valladolid 27 Petrarca Rugby 20 Colomiers 38 Bath Rugby 50 L’Aquila Rugby 0 Grenoble 41 GRAN Rugby 6

Harlequins qualify on 4-0 match points Castres Olympique qualify on 4-0 match points Narbonne qualify on 4-0 match points Brive qualify on + 20 points difference Connacht qualify on +6 points difference London Irish qualify on +8 points difference Pau qualify on 4-0 match points Saracens qualify on 4-0 match points Glasgow Rugby qualify on 4-0 match points Montferrand qualify on 4-0 match points Newcastle Falcons qualify on 4-0 match points Colomiers qualify on 4-0 match points Bath Rugby qualify on 4-0 match points Grenoble qualify on 4-0 match points

ROUND 2 – FIRST LEG Connacht 29 Pau 7; London Irish 20 Narbonne 13; Montauban 8 Harlequins 43; Brive 30 Castres Olympique 17; Saracens 37 Glasgow Rugby 6; Newcastle Falcons 10 Montferrand 3; Colomiers 25 Bath Rugby 32; Grenoble 15 Béziers 19. ROUND 2 – SECOND LEG Glasgow Rugby 33 Saracens 5 Bath Rugby 26 Colomiers 17 Harlequins 36 Montauban 17 Pau 10 Connacht 6 Béziers 24 Grenoble 8 Narbonne 29 London Irish 10 Castres Olympique 31 Brive 28 Montferrand 25 Newcastle Falcons 13

Saracens qualify on + 3 points difference Bath Rugby qualify on 4-0 match points Harlequins qualify on 4-0 match points Connacht qualify on + 18 points difference Béziers qualify on 4-0 match points Narbonne qualify on + 12 points difference Brive qualify on + 10 points difference Montferrand qualify on + 5 points difference

QUARTER-FINALS – FIRST LEG Harlequins 41 Brive 8; Béziers 24 Bath Rugby 19; Narbonne 18 Connacht 27; Montferrand 26 Saracens 10. QUARTER-FINALS – SECOND LEG Connacht 16 Narbonne 10 Bath Rugby 26 Béziers 7 Brive 36 Harlequins 20 Saracens 18 Montferrand 14

Connacht qualify on + 3 points difference Bath Rugby qualify on + 14 points difference Harlequins qualify on + 17 points difference Montferrand qualify on +12 points difference

SEMI-FINALS – FIRST LEG Bath Rugby 29 Montferrand 15; Harlequins 31 Connacht 22 SEMI-FINALS – SECOND LEG Montferrand 38 Bath 22 Connacht 23 Harlequins 18

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Montferrand qualify on + 2 points difference Harlequins qualify on + 4 points difference

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Jason Leonard and Harlequins teammates celebrate following the 2004 final

FINAL Madejski Stadium, Reading

HARLEQUINS 27

Sunday, 22 May 2004 Attendance: 13,123 HT: 16-14

MONTFERRAND 26

MONTFERRAND: A Floch; A Rougerie, R Chanal, T Marsh (capt), S Kuzbik Viars 59); G Merceron, P Mignoni; C Soulette, O Azam, D Attoub, H Louw (E Pearce 50), T Privat, M Raynaud, O Magne, E Vermeulen (A Audebert 50). Scorers: Tries: O Azam, P Mignoni; Cons: A Floch (2); Pens: A Floch (3); DG: G Merceron. Yellow Cards: M Raynaud (25), R Chanal (62 + 78 = Red Card). HARLEQUINS: G Duffy; G Harder, W Greenwood, M Deane (S Keogh 55), U Monye; P Burke (A Dunne 60), S Bemand; M Worsley (C Jones 60), T Fuga, J Dawson (J Leonard 73), S Miall, J Evans (L Sherriff 67), P Sanderson, A Vos (capt), T Diprose. Scorers: Tries: G Duffy, S Keogh; Cons: A Dunne; Pens: P Burke (4), A Dunne. Man of the Match: O Azam (Montferrand). Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales).

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REVIEW 2004/05 ROUND 1 – FIRST LEG AA Coimbra 3 The Borders 98; Worcester 29 Brive 15; GRAN Rugby 15 Pau 35; L’Aquila 27 Agen 50; Rugby Rovigo 7 Montpellier 51; Petrarca Rugby 24 Béziers 57; Valladolid 3 Viadana 88; Auch 18 London Irish 20; Bayonne 21 Saracens 24; Grenoble 9 Leeds Tykes 9; Narbonne 25 Connacht 11; Leonessa 0 Clermont Auvergne 65; Cetransa El Salvador 36 Rugby Parma 12; Catania 22 Sale Sharks 31. ROUND 1 – SECOND LEG Montpellier 59 Rugby Rovigo 3 The Borders 107 AA Coimbra 3 Saracens 36 Bayonne 10 Leeds Tykes 17 Grenoble 18 Connacht 40 Narbonne 21 Rugby Parma 36 Cetransa El Salvador 10 Béziers 69 Petrarca Rugby 18 Pau 31 GRAN Rugby 22 Agen 59 L’Aquila 21 Brive 40 Worcester 10 Clermont Auvergne 51 Leonessa 6 Viadana 59 Valladolid 7 London Irish 42 Auch 18 Sale Sharks 50 Catania 3

Montpellier qualify on 4 points. The Borders qualify on 4 points. Saracens qualify on 4 points. Grenoble qualify on 3 points. Connacht qualify on +5 points difference. Narbonne a lucky loser on -5 points difference. Parma qualify on +2 points difference. El Salvador a lucky loser on -2 points difference. Béziers qualify on 4 points. Pau qualify on 4 points. Agen qualify on 4 points Brive qualify on +16 points difference Clermont Auvergne qualify on 4 points. Viadana qualify on 4 points. London Irish qualify on 4 points. Sale Sharks qualify on 4 points.

ROUND 2 – FIRST LEG Béziers 12 Grenoble 27; Connacht 56 Montpellier 3; Rugby Parma 19 Saracens 18; Narbonne 15 Sale Sharks 33; Pau 25 London Irish 19; Agen 23 Viadana 15; Brive 57 Cetransa El Salvador 6; Clermont Auvergne 44 The Borders 14. ROUND 2 – SECOND LEG Grenoble 38 Béziers 26 Montpellier 19 Connacht 14 Sale Sharks 25 Narbonne 10 Viadana 22 Agen 17 Cetransa El Salvador 23 Brive 45 The Borders 23 Clermont Auvergne 34 London Irish 19 Pau 16 Saracens 52 Rugby Parma 6

Grenoble qualify on 4 points Connacht qualify on +48 points difference Sale Sharks qualify on 4 points Agen qualify on +3 points difference Brive qualify on 4 points Clermont Auvergne qualify on 4 points Pau qualify on +3 points difference Saracens qualify on +45 points difference

QUARTER-FINALS – FIRST LEG Grenoble 21 Connacht 26; Sale Sharks 34 Agen 18; Pau 25 Clermont Auvergne 21; Saracens 19 Brive 6. QUARTER-FINALS – SECOND LEG Clermont Auvergne 26 Pau 25 Connacht 19 Grenoble 3 Agen 17 Sale Sharks 15 Brive 31 Saracens 16 (aet)

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Pau qualify on +3 points difference Connacht qualify on 4 points Sale Sharks qualify on +14 points difference Brive qualify on +2 points difference

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SEMI-FINALS – FIRST LEG Connacht 18 Sale Sharks 25; Pau 37 Brive 16. SEMI-FINALS – SECOND LEG Brive 27 Pau 13 Sale Sharks 59 Connacht 9

Pau qualify on +7 points difference Sale Sharks qualify on 4 points

Sale Sharks captain, Jason Robinson, lifts the trophy in 2005

FINAL Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Attendance: 7,230

SALE SHARKS 27

PAU 3

Sunday, 21 May 2005 HT: 17-3

SALE SHARKS: J Robinson (capt); M Cueto, J Baxendell, R Todd (C Rhys Jones 74), B Foden; C Hodgson (M Hercus 74), B Redpath (S Martens 70); A Sheridan (S Turner 61), S Bruno, S Turner (P Caillet 74), D Schofield, I Fernandez Lobbe, C Jones (C Day 74), A Titterrell (P Anglesea 70), S Chabal. Scorers: Tries: C Hodgson (2), A Titterrell, M Cueto; Cons: C Hodgson (2); Pen: C Hodgson. PAU: J Souverbie; M Dourthe (J Peyras 70), J Cistacq, J Cassin, N Martin (L Mercier 56); L Beauxis, C Laussucq (F Cibray 70); D Laperne, R Terrain (M Tincu 45), F Boiroux (O Sourgens 56), G Morgan, P Albacete, P Som (capt), P Tabacco, A Manta (P Furet 30). Scorer: Pen: L Beauxis. Man of the Match: C Hodgson (Sale Sharks). Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland).

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REVIEW 2005/06 POOL 1

Pts

Northampton Saints Narbonne Bristol Rugby Viadana

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

28 15 26 9

194 125 203 81

96 113 150 244

5 2 3 0

0 0 1 1

25 18 16 1

Results: Northampton 47 Viadana 25; Narbonne 20 Bristol 13; Viadana 14 Narbonne 20; Bristol 36 Northampton 28; Viadana 23 Bristol 39; Northampton 32 Narbonne 20; Narbonne 7 Northampton 22; Bristol 89 Viadana 5; Northampton 45 Bristol 8; Narbonne 29 Viadana 14; Viadana v Northampton – ERC Board ruling: Northampton five match points, four tries (20 points); Bristol 18 Narbonne 29.

POOL 2

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London Irish Agen Pau Rugby Parma

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

32 22 12 7

239 163 107 74

81 143 153 206

3 2 2 0

0 0 1 0

27 14 11 4

Results: Parma 23 Agen 50; Pau 13 London Irish 20; Agen 23 Pau 6; London Irish 64 Parma 0; Pau 29 Parma 3; London Irish 29 Agen 21; Parma 20 Pau 11; Agen 24 London Irish 32; Parma 11 London Irish 19; Pau 36 Agen 12; London Irish 75 Pau 12; Agen 33 Parma 17.

POOL 3

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Gloucester Rugby Bayonne Bucuresti Toulon

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

47 31 7 9

331 202 71 64

53 93 253 269

5 4 0 0

0 0 1 1

29 20 5 5

Results: Bucuresti 16 Toulon 20; Bayonne 10 Gloucester 26; Gloucester 106 Bucuresti 3; Toulon 19 Bayonne 28; Bucuresti 10 Bayonne 38; Toulon 3 Gloucester 74; Bayonne 45 Bucuresti 6; Gloucester 66 Toulon 5; Bayonne 62 Toulon 0; Bucuresti 13 Gloucester 27; Toulon 17 Bucuresti 23; Gloucester 32 Bayonne 19.

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Newcastle Falcons Brive Border Reivers L’Aquila

6 6 6 6

6 3 3 0

0 0 0 0

0 3 3 6

44 30 19 14

324 203 155 103

81 169 177 358

4 4 2 10

0 2 1 1

28 18 15 1

Results: L’Aquila 25 Reivers 32; Newcastle 51 Brive 19; Brive 64 L’Aquila 22; Reivers 11 Newcastle 26; L’Aquila 0 Newcastle 86; Reivers 25 Brive 22; Brive 34 Reivers 28; Newcastle 90 L’Aquila 14; L’Aquila 19 Brive 47; Newcastle 47 Reivers 20; Reivers 39 L’Aquila 23; Brive 17 Newcastle 24.

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Worcester Warriors Connacht Amatori Catania Montpellier

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

23 25 15 24

181 190 116 170

103 119 257 178

3 3 1 2

1 1 1 2

24 20 10 8

Results: Worcester 36 Montpellier 18; Connacht 62 Catania 17; Montpellier 16 Connacht 19; Catania 14 Worcester 19; Montpellier 74 Catania 12; Worcester 30 Connacht 20; Connacht 22 Worcester 21; Catania 37 Montpellier 34; Connacht 43 Montpellier 10; Worcester 44 Catania 8; Montpellier 21 Worcester 31; Catania 28 Connacht 24.

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QUARTER-FINALS NEWCASTLE FALCONS 23 GLOUCESTER RUGBY 46 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 25 LONDON IRISH 48

CONNACHT RUGBY 3 BRIVE 13 WORCESTER WARRIORS 34 BAYONNE 5

SEMI-FINALS GLOUCESTER RUGBY 31 NEWCASTLE FALCONS 22

WORCESTER WARRIORS 23 LONDON IRISH 27

FINAL Twickenham Stoop

Attendance: 12,053

Sunday, 21 May 2006 HT: 18-13, FT 31-31

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 36 LONDON IRISH 34 (aet) GLOUCESTER RUGBY: R Thirlby (J Bailey 80); J Simpson-Daniel, M Tindall, A Allen, M Foster; R Lamb (L Mercier 46), P Richards; P Collazo (O Azam 80), M Davies, J Forster (G Powell 47), J Pendlebury (A Eustace 80), A Brown, P Buxton (capt), A Hazell (L Narraway 80), J Forrester. Scorers: Tries: A Hazell, J Forrester, M Foster, J Simpson-Daniel; Cons: R Lamb, L Mercier; Pens: R Lamb (2), L Mercier (2). LONDON IRISH: D Armitage; T Ojo, M Catt (capt), R Flutey (G Tiesi 80), S Tagicakibau; B Everitt, P Hodgson (B Willis 80); N Hatley (D Paice 41), R Russell, R Skuse (M Collins 61, P Murphy 80), B Casey, N Kennedy, K Roche, O Magne (D Danaher 74), J Leguizamon. Scorers: Tries: R Russell, D Armitage, O Magne; Cons: B Everitt (2); Pens: B Everitt (4); DG: B Everitt. Yellow Card: J Leguizamon (47). Man of the Match: Andy Hazell (Gloucester Rugby). Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales).

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Newport Gwent Dragons Bristol Rugby Bucuresti Bayonne

6 6 6 6

5 5 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 5 5

28 26 16 14

211 168 124 106

79 69 230 231

4 4 3 2

25 25 8 7

1 1 1 1

Results: Dragons 50 Bayonne 3; Bucuresti 3 Bristol 27; Bristol 11 Dragons 7; Bucuresti 32 Bayonne 27; Bayonne 17 Bristol 38; Dragons 66 Bucuresti 10; Bristol 48 Bayonne 6; Bucuresti 29 Dragons 39; Bayonne 38 Bucuresti 31; Dragons 17 Bristol 11; Bayonne 13 Dragons 32; Bristol 33 Bucuresti 19.

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Saracens Glasgow Warriors Narbonne GRAN Parma

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 0

1 1 0 0

0 1 4 6

30 25 16 6

225 204 127 84

101 72 171 296

4 3 1 0

26 22 10 1

0 1 1 1

Results: Parma 16 Narbonne 19; Saracens 28 Glasgow 23; Glasgow 69 Parma 7; Narbonne 20 Saracens 37; Glasgow 51 Narbonne 7; Saracens 71 Parma 16; Parma 16 Saracens 36; Narbonne 7 Glasgow 8; Parma 17 Glasgow 47; Saracens 47 Narbonne 20; Glasgow 6 Saracens 6; Narbonne 54 Parma 12.

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Brive Newcastle Falcons Montauban Petrarca Rugby

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

32 27 13 5

225 181 107 47

79 85 98 298

3 4 1 0

24 21 13 0

1 1 0 0

Results: Newcastle 50 Petrarca 5; Montauban 13 Brive 26; Petrarca 5 Montauban 53; Brive 41 Newcastle 12; Montauban 16 Newcastle 10; Brive 78 Petrarca 18; Petrarca 6 Brive 48; Newcastle 35 Montauban 0; Newcastle 24 Brive 17; Montauban 19 Petrarca 7; Brive 15 Montauban 6; Petrarca 6 Newcastle 50.

POOL 4

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Bath Rugby Harlequins Connacht Montpellier

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

20 18 15 13

164 171 119 116

106 109 150 205

2 3 2 0

0 2 2 1

26 21 8 5

Results: Montpellier 14 Bath 21 ; Connacht 18 Harlequins 19; Bath 21 Connacht 19; Harlequins 57 Montpellier 10; Connacht 26 Montpellier 13; Harlequins 18 Bath 24; Montpellier 35 Connacht 22; Bath 20 Harlequins 14; Montpellier 27 Harlequins 37; Connacht 24 Bath 36; Bath 42 Montpellier 17; Harlequins 26 Connacht 10.

POOL 5

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ASM Clermont Auvergne Worcester Warriors Viadana Albi

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

27 20 12 7

210 141 114 66

107 99 145 180

4 2 1 0

0 1 2 0

28 19 11 0

Results: Albi 21 Clermont 30; Worcester 25 Viadana 7; Viadana 26 Albi 13; Clermont 29 Worcester 23; Worcester 29 Albi 0; Viadana 9 Clermont 14; Albi 12 Worcester 23; Worcester 22 Clermont 35; Albi 17 Viadana 27; Clermont 45 Albi 3.

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QUARTER-FINALS ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 24

NEWCASTLE FALCONS 19

BATH RUGBY 51

BRISTOL RUGBY 12

NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS 39

BRIVE 17

SARACENS 23

GLASGOW WARRIORS 19

SEMI-FINALS ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 46

NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS 29

SARACENS 30

BATH RUGBY 31

Clermont captain, Aurélien Rougerie, enjoying the moment with his team-

FINAL Twickenham Stoop

Attendance: 10,134

Saturday, 19 May 2007 HT: 3-6

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 22 BATH RUGBY 16 ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE: A Floch; A Rougerie (capt), G Esterhuizen (S Bai 60), T Marsh (S Bai 1–13), J Malzieu; B James, P Mignoni; L Emmanuelli, M Ledesma (B Miguel 64), M Scelzo (G Shvelidze 68), J Cudmore, T Privat (L Jacquet 45), M Dieude (G Longo 51), S Broomhall, E Vermeulen. Scorers: Tries: B James, J Malzieu, T Marsh; Cons: B James (2); Pens: B James. Yellow Card: S Broomhall (33). BATH RUGBY: N Abendanon; J Maddock, E Fuimaono (T Cheesman 41-51), O Barkley, D Bory (C Malone 46; T Cheeseman 51); S Berne (C Malone 60), N Walshe (A Williams 60); D Barnes, L Mears (P Dixon 72), M Stevens, S Borthwick (capt), D Grewcock, A Beattie (P Short 62), M Lipman, I Feaunati (J Scaysbrook 60). Scorers: Try: J Maddock; Con: O Barkley; Pens: O Barkley (3). Man of the Match: Julien Malzieu (ASM Clermont Auvergne). Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales).

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Bath Rugby 6 Auch 6 Albi 6 Overmach Rugby Parma 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

27 11 15 10

203 109 130 104

65 147 177 157

4 1 1 0

0 1 2 3

28 14 11 7

Results: Overmach 23 Albi 28; Auch 6 Bath 28; Bath 28 Overmach 0; Albi 30 Auch 31;Albi 18 Bath 26; Overmach 25 Auch 20; Bath 59 Albi 15; Auch 24 Overmach 20; Overmach 13 Bath 31; Auch 15 Albi 13; Bath 31 Auch 13; Albi 26 Overmach 23.

POOL 2

Pts

Worcester Warriors Montauban Bucuresti GRAN Parma

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 0

0 0 1 1

0 3 3 5

36 27 7 7

245 175 77 82

49 113 158 259

5 3 0 0

0 1 0 1

29 16 10 3

Results: Montauban 65 GRAN Parma 6; Bucuresti 8 Worcester 18;GRAN Parma 23 Bucuresti 23; Worcester 41 Montauban 18; Bucuresti 19 Montauban 17; Worcester 50 GRAN Parma 0; Montauban 34 Bucuresti 6; GRAN Parma 16 Worcester 66; Montauban 7 Worcester 24; Bucuresti 21 GRAN Parma 20; GRAN Parma 17 Montauban 34; Worcester 46 Bucuresti 0

POOL 3

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Newcastle Falcons Brive Connacht Rugby Cetransa El Salvador

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

34 21 25 3

264 179 172 26

57 73 97 414

3 2 2 0

1 2 1 0

24 20 15 0

Results: Brive 15 Connacht 6; El Salvador 10 Newcastle 71; Newcastle 25 Brive 19; Connacht 75 El Salvador 8; Connacht 16 Newcastle 13; Brive 71 El Salvador 0; El Salvador 8 Brive 40; Brive 12 Newcastle 19; El Salvador 0 Connacht 60; Connacht 15 Brive22; Newcastle 97 El Salvador 0.

POOL 4

Pts

Sale Sharks Montpellier Bayonne Petrarca Rugby

6 6 6 6

5 4 1 1

1 1 0 0

0 1 5 5

34 12 16 7

244 114 100 73

62 115 164 190

5 1 2 0

0 0 2 1

27 19 8 5

Results: Sale 49 Montpellier 6; Bayonne 37 Petrarca 20; Petrarca 14 Sale 53; Montpellier 18 Bayonne 12; Petrarca 13 Montpellier 19; Bayonne 12 Sale 51; Sale 32 Bayonne 10; Montpellier 31 Petrarca 3; Sale 45 Petrarca 6; Bayonne 24 Montpellier 26; Petrarca 17 Bayonne 5; Montpellier 14 Sale 14

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Pts

Castres Olympique Leeds Carnegie Rugby Calvisano Dax

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

19 18 13 14

160 157 123 109

105 101 200 143

1 2 1 0

0 1 0 3

21 19 9 7

Results: Leeds 35 Castres 18, Calvisano 54 Dax 19; Dax 20 Leeds 23; Castres 61 Calvisano 28; Castres 25 Dax 15; Leeds 45 Calvisano 5; Dax 15 Castres 16; Calvisano 27 Leeds 26; Leeds 25 Dax 18; Calvisano 9 Castres 27; Castres 13 Leeds 3; Dax 22 Calvisano 22.

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QUARTER-FINALS SALE SHARKS 49

BRIVE 24

BATH RUGBY 57

LEEDS CARNEGIE 5

WORCESTER WARRIORS 36

MONTPELLIER 26

NEWCASTLE FALCONS 40

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE 13

SEMI-FINALS BATH RUGBY 36

SALE SHARKS 14

WORCESTER WARRIORS 31

NEWCASTLE FALCONS 16

Steve Borthwick and Bath take the plaudits following the 2008 final

FINAL Kingsholm

Attendance: 16,157

BATH RUGBY 24

Saturday, 25 May 2008 HT: 15-6

WORCESTER WARRIORS 16

BATH RUGBY: N Abendanon (T Cheeseman 78); J Maddock, A Crockett, O Barkley (S Berne 71), M Banahan; B James, M Claassens (N Walshe 78); D Flatman (D Bell 60), L Mears (P Dixon 71), M Stevens, S Borthwick (capt), D Grewcock, J Faamatuainu, M Lipman (P Short 67), D Browne (I Feaunati 71). Scorers: Tries: J Faamatuainu, N Abendanon; Con: O Barkley; Pens: O Barkley (2), B James; DG: O Barkley. WORCESTER WARRIORS: T Delport; M Garvey, D Rasmussen (R Gear 68), S Tuitupou, M Benjamin; S Drahm (J Carlisle 78), M Powell (R Powell 65); A Windo (M Mullan 51), A Lutui, T Taumoepeau (C Horsman 56), G Rawlinson, C Gillies (W Bowley 68), A Hickey (N Talei 49), P Sanderson (capt), K Horstmann. Scorers: Try: T Delport; Con: J Carlisle; Pens: S Drahm (3). Man of the Match: Danny Grewcock (Bath Rugby). Referee: Christophe Berdos (France).

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Pts

London Irish Connacht Rugby Rugby Rovigo Dax

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

44 20 7 5

300 159 79 55

34 140 199 220

5 3 0 0

0 0 1 0

29 19 5 4

Results: Dax 12 Connacht 30; London Irish 78 Rovigo 3; Connacht 10 London Irish 27; Rovigo 24 Dax 11; Dax 0 London Irish 38; Rovigo 20 Connacht 35; London Irish 59 Dax 7; Connacht 30 Rovigo 3; Dax 22 Rovigo 20; London Irish 75 Connacht 5; Connacht 49 Dax 3; Rovigo 9 London Irish 23

POOL 2

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Northampton Saints Bristol Rugby Montpellier Toulon

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

37 14 10 7

278 140 101 84

69 168 159 207

5 1 0 0

0 1 1 1

29 14 9 5

Results: Toulon 3 Northampton 56; Montpellier 33 Bristol 15; Bristol 39 Toulon 11;Northampton 51 Montpellier 7; Montpellier 14 Toulon 10; Northampton 66 Bristol 3; Toulon 30 Montpellier 9; Bristol 2 Northampton 25; Montpellier 24 Northampton 28; Toulon 19 Bristol 37; Northampton 52 Toulon 11; Bristol 25 Montpellier 14.

POOL 3

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Worcester Warriors Bourgoin Petrarca Petrarca Rugby Bucuresti Oaks

6 6 6 6

5 3 3 1

0 0 0 0

1 3 3 5

36 18 11 8

255 158 112 87

94 115 206 197

4 1 0 0

0 2 1 1

24 15 13 5

Results: Petrarca 6 Worcester 55; Bucuresti 10 Bourgoin 21; Bourgoin 28 Petrarca 29; Bucuresti 17 Worcester 53; Bourgoin 29 Worcester 14; Bucuresti 14 Petrarca 20; Worcester 27 Bourgoin 6; Petrarca 15 Bucuresti 17; Petrarca 25 Bourgoin 24; Worcester 38 Bucuresti 19; Bourgoin 50 Bucuresti 10; Worcester 68 Petrarca 17

POOL 4

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Brive Newcastle Falcons Overmach Parma Cetransa El Salvador

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

33 24 19 5

243 178 165 46

89 90 120 333

3 2 2 0

1 1 2 0

24 19 16 0

Results: Newcastle 68 El Salvador 0; Overmach 34 Brive 29; Brive 36 Newcastle 22; El Salvador 21 Overmach 59; Brive 84 El Salvador 6; Overmach 14 Newcastle 20; Cetransa 5 Brive 55; Newcastle 2 Overmach 16; Overmach 20 El Salvador 0; Newcastle 9 Brive 10; Brive 29 Overmach 13; El Salvador 14 Newcastle 43.

POOL 5

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Saracens Viadana Bayonne Mont-de-Marsan

6 6 6 6

6 3 3 0

0 0 0 0

0 3 3 6

20 8 9 4

200 120 99 54

43 126 122 182

2 0 0 0

0 1 0 1

26 13 12 1

Results: Bayonne 10 Viadana 21; Saracens 53 Mont de Marsan 3; Mont de Marsan 8 Bayonne 26; Viadana 12 Saracens 35; Mont de Marsan 15 Viadana 21; Bayonne 6 Saracens 16; Viadana 25 Mont de Marsan 6; Saracens 36 Bayonne 0; Bayonne 33 Mont de Marsan 19; Saracens 36 Viadana 19; Mont de Marsan 3 Saracens 24; Viadana 22 Bayonne 24.

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BOURGOIN 32

WORCESTER WARRIORS 29

BRIVE 18

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 42

CONNACHT RUGBY 13

SARACENS 32

NEWCASTLE FALCONS 13

SEMI-FINALS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 16

SARACENS 13

BOURGOIN 22

WORCESTER WARRIORS 11

FINAL Twickenham Stoop

Attendance: 9,280

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 15

Friday, 22 May 2009 HT: 9-3

BOURGOIN 3

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS: B Foden; P Diggin, J Clarke (J Ansbro 70), J Downey, B Reihana (capt); S Myler (B Everitt 79), L Dickson (A Dickens 65); S Tongauiha (T Smith 73), D Hartley (B Sharman 77), E Murray, I Fernandez Lobbe (C Lawes 41), J Kruger (C Day 70), N Best, S Gray, M Easter. Scorer: Pens: S Myler (5). Yellow Card: N Best (36). BOURGOIN: A Forest, R Coetzee, M Viazzo (S Laloo 79), Y David, J Coux (F Denos 54), B Boyet, M Parra (M Forest 74), A Tchougong, J Genevois (R Vigneaux 57), K Wihongi (P Cardinali 67), C Levast, C Basson (S Nicolas 51), J Frier (capt), W Jooste, Y Labrit (T Genevois 62). Scorer: Pen: M Parra. Yellow Card: M Parra (74). Red Card: T Genevois (76). Man of the Match: Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints). Referee: George Clancy (Ireland).

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REVIEW 2009/10 POOL 1

Pts

Bourgoin Leeds Carnegie Rugby Parma Bucuresti Oaks

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

16 19 5 5

141 160 78 70

86 82 145 136

2 3 0 0

1 0 0 3

23 19 8 7

Results: Bourgoin 29 Leeds 19; Bucuresti 21 Parma 9; Bucuresti 19 Bourgoin 21; Leeds 37 Parma 13; Bucuresti 6 Leeds 10; Parma 14 Bourgoin 9; Bourgoin 31 Parma 10; Leeds 47 Bucuresti 0; Bourgoin 33 Bucuresti 15; Parma 16 Leeds 38; Parma 16 Bucuresti 9; Leeds 9 Bourgoin 18.

POOL 2

Pts

Connacht Rugby Montpellier Worcester Warriors Olympus Rugby XV Madrid

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

28 18 18 4

199 158 140 44

63 92 83 303

2 2 2 0

0 1 3 0

26 19 13 0

Results: Worcester 17 Montpellier 22; Connacht 46 Olympus 6; Montpellier 19 Connacht 22; Olympus 5 Worcester 38; Montpellier 57 Olympus 24; Worcester 21 Connacht 26; Connacht 19 Worcester 7; Olympus 6 Montpellier 42; Connacht 20 Montpellier 10; Worcester 54 Olympus 3; Montpellier 8 Worcester 3; Olympus 0 Connacht 66.

POOL 3

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RC RC Toulon Toulon Saracens Castres Olympique Rugby Rovigo

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

27 17 24 3

218 184 173 41

88 83 127 318

3 2 2 0

0 0 1 0

23 22 11 0

Results: Castres 17 Toulon 33; Saracens 36 Rovigo 12; Toulon 31 Saracens 23; Rovigo 11 Castres 76; Castres 9 Saracens 23; Toulon 73 Rovigo 3; Saracens 18 Castres 14; Rovigo 7 Toulon 30; Saracens 28 Toulon 9; Castres 47 Rovigo 0; Rovigo 8 Saracens 56; Toulon 42 Castres 10

POOL 4

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London Wasps Bayonne Racing Métro 92 Roma

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

21 23 22 1

176 184 177 28

69 73 85 338

2 2 2 0

1 1 2 0

23 19 16 0

Results: Bayonne 61 Roma 3; Wasps 18 Racing 13; Roma 0 Wasps 57; Racing 16 Bayonne 20; Wasps 22 Bayonne 18; Racing 62 Roma 0; Bayonne 3 Wasps 12; Roma 3 Racing 53; Wasps 50 Roma 16; Bayonne 27 Racing 14; Racing 19 Wasps 17; Roma 6 Bayonne 55.

POOL 5

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Newcastle Falcons Montauban Albi Petrarca Rugby

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

16 13 13 9

146 132 117 95

77 96 137 180

2 1 2 0

1 0 2 1

23 21 12 1

Results: Albi 7 Montauban 17; Petrarca 27 Newcastle 29; Montauban 27 Petrarca 10; Newcastle 45 Albi 3;Newcastle 17 Montauban 6; Petrarca 16 Albi 35; Montauban 24 Newcastle 19; Albi 38 Petrarca 16; Albi 14 Newcastle 16; Petrarca 23 Montauban 31; Montauban 27 Albi 20; Newcastle 20 Petrarca 3.

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BOURGOIN 20

LONDON WASPS 42

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 26

RC TOULON 38

SCARLETS 12

NEWCASTLE RC TOULON FALCONS 20

CARDIFF BLUES 55 55

SEMI-FINALS CONNACHT RUGBY 12

RC TOULON 19 RC TOULON

LONDON WASPS 15

CARDIFF BLUES 18

FINAL Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 48,990

Friday, 23 May 2010 HT: 6-13

CARDIFF BLUES 28 RC TOULON 21 CARDIFF BLUES: B Blair; L Halfpenny, C Laulala (D Hewitt 78), J Roberts, C Czekaj; C Sweeney, R Rees; G Jenkins (capt, J Yapp 41), T R Thomas (G Williams 45), F Filise (S Andrews 56), B Davies, D Jones (P Tito 51), M Molitika (S Warburton 59), M Williams, X Rush. Scorers: Tries: J Roberts, B Davies, L Halfpenny; Cons: B Blair (2); Pens: B Blair (2), L Halfpenny RC TOULON: C Marienval; G Lovobalavu, T May, SB Williams, J Sinzelle; J Wilkinson (M Kefu 46), M Henjak (capt, P Mignoni 56); S Taumoepeau (L Emmanuelli 56), P Fitzgerald (S Bruno 56), D Kubriashvili (T Ryan 41), E Lozada (J Suta 52), R Skeate, J van Niekerk, J Fernandez Lobbe, F Auelua (T Sourice 69). Scorers: Tries: T Sourice, SB Williams; Con: J Wilkinson; Pens: T May, J Wilkinson (2). Man of the Match: Sonny Bill Williams (Toulon). Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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REVIEW 2010/11 POOL 1

Pts

Harlequins Connacht Rugby Bayonne I Cavalieri Estra

6 6 6 6

5 3 3 1

0 0 0 0

1 3 3 5

21 19 19 8

189 173 163 77

84 99 116 303

3 1 2 0

1 2 1 0

24 15 15 4

Results: Cavalieri 23 Connacht 21; Bayonne 16 Harlequins 12; Connacht 16 Bayonne 13; Harlequins 55 Cavalieri 17; Bayonne 65 Cavalieri 7; Harlequins 20 Connacht 9; Connacht 9 Harlequins 15; Cavalieri 5 Bayonne 31; Cavalieri 16 Harlequins 48; Bayonne 21 Connacht 35; Harlequins 39 Bayonne 17; Connacht 83 Cavalieri 7

POOL 2

Pts

Brive Sale Sharks Petrarca Rugby Cetransa El Salvador

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

34 39 10 6

257 279 88 69

54 58 213 368

3 4 1 0

0 1 1 0

27 21 11* 1*

Results: Sale 97 El Salvador 11; Brive 32 Petrarca 6; Petrarca 9 Sale 56; El Salvador 3 Brive 116; Petrarca 37 El Salvador 10; Brive 18 Sale 9; El Salvador 37 Petrarca 16; Sale 13 Brive 15; Brive 52 El Salvador 3; Sale 54 Petrarca 0; Petrarca 20 Brive 24; El Salvador 5 Sale 50. * Cetransa El Salvador deducted four points for fielding ineligible player v Petrarca Rugby in Round 4 and five match points awarded to Petrarca Rugby

POOL 3

Pts

Montpellier Exeter Chiefs Bourgoin Newcastle Falcons

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 3

0 0 0 0

1 3 4 4

10 16 14 7

147 154 119 68

101 113 130 142

1 1 2 0

0 3 1 1

21 16 11* 9*

Results: Newcastle 22 Bourgoin 16; Exeter 13 Montpellier 20; Montpellier 32 Newcastle 8; Bourgoin 19 Exeter 34; Montpellier 39 Bourgoin 14; Exeter 36 Newcastle 10; Bourgoin 36 Montpellier 18; Newcastle 26 Exeter 24; Newcastle 0 Montpellier 6; Exeter 17 Bourgoin 6; Montpellier 32 Exeter 30. * Bourgoin v Newcastle Falcons misconduct complaint – Bourgoin awarded the match, five match points and 28-0 scoreline.

POOL 4

Pts

Stade Français Paris Leeds Carnegie Bucharest Oaks Crociati Rugby

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

29 24 4 3

216 173 74 70

73 88 148 224

5 3 0 0

0 0 1 1

29 19 5 5

Results: Paris 57 Crociati 6; Bucharest 9 Leeds 23; Bucharest 20 Crociati 19; Leeds 13 Paris 22; Bucharest 20 Paris 29; Leeds 55 Crociati 6; Paris 35 Bucharest 7; Crociati 6 Leeds 46; Crociati 16 Bucharest 12; Paris 39 Leeds 10; Crociati 17 Paris 34; Leeds 26 Bucharest 6.

POOL 5

Pts

La Rochelle Gloucester Rugby Agen Femi-CZ Rovigo

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

26 35 21 5

197 255 167 53

91 77 158 348

3 3 2 0

1 2 1 0

24 21 15 0

Results: Agen 26 Gloucester 19; Rovigo 3 La Rochelle 38; Gloucester 90 Rovigo 7; La Rochelle 30 Agen 23; Rovigo 10 Agen 33; La Rochelle 6 Gloucester 13; Agen 61 Rovigo 11; Gloucester 18 La Rochelle 24; Agen 17 La Rochelle 28; Rovigo 7 Gloucester 55; La Rochelle 71 Rovigo 17; Gloucester 60 Agen 7

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ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 23

HARLEQUINS 32

LONDON WASPS 22

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 32

MONTPELLIER 28

BRIVE 37

MUNSTER RUGBY 42

SEMI-FINALS MUNSTER RUGBY 12

HARLEQUINS 20

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 29

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 25

FINAL

Friday, 20 May 2011 HT: 9-6

Cardiff City Stadium

Attendance: 12,236

HARLEQUINS 19

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 18

HARLEQUINS: M Brown; G Camacho, G Lowe (R Chisholm 74), J Turner-Hall, U Monye; N Evans, D Care; J Marler, J Gray, J Johnston, O Kohn, G Robson, M Fa’asavalu (W Skinner 59), C Robshaw (capt), N Easter. Scorers: Try: G Camacho; Con: N Evans; Pens: N Evans (4). STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS: M Rodriguez; J Arias, M Bastareaud, G Bousses, D Camara; L Beauxis, J Dupuy; R Roncero, R Bonfils, D Attoub, T Palmer, P Pape, J Haskell, A Burban (J Leguizamon 37), S Parisse (capt). Scorers: Pens: L Beauxis (4); DGs: M Bastareaud, M Rodriguez. Man of the Match: Nick Evans (Harlequins). Referee: George Clancy (Ireland).

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Pts

Stade Francais Paris Worcester Warriors Bucharest Wolves Banca Monte Crociati

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

33 30 12 4

241 194 102 36

43 95 184 251

5 4 2 0

29 20 10 0

0 0 0 0

Results: Worcester 14 Stade Francais 23; Bucharest 34 Crociati 7; Stade Francais 49 Bucharest 3; Crociari 3 Worcester 34; Crociati 0 Stade Francais 57; Bucharest 13 Worcester 24; Stade Francais 45 Crociati 3; Worcester 57 Bucharest 13; Bucharest 13 Stade Francais 34; Worcester 55 Crociati 10; Crociati 13 Bucharest 26; Stade Francais 33 Worcester 10

POOL 2

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RC Toulon Newcastle Falcons Lyon Petrarca Rugby

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

26 18 16 3

197 133 143 50

73 82 114 254

3 2 1 0

24 18 14 0

1 0 1 0

Results: Toulon 53 Petrarca 22; Newcastle 27 Lyon 19; Petrarca 3 Newcastle 34; Lyon 19 Toulon 26; Newcastle 6 Toulon 3; Lyon 31 Petrarca 16; Petrarca 3 Lyon 43; Toulon 36 Newcastle 10; Newcastle 43 Petrarca 0; Toulon 29 Lyon 10; Lyon 21 Newcastle 13; Petrarca 6 Toulon 50

POOL 3

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London Wasps Bayonne Bordeaux Bègles VEA Femi-CZ Rovigo

6 6 6 6

5 2 2 1

1 1 0 2

0 3 4 3

18 8 11 8

172 106 122 84

88 133 151 112

2 0 0 0

24 12 11 10

0 2 3 2

Results: Rovigo 10 Bayonne 43; Bordeaux 14 Wasps 47; Bayonee 20 Bordeaux 3; Wasps 38 Rovigo 7; Rovigo 7 Bordeaux 31; Bayonne 19 Wasps 11; Bordeaux 15 Rovigo 10; Wasps 25 Bayonne 11; Bordeaux 6 Bayonne 12; Rovigo 11 Wasps 32; Wasps 36 Bordeaux 13; Bayonne 92 Rovigo 6

POOL 4

Pts

Exeter Chiefs Perpignan Newport Gwent Dragons I Cavalieri Prato

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

22 17 16 6

202 153 139 62

64 112 100 280

2 2 2 0

1 0 1 0

23 18 15 0

Results: Perpignan 15 Exeter 12; Cavalieri 3 Dragons 33; Dragions 23 Perpignan 13; Exeter 68 Cavalieri 0; Perpignan 54 Cavalieri 20; Exeter 18 Dragons 6; Cavalieri 13 Perpignan 30; Dragons 19 Exeter 23; Cavalieri 10 Exeter 50; Perpignan 27 Dragons 13; Exeter 31 Perpignan 14; Dragons 45 Cavalieri 16

POOL 5

Pts

Brive Sale Sharks Agen La Vila

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

26 31 24 6

209 225 168 64

79 96 166 325

3 4 2 0

1 3 2 0

28 23 12 0

Results: La Vila 10 Agen 50; Brive 26 Sale 18; Sale 59 La Vila 6; Agen 8 Brive 29; Agen 14 Sale 29; La Vila 18 Brive 47; Brive 38 La Vila 13; Sale 41 Agen 21; Brive 50 Agen 13; La Vila 10 Sale 69; Sale 9 Brive 19; Agen 62 La Vila 7

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EXETER CHIEFS

RC TOULON

HARLEQUINS

LONDON WASPS

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE PB

BRIVE

SCARLETS

SEMI-FINALS RC TOULON

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE PB

BRIVE

Attendance: 9,376

Saturday, 19 May 2012 HT: 12-9

FINAL Twickenham Stoop

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE PB 21 RC TOULON 18 BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE PAYS BASQUE: I Balshaw; T Ngwenya, J-P Barraque, D Traille, D HaylettPetty; J Peyrelongue (M Bosch 72), D Yachvili; Y Watremez (S Marconnet 41), A Heguy (B August 69), E Van Staden (F Gomez Kodela 59), J Thion (E Lund 71), P Taele, W Lauret, B Guyot (T Gray 50), I Harinordoquy (capt). Scorer: Pens: D Yachvili (7) RC TOULON: B Lapeyre; A Palisson, M Bastareaud, M Giteau, D Smith; J Wilkinson, S TillousBorde; E Lewis-Roberts, S Bruno (J-C Orioli 51), C Hayman, C Samson, K Chesney (D Schofield 58), P Gunther, S Armitage, J van Niekerk (capt). Scorer: Pens: J Wilkinson (5), DG: J Wilkinson Yellow cards: C Hayman (46), S Armitage (53) Man of the Match: Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz Olympique) Referee: Wayne Barnes (England).

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Pts

Gloucester Rugby London Irish Mont-de-Marsan Bordeaux Bègles

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

19 24 21 7

179 174 100 82

86 139 156 154

3 2 0 0

27 19 10 2

0 1 2 2

Results: Mont-de-Marsan 6 Gloucester 11, Bordeaux Bègles 16 London Irish 43, Gloucester 25 Bordeaux Bègles 13, London Irish 69 Mont-de-Marsan 26, Bordeaux Bègles 13 Mont-de-Marsan 20, London Irish 22 Gloucester 29, Mont-de-Marsan 18 Bordeaux Bègles 7, Gloucester 47 London Irish 3, Mont-de-Marsan 14 London Irish 20, Bordeaux Bègles 26 Gloucester 31, Gloucester 36 Mont-de-Marsan 16, London Irish 17 Bordeaux Bègles 7

POOL 2

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Pts

Perpignan * Worcester Warriors Bizkaia Gernika RT VEA Femi-CZ Rovigo

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

42 51 6 6

293 354 80 67

89 78 309 318

4 4 0 0

25 25 8 1

1 1 0 1

Results: Rovigo 12 Perpignan 79, Gernika 5 Worcester 85, Worcester 90 Rovigo 3, Perpignan 90 Gernika 12, Gernika 13 Rovigo 3, Worcester 22 Perpignan 21, Perpignan 13 Worcester 6, Rovigo 10 Gernika 16, Rovigo 17 Worcester 80, Gernika 15 Perpignan 60, Perpignan 40 Rovigo 22, Worcester 71 Gernika 19. (* Perpignan and Worcester tied; Perpignan top on head-to-head try count)

POOL 3

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Pts

London Wasps Bayonne Newport Gwent Dragons Rugby Mogliano

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 0

1 1 0 0

0 1 4 6

30 25 19 4

231 201 171 29

92 91 108 341

3 2 2 0

25 20 13 0

0 0 3 0

Results: Wasps 38 Dragons 25, Bayonne 71 Mogliano 7, Mogliano 12 Wasps 59, Dragons 19 Bayonne 22, Mogliano 0 Dragons 33, Bayonne 13 Wasps 13, Wasps 30 Bayonne 16, Dragons 53 Mogliano 3, Bayonne 25 Dragons 22, Wasps 71 Mogliano 7, Mogliano 0 Bayonne 54, Dragons 19 Wasps 20

POOL 4

Pts

Bath Rugby Agen Bucharest Wolves Cammi Rugby Calvisano

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

36 18 14 13

245 154 121 117

79 120 215 223

5 2 1 2

0 3 0 1

29 17 9 7

Results: Calvisano 31 Agen 36, Wolves 17 Bath 40, Agen 22 Bath 27, Wolves 42 Calvisano 27, Wolves 25 Agen 22, Bath 67 Calvisano 11, Agen 39 Wolves 9, Calvisano 5 Bath 39, Bath 19 Agen 16, Calvisano 34 Wolves 20, Agen 19 Calvisano 9, Bath 53 Wolves 8

POOL 5

Pts

Stade Français Paris Grenoble London Welsh I Cavalieri Prato

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

25 21 20 8

210 173 171 68

105 81 170 266

4 3 2 1

1 1 0 1

25 20 14 2

Results: Grenoble 59 Cavaliei 3, London Welsh 19 Stade Francais 68, Cavalieri 31 London Welsh 32, Stade Francais 28 Grenoble 25, Grenoble 0 London Welsh 28*, Cavalieri 23 Stade Francais 37, Stade Francais 29 Cavalieri 6, London Welsh 13 Grenoble 27, Grenoble 15 Stade Francais 9, London Welsh 62 Cavalieri 5, Cavalieri 0 Grenoble 47, Stade Francais 39 London Welsh 17 (* Five match points awarded to London Welsh after Grenoble fielded an ineligible player)

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LONDON WASPS

LEINSTER RUGBY

PERPIGNAN

TOULOUSE

BATH

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

PERPIGNAN

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

LEINSTER RUGBY

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL RDS Arena

Attendance: 20,396

Friday, 17 May 2013 HT: 21-6

LEINSTER RUGBY 34 STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 13 LEINSTER RUGBY: R Kearney; A Conway, F McFadden (A Goodman 67) (D Kearney 80), I Madigan, I Nacewa; J Sexton, I Boss (J Cooney 80); J McGrath (C Healy 52), S Cronin (R Strauss 52), M Ross (J Hagan 60), Q Roux (L Cullen 60), D Toner, R Ruddock, S O'Brien (S Jennings 58), J Heaslip (capt) Scorers: Tries: I Madigan, S Cronin, R Kearney, C Healy, Cons: J Sexton (4), Pens: J Sexton (2) STADE FRANCAIS PARIS: J Porical (W Vuidarvuwalu 54); J Sinzelle, G Doumayrou, P Williams (J Arias 73), H Bonneval; J Plisson, J Dupuy (P Warwick 41); A De Malmanche (S Wright 30), L Sempere (R Bonfils 57), R Slimani (J Becasseau 80), S Lavalla (A van Zyl 67), G Mostert, D Lyons, P Rabadan (L Tomiki 80), S Parisse (capt) Scorers: Try: J Sinzelle, Con: J Plisson, Pens: J Porical (2) JohnnySexton Sexton(Leinster (LeinsterRugby) Rugby) Man of the Match: Jonny Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

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Pts

Sale Sharks Biarritz Olympique Oyonnax Worcester Warriors

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 1

0 0 1 1

1 3 3 4

18 16 17 9

155 119 86 87

65 116 142 124

2 2 1 0

23 16 12 7

1 2 1 1

Results: Sale Sharks 33 Biarritz Olympique 10, Oyonnax 9 Worcester Warriors 9, Biarritz 26 Oyonnax 6, Worcester 15 Sale 29, Worcester 15 Biarritz 19, Oyonnax 16 Sale 10, Biarritz 33 Worcester 25, Sale 53 Oyonnax 14, Sale 21 Worcester 3, Oyonnax 28 Biarritz 24, Worcester 20 Oyonnax 13, Biarritz 7 Sale 9

POOL 2

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Pts

Bath Rugby Newport Gwent Dragons Bordeaux Bègles Mogliano Rugby

6 6 6 6

6 3 3 0

0 0 0 0

0 3 3 6

34 17 21 5

243 150 171 55

50 132 149 288

4 2 2 0

28 14 14 0

0 0 0 0

Results: Dragons 50 Mogliano 8, Bordeaux–Bègles 6 Bath 15, Mogliano 20 Bordeaux–Bègles 32, Bath 26 Dragons 10, Dragons 40 Bordeaux–Bègles 24, Mogliano 8 Bath 55, Bordeaux–Bègles 32 Dragons 13, Bath 63 Mogliano 0, Bordeaux–Bègles 64 Mogliano 7, Dragons 13 Bath 30, Bath 54 Bordeaux–Bègles 13, Mogliano 12 Dragons 24

POOL 3

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Brive 6 Newcastle Falcons 6 Bucharest Wolves 6 Cammi Rugby Calvisano 6

5 4 2 0

1 0 0 1

0 2 4 5

11 15 6 6

121 126 94 80

74 69 105 173

1 1 0 0

23 19 10 2

0 2 2 0

Results: Wolves 12 Falcons 13, Calvisano 20 Brive 20, Wolves 37 Calvisano 15, Brive 23 Falcons 16, Wolves 13 Brive 18, Falcons 37 Calvisano 15, Brive 20 Wolves 9, Calvisano 10 Falcons 25, Falcons 7 Brive 9, Calvisano 11 Wolves 23, Falcons 28 Wolves 0, Brive 31 Calvisano 9

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London Wasps Bayonne Grenoble Rugby Viadana

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 0

0 0 1 1

0 3 3 5

38 28 17 13

285 219 118 86

76 118 158 356

3 3 2 0

0 0 0 0

27 15 12 2

Results: Bayonne 37 Grenoble 6, Viadana 17 Wasps 90, Wasps 26 Bayonne 10, Grenoble 40 Viadana 7, Bayonne 63 Viadana 7, Grenoble 7 Wasps 47, Viadana 19 Bayonne 80, Wasps 32 Grenoble 12, Viadana 19 Grenoble 19, Bayonne 13 Wasps 26, Grenoble 34 Bayonne 16, Wasps 64 Viadana 17

POOL 5

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Stade Français Paris London Irish I Cavalieri Prato Lusitanos XV

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

27 41 12 8

202 293 100 68

75 65 198 325

4 4 2 0

0 0 1 0

24 24 11 0

Results: Stade Francais 61 Lusitanos 3, London Irish 60 Cavalieri 11, Cavalieri 16 Stade Francais 17, Lusitanos 6 London Irish 67, Cavaleri 40 Lusitanos 22, London Irish 24 Stade Francais 13, Lusitanos 19 Cavalieri 30, Stade Francais 32 London Irish 14, Stade Francais 31 Cavaleri 3, London Irish 79 Lusitanos 3, Lusitanos 15 Stade Francais 48, Cavaleri 0 London Irish 49

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BATH RUGBY

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LONDON WASPS

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

HARLEQUINS

LONDON WASPS

BATH RUGBY

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Cardiff Arms Park

10 24

Friday, 23 May 2014 Attendance: 12,483 - HT: 6-13

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 30 BATH RUGBY 16 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS: B Foden; K Pisi (A Waller 52), G Pisi (J Wilson 78), L Burrell (T Stephenson 78), G North; S Myler, L Dickson (K Fotuali'i 57); A Corbisiero (A Waller 60), M Haywood (R McMillan 72), T Mercey (G Denman 60), S Manoa (C Day 64), C Lawes, C Clark (P Dowson 60), T Wood (captain), S Dickinson Scorers: Tries: B Foden, P Dowson, Cons: S Myler, Pens: S Myler (6) Yellow card: A Corbisiero 43 BATH RUGBY: N Abendanon; S Rokodugini, J Joseph, O Devoto (G Henson 62), A Watson (H Aguila 65); G Ford, M Young (P Stringer 47); P James (N Catt 56), T Dunn (E Guinazu 67), D Wilson (A Perenise 56); S Hooper (capt, D Day 72), D Atwood; C Fearns, F Louw, L Houston (G Mercer 54) Scorers: Try: A Watson, Con: G Ford, Pens: G Ford (3) Yellow card: A Perenise 70 Man of the Match: Stephen Myler (Northampton Saints) Referee: Jerome Garces (France)

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London Irish 6 Cardiff Blues 6 Grenoble 6 Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

30 35 19 8

220 249 161 77

123 95 160 329

4 4 3 0

24 24 12 1

0 0 1 1

Results: Cardiff 37 Grenoble 14, London Irish 70 Rovigo 14, Grenoble 15 London Irish 25, Rovigo 18 Cardiff 33, Grenoble 68 Rovigo 10, Cardiff 24 London Irish 14, London Irish 34 Cardiff 23, Rovigo 17 Grenoble 20, Cardiff 104 Rovigo 12, London Irish 43 Grenoble 41, Grenoble 3 Cardiff 28, Rovigo 6 London Irish 34.

POOL 2

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Exeter Chiefs Connacht Rugby Bayonne La Rochelle

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

26 23 10 10

212 186 106 84

97 144 162 182

4 4 0 0

25 20 9 4

1 0 1 0

Results: Bayonne 30 Exeter 24, Connacht 48 La Rochelle 12, La Rochelle 25 Bayonne 13, Exeter 33 Connacht 13, La Rochelle 10 Exeter 36, Connacht 42 Bayonne 19, Exeter 41 La Rochelle 17, Bayonne 27 Connacht 29, Bayonne 14 La Rochelle 0, Connacht 24 Exeter 33, Exeter 45 Bayonne 3, La Rochelle 20 Connacht 30.

POOL 3

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NG Dragons Newcastle Falcons Stade Français Paris Bucharest Wolves

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

31 29 19 8

240 208 155 77

127 149 143 261

4 4 2 0

25 21 15 1

1 1 1 1

Results: Newcastle 43 Bucharest 19, Stade Français 22 NG Dragons 38, NG Dragons 26 Newcastle 30, Bucharest 9 Stade Français 13, Newcastle 30 Stade Français 23, Bucharest 10 NG Dragons 37, Stade Français 31 Newcastle 24, NG Dragons 69 Bucharest 17, Newcastle 29 NG Dragons 40, Stade Français 47 Bucharest 12, Bucharest 10 Newcastle 52, NG Dragons 30 Stade Français 19.

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Edinburgh Rugby Lyon Bordeaux Bègles London Welsh

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

14 17 22 7

146 149 176 72

90 139 142 172

1 2 3 0

1 0 1 1

22 18 16 1

Results: Bordeaux Bègles 13 Edinburgh 15, Lyon 28 London Welsh 18, Edinburgh 25 Lyon 17, London Welsh 20 Bordeaux Bègles 52, Edinburgh 25 London Welsh 13, Bordeaux Bègles 37 Lyon 29, London Welsh 6 Edinburgh 24, Lyon 37 Bordeaux Bègles 28, Bordeaux Bègles 26 London Welsh 3, Lyon 21 Edinburgh 19, Edinburgh 38 Bordeaux Bègles 20, London Welsh 12 Lyon 17.

POOL 5

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Gloucester Rugby Oyonnax Zebre Rugby Brive

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

25 12 10 11

211 123 102 93

64 124 154 187

5 0 0 0

0 0 0 2

29 16 8 2

Results: Gloucester Rugby 55 Brive 0, Zebre 24 Oyonnax 33, Brive 21 Zebre 26, Oyonnax 15 Gloucester 25, Gloucester 35 Zebre 10, Brive 22 Oyonnax 30, Zebre 16 Gloucester 32, Gloucester 33 Oyonnax 3, Zebre 23 Brive 13, Brive 20 Gloucester 31, Oyonnax 20 Zebre 3.

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NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS 16

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

EXETER CHIEFS

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Twickenham Stoop

Friday, 1 May 2015 Attendance: 14,316 - HT: 6-13

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 19 EDINBURGH RUGBY 13 EDINBURGH RUGBY: G Tonks (T Brown 41); D Fife, S Beard (T Heathcote 63-66), A Strauss, T Visser; P Burleigh, S Hidalgo-Clyne; A Dickinson, R Ford, W Nel, A Bresler (F McKenzie 50), B Toolis, M Coman (capt, S McInally 58), R Grant (H Watson 58), C du Preez Scorers: Try: R Ford; Con: S Hidalgo-Clyne; Pens: S Hidalgo-Clyne (2) Yellow Card: A Bresler (25) GLOUCESTER RUGBY: C Sharples; J May, B Meakes, B Twelvetrees (capt), H Purdy; J Hook, G Laidlaw; N Wood (Y Thomas 47), R Hibbard (D Dawiduik 71), J Afoa, T Savage, T Palmer (M Galarza 41), R Moriarty, M Kvesic, G Evans (J Rowan 69-73) Scorers: Try: B Twelvetrees; Con: G Laidlaw; Pens: G Laidlaw (4) Yellow Card: R Moriarty (55); Red Card: B Meakes (63) Man of the Match: Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby) Referee: Jerome Garces (France)

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REVIEW 2015/16 POOL 1

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Connacht Rugby Newcastle Falcons Brive Enisei-STM

6 6 6 6

4 3 3 2

0 0 0 0

2 3 3 4

20 20 12 8

147 137 114 63

96 97 88 180

2 3 1 0

19 16 16 8

1 1 3 0

Results: Brive 13 Newcastle 9, Enisei 14 Connacht 31, Connacht 21 Brive 17, Newcastle 55 Enisei 7, Connacht 25 Newcastle 10, Enisei 10 Brive 7, Brive 33 Enisei 3, Newcastle 29 Connacht 5, Enisei 24 Newcastle 7, Brive 21 Connacht 18, Connacht 47 Enisei 5, Newcastle 27 Brive 23

POOL 2

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Sale Sharks Newport Gwent Dragons Castres Olympique Pau

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

20 17 14 9

154 151 124 68

78 117 136 166

3 3 2 0

23 20 15 0

0 1 1 0

Results: Dragons 30 Sale 12, Sale 29 Pau 20, Castres 32 Dragons 29, Dragons 22 Pau 0, Castres 10 Sale 17, Sale 31 Castres 10, Pau 17 Dragons 34, Pau 21 Castres 30, Dragons 31 Castres 18, Pau 3 Sale 27, Sale 38 Dragons 5, Castres 24 Pau 7

POOL 3

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Harlequins Montpellier Cardiff Blues Calvisano

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

31 28 31 3

225 221 229 39

123 116 131 344

5 4 4 0

25 20 17 0

0 0 1 0

Results: Harlequins 41 Montpellier 18, Calvisano 9 Cardiff 50, Cardiff 20 Harlequins 32, Montpellier 64 Calvisano 0, Cardiff 37 Montpellier 27, Calvisano 10 Harlequins 50, Montpellier 23 Cardiff 22, Harlequins 59 Calvisano 7, Calvisano 7 Montpellier 47, Harlequins 34 Cardiff 26, Cardiff 74 Calvisano 6, Montpellier 42 Harlequins 9

POOL 4

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Gloucester Rugby Zebre Rugby La Rochelle Worcester Warriors

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

16 11 12 9

151 114 100 88

86 92 127 148

1 0 2 0

0 1 0 1

25 13 10 5

Results: Worcester 19 La Rochelle 3, Gloucester 23 Zebre 10, La Rochelle 20 Gloucester 33, Zebre 27 Worcester 8, Worcester 22 Gloucester 34, La Rochelle 27 Zebre 19, Gloucester 27 Worcester 13, Zebre 25 La Rochelle 5, Gloucester 20 La Rochelle 10, Worcester 15 Zebre 22, La Rochelle 35 Worcester 11, Zebre 11 Gloucester 14

POOL 5

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Grenoble London Irish Edinburgh Rugby Agen

6 6 6 6

5 3 4 0

0 0 0 0

1 3 2 6

19 10 12 32

187 170 125 98

154 106 103 217

2 3 1 1

0 2 0 1

22 17 17 2

Results: Edinburgh 28 Grenoble 10, London Irish 48 Agen 10, Agen 6 Edinburgh 27, Grenoble 27 London Irish 20, Agen 20 Grenoble 40, London Irish 38 Edinburgh 6, Grenoble 48 Agen 45, Edinburgh 18 London Irish 15, Edinburgh 23 Agen 0, London Irish 18 Grenoble 28, Agen 17 London Irish 31, Grenoble 34 Edinburgh 23

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HARLEQUINS

LONDON IRISH

GRENOBLE

CONNACHT RUGBY

HARLEQUINS

GRENOBLE

MONTPELLIER

NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS 12

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Grand Stade de Lyon

Friday, 13 May 2016 Attendance: 28,556 - HT: 9-13

MONTPELLIER 26 HARLEQUINS 19 HARLEQUINS: M Brown; M Yarde, G Lowe, J Roberts, T Visser; N Evans (B Botica 67), D Care; J Marler, J Gray (D Ward 56), A Jones (K Sinckler 49), J Horwill, S Twomey, C Robshaw, L Wallace (J Clifford 55), N Easter Scorers: Try: M Yarde; Con: B Botica; Pens: N Evans (3), B Botica MONTPELLIER: B Fall (J Mogg 17); T Nagusa, A Tuitavake (R Ebersohn 67), F Steyn, M O'Connor; D Catrakilis, N White (B Paillaugue 43); M Nariashvili (Y Watremez 67), B Du Plessis (M Ivaldi 72), Jannie Du Plessis (D Kubriashvili 58), Jacques Du Plessis (S Timani 72), P Willemse, F Ouedraogo, A Qera, P Spies (K Galletier 61) Scorers: Tries: J Mogg (2); Con: D Catrakilis (2); Pens: D Catrakilis (4) Man of the Match: Paul Willemse (Montpellier) Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

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REVIEW 2016/17 POOL 1

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Pts

Gloucester Rugby La Rochelle Benetton Treviso Bayonne

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

31 28 9 14

237 203 75 116

110 104 182 235

5 4 0 0

25 24 8 1

0 0 0 1

Results: Benetton 10 La Rochelle 41, Bayonne 27 Gloucester 47, La Rochelle 51 Bayonne 24, Gloucester 37 Benetton 8, Gloucester 35 La Rochelle 14, Bayonne 15 Benetton 28, Benetton 21 Bayonne 17, La Rochelle 42 Gloucester 13, Bayonne 14 La Rochelle 24, Benetton 0 Gloucester 41, Gloucester 64 Bayonne 19, La Rochelle 31 Benetton 8.

POOL 2

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Pts

Ospreys Lyon Newcastle Falcons Grenoble

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

42 26 22 8

279 187 158 74

51 164 180 303

6 4 2 1

30 16 12 5

0 0 2 0

Results: Grenoble 13 Lyon 39, Ospreys 45 Newcastle 0, Lyon 13 Ospreys 31, Newcastle 50 Grenoble 7, Grenoble 7 Ospreys 59, Lyon 42 Newcastle 12, Ospreys 71 Grenoble 3, Newcastle 48 Lyon 29, Grenoble 31 Newcastle 27, Ospreys 47 Lyon 7, Lyon 57 Grenoble 13, Newcastle 21 Ospreys 26.

POOL 3

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Brive Newport Gwent Dragons Worcester Warriors Enisei-STM

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 2

0 0 0 0

1 3 4 4

16 19 22 13

175 150 147 107

120 140 117 202

3 2 2 1

23 14 13 9

0 0 3 0

Results: Dragons 37 Brive 16, Enisei-STM 19 Worcester 12, Worcester 24 Brive 25, Enisei-STM 38 Dragons 18, Enisei-STM 8 Brive 43, Worcester 33 Dragons 20, Brive 38 Enisei-STM 18, Dragons 22 Worcester 7, Dragons 34 Enisei-STM 10, Brive 17 Worcester 14, Brive 36 Dragons 19, Worcester 57 Enisei-STM 14.

POOL 4

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Bath Rugby Cardiff Blues Bristol Rugby Pau

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

24 16 19 13

214 150 138 97

91 115 181 212

3 2 2 0

0 0 0 2

23 22 10 2

Results: Bristol 20 Cardiff 23, Pau 22 Bath 25, Bath 22 Bristol 6, Cardiff 27 Pau 12, Cardiff 28 Bath 3, Bristol 41 Pau 14, Bath 38 Cardiff 3, Pau 18 Bristol 28, Bristol 22 Bath 57, Pau 21 Cardiff 22, Bath 69 Pau 10, Cardiff 37 Bristol 21.

POOL 5

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Edinburgh Rugby Stade Français Paris Harlequins Timisoara Saracens

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

30 20 34 2

215 152 230 26

122 108 113 280

3 3 4 0

1 1 2 0

24 20 18 0

Results: Harlequins 43 Stade Français 21, Timisoara Saracens 17 Edinburgh 59, Stade Français 27 Timisoara Saracens 0, Edinburgh 36 Harlequins 35; Timisoara Saracens 3 Harlequins 42, Edinburgh 28 Stade Français 23, Stade Français 26 Edinburgh 20, Harlequins 75 Timisoara Saracens 3, Timisoara Saracens v Stade Français cancelled; Harlequins 18 Edinburgh 23, Edinburgh 49 Timisoara Saracens 3, Stade Français 27 Harlequins 17.

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STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

LA ROCHELLE

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

BATH RUGBY

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL BT Murrayfield

Friday, 12 May 2017 Attendance: 24,594 - HT: 10-10

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 25 GLOUCESTER RUGBY 17 GLOUCESTER RUGBY: T Marshall; C Sharples, M Scott (B Twelvetrees 61), M Atkinson (H Trinder 71), J May; B Burns, W Heinz (capt, G Laidlaw 42); J Hohneck (Y Thomas 62), R Hibbard (D Dawidiuk 72), J Afoa (P McAllister 21), T Savage (M Galarza 59), J Thrush (F Clarke 74), R Moriarty, L Ludlow, B Morgan. Scorers: Tries: J May, R Moriarty; Cons: B Burns (2); Pen: B Burns Yellow Card: W Heinz 32 STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS: H Bonneval; W Vuidarvuwalu, G Doumayrou, J Danty (J Sinzelle 72), D Camara; J Plisson (M Steyn 66), W Genia (J Dupuy 69); H van der Merwe (R Slimani 68), R Bonfils (L Panis 72), R Slimani (P Alo-Emile 40), H Pyle (W Alberts 66), P Gabrillagues, A Burban (R Lakafia 58), J Ross, S Parisse (capt). Scorers: Tries: S Parisse, J Danty, G Doumayrou; Cons: J Plisson, M Steyn; Pens: J Plisson, M Steyn Man of the Match: Sergio Parisse (Stade Francais Paris) Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)

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REVIEW 2017/18 POOL 1

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Pts

Newcastle Falcons Dragons Bordeaux Bègles Enisei-STM

6 6 6 6

6 3 3 0

0 0 0 0

0 3 3 6

33 21 26 12

229 156 190 91

122 133 178 233

4 2 3 0

28 16 16 1

0 2 2 1

Results: Enisei-STM 17 Bordeaux 57, Newcastle 32 Dragons 27, Enisei-STM 21 Dragons 28, Bordeaux 20 Newcastle 21, Dragons 15 Enisei-STM 0, Newcastle 54 Bordeaux 24, Dragons 25 Newcastle 27, Bordeaux 36 Enisei-STM 27, Bordeaux 36 Dragons 28, Newcastle 64 Enisei-STM 7, Enisei-STM 19 Newcastle 33, Dragons 33 Bordeaux 17

POOL 2

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Pts

Cardiff Blues Toulouse Sale Sharks Lyon

6 6 6 6

5 2 2 2

0 1 1 0

1 3 3 4

12 14 12 13

99 117 110 121

95 120 102 130

1 2 0 0

21 14 12 11

0 2 2 3

Results: Cardiff 29 Lyon 19, Sale 20 Toulouse 20, Lyon 27 Sale 24, Toulouse 15 Cardiff 17, Toulouse 30 Lyon 23, Sale 24 Cardiff 0, Lyon 21 Toulouse 11, Cardiff 14 Sale 6, Sale 15 Lyon 13, Cardiff 18 Toulouse 13, Lyon 18 Cardiff 21, Toulouse 28 Sale 21

POOL 3

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Pts

Pau Gloucester Rugby Zebre Rugby Club Agen

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

28 37 16 20

207 253 133 148

125 139 257 220

5 4 2 2

29 21 8 6

0 1 2 0

Results: Pau 21 Gloucester 21, Agen 45 Zebre 10, Gloucester 61 Agen 16, Zebre 33 Pau 38, Agen 21 Pau 40, Zebre 26 Gloucester 33, Pau 26 Agen 12, Gloucester 69 Zebre 12, Agen 24 Gloucester 45, Pau 42 Zebre 14, Gloucester 24 Pau 34, Zebre 38 Agen 30

POOL 4

Pts

Edinburgh Rugby Stade Français Paris London Irish Krasny Yar

6 6 6 6

5 3 3 1

0 0 0 0

1 3 3 5

40 21 24 13

282 151 169 106

98 166 154 290

4 3 3 1

1 2 1 1

25 17 16 6

Results: Krasny Yar 34 Stade Français 29, London Irish 14 Edinburgh 37, Krasny Yar 14 Edinburgh 73, Stade Français 7 London Irish 44, Stade Français 39 Krasny Yar 24, Edinburgh 50 London Irish 20, Edinburgh 78 Krasny Yar 0, London Irish 20 Stade Français 26, Edinburgh 34 Stade Français 33, London Irish 47 Krasny Yar 17, Krasny Yar 17 London Irish 24, Stade Français 17 Edinburgh 20

POOL 5

Pts

Connacht Rugby Brive Worcester Warriors Oyonnax

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 1

1 0 1 0

0 3 3 5

29 23 16 11

225 161 124 102

102 162 133 215

4 4 3 0

0 1 2 0

26 17 15 4

Results: Worcester 30 Brive 20, Oyonnax 15 Connacht 43, Brive 38 Oyonnax 13, Connacht 15 Worcester 8, Worcester 35 Oyonnax 14, Brive 31 Connacht 38, Oyonnax 27 Worcester 20, Connacht 55 Brive 10, Worcester 24 Connacht 24, Oyonnax 19 Brive 29, Connacht 50 Oyonnax 14, Brive 33 Worcester 7

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CONNACHT RUGBY

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

EDINBURGH RUGBY

CARDIFF BLUES

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

NEWCASTLE FALCONS

CARDIFF BLUES

PAU

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Friday, 11 May 2018 Attendance: 32,543 - HT: 6-20

CARDIFF BLUES 31 GLOUCESTER RUGBY 30 CARDIFF BLUES: G Anscombe; O Lane (G Smith 29), R Lee-Lo, W Halaholo, B Scully; J Evans (M Morgan 69), T Williams (L Williams 69); R Gill (B Thyer 61), K Dacey, T Filise (S Andrews ht), S Davies, J Turnbull, J Navidi (O Robinson 7), E Jenkins (capt), N Williams (D Welch 72). Scorers: Tries: T Williams, G Smith, B Scully; Pens: J Evans 3, G Anscombe; Cons: J Evans 2. GLOUCESTER RUGBY: J Woodward; T Marshall, B Twelvetrees, M Atkinson, H Trinder; B Burns (A Symons 69), C Braley; J Hohneck (V Rapava Ruskin 60), J Hanson (M Matu'u 60), J Afoa (F Balmain 60); E Slater (capt), M Galarza (J Thrush 51); J Polledri, L Ludlow, R Ackermann (B Morgan 69). Scorers: Tries: H Trinder, M Atkinson, J Hanson; Pens: B Twelvetrees 3; Cons: B Twelvetrees 3. Man of the Match: Olly Robinson (Cardiff Blues) Referee: Jérome Garcès (France)

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Pts

ASM Clermont Auvergne Northampton Saints Dragons Timisoara Saracens

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

44 51 26 6

304 282 179 49

117 127 201 369

6 5 2 0

30 21 10 0

5 0 0 0

Results: Timisoara 17 Dragons 54, Northampton 20 Clermont 41, Dragons 21 Northampton 35, Clermont 71 Timisoara 12, Timisoara 14 Clermont 47, Northampton 48 Dragons 14, Timisoara v Northampton*, Clermont 49 Dragons 24, Dragons 59 Timisoara 3, Clermont 48 Northampton 40, Dragons 7 Clermont 49, Northampton 111 Timisoara 3. * Match cancelled. Northampton awarded 28-0 win and 5 match points.

POOL 2

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Pts

Worcester Warriors Ospreys Pau Stade Français Paris

6 6 6 6

5 2 3 2

0 0 0 0

1 4 3 4

19 18 12 16

150 141 89 140

125 105 127 163

2 2 1 2

22 13 13 12

0 3 0 2

Results: Ospreys 27 Pau 0, Stade Français 27 Worcester 38, Pau 21 Stade Français 15, Worcester 27 Ospreys 21, Pau 21 Worcester 6, Ospreys 51 Stade Français 20, Stade Français 12 Ospreys 3, Worcester 23 Pau 7, Stade Français 35 Pau 14, Ospreys 18 Worcester 20, Pau 26 Ospreys 21, Worcester 36 Stade Français 31

POOL 3

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Pts

Sale Sharks Connacht Rugby Bordeaux Bègles Perpignan

6 6 6 6

4 5 2 0

0 0 1 1

2 1 3 5

27 19 17 13

196 146 137 117

108 120 171 197

4 2 1 0

22 22 12 3

2 0 1 1

Results: Perpignan 24 Sale 41, Connacht 22 Bordeaux Bègles 10, Sale 34 Connacht 14, Bordeaux Bègles 25 Perpignan 25, Connacht 22 Perpignan 10, Bordeaux Bègles 24 Sale 50, Perpignan 21 Connacht 36, Sale 14 Bordeaux Bègles 17, Perpignan 27 Bordeaux Bègles 34, Connacht 20 Sale 18, Bordeaux Bègles 27 Connacht 33, Sale 39 Perpignan 10.

POOL 4

Pts

La Rochelle Bristol Bears Zebre Rugby Club Enisei-STM

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

32 42 21 14

238 267 153 103

104 108 142 407

4 4 2 1

0 1 0 0

24 21 14 1

Results: Enisei 21 La Rochelle 82, Bristol 43 Zebre 22, La Rochelle 64 Enisei 24, Zebre 20 Bristol 17, Enisei 14 Zebre 31, Bristol 22 La Rochelle 35, Zebre 58 Enisei 14, La Rochelle 3 Bristol 13, La Rochelle 32 Zebre 12, Enisei 9 Bristol 65, Bristol 107 Enisei 19, Zebre 10 La Rochelle 22.

POOL 5

Pts

Harlequins Benetton Rugby Grenoble Agen

6 6 6 6

4 4 2 2

0 0 0 0

2 2 4 4

23 23 11 15

179 171 92 112

113 106 159 176

3 3 0 0

2 1 1 1

21 20 9 9

Results: Benetton 40 Grenoble 14, Harlequins 54 Agen 22, Agen 20 Benetton 19, Grenoble 19 Harlequins 13, Grenoble 22 Agen 15, Benetton 26 Harlequins 21, Agen 14 Grenoble 10, Harlequins 20 Benetton 9, Benetton 28 Agen 24, Harlequins 38 Grenoble 20, Agen 17 Harlequins 33, Grenoble 7 Benetton 39.

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ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

LA ROCHELLE

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ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

HARLEQUINS

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL St James’ Park, Newcastle

Friday, 10 May 2019 Attendance: 28,438 - HT: 13-6

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 36

LA ROCHELLE 16

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE: I Toeava (T Nanai-Williams 68); D Penaud, G Moala, (A Naqalevu 77), W Fofana, A Raka; C Lopez, M Parra (capt) (G Laidlaw 17); E Falgoux (B Kakabadze 67), B Kayser (J Ulugia 62), R Slimani (D Zirakashvili 62), S Timani, S Vahaamahina, A Iturria (P Yato 54, P Jedrasiak 69), A Lapandry (A Iturria 65), F Lee. Scorers: Tries: D Penaud, F Lee, W Fofana; Pens: M Parra, G Laidlaw 4; Cons: G Laidlaw 3. LA ROCHELLE: V Rattez; A Retiere, G Doumayrou, P Aguillon (L Botia 54), M Andreu (J Sinzelle 54); I West, T Kerr Barlow (A Bales 67); D Priso (V Pelo 67), J-C Orioli (P Bourgarit 61), U Atonio (A Joly 65), R Sazy (capt), M Tanguy (T Jolmes 61), W Liebenberg (Z Kieft 62), K Gourdon, G Alldritt. Scorers: Try: U Atonio; Pens: I West 3; Con: I West. Man of the Match: Fritz Lee (ASM Clermont Auvergne) Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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Castres Olympique Dragons Worcester Warriors Enisei-STM

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

22 24 27 10

159 194 209 73

103 136 127 269

3 3 3 0

23 20 16 0

0 1 1 0

Results: Enisei-STM 14 Worcester 57, Dragons 31 Castres 17, Enisei-STM 22 Dragons 49, Castres 17 Worcester 9, Enisei-STM 12 Castres 28, Worcester 34 Dragons 28, Castres 22 Enisei-STM 10, Dragons 25 Worcester 16, Castres 42 Dragons 14, Worcester 66 Enisei-STM 10, Dragons 47 Enisei-STM 5, Worcester 27 Castres 33

POOL 2

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RC Toulon Scarlets Bayonne London Irish

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

25 17 12 16

177 149 93 122

87 90 190 174

4 2 2 1

28 19 7 7

0 1 1 2

Results: Bayonne 13 Toulon 20, Scarlets 20 London Irish 16, Toulon 17 Scarlets 16, London Irish 45 Bayonne 31, Toulon 37 London Irish 17, Bayonne 11 Scarlets 19, London Irish 20 Toulon 26, Scarlets 46 Bayonne 5, Bayonne 27 London Irish 10, Scarlets 15 Toulon 27, London Irish 14 Scarlets 33, Toulon 50 Bayonne 6

POOL 3

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Bordeaux Bègles Edinburgh Rugby Wasps Agen

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 0

1 1 0 0

0 1 4 6

28 16 18 6

221 140 141 57

72 85 145 257

4 3 2 0

26 21 11 0

0 0 1 0

Results: Agen 10 Edinburgh 31, Bordeaux Bègles 40 Wasps 30, Edinburgh 16 Bordeaux Bègles 16, Wasps 32 Agen 14, Agen 3 Bordeaux Bègles 73, Edinburgh 31 Wasps 20, Bordeaux Bègles 33 Agen 6, Wasps 9 Edinburgh 9, Bordeaux Bègles 32 Edinburgh 17, Agen 24 Wasps 52, Edinburgh 36 Agen 0, Wasps 0 Bordeaux Bègles 27

POOL 4

LB Pts

Bristol Bears Brive Zebre Rugby Club Stade Français Paris

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 1

1 0 1 0

0 3 3 5

27 14 15 11

209 111 106 104

58 165 151 156

4 1 2 1

0 1 1 3

26 14 13 8

Results: Stade Français 11 Brive 27, Bristol 59 Zebre 21, Brive 0 Bristol 36, Zebre 12 Stade Français 13, Bristol 37 Stade Français 11, Zebre 27 Brive 24, Brive 24 Zebre 10, Stade Français 18 Bristol 20, Stade Français 24 Zebre 29, Bristol 52 Brive 3, Brive 33 Stade Français 29, Zebre 7 Bristol 7

POOL 5

LB Pts

Leicester Tigers Pau Cardiff Blues Rugby Calvisano

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

23 29 30 7

181 208 216 68

95 170 119 289

2 3 4 0

1 0 2 1

23 19 18 1

Results: Calvisano 16 Cardiff 38, Leicester 41 Pau 20, Pau 61 Calvisano 10, Cardiff 11 Leicester 14, Leicester 59 Calvisano 7, Cardiff 54 Pau 22, Pau 34 Cardiff 29, Calvisano 13 Leicester 20, Calvisano 19 Pau 47, Leicester 30 Cardiff 20, Cardiff 64 Calvisano 3, Pau 24 Leicester 17

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SCARLETS

LEICESTER TIGERS

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE

CANCELLED

BORDEAUX BEGLES

EDINBURGH RUGBY

BRISTOL BEARS

DRAGONS

BRISTOL BEARS

BORDEAUX BEGLES

RC TOULON

LEICESTER TIGERS

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Stade Maurice-David, Aix-en-Provence

BRISTOL BEARS 32

Friday, 16 October 2020 Attendance: 1,000 - HT: 10-16

RC TOULON 19

BRISTOL BEARS: M Malins; L Morahan (N Adeolokun 78), S Radradra (P O'Conor 60), S Piutau (capt), A Leiua; C Sheedy, H Randall (T Kessell 78); Y Thomas (J Woolmore 55), H Thacker (J Kloska 78), K Sinckler (J Afoa 55), D Attwood, J Joyce (E Holmes 70), C Vui (J Heenan 41), D Thomas, B Earl. Scorers: Tries: H Randall, M Malins; Pens: C Sheedy 6; Cons: C Sheedy 2. RC TOULON: G Cordin; B Heem (M Dakuwaqa 32), I Toeava, D Paia'aua, G Villiere; L Carbonel, B Serin; J-B Gros (F Fresia 55), A Etrillard (capt, B Soury 55), B Gigashvili (E Setiano 58), E Etzebeth (S Rebbadj 47), R Taofifenua (B Alainu'uese 52), C Ollivon, R Lakafia (J Ory 60), S Parisse Scorers: Try: B Heem; Pens: L Carbonel 4; Con: L Carbonel. Man of the Match: Ben Earl (Bristol Bears) Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

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2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2

9 9 7 7 5 5 7 5 5 5 6 2 5 3

60 77 61 67 43 36 44 46 41 45 49 33 32 20

25 44 20 37 41 34 48 50 46 53 62 57 65 72

2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

10 10 9 9 6 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

Results: Stade Francais 20 Benetton 44, Leicester 39 Brive 17, Newcastle 20 Cardiff Blues 33, Zebre 25 Bayonne 25, Agen 8 London Irish 34, Pau 24 Worcester 20, Ospreys 39 Castres 15; Castres 17 Newcastle 26, Brive 16 Zebre 18, *Benetton 0 Agen 28, Worcester 29 Ospreys 39, Bayonne 20 Leicester 28, London Irish 26 Pau 17, *Cardiff Blues 28 Stade Francais 0. *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR's Covid-19 protocols

Preliminary stage suspended after two rounds due to Covid-19 pandemic Following the suspension of the preliminary stage due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Round of 16 and quarter-final matches were decided by draws with the eight highest-ranked clubs from the preliminary stage and the eight Heineken Champions Cup qualifiers at the time of the suspension going through to the knockout stage.

ROUND OF 16 LEICESTER TIGERS

CONNACHT RUGBY

OSPREYS

NEWCASTLE FALCONS

DRAGONS

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

HARLEQUINS

ULSTER RUGBY

ZEBRE RUGBY CLUB

BATH RUGBY

LONDON IRISH

CARDIFF BLUES

MONTPELLIER

GLASGOW WARRIORS

BENETTON RUGBY

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ULSTER RUGBY

BATH RUGBY

LONDON IRISH

MONTPELLIER

BENETTON RUGBY

LEICESTER TIGERS

ULSTER RUGBY

BATH RUGBY

MONTPELLIER

FINAL

Friday, 21 May 2021 Att: 10,000 (restricted due to Covid-19) - HT: 10-10

SEMI-FINALS

Twickenham Stadium

MONTPELLIER 18

LEICESTER TIGERS 17

MONTPELLIER HERAULT RUGBY: A Bouthier; A Vincent (G Ngandebe 44), J Goosen, J Serfontein (H Pollard 64), V Rattez; A Lozowski, B Paillaugue (C Reinach 56); E Forletta, G Guirado (capt. B Du Plessis 66), M Haouas (T Lamositele 66), F Verhaeghe, P Willemse (T Duguid 78), F Ouedraogo (J Du Plessis 26), Y Camara, A Becognée. Unused replacement: R Rodgers Scorers: Tries: V Rattez, J Goosen; Con: B Paillaugue; Pens: B Paillaugue 2 Yellow cards: A Becognée (30), G Guirado (45) LEICESTER TIGERS: F Steward; G Porter (K Murimurivalu 20), M Moroni, D Kelly, N Nadolo (Z Henry 69); G Ford, R Wigglesworth (B Youngs 46); E Genge (L De Bruin 66), T Youngs (capt. C Clare 53), D Cole (J Heyes 53), H Wells, C Green (C Henderson 78), H Liebenberg, C Brink (T Reffell 30), J Wiese. Scorers: Tries: H Wells, J Wiese; Cons: G Ford 2; Pen: G Ford Man of the Match: Johan Goosen (Montpellier) Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

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REVIEW 2021/22 POOL A

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RC Toulon Newcastle Falcons Biarritz Olympique Worcester Warriors Zebre Parma

4 4 4 4 4

3 3 2 1 0

0 0 1 1 0

1 1 1 2 4

13 10 8 11 8

107 73 59 85 75

57 89 47 91 115

3 2 1 2 1

16 14 12 9 2

1 0 1 1 1

Results: Newcastle 31 Worcester 26; Zebre Parma 13 Biarritz 26; RC Toulon 28 Zebre Parma 14, *Worcester 0 Biarritz 0; Biarritz 13 Newcastle 17; Worcester 23 RC Toulon 34; Zebre Parma 26 Worcester 36; *RC Toulon 28 Newcastle 0; Newcastle 25 Zebre Parma 22; Biarritz 20 RC Toulon 17. *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

POOL B

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Lyon Gloucester Rugby Benetton Rugby USAP Dragons

4 4 4 4 4

4 3 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 3 4

14 23 9 7 7

122 161 75 54 74

57 84 95 138 112

2 3 0 0 0

18 16 8 4 2

0 1 0 0 2

Results: Lyon 19 Gloucester 13; USAP 22 Dragons 16; Dragons 28 Lyon 41; Gloucester 54 Benetton 25; Benetton 23 Dragons 9; USAP 6 Lyon 37; Lyon 25 Benetton 10; Gloucester 69 USAP 19; Benetton 17 USAP 7; Dragons 21 Gloucester 26.

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Edinburgh Rugby London Irish Saracens CA Brive Section Paloise

4 4 4 4 4

3 2 2 1 1

0 1 0 1 0

1 1 2 2 3

22 12 17 4 10

161 78 118 41 75

47 82 78 146 120

2 2 2 0 1

15 12 11 6 5

1 0 1 0 0

Results: Saracens 18 Edinburgh 21; Section Paloise 17 London Irish 33, *Section Paloise 28 Saracens 0; *London Irish 0 CA Brive 0; CA Brive 33 Section Paloise 25; London Irish 21 Edinburgh 20; Edinburgh 66 CA Brive 3; Saracens 45 London Irish 24; Edinburgh 54 Section Paloise 5; CA Brive 5 Saracens 55. *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

ROUND OF 16 LYON

WORCESTER WARRIORS

NEWCASTLE FALC0NS

GLASGOW WARRIORS

EDINBURGH RUGBY

BATH RUGBY

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE

WASPS

RC TOULON

BENETTON RUGBY

LONDON IRISH

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

SARACENS

CARDIFF RUGBY

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EDINBURGH RUGBY

WASPS

RC TOULON

LONDON IRISH

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

SARACENS

LYON

WASPS

RC TOULON

SARACENS

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

LYON 30

Att: 51,431

Friday, 27 May 2022 HT: 10-7

RC TOULON 12

LYON: T Arnold; J Tuisova (X Mignot 67), P-L Barassi, C Ngatai, D Niniashvili (J-M Doussain 73); L Berdeu, B Couilloud; S Taofifenua (H Kaabeche 55), G Marchand (M Ivaldi 60), D Bamba (F Gomez Kodela 73), J Kpoku (F Lambey 73), R Taofifenua, D Cretin, P Sobela (C Fainga’a 55), J Taufua (capt) (L Goujon 58). Scorers – Tries: B Couilloud, P-L Barassi, penalty try; Cons: L Berdeu 2; Pens: L Berdeu 2, C Ngatai Yellow card: Berdeu 62 RC TOULON: A Luc; C Kolbe, J Hériteau (M Smaili 50), D Paia’aua, G Villière (J Wainiqolo 30); L Carbonel, B Serin (J Blanc 71); J-B Gros (B Devaux 55), C Tolofua (A Etrillard 50, Tolofua 65), B Gigashvili (E Setiano 63), E Etzebeth, B Alainu’uese (S Rebbadj 50), C Du Preez (F Isa 46), C Ollivon (capt), S Parisse. Scorers – Tries: B Serin, C Kolbe; Con: L Carbonel Yellow card: A Luc 46 Tissot Man of the Match: Baptiste Couilloud (Lyon) Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

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REVIEW 2022/23 POOL A

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RC Toulon Glasgow Warriors Cardiff Blues * Bristol Bears Connacht Rugby CA Brive Newcastle Falcons Bath Rugby USAP Zebre Parma

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 3 3 4 3 1 1 0 0 0

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

0 0 1 0 1 3 3 3 4 4

14 16 23 19 19 9 8 8 10 8

102 107 154 121 135 66 63 68 68 56

56 82 57 54 72 157 132 105 118 107

3 2 3 3 2 1 1 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

19 16 15 14 14 6 5 3 1 1

* Bristol Bears deducted 5 match points for selecting an ineligible player

POOL B

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Pts

Scarlets Benetton Rugby Emirates Lions Stade Francais Dragons RFC Toyota Cheetahs Section Paloise Aviron Bayonnais

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 3 2 2 1 2 1 0

0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

0 1 1 2 2 2 3 4

16 16 11 11 12 8 6 4

124 120 98 85 98 73 64 28

57 70 85 86 103 87 72 130

2 3 2 1 2 1 0 0

18 15 12 10 10 10 7 0

0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0

ROUND OF 16 BRISTOL BEARS

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

SCARLETS

CA BRIVE

RC TOULON

TOYOTA CHEETAHS

STADE FRANCAIS PARIS

LYON

BENETTON RUGBY

CONNACHT RUGBY

GLASGOW WARRIORS

DRAGONS RFC

EMIRATES LIONS

RACING 92

CARDIFF BLUES

SALE SHARKS

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ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

RC TOULON

LYON

BENETTON RUGBY

CARDIFF RUGBY

GLASGOW WARRIORS

EMIRATES LIONS

SCARLETS

GLASGOW WARRIORS

RC TOULON

BENETTON RUGBY

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Aviva Stadium, Dublin

RC TOULON 43

Att: 31,514

Friday, 19 May 2023 HT: 21-0

GLASGOW WARRIORS 19

RC TOULON: C Kolbe; J Wainiqolo, W Vuidravuwalu, D Paia’aua (J Sinzelle 31), G Villière; D Biggar (I West 4), B Serin (B Paillaugue 41); D Priso (JB Gros 50), T Baubigny (C Tolofua 45), B Gigashvili (K Brookes 50), M Tanguy (F Isa 56), B Alainu’uese, C du Preez, C Ollivon (capt), S Parisse (M Tanguy 69). Scorers – Tries: B Serin 2, S Parisse, J Wainiqolo, W Vuidravuwalu, I West; Cons: B Serin 3, B Paillaugue 2; Pen: B Paillaugue GLASGOW WARRIORS: O Smith (S Cancelliere 66); S Cancelliere (A Price 53), H Jones, S Tuipulotu, K Steyn; D Miotti (S McDowall 45), G Horne; J Bhatti (N McBeth 45), F Brown (J Matthews 45), Z Fagerson (S Berghan 45), JP du Preez (R Gray 65), S Cummings (L Bean 65), M Fagerson, S Vailanu (R Darge 45), J Dempsey. Scorers – Tries: K Steyn 2, S Cancelliere; Cons: G Horne 2 Player of the Match: Cheslin Kolbe (RC Toulon) Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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REVIEW 2023/24 POOL A

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Pts

Hollywoodbets Sharks Section Paloise Toyota Cheetahs Zebre Parma Dragons Oyonnax

4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 2 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 2 3 3

21 10 14 11 7 8

141 90 112 83 71 56

53 113 105 92 80 110

4 0 2 1 1 1

1 0 1 1 2 1

17 12 11 10 7 6

POOL B

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Pts

Benetton Rugby Montpellier Ospreys Emirates Lions Newcastle Falcons USA Perpignan

4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 3 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 2 3 4

19 15 15 10 8 4

147 94 111 94 82 45

87 54 103 76 139 114

3 2 2 2 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0

15 14 14 10 5 0

POOL C

TB LB

Pts

Gloucester Rugby 4 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 Edinburgh Rugby 4 Castres Olympique 4 Black Lion 4 Scarlets 4

4 3 2 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 2 3 4

9 17 15 13 3 7

99 122 103 88 42 59

52 66 92 91 86 126

1 3 2 2 0 0

17 15 11 10 5 0

0 0 1 0 1 0

ROUND OF 16 HOLLYWOODBETS SHARKS

ZEBRE PARMA

EDINBURGH RUGBY

AVIRON BAYONNAIS

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

TOYOTA CHEETAHS

MONTPELLIER

ULSTER RUGBY

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE 25

OSPREYS

SALE SHARKS

BENETTON RUGBY

EMIRATES LIONS

SECTION PALOISE

CONNACHT RUGBY

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EDINBURGH RUGBY

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

ULSTER RUGBY

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

OSPREYS

BENETTON RUGBY

CONNACHT RUGBY

HOLLYWOODBETS SHARKS

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

BENETTON RUGBY

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Att: 34,761

Friday, 24 May 2024 HT: 16-3

HOLLYWOODBETS SHARKS 36 GLOUCESTER RUGBY 22 HOLLYWOODBETS SHARKS: A Fassi (C Bosch 74), W Kok, E Hooker, F Venter, M Mapimpi, S Masuku, G Williams (C Wright 71); O Nche (N Mchunu 69), B Mbonambi (F Mbatha 69), V Koch (H Jacobs 69); E Etzebeth (capt), G Grobler (L Labuschagne 76); J Venter (D Richardson 76), P Buthelezi, V Tshituka. Unused replacement: E Keyter. . Scorers – Tries: P Buthelezi, A Fassi, M Mapimpi; Cons: S Masuku 3; Pens: S Masuku 5 GLOUCESTER RUGBY: S Carreras, J May (J Hathaway 76), C Harris, S Atkinson (M Llewellyn 56), O Thorley; A Hastings, C Englefield (S Varney) 56; J Ford-Robinson (M Vivas 40), S Blake (S Socino 40), F Balmain (K Gotovtsev 40); F Clarke, A Clark (A Tuisue 55); R Ackermann (J Clement 64), Z Mercer, L Ludlow (capt). Scorers – Tries: A Tuisue, S Socino, F Clarke; Cons: A Hastings 2; Pen: C Englefield Player of the Match: Vincent Koch (Hollywoodbets Sharks) Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)

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REVIEW 2024/25 POOL 1

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Pts

Connacht Rugby Lyon Olympique Univ USA Perpignan Cardiff Toyota Cheetahs Zebre Parma

4 4 4 4 4 4

4 3 2 1 1 0

0 0 1 0 1 0

0 1 1 3 2 4

25 21 12 13 10 10

154 150 100 91 73 70

73 118 92 98 132 125

4 2 1 2 0 0

20 14 11 7 6 2

POOL 2

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Montpellier Ospreys Section Paloise Emirates Lions Dragons Newcastle Falcons

4 4 4 4 4 4

4 3 2 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 2 3 4

19 16 10 18 8 8

131 111 119 122 61 55

41 116 108 103 116 115

3 3 3 2 0 0

0 0 0 1 0 2

POOL 3

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Edinburgh Rugby Aviron Bayonnais Scarlets Gloucester Rugby RC Vannes Black Lion

4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 2 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 2 3 3

18 18 13 12 14 6

127 125 97 82 115 71

67 101 94 115 108 132

3 2 2 1 2 0

Pts

0 0 1 0 1 0

19 15 12 10 5 0

Pts

1 16 0 14 1 11 0 9 2 8 0 4

ROUND OF 16 EDINBURGH RUGBY

EMIRATES LIONS

SECTION PALOISE

BATH RUGBY

AVIRON BAYONNAIS

VODACOM BULLS

MONTPELLIER

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

CONNACHT RUGBY

CARDIFF

USA PERPIGNAN

RACING 92

OSPREYS

SCARLETS

LYON OLYMPIQUE UNIVERSITAIRE

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BULLS

OSPREYS

LYON OLYMPIQUE UNIVERSITAIRE

CONNACHT RUGBY

RACING 92

BATH RUGBY

GLOUCESTER RUGBY

EDINBURGH RUGBY

BATH RUGBY

LYON OLYMPIQUE UNIVERSITAIRE

RACING 92

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Principality Stadium, Cardiff

BATH RUGBY 37

Att: 36,705

Friday, 23 May 2025 HT: 17-5

LYON OLYMPIQUE UNIVERSITAIRE 12

BATH RUGBY: T De Glanville (C Donoghue 73); J Cokanasiga, M Ojomoh, W Butt, W Muir; F Russell, B Spencer (capt) (T Carr-Smith 70); B Obano (F Van Wyk 60), T Dunn (N Annett 60), W Stuart (T Du Toit 50), Q Roux, C Ewels (R Molony 70), T Hill (G Pepper 50), S Underhill, M Reid (A Barbeary 50). Scorers – Tries: T Dunn, M Ojomoh, O Obano, B Spencer; Cons: F Russell 4; Pens: F Russell 3. LYON OLYMPIQUE UNIVERSITAIRE: D Niniashvili (M Meliande 70); V Rattez, J Maraku, T Millet, E Dumortier; L Berdeu (M Page-Relo 70), B Couilloud (capt); J Rey (H Kaabeche 60), C Chat (G Marchand 54), J Ainsley (I Aptsiauri 54), T William, M Guillard, D Cretin (F Lambey 64), B Saginadze (L Allen 58), A Botha (M Gouzou 54). Scorers – Tries: E Dumortier, A Botha; Con: L Berdeu Player of the Match: Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby) Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

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Pts

Montpellier Hérault Rugby 4 Zebre Parma 4 Connacht Rugby 4 Ospreys 4 Black Lion 4 US Montauban 4

4 3 2 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 2 3 4

18 12 26 16 8 11

119 99 179 102 58 82

77 81 71 97 132 180

4 2 3 3 1 1

0 0 2 2 0 1

20 14 13 13 5 2

POOL 2

LB Pts

Benetton Rugby Newcastle Red Bulls Dragons RFC USA Perpignan Lions LOU Rugby

4 4 4 4 4 4

4 3 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 1 1 0

0 1 2 2 2 4

24 11 14 14 11 13

182 75 96 111 90 87

89 78 148 107 93 126

3 1 1 1 1 1

0 19 0 13 0 9 1 8 1 8 2 3

POOL 3

LB Pts

Ulster Rugby Stade Français Exeter Chiefs Cardiff Rugby Racing 92 Toyota Cheetahs

4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 2 2 1 0

0 0 1 0 1 0

1 1 1 2 2 4

21 19 18 11 13 9

141 129 129 78 82 62

55 90 70 108 152 146

4 3 3 2 2 1

1 1 1 0 0 1

17 16 14 10 8 2

ROUND OF 16 MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY

USAP

CONNACHT RUGBY

HOLLYWOODBET SHARKS

ZEBRE PARMA

SECTION PALOISE

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

DRAGONS RFC

ULSTER RUGBY

OSPREYS

NEWCASTLE RED BULLS

STADE ROCHELAIS

BENETTON RUGBY

CARDIFF RUGBY

EXETER CHIEFS

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CONNACHT RUGBY

ZEBRE PARMA

DRAGONS RFC

ULSTER RUGBY

STADE ROCHELAIS

BENETTON RUGBY

EXETER CHIEFS

MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY

DRAGONS RFC

ULSTER RUGBY

EXETER CHIEFS

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao

Att: 43,204

Friday, 22 May 2026 HT: 26-12

MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY 59 ULSTER RUGBY 26 MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY: T Banks (J Echegaray 57); G N'Gandebe, A Vincent, A Cadot (T Darmon 66), D Taofifenua; D Miotti (L Coly 55), A Price; E Forletta (B Erdocio 57), J Uelese (L Akrab 57), M Haouas (W Hounkpatin 57); F Verhaeghe (A Beard 52), T Duguid; L Nouchi, A Becognee, B Vunipola (capt; M Tauleigne 51). Scorers – Tries: D Taofifenua 2, G N'Gandebe, B Vunipola, A Becognee, L Nouchi, B Erdocio, W Hounkpatin, A Vincent; Cons: D Miotti 5, L Coly 2. ULSTER RUGBY: M Lowry; R Baloucoune, J Hume, J Postlethwaite, Z Ward; J Murphy, N Doak; A Bell (E O'Sullivan 51), T Stewart (J McCormick 76), T O'Toole (S Wilson 51); H Sheridan (C Irvine 61), C Izuchukwu; D McCann, N Timoney (capt), J Augustus (B Ward 57). Scorers – Tries: N Timoney, C Izuchukwu, R Baloucoune, M Lowry. Cons: N Doak 2, J Flannery. Player of the Match: Alex Becognee (Montpellier Hérault Rugby) Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

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TRIES

Alexandre Peclier (Bourgoin) 113 pts Laurent Labit (Colomiers), Christophe Reight (SF Paris) 108 Christophe Lamaison (Brive), Gerald Merceron (Clermont) 109 David Aucagne (Pau) 130

Laurent Leflamand (Bourgoin) 7 tries Marc Biboulet (Colomiers), David Bory (Clermont) Emori Bolobolo (SF Paris), 8 Renaud Calvel (Narbonne), Eremodo Tuni (Bourgoin) 7 Nicolas Brusque (Pau), Phillipe BernatSalles (Biarritz Olympique), Francois Plisson (Castres Olympique) 7 Barry Everitt (London Irish) 119 Pepito El Horga (Agen) 8 Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks) 111 Alexandre Bouyssie (Bordeaux Begles), Darragh O’Mahony (Saracens) 9 Olly Barkley (Bath) 118 Tom Shanklin (Saracens) 8 Olly Barkley (Bath) 120 Simon Danielli (Bath) 8 Paul Warwick (Connacht) 97 Mark Cueto (Sale Sharks) 9 Shane Drahm (Worcester) 101 James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester) 9 Glen Jackson (Saracens) 111 Nick Abendanon (Bath), Aled Brew (Newport Gwent Dragons) 7 Olly Barkley (Bath) 9 Ollie Phillips (Newcastle Falcons) 8 Steve Myler (Northampton Saints) 133 Chris Ashton (Northampton) 7 Jimmy Gopperth (Newcastle) 74 Tom Varndell (Wasps) 10 Julien Caminati (Brive) 97 Seven Players 5 each Jonny Wilkinson (RC Toulon ) 96 Mogan Turinui (SF Paris) 6 Freddie Burns (Gloucester) 86 Horacio Agulla (Bath), Francis Fainfo (SF Paris), Adrien Plante (Perpignan), Andy Short (Worcester) 6 Jerome Porical (SF Paris) 83 Willie Helu (Wasps) 7 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh) 99 Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues) 6 Ben Botica (Harlequins) 79 Marcus Watson (Newcastle Falcons) 6 Dan Biggar (Ospreys) 78 Keelan Giles (Ospreys) 7 Jack Carty (Connacht Rugby), Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons) 10 Jarrod Evans (Cardiff Blues) 56 Peter Betham (ASM Clermont Auvergne) 10 Ihaia West (La Rochelle) 64 Callum Sheedy (Bristol Bears) 100 Jamie Shillcock (Worcester Warriors) 5 Benoit Paillaugue (Montpellier) 42 Pierre Bruno (Zebre Rugby Club) 4 Léo Berdeu (Lyon) 71 Santiago Socino (Gloucester Rugby) 5 Sam Costelow (Scarlets) 62 Jiuta Wainiqolo (RC Toulon), Johnny Matthews (Glasgow Warriors) 7 Anthony Belleau (Clermont) 81 Onisi Ratave (Benetton), Makazole Mapimpi (Sharks) 6 Léo Berdeau (Lyon) 66 Josh Adams (Cardiff), Paul Boyle (Connacht), Wes Goosen (Edinburgh), Josh MacLeod (Scarlets), Jac Morgan (Ospreys), Chay Mullins (Connacht), Ben Murphy (Connacht) 4 Jacob Umaga (Benetton Rugby) 86 Jacob Umaga (Benetton Rugby) 6

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LEADING SCORERS 1996-2026 POINTS PLAYER

CLUB(S)

Ludovic Mercier

Gloucester 196, Section Paloise 93, Aurillac 58, Grenoble 19, Béziers 20, Padova 72 Newcastle Falcons 317, RC Toulon 166 Connacht Rugby Bath Rugby 410, London Welsh 10 ASM Clermont Auvergne Dax 138, Castres Olympique 62, Section Paloise 20, Montauban 68, RC Toulon 43, Bayonne 8 Bucharest 306 Calvisano 8 Sale Sharks London Irish 275, Northampton Saints 12 Sale Sharks 154, Saracens 119, Dax 6, Petrarca 8 Section Paloise 242, Grenoble 16, Montpellier 23 Bridgend 181, Ebbw Vale 99 Bristol 109, Harlequins 170

Jonny Wilkinson Eric Elwood Olly Barkley Gerald Merceron Sebastien Fauque Florin Vlaicu Charlie Hodgson Barry Everitt Nicky Little David Aucagne Gareth Cull Paul Burke

POINTS 520 483 473 418 364 339 314 313 287 287 281 280 279

TRIES * denotes active player PLAYER

CLUB(S)

Tom Varndell Julian Arias Topsy Ojo Richard Haughton James Simpson-Daniel Sébastien Kuzbik

Wasps 20, Bristol Bears 5 25 Colomiers 9, Stade Français Paris 13 22 London Irish 21 Saracens 16, Wasps 3, USAP 1 20 Gloucester Rugby 20 Union Bordeaux Bègles 12, ASM Clermont 20 Auvergne 2, Grenoble 2, Montpellier Hérault Rugby 4 Grenoble 7, Montpellier Hérault Rugby 6, 19 Agen 5, Narbonne 1 Worcester Warriors 4, Cardiff Rugby 15 19 Connacht Rugby 19 Borders 13, Border Reivers 1, Worcester Warriors 4 18 Worcester Warriors 4 Castres Olympique 11, Beziers 7 18 Grenoble 6, Montpellier Hérault Rugby 6, 18 Agen 5, Narbonne 1 Castres Olympique 10, Beziers 7 18 Gloucester Rugby 17, Leicester Tigers 2 17 ASM Clermont Auvergne 14, Bath Rugby 3 17 Union Bordeaux Bègles 16, Mont de Marsan 1 17 Sale Sharks 17 Saracens 11, CA Brive 6 17 USAP 9, Colomiers 2, CA Brive 6 17

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INDIVIDUAL MATCH RECORDS 1996-2026 MOST POINTS 41

(2T 14C 1PG)

Julien Caminati

(1T 3C 8PG)

David Skrela

(COLOMIERS v Petrarca) 01/02

(4T 7C)

Mark Mapletoft

(GLOUCESTER RUGBY v Ebbw Vale 96/97)

(CA BRIVE v Cetransa El Salvador 10/11)

MOST TRIES 6 5

Alexandre Bouyssie Matt Dawson Daren O’Leary Tom Shanklin Peter Hewat Nicolas Jeanjean Adrien Planté Andy Uren Johnny Matthews

(UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES v Bologna 01/02) (NORTHAMPTON SAINTS v Nice 98/99) (GLOUCESTER v Gran Parma 01/02) (Dinamo Bucuresti v SARACENS 02/03) (LONDON IRISH v Connacht Rugby 08/09) (CA BRIVE v Cetransa El Salvador 10/11) (USAP v Bizkaia Gernika RT 12/13) (BRISTOL BEARS v Enisei-STM 18/19) (GLASGOW WARRIORS v Dragons RFC 22/23 R16)

MOST CONVERSIONS 14

Julien Caminati

(CA BRIVE v Cetransa El Salvador 10/11)

MOST PENALTIES 9

Jason Strange Steven Vile Cédric Rosalen Craig Warlow

(EBBW VALE v RC Toulon 99/00) (BRISTOL v Mont de Marsan 00/01) (NARBONNE v USAP 00/01 quarter-final) (BRIDGEND v Section Paloise 02/03

MOST DROP GOALS 4

Sebastien Fauque

(London Irish v DAX 01/02)

INDIVIDUAL OVERALL RECORDS 1996-2026 MOST POINTS

520

Ludovic Mercier 1997-2010 (Beziers/Aurillac/Gloucester/Grenoble/Pau/Padova)

MOST TRIES:

Tom Varndell 2009-2017 (Wasps, Bristol Bears)

MOST CONVERSIONS: 91

Olly Barkley 2001-2015 (Bath Rugby/London Welsh)

MOST PENALTIES:

115

Eric Elwood 1996-2005 (Connacht Rugby)

MOST DROP GOALS:

Ludovic Mercier 1997-2010 (Beziers/Aurillac/ Gloucester/Grenoble/Pau/Padova) Sebastien Fauque (Montauban, RC Toulon, Bayonne)

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Michael Swift Micky Ward Florin Vlaicu Jamie Noon Tom May

1997-2015 1999-2011 2005-2016 1999-2012 1999-2015

53 53

Eric Elwood Michel Macurdy

1996-2005 1998-2011

Agustin Cavalieri

2005-2016

Sebastien Fauque

1997- 2011

52 50

John Muldoon Simon Azoulai

2004-2018 2000-2012

Ludovic Mercier

1997-2010

Richmond 2, Connacht Rugby 65 Newcastle Falcons Bucharest 54, Calvisano 3 Newcastle Falcons 49, CA Brive 5 Newcastle Falcons 42, RC Toulon 9, London Welsh 2 Connacht Rugby Racing Club 5, RC Toulon 6, Union Bordeaux Bègles 9, Montpellier 33 L’Aquila 6, Padova 31, I Cavalieri Prato 4, Calvisano 11 Pau 7, Castres Olympique 8, Dax 10, Montauban 15, RC Toulon 6, Bayonne 6 Connacht Rugby Perigueux 6, Union Bordeaux Bègles 6, Brive 38 Beziers 3, Aurillac 7, Gloucester 15, Grenoble 2, Pau 8, Padova 15

TEAM MATCH RECORDS 1996-2026 MOST POINTS:

151 Saracens v Dinamo Bucuresti (02/03) 116 CA Brive v Cetransa El Salvador (10/11) 113 Saracens v Bologna (01/02) 113 Saracens v Dinamo Bucuresti (01/02) 111 Northampton Saints v Timisoara Saracens (18/19) 107 Bristol Bears v Enisei-STM (18/19) 107 Reivers v AA Coimbra (04/05) MOST AGGREGATE POINTS: 151 Saracens 151 Dinamo Bucuresti 0 (02/03) 126 Bristol Bears 107 Enisei-STM 19 (18/19) MOST TRIES: 23 Saracens v Dinamo Bucuresti (02/03) MOST CONVERSIONS: 18 Saracens v Dinamo Bucuresti (02/03) MOST PENALTIES: 10 Ebbw Vale v RC Toulon (99/00) MOST DROP GOALS: 4 Dax v London Irish (01/02) FASTEST TRY FROM START OF MATCH: 15 seconds Harry Randall (Bristol Bears) v RC Toulon 2020 FINAL

TEAM OVERALL RECORDS 1996-2026 MOST MATCHES:

146

Connacht Rugby 1998-2026

MOST POINTS IN A SEASON:

450

Saracens (01/02)

BEST WINNING STREAK:

Gloucester Rugby (14/15-15/16)

WORST LOSING STREAK:

GRAN Parma (01/02-07/08)

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FINAL RECORDS 1997-2026 INDIVIDUAL Most Points Most Tries

27 2

Most Conversions Most Penalties

6 7 6 3

Most Titles

Paul Burke (Harlequins) v Narbonne 2001 – aet Bernard de Giusti (Colomiers v Agen 1998) Nicolas Bacque (Section Paloise v Castres Oly 2000) Charlie Hodgson (Sale Sharks v Section Paloise 2005) Jesse Mogg (Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Harlequins 2016) Baptiste Serin (RC Toulon v Glasgow Warriors 2023) Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors v RC Toulon 2023) Donovan Taofifénua (Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Ulster 2026) Alex King (Wasps v Bath Rugby 2003) Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz Olympique) v RC Toulon 2012) Callum Sheedy (Bristol Bears) v RC Toulon 2020 Ben Foden, Christian Day (Sale Sharks 2005, Northampton Saints 2009, 2014); Benoit Paillaugue (Montpellier Hérault Rugby 2016, 2021, RC Toulon 2023)

TEAM Most Points

59 48 43 Most Tries 9 Most Conversions 7 Most Penalties 7 Biggest Victory Margin 38 Most titles 3 Most Appearances

5 4

Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Ulster Rugby 2026 Wasps v Bath Rugby 2003 Colomiers v Agen 1998, RC Toulon v Glasgow Warriors 2023 Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Ulster Rugby 2026 Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Ulster Rugby 2026 Biarritz Olympique v RC Toulon 2012 Colomiers v Agen 1998 ASM Clermont Auvergne (99, 07, 19); Harlequins (01, 04, 11), Montpellier Hérault Rugby (16, 21, 26) Gloucester Rugby (06,15, 17, 18, 24); RC Toulon (10, 12, 20, 22, 23), Bath Rugby (03, 07, 08, 14, 25) Harlequins (01, 04, 11, 16); ASM Clermont Auvergne (99, 04, 07, 19)

OVERALL Most Points Most Tries Most Conversions Most Penalties Most Drop Goals Attendance

224

85 13 10 12 2

2026 (Montpellier Hérault Rugby 59 Ulster Rugby 26) 2026 (Montpellier Hérault Rugby 9 Ulster Rugby 4) 2026 (Montpellier Hérault Rugby 7 Ulster Rugby 3) 2012 (Biarritz Olympique 7, RC Toulon 5) 2001 (Harlequins 1 v Narbonne 1) 2011 (Stade Francais Paris 2 v Harlequins) 51,431 Lyon v RC Toulon (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, 2022)

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FINALS MAN OF THE MATCH AWARDS 2004

Olivier Azam

(Montferrand)

2005

Charlie Hodgson

(Sale Sharks)

2006

Andy Hazell

(Gloucester Rugby)

2007

Julien Malzieu

(ASM Clermont Auvergne)

2008

Danny Grewcock

(Bath Rugby)

2009

Dylan Hartley

(Northampton Saints)

2010

Sonny Bill Williams

(RC Toulon)

2011

Nick Evans

(Harlequins)

2012

Dimitri Yachvili

(Biarritz Olympique)

2013

Johnny Sexton

(Leinster Rugby)

2014

Stephen Myler

(Northampton Saints)

2015

Jonny May

(Gloucester Rugby)

2016

Paul Willemse

(Montpellier Hérault Rugby)

2017

Sergio Parisse

(Stade Francais Paris)

2018

Olly Robinson

(Cardiff Rugby)

2019

Fritz Lee

(ASM Clermont Auvergne)

2020

Ben Earl

(Bristol Bears)

2021

Johan Goosen

(Montpellier Hérault Rugby)

2022

Baptiste Couilloud

(Lyon)

2023

Cheslin Kolbe

(RC Toulon)

2024

Vincent Koch

(Hollywoodbets Sharks)

2025

Ben Spencer

(Bath Rugby)

2026

Alex Becognee

(Montpellier Hérault Rugby)

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Lenni Nouchi and his Montpellier Hérault Rugby teammates celebrate after being presented with the EPCR Challenge Cup trophy in Bilbao last season

THE 30 TOURNAMENT FINALS 26.01.97 Stade de Méditerranée BOURGOIN 18 Castres Olympique 9 01.02.98 Les Sept Deniers COLOMIERS 43 Agen 5 27.02.99 Stade Gerland MONTFERRAND (Clermont) 35 Bourgoin 16 28.05.00 Les Sept Deniers SECTION PALOISE 34 Castres Olympique 21 20.05.01 Madejski Stadium HARLEQUINS 42 Narbonne 33 (AET) 26.05.02 Kassam Stadium SALE SHARKS 25 Pontypridd 22 25.05.03 Madejski Stadium WASPS 48 Bath Rugby 30 22.05.04 Madejski Stadium HARLEQUINS 27 Montferrand (ASM) 26 21.05.05 Kassam Stadium SALE SHARKS 27 Section Paloise 3 21.05.06 Twickenham Stoop GLOUCESTER RUGBY 36 London Irish 34 (AET) 19.05.07 Twickenham Stoop ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 22 Bath Rugby 16 25.05.08 Kingsholm BATH RUGBY 24 Worcester Warriors 16 22.05.09 Twickenham Stoop NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 15 Bourgoin 3 23.05.10 Stade Velodrome CARDIFF BLUES 28 RC Toulon 21 20.05.11 Cardiff City Stadium HARLEQUINS 19 Stade Français Paris 18 19.05.12 Twickenham Stoop BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 21 RC Toulon 18 17.05.13 RDS Arena LEINSTER RUGBY 34 Stade Français Paris 13 23.05.14 Cardiff Arms Park NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 30 Bath Rugby 16 1.05.15 Twickenham Stoop GLOUCESTER RUGBY 19 Edinburgh Rugby 13 13.05.16 Grand Stade de Lyon MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY 26 Harlequins 19 12.05.17 BT Murrayfield STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 25 Gloucester Rugby 17 13.05.18 San Mames Stadium CARDIFF BLUES 31 Gloucester Rugby 30 14.05.19 St James’ Park ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 36 Stade Rochelais 16 16.10.20 Stade Maurice David BRISTOL BEARS 32 RC Toulon 19 21.05.21 Twickenham Stadium MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY 18 Leicester Tigers 17 27.05.22 Stade Vélodrome LYON 30 RC Toulon 12 19.05.23 Aviva Stadium RC TOULON 43 Glasgow Warriors 19 24.05.24 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium HOLLYWOODBETS SHARKS 36 Gloucester Rugby 22 23.05.25 Principality Stadium BATH RUGBY 37 Lyon 12 22.05.26 San Mames Stadium MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY 59 Ulster Rugby 26

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10,000 12,500 31,986 6,000 11,211 12,000 18,074 13,123 7,230 12,053 10,134 16,157 9,260 48,990 12,236 9,376 20,396 12,483 14,316 28,556 24,594 32,543 28,438 1,000 10,000 51,431 31,514 34,761 36,705 43,204

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WINNERS BY NATIONALITY 1997-2026

THE updates to the list means that 609 players from 18 countries are now officially recognised by EPCR as tournament winners by dint of their inclusion in finals’ match day squads. France lead with 186 winners, with England next with 176. South Africa are third on 48, Wales next on 47, Ireland 35, then New Zealand 27, Samoa 19, Australia 19, Scotland 14, Fiji and Argentina are both on 11, followed by Georgia 8, Tonga 6, USA 5, Italy 3, Canada 2, Norway and Senegal 1.

Three-time winner Benoit Paillaugue

Ben Foden and Christian Day (Sale Sharks 2005, Northampton Saints 2009 and 2014) along with Benoit Paillaugue (Montpellier Hérault Rugby 2016, 2021 and RC Toulon 2023) hold the record for the most individual wins with three each. ASM Clermont Auvergne (1999, 2007, 2019), Harlequins (2001, 2004, 2011) and Montpellier Hérault Rugby (2016, 2021, 2026) are the most successful clubs with three titles apiece. EPCRUGBY.COM

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WINNERS BY NATIONALITY 1997-2026 Rep used = used replacement; Rep = unused replacement. Winning captains in bold. The nationality of each player is represented by the emblem of his country’s union.

FRANCE (186) Akrab Liam 2026 (rep used) Arbo Laurent 2000 Aucagne David 2000 (captain) August Benoit (rep used) 2012 Aurignac Bertrand 2000 (rep) Azam Olivier 1999 2006 (rep used) Azema Franck 1999 Bacque Nicolas 2000 Bamba Demba 2022 Barraque Jean-Pascal 2012 Barassi Pierre-Louis 2022 Barrau Cyril 1998 (rep used) Barrier David 1999 Bastareaud Mathieu 2023 (rep used) Baubigny Teddy 2023 Becognée Alexandre 2021 2026 Belligoi Laurent 1997 Berdeu Léo 2022 Beyssen Jean-Paul 1998 Biboulet Marc 1998 Bomati Pascal 2000 Bonneval Hugo 2017 Bonfils Remy 2017 Bory David 1999 Bouthier Anthony 2021 Bria Sébastien 2000 (rep) Bru Yannick 1998 Bruno Sébastien 2005 Brusque Nicolas 2000 Burban Antoine 2017 Cadot Auguste 2026 Caillet Pierre 2005 (rep used) Camara Djibril 2017 Camara Yacouba 2021 Capdevielle Pierre 1999 (rep) Carré Mickaël 1998 Cassagne Gilles 1997 Castaignède Stéphane 1999 Cécillon Marc 1997 (captain) Chabal Sébastien 2005 Chanal Raphaël 2007 (rep)

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Chazalet Alexandre 1997 Cleda Thierry 2000 Collazo Patrice 2006 Coly Leo 2026 (rep used) Combes Guillaume 2000 Costes Arnaud 1999 Couilloud Baptiste 2022 Cretin Dylan 2022 Dalpos Dominique 1998 Dantiacq David 2000 Danty Jonathan 2017 Darmon Thomas 2026 (rep used) Daude Jean 1997 De Giusti Bernard 1998 Dieude Michel 2007 Dini Didier 1998 (rep) Doumayrou Geoffrey 2017 Doussain Jean-Marc 2022 (rep used) DuGuid Tyler 2026 Dupuy Julien 2017 (rep used) Emmanuelli Laurent 2007 Erdocio Baptiste 2026 (rep used) Etchegaray Jon 2026 (rep used) Falgoux Etienne 2019 Fall Benjamin 2016 Favre Patrice 1997 (rep used) Floch Anthony 2007 Fofana Wesley 2019 Forletta Enzo 2021 2026 Frier Julian 1997 (rep) Gabrillagues Paul 2017 Galletier Kelian 2016 (rep used) Galthié Fabien 1998 Gimenez Charles 2012 (rep) Glas Stéphane 1997 Gomez Laurent 1997 Gouaillard Olivier 2000 (rep used) Goujon Loann 2022 (rep used) Gros Jean-Baptiste 2023 (rep used) Guilhot Nicolas 1997 (rep) Guirado Guilhem 2021 (captain) Guntert Laurent 1999 (rep used) Guyot Benoit 2012 Haouas Mohamed 2021 2026 Harinordoquy Imanol 2012 (captain)

Heguy Arnaud 2012 Heyer Fabrice 1999 Iturria Arthur 2019 Ivaldi Mickael 2016 (rep used) 2022 (rep used) Jacquet Loïc 2007 (rep used) Jedrasiak Paul 2019 (rep used) Kaabeche Hamza 2022 (rep used) Kayser Benjamin 2019 Lagouarde Alain 2000 Lakafia Raphael 2017 (rep used) Lambey Félix 2022 (rep used) Lapandry Alexandre Laperne David 2000 Larrue Christophe 1999 (rep used) Laurent-Varangue Patrick 1999 (rep) Lauret Wenceslas 2012 Lecomte Éric 1999 Leflamand Laurent 1997 Lhermet Jean-Marc 1999 Lopez Camille 2019 Lorenzi Jean-Marc 1998 Malafosse Michel 1997 Malzieu Julien 2007 Manent Hervé 1998 Marchand Guillaume 2022 Marconnet Sylvain 2012 (rep used) Marsh Tony 2007 Martin-Culet Jean-François 1997 (rep used) Mazille Dominique 1997 Menieu Emmanuel 1999 Merceron Gérald 1999 Mercier Ludovic 2006 (rep used) Mignoni Pierre 2007 Mignot Xavier 2022 (rep used) Miguel Brice 2007 (rep used) Milhas Serge 1998 (rep used) Milloud Olivier 1997 (rep) Morante Jérôme 1999 (rep used) Moro Gildas 1998 (rep used) Nadau Nicolas 1999 Ngandebe Gabriel 2021 (rep used) 2026 Nibelle Frédéric 1997 (rep used) Nones Richard 1998 (rep used)

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Nouchi Lenni 2026 O'Connor Marvin 2016 Ollivon Charles 2023 (captain) Ouedraogo Fulgence 2016 (captain) 2021 Pages Phillippe 1998 Paillaugue Benoit 2016 (rep used) 2021 2023 (rep used) Panis Lauren 2017 (rep used) Parra Morgan 2019 (captain) Péclier Alexandre 1997 Penaud Damian 2019 Peyrelongue Julien 2012 Peysson Stéphane 1998 Plisson Jules 2017 Priso Dany 2023 Privat Thibaut 2007 Raka Alivereti 2019 Raschi Pierre 1997 Rattez Vincent 2021 Revallier Jean-Phillipe 1998 Rey Joël 2000 Ribeyrolles Fabrice 1999 (captain) Rolles Franck 2000 Roque Sébastien 1998 Rougerie Aurélien 2007 (captain) Sadourny Jean-Luc 1998 (captain) Sanchez Jean-Pierre 1997 Sarrat Olivier 2000 (rep used) Sarraute Christophe 1999 Serin Baptiste 2023 Sieurac Jérôme 1998 Sinzelle Jeremy 2017 (rep used) 2023 (rep used) Skrela David 1998 (rep used) Slimani Rabah 2017 2019 Sobela Patrick 2022 Sudre Grégory 2000 (rep used) Tabacco Patrick 1998 (rep used) Tanguy Mathieu 2023 Taofifenua Donovan 2026 Taofifenua Romain 2022 Taofifenua Sébastien 2022 Tauleigne Marco 2026 (rep used) Thion Jerome 2012 Tolofua Christopher 2023 (rep used) Torossian Frédéric 2000 Toulouze Olivier 1999 (rep) Traille Damien 2000 2012 Triep-Capdeville Pierre 2000 Vahaamahina Sebastien 2019 Verhaeghe Florian 2021 2026

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Vermeulen Elvis 2007 Vessiller Philippe 1997 Vignolo Sébastien 2000 (rep used) Villière Gabin 2023 Vincent Arthur 2021 2026 Watremez Yvan 2012 2016 (rep used) Willemse Paul 2016 2021 Yachvili Dimitri 2012

ENGLAND (176) Abbott Stuart 2003 Abendanon Nick 2008 Allen Anthony 2006 Allison Gareth 1999 (rep used) Anglesea Peter 2002 2005 (rep used) Attwood Dave 2020 Bailey James 2006 (rep used) Balshaw Iain 2012 Banahan Matt 2008 Barbeary Alfie 2025 (rep used) Barkley Olly 2008 Baxendell Jos 2002 (rep used) 2005 Bell Duncan 2008 (rep used) Bermand Scott 2004 Birkett Richard 2003 Black Adam 2002 (rep used) Borthwick Steve 2008 (captain) Brookes Kieran 2023 (rep used) Brown Alex 2006 Brown Mike 2011 Browne Peter 2011 (rep) Burrell Luther 2014 Butt Will 2025 Buxton Peter 2006 (captain) Cairns Matt 2011 (rep) Care Danny 2011 Carr-Smith Tom 2025 (rep used) Chisholm Ross 2011 (rep used) Clarke Jon 2009 Clark Calum 2014 Clegg Rory 2011 (rep) Codling Alex 2001 (rep used) Cokanasiga Joe 2025 Corbisiero Alex 2014 Crockett Alex 2008 Cueto Mark 2002 2005

Dallaglio Lawrence 2003 (captain) Davidson Bill 2004 (rep) Dawiduik Darren 2015 (rep used) Dawson Jon 2001 2004 Day Christian 2005 (rep used) 2009 (rep used) 2014 Deane Mel 2002 2004 de Glanville Tom 2025 Denman Gareth 2014 Dickens Alan 2002 (rep) 2009 (rep used) Dickinson Sam 2014 Dickson Lee 2009 2014 Diggin Paul 2009 Diprose Tony 2004 Donoghue Ciaran 2025 (rep used) Dowson Phil 2014 Dunn Tom 2025 Earl Ben 2020 Easter Mark 2009 Easter Nick 2011 Erinle Ayoola 2003 (rep used) Eustace Adam 2006 (rep used) Evans Gareth 2015 Evans James 2004 Ewels Charlie 2025 Flatman David 2008 Foden Ben 2005 2009 2014 Forrester James 2006 Forster Jack 2006 Foster Mark 2006 Friday Mike 2001 (rep) Gollings Ben 2001 Gray Joe 2011 Green Will 2003 Greening Phil 2003 Greenstock Nick 2001 Greenwood Will 2001 2004 Grewcock Danny 2008 Hanley Steve 2002 Harris Dan 2002 (rep used) Hartley Dylan 2009 Hayter James 2004 (rep) Haywood Mikey 2014 Hazell Andy 2006 Hill Ted 2025 Hodgson Charlie 2002 2005 Holmes Ed 2020 (rep used) Jenkins Rory 2001 (rep used) Jennings Ed 2001 (rep used) Jones Chris 2002 2005 Jones Chris Rhys 2005 (rep used) Kessell Tom 2020 (rep used)

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WINNERS BY NATIONALITY 1997-2026 King Alex 2003 Kloska George 2020 (rep used) Kpoku Joel 2022 Kvesic Matt 2015 Lamb Ryan 2006 Lambert Mark 2011 (rep) Lawes Courtney 2009 (rep used) 2014 Leonard Jason 2001 2004 (rep used) Lewsey Josh 2003 Lipman Michael 2008 Lock Mark 2003 (rep used) Lowe George 2011 Lozowski Alex 2021 Malins Max 2020 Marler Joe 2011 May Jonny 2015 McKenzie Alistair 2003 (rep used) McMillan Ross 2014 Mears Lee 2008 Mercey Tom 2014 Miall Simon 2004 Monye Ugo 2004 2011 Muir Will 2025 Myler Stephen 2009 2014 Narraway Luke 2006 (rep used) Obano Beno 2025 O’Conor Piers 2020 (rep used) Ojomoh Max 2025 O’Leary Daren 2001 Palmer Tom 2015 Pendlebury Jonathan 2006 Pepper Guy 2025 (rep used) Purdy Henry 2015 Randall Harry 2020 Reid Miles 2025 Richards Peter 2006 Robinson Jason 2002 2005 (captain) Robinson Olly 2018 (rep used) Robshaw Chris 2011 (captain) Robson Dan 2015 (rep) Robson George 2011 Rowan Jacob 2015 (rep used) Rudd John 2003 Sanderson Pat 2001 Sanderson Alex 2002 Savage Tom 2015 Schofield Dean 2005 Scrivener Peter 2003 (rep used) Sharman Brett 2009 (rep used) Sharples Charlie 2015 Shaw Simon 2003 Shaw Martin 2002

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Sheridan Andrew 2005 Sherriff Luke 2004 (rep used) Short Peter 2008 (rep used) Simpson-Daniel James 2006 Sinckler Kyle 2020 Skinner Will 2011 (rep used) Spencer Ben 2025 (captain) Starr Bruce 2001 (rep used) Stephenson Tom 2014 Stevens Matt 2008 Stuart Will 2025 Thacker Harry 2020 Thirlby Rob 2006 Thomas Haydn 2006 (rep) Thomas Yann 2015 (rep used) 2020 Tindall Mike 2006 Titterrell Andrew 2002 (rep used) 2005 Turner-Hall Jordan 2011 Turner Stuart 2002 2005 Twelvetrees Billy 2015 (captain) Underhill Sam 2025 Van Gisbergen Mark 2003 Volley Paul 2003 Vunipola Billy 2026 (captain) Waller Alex 2014 Walshe Nick 2008 (rep used) Waters Fraser 2003 White-Cooper Steve 2001 Wilks Richard 2002 (rep) Williams Jamie 2001 Winters Roy 2001 Wood Martyn 2003 Wood Nick 2015 Wood Tom 2014 (captain) Woolmore Jake 2020 (rep used) Worsley Mike 2004 Worsley Joe 2003 Yates Kevin 2002

SOUTH AFRICA (48) Alberts Willem 2017 (rep used) Bosch Curwin 2024 (rep used) Buthelezi Phepsi 2024 Catrakilis Demetri 2016 Claassens Michael 2008 Dixon Pieter 2008 (rep used) Du Plessis Bismarck 2016 2021 (rep used) Du Plessis Jacques 2016 2021 (rep used) Du Plessis Jannie 2016

du Toit Thomas 2025 (rep used) Ebersohn Robert 2016 (rep used) Esterhuizen Grant 2007 Etzebeth Eben 2024 (captain) Fassi Aphelele 2024 Goosen Johan 2021 Grobler Gerbrandt 2024 Hooker Ethan 2024 Jacobs Hanro 2024 (rep used) James Butch 2008 Keyter Eduan 2024 (rep) Koch Vincent 2024 Kok Werner 2024 Kolbe Cheslin 2023 Kruger Juandre 2009 Labuschagne Jeandre 2024 (rep used) Mapimpi Makazole 2024 Marais Charl 2002 Masuku Siya 2024 Mbatha Fez 2024 (rep used) Mbonambi Bongi 2024 Mchunu Ntuthuko 2024 (rep used) Nche Ox 2024 Pollard Handré 2021 (rep used) Reinach Cobus 2021 (rep used) Rodgers Robert 2021 (rep) Ross Jono 2017 Serfontein Jan 2021 Spies Pierre 2016 Steyn Frans 2016 Steyn Morne 2017 (rep used) Tshituka Vincent 2024 Van der Merwe Heinke 2017 Van Staden Eugene 2012 van Wyk Francois 2025 (rep used) Venter Francois 2024 Venter James 2024 Vos Andre 2004 (captain) Williams Grant 2024 Wright Cameron 2024 (rep used)

WALES (47) Allinson Darren 2010 (rep) Andrews Scott 2010 (rep used) 2018 (rep used) Anscombe Gareth 2018 Beard Adam 2026 (rep used) Biggar Dan 2023 Cheeseman Tom 2008 (rep

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IRELAND (35) Adeolokun Niyi 2020 (rep used) Annett Niall 2025 (rep used) Best Neil 2009 Boss Isaac 2013 Burns Billy 2015 (rep) Burke Paul 2001 2004 Conway Andrew 2013

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NEW ZEALAND (27) Afoa John 2015 2020 (rep used) Arnold Toby 2022 Blair Ben 2010 Broomhall Sam 2007 Browne Daniel 2008 Dowd Craig 2003 Evans Nick 2011 Geany Nigel 1997 Goodman Andrew 2013 (rep used) Halaholo Willis 2018 Heenan Jake 2020 (rep used) Laulala Casey 2010 Lee Fritz 2019 Lines Scott 2002 Maddock Joe 2008 Moala George 2019 Morgan David 1997 (rep used) Ngatai Charlie 2022 Reihana Bruce 2009 (captain) Rush Xavier 2010 Tito Paul 2010 (rep used) Todd Robert 2005 2009 Toeava Isaia 2019

Tuitavke Anthony 2016 West Ihaia 2023 (rep used) Williams Nick 2018 Wilson James 2014

SAMOA (19) Alainu’uese Brian 2023 Alo-Emile Paul 2017 (rep used) Fa’amatuainu Jonny 2008 Fa’asavalu Maurie 2011 Feaunati Zak 2008 (rep used) Fotuali’i Kahn 2014 Fuga Tani 2001 (rep used) 2004 Harder George 2004 Johnston James 2011 Lee-Lo Rey 2018 Leota Trevor 2003 (rep used) Leiua Alapati 2020 Paia’aua Duncan 2023 Pisi Ken 2014 Pisi George 2014 Taele Pelu 2012 Taufua Jordan 2022 (captain) Nanai-Williams Tim 2019 (rep used) Vui Chris 2020

AUSTRALIA (19) Banks Tom 2026 Berne Shaun 2008 (rep used) Fainga’a Colby 2022 (rep used) Genia Will 2017 Gray Talaleilei 2012 (rep used) Haylett-Petty Dane 2012 Hill Anthony 2000 (rep used) James Brock 2007 Meakes Billy 2015 Mogg Jesse 2016 (rep used) Morahan Luke 2020 Morgan Garrick 2001 Pinkerton Stuart 2002 Pyle Hugh 2017 Timani Sitaleki 2016 (rep used) 2019 Uelese Jordan 2026 Ulugia John 2019 (rep used) White Nic 2016 Wilson David 2001 (captain)

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WINNERS BY NATIONALITY 1997-2026 Longo Gonzalo 2007 (rep used) Miotti Domingo 2026 Scelzo Martin 2007 SCOTLAND (13) Ansbro Joe 2009 (rep used) Chalmers Craig 2001 (rep) Du Preez Cornell 2023 Gray Scott 2009 Laidlaw Greig 2015 2019 (rep used) Logan Kenny 2003 (rep used) McColl Stevie 2015 (rep) Murray Euan 2009 Price Ali 2026 Redpath Bryan 2002 (captain) 2005 Richardson Dylan 2024 (rep used) Russell Finn 2025 Smith Tom 2009 (rep used) Stewart Barry 2005 (rep used)

FIJI (11) Bai Seremaia 2007 (rep used) Bolakoro Ilikena 2012 (rep) Nacewa Isa 2013 Naqalevu Apisai 2019 (rep used) Nagusa Timoci 2016 Qera Akapusi 2016 Radradra Semi 2020 Tuisova Josua 2022 Vuidarvuwalu Waisea 2017 2023 Wainiqolo Jiuta 2023 Yato Peceli 2019 (rep used)

ARGENTINA (9) Bosch Marcello (rep used) 2012 Camacho Gonzalo 2011 Fernandez Lobbe Ignacio 2005 2009 Isa Facundo 2023 (rep used) Galarza Mariano (rep used) 2015 Gomez Kodela Francisco (rep used) 2012 2022 (rep used) Ledesma Mario 2007

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CANADA (2) Cudmore Jamie 2007 Duguid Tyler 2021 (rep used) GEORGIA (8) Gigashvili Beka 2023 Kakabadze Beka 2019 (rep used) Kubriashvili Davit 2016 (rep used) Niniashvili Davit 2022 Nariashvili Mikheil 2016 Shvelidze Goderzi 2007 (rep) Zhvania Zurab 2017 (rep) Zirakashvili Davit 2019 (rep used)

NORWAY (1) Lund Erik (rep used) 2012

SENEGAL (1) Hounkpatin Wilfrid 2026 (rep used)

TONGA (6) Filise Taufa'ao 2010 2018 Martens Sililo 2005 (rep used) Molitika Ma’ama 2010 Puafisi Sila 2015 (rep) Piutau Siale 2020 (captain) Tonga’uiha Soane 2009

USA (5) Hercus Mike 2005 (rep used) Lamositele Titi 2021 (rep used) Manoa Samu 2014 Ngwenya Taku 2012 Scully Blaine 2018

ITALY (3) Giacheri Mark 2002 (rep) Parisse Sergio 2017 (captain) 2023 Troncon Alessandro 2007 (rep)

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Wayne

England

2012

BERDOS

Christophe

France

2008

BRACE

Andrew

Ireland

2020 2021

CARLEY

Matthew

England

2026

CLANCY

George

Ireland

2009 2011

DAVIDSON

Hollie

Scotland

2025

DUMÉ

Joël

France

1999

GARCÈS

Jérôme

France

2014

2015

LACEY

John

Ireland

2016

2017

LEWIS

Alan

Ireland

2002 2005

MORRISON

England

1998

OWENS

Nigel

Wales

2007

PEARCE

Luke

England

2022

RAYNAL

Mathieu

France

2024

ROBIN

Patrick

France

1997

ROLLAND

Alain

Ireland

2010

WHITE

Chris

England

2000

WHITEHOUSE Nigel

Wales

2001

WILLIAMS

Wales

2003

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Nigel

2019

2023

2018

2013

2004

2006

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TOURNAMENT DOUBLE WINNERS 1997-2026

The following players have the distinction of winning both the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup by dint of being included in match day squads for Final matches in the tournaments. England have 20 players who have completed the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup double, ahead of Ireland on 19. Leinster Rugby’s Cian Healy, Isa Nacewa, Johnny Sexton and Devin Toner have the most titles overall with five apiece. Lawrence Dallaglio of Wasps is the only player to have captained winning teams in both tournaments.

History-maker, Lawrence Dallaglio, with the Heineken Cup in 2007

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ENGLAND (20) Abbott Stuart Birkett Richard Dallaglio Lawrence Erinle Ayoola Gray Joe Green Will Hodgson Charlie King Alex Lewsey Josh Lock Mark Lozowski Alex Palmer Tom Richards Peter Shaw Simon Sheridan Andrew Spencer Ben Van Gisbergen Mark Volley Paul Waters Fraser Worsley Joe

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2003 2003 2003 (capt) 2003 (rep) 2011 2003 2002 2005 2003 2003 2003 (rep used) 2021 2015 2006 2003 2005 2025 2003 2003 2003 2003

IRELAND (19) Boss Isaac Cooney John Cronin Seán Cullen Leo Healy Cian Heaslip Jamie Jennings Shane Kearney Dave Kearney Rob

2011 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) 2018 2009 (capt) 2011 (capt) 2012 (capt) 2009 2011 2012 2018 2009 2011 2012 2009 2011 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) 2009 (rep used) 2012 2018

2013 2013 (rep used) 2013 2013 (rep used) 2013 (rep used) 2013 (capt) 2013 (rep used) 2013 (rep used) 2013

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Challenge Cup 2004 (rep used) 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013

FRANCE (13) Bacque Nicolas Bastareaud Mathieu Bru Yannick Bruno Sébastien Danty Jonathan Guirado Guilhem Manent Hervé Marchand Guillaume Penaud Damian Priso Dany Sinzelle Jérémy

1996 (rep) 2013 2014 2015 2003 2005 (rep used) 2013 2022 2023 2015 1996 2021 (rep used) 2025 2022 2022

Skrela David Taofifenua Romain

2010 2015 (rep used)

2000 2023 (rep used) 1998 2005 2017 2021 (capt) 1998 2022 2019 2023 2017 (rep used) 2023 (rep used) 1998 (rep used) 2020 2022

SOUTH AFRICA (4) Claassens Michael Koch Vincent Kolbe Cheslin Van der Merwe Heinke

2014 (rep used) 2017 2019 (rep used) 2021 2011 (rep used) 2012 (rep used)

2008 2024 2023 2017

WALES (3) Halfpenny Leigh Howley Rob Jenkins Gethin

2015 2004 2013 (rep used)

2010 2003 (rep used) 2010 (capt)

ARGENTINA (3) Bosch Marcello Fernandez Lobbe Ignacio Scelzo Martin

2016 (rep used) 2017 2016 (rep used) 2000 (rep used)

2012 (rep used) 2005 2009 2007

NEW ZEALAND (1) West Ihaia

2022

2023 (rep used)

SAMOA (1) Leota Trevor

2004

2003 (rep used)

FIJI (1) Nacewa Isa

2009 2011 2012 2018 (capt)

2013

GEORGIA (1) Kubriashvili Davit

2013 (rep used)

2016 (rep used)

USA (1) Lamositele Titi

2017 (rep used) 2019

2021 (rep used)

Keogh Simon Madigan Ian McFadden Fergus McGrath Jack O’Brien Seán Ross Mike Ruddock Rhys Sexton Johnny Strauss Richardt Toner Devin

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EUROPEAN SHIELD REVIEW 2002/03 ROUND 1 – FIRST LEG Castres Olympique 14 Grenoble 13; Ebbw Vale 37 Madrid 2012 16; GR.A.N. Rugby Parma 21 Pau 16; La Moraleja Alcobendas 26 Rugby Parma 19; Rugby Rovigo 26 Caerphilly 22; Mont de Marsan 17 Rugby Silea 7; Rugby Roma 18 Petrarca Padova 38; L’Aquila Rugby 24 Dinamo Bucuresti 27. ROUND 1 – SECOND LEG Grenoble 30 Castres Olympique 31 Madrid 2012 16 Ebbw Vale 38 Pau 30 GR.A.N. Rugby Parma 20 Rugby Parma 26 La Moraleja Alcobendas 13 Caerphilly 58 Rugby Rovigo 17 Rugby Silea 17 Mont de Marsan 32 Petrarca Padova 14 Rugby Roma 14

Castres Olympique qualify for quarter-finals 4-0 on match points Ebbw Vale qualify for quarter-finals 4-0 on match points Pau qualify for quarter-finals on + 5 points difference Rugby Parma qualify for quarter-finals on + 6 points difference Caerphilly qualify for quarter-finals on a +37 points difference Mont de Marsan qualify for quarter-finals 4-0 on match points Petrarca Padova qualify for quarter-finals 3-1on 3-1 on match match points points

QUARTER-FINALS – FIRST LEG Caerphilly 41 Rugby Parma 28; Dinamo Bucuresti 0 Castres Olympique 88; Ebbw Vale 29 Pau 3; Petrarca Padova 15 Mont de Marsan 16. QUARTER-FINALS – SECOND LEG Castres Olympique 123 Dinamo Bucuresti 0

Castres Olympique qualify for semi-ﬁnals 4-0 on match points

Mont de Marsan 16 Petrarca Padova 30

Petrarca Padova qualify for the semi-ﬁnals on + 13 points difference (45-32)

Pau 63 Ebbw Vale 17

Pau qualify for the semi-ﬁnals on + 20 points difference (66-46)

Rugby Parma 15 Caerphilly 10

Caerphilly qualify for the semi-ﬁnals on + 8 points difference (51-43)

SEMI-FINALS – FIRST LEG Castres Olympique 54 Pau 25; Petrarca Padova 10 Caerphilly 28. SEMI-FINALS – SECOND LEG Pau 26 Castres Olympique 24 Caerphilly 26 Petrarca Padova 33

Castres qualify for ﬁnal with +27 points aggregate Caerphilly qualify for ﬁnal with +11 points aggregate

FINAL EUROPEAN SHIELD FINAL EUROPEAN SHIELD FINAL

Sunday, 25 May 2003 Sunday, Sunday 25 May, 2003 25 May 2003 Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 4,000 HT: 13-7 Madejski Stadium, Reading Attendance: 4,000 HT: 13-7 Madejski Stadium, Reading – Attendance: 4,000 – HT: 13-7

CASTRESOLYMPIQUE OLYMPIQUE 40 40 CASTRES 40 CASTRES OLYMPIQUE

CAERPHILLY 12 12 CAERPHILLY CAERPHILLY

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE: L Marticorena (N Nadau 53); U Mola, S Roques, C Stoica (N Raffault 61), L Arbo; R Teulet (M Sans 72), A Albouy; M Reggiardo (S Sparks 61), R Vigneaux (D Narjissi 72), J Garcia, D Barrier (capt), N Spanghero, R Froment (J-M Bisaro 58), R Capo (P Furet (41), G Taussac. Scorers: Tries: R Froment 2, S Roques, N Spanghero, L Arbo; Cons: R Teulet 3; Pens: R Teulet 3. CAERPHILLY: S Tuipulotu (G Lewis 45); R Howells, R Boobyer, J Murphy, T Taufahema; J Thomas, A Chilten; L Manning (R Bilton 40, G Liddon 65), C Ferris (capt, F Vunipola 41) Watkins 57), G Jones (S Grainger 49), M Workman, J El-Abd. D Sweet, D Davies, P Jones (N Workman Scorers: Tries: R Boobyer, J El-Abd; Con: J Thomas. Referee: Donal Courtney (Ireland).

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EUROPEAN SHIELD REVIEW 2003/04 ROUND 1 – FIRST LEG Valladolid 9 Rugby Parma 15; Rugby Rovigo 48 Cetransa El Salvador 13; GRAN Rugby 41 Rotherham Titans 33; UC Madrid 27 Viadana 60; L’Aquila Rugby 36 UE Santboiana 22; Clube Rugby Lisboa 25 Leonessa 13; RC Coimbra 0 Petrarca 45; Montpellier 46 Rugby Roma 10. ROUND 1 – SECOND LEG Rugby Parma 27 Valladolid 10

on match Rugby Parma qualify 4-0 on 4-0 match points points

Viadana 43 UC Madrid 3

4-04-0 on match points Viadana qualify on

Petrarca Rugby 83 RC Coimbra 3

Petrarca Rugby qualify 4-0 on 4-0 points on match points

Leonessa 42 Clube Rugby Lisboa 18

Leonessa qualify on + 12 points difference

Cetransa El Salvador 40 Rugby Rovigo 24

Rugby Rovigo qualify on + 19 points difference

UE Santboiana 26 L’Aquila Rugby 8

UE Santboiana qualify on + 4 points difference

Rotherham Titans 42 GRAN Rugby 17

Rotherham qualify on + 17 points difference

Rugby Roma 10 Montpellier 22

Montpellier qualify 4-0 on 4-0 match points points on match

QUARTER-FINALS – FIRST LEG Rugby Parma 29 Rugby Rovigo 10; Viadana 32 Rotherham Titans 30; UE Santboiana 19 Leonessa 27; Montpellier 34 Petrarca Rugby 6. QUARTER-FINALS – SECOND LEG Petrarca Rugby 18 Montpellier 9

Montpellier qualify on + 19 points difference

Rotherham Titans 22 Viadana 21

Viadana qualify on + 1 point difference

Rugby Rovigo 24 Rugby Parma 20

Rugby Parma on + 15 points difference

Leonessa 28 UE Santboiana 10

match points Leonessa qualify 4-0 4-0 on match points

SEMI-FINALS – FIRST LEG Montpellier 45 Leonessa 12; Rugby Parma 32 Viadana 42. SEMI-FINALS – SECOND LEG Leonessa 23 Montpellier 26

on match Montpellier qualify 4-0 on 4-0 match points points

Viadana 33 Rugby Parma 27

on match points Viadana qualify 4-0 on 4-0 points

FINAL EUROPEAN SHIELD FINAL EUROPEAN SHIELD FINAL

Friday, 21 May 2004 Friday 21 May, 2004 Attendance: 2,553 HT: 12-9 Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma Attendance: 2,553 HT: 12-9 Stadio Lanfranchi, Parma Attendance: 2,553 – HT: 12-9

MONTPELLIER 25 MONTPELLIER 25 25 MONTPELLIER

VIADANA19 19 VIADANA

MONTPELLIER: D Bortolussi (S Jouve 37); D Navizet, A Stoica (capt, B Tissot 71), B Guilloux, L Arbo; J Valls, S Buada; J Meunier, L Armand (O Diomandé 64), P Tacchella (P Toleafoa 64), C Chemin, J Daniell (M Bert 71), S Welch (S Galtier 61), M Macurdy, J Russell. Scorers: Tries: J Daniell, S Buada, L Arbo; Cons: D Bortolussi, S Jouve; Pens: S Jouve (2). VIADANA: C Steyn; K Robertson, A Masi, S Ceppolino, T Beim; B Feeney, M Mazzantini; M Savi (capt), V Jimenez, R Porreca, F Gumiero, T Bowman, M Phillips, L Persico, G Hayter. Scorers: Try: C Steyn; Con: C Steyn; Pens: C Steyn (4). ERCof Man of the Match: S(Montpellier) Buada (Montpellier). Man of the match: Sebastien Buada (Montpellier) Man the match: S Buada Referee: Dave Pearson (England).

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EUROPEAN SHIELD REVIEW 2004/05 ROUND 1 – FIRST LEG Rugby Rovigo 3 Worcester 48; Petrarca Rugby 35 Bera Bera 7; Catania 12 Bayonne 39; Lisboa RC 17 UCM Madrid 12; Auch 48 L’Aquila 6; Bucuresti 18 Leonessa 15; Leeds Tykes 121 Valladolid 0. ROUND 1 – SECOND LEG Leonessa 32 Bucuresti 21

Leonessa qualify on +8 points difference

Worcester 67 Rugby Rovigo 14

Worcester qualify on 4 match points

Bayonne 41 Catania 0

Bayonne qualify on 4 match points

L’Aquila 23 Auch 31

Auch qualify on 4 match points

Bera Bera 17 Petrarca Rugby 36

Petrarca Rugby qualify on 4 match points

UCM Madrid 40 Lisboa Rugby Club 26

UCM Madrid qualify on +9 points difference

Valladolid 11 Leeds Tykes 53

Leeds Tykes qualify on 4 match points

GRAN Rugby

w/o v Coimbras

QUARTER-FINALS – FIRST LEG Bayonne 99 UCM Madrid 0; Worcester 32 Leonessa 6; Auch 50 GRAN Rugby 12; Leeds Tykes 29 Petrarca Rugby 13. QUARTER-FINALS – SECOND LEG Leonessa 12 Worcester 28

Worcester qualify on 4 points

Petrarca Rugby 9 Leeds Tykes 57

Leeds Tykes qualify on 4 points

GRAN Rugby 14 Auch 5

Auch qualify on +29 points difference

UCM Madrid 3 Bayonne 108

Bayonne qualify on 4 points

SEMI-FINALS – FIRST LEG Bayonne 23 Auch 21; Worcester 43 Leeds Tykes 34. SEMI-FINALS – SECOND LEG Leeds Tykes 30 Worcester 30

Worcester qualify on 3 points

Auch 16 Bayonne 13

Auch qualify on +1 point difference

FINAL EUROPEAN SHIELD FINAL EUROPEAN SHIELD FINAL

Saturday, 21 May May 2005 2005 Saturday, Saturday 21 May, 2005 21 Kassam Stadium, Oxford Attendance: 2,823 HT: 20-3 Kassam Stadium, Oxford Attendance: 2,823 HT: 20-3 Kassam Stadium, Oxford Attendance: 2,823 – HT: 20-3

AUCH 23 AUCH 23 AUCH 23

WORCESTER 1010 WORCESTER 10 WORCESTER

AUCH: J Dambielle; J Kinane, J Sarraute (A Lagardère 49), N Pagotto, R Bastide; Y Lafforgue, T Lacourt (B Salobert 63); Y Marty (S Bortolucci 41), N Sentous (G Menkarska 41), N Decamps (J Hooper 41), T Tapasu (H Arif 73), N Lafﬁte, S Saint Lary, M Lebel (capt), G Patat (G Bortolaso 70). Scorers: Tries: G Patat, R Bastide; Cons: J Dambielle (2); Pens: J Dambielle (3). Yellow Card: G Bortolaso (78). WORCESTER: D O’Leary (capt); P Sampson (D Roke 63), G Trueman (J Brown 55), T Lombard, J Hylton (T Delport 55); T Hayes, M Powell (C Stuart-Smith 60); T Windo, B Daly, S Sparks (C Hall 63), P Murphy, C Gillies, S Vaili, N Mason, B MacleodHenderson. Scorers: Try: D O’Leary; Con: T Hayes; Pen: T Hayes. Man of the match: Jean-Baptiste Man the match: J Dambielle (Auch) Dambielle ERCof Man of the Match: J Dambielle (Auch). (Auch) Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy).

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CONTINENTAL SHIELD 2016/17 POOL STAGE Petrarca Rugby 24 Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo 13, Pataro Calvisano 60 Heidelberger 19, Rugby Club El Salvador 57 Dendermonde 8, Krasny Yar 48 Mogliano Rugby 24, Krasny Yar 32 Rugby Club El Salvador 5, Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo 19 Pataro Calvisano 22, Petrarca Rugby 31 Mogliano Rugby 22, Club Rugby El Salvador 3 Petrarca Rugby 39, Heidelberger 21 Krasny Yar 50, Mogliano Rugby 35 Pataro Calvisano 26, Dendermonde 7 Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo 29, Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo 11 Krasny Yar 42, Pataro Calvisano 26 Club Rugby El Salvador 19, Heidelberger 7 Petrarca Rugby 55, Mogliano Rugby 48 Dendermonde 19, Dendermonde 16 Heidelberger 33

Pool A P Krasny Yar 4 Petrarcha 4 Calvisano 4 Dendermonde RC 4

Pool B W 4 4 3 0

D 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 1 4

PF PA 172 61 149 45 134 92 50 167

Pts 20 19 15 0

Mogliano El Salvador Rovigo Heidelberger RK

P 4 4 4 4

W 2 1 1 1

D 0 0 0 0

L 2 3 3 3

PF PA 129 126 84 105 72 95 80 181

Pts 12 6 6 5

PLAY-OFFS FIRST LEG MOGLIANO KRASNY YAR

0 12

ENISEI-STM TIMISOARA SARACENS

46 17

PLAY-OFFS SECOND LEG ENISEI-STM 51 MOGLIANO (ENISEI-STM WON 97-7 ON AGGREGATE) TIMISOARA SARACENS 18 KRASNY YAR (KRASNY YAR WON 39-35 ON AGGREGATE)

FINAL

7 27

Saturday, 13 May 2017

BT Murrayfield Complex, Edinburgh

ENISEI-STM 36

KRASNY YAR 8

ENISEI-STM: R Gaisin, I Kurashov, D Gerasimov, D Kacharava, D Simplikevich; Y Kushnarev, A Scherban; A Polivalov, S Magomedov, I Zykov, U Saulite (capt), A Temnov, M Gachechiladze, M Gargalic, A Rudoy. Replacements: E Pronenko, A Musin, S Selskii, V Krasylynk, K Uzunov, A Mikhaltsov, D Krotov, A Budychenko. Scorers – Tries: A Rudoy 2, M Gargalic; Pens: Y Kushnarev 4; Cons: Y Kushnarev 3; DG: R Gaisin. KRASNY YAR: V Artemyev (capt); E Kolomiitcev, G Pruidze, L Malaguradze, I Galinovskiy; A Fangatapu O Lapaha, A Riabov; S Maama Fukofuka, V Tsnobiladze, M Tsiklauri, V Arkhip, A Garbuzov, V Gresev, K Gotovtsev, O Prepelitse. Replacements: S Bazhenov, S Novoselov, A Bitiev, L Lomidze, A Ilin, R Iagudin, K Golosnitskii, E Golshteyn. Scorers – Try: E Kolomiitcev; Pen: L Malaguradze. Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland)

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CONTINENTAL SHIELD 2017/18 POOL STAGE Timisoara Saracens 29 Petrarca Rugby 25, Viadana 14 CDUL 19, Heidelberger 23 Calvisano 19, Rovigo 31 RC Batumi 27; RC Batumi 33 Heidelberger 16, Petrarca Rugby 18 Rovigo 13, Calvisano 41 Viadana 14, CDUL 10 Timisoara Saracens 45; Timisoara Saracens 15 Calvisano 13, Heidelberger 19 Petrarca Rugby 15, Rovigo 45 CDUL 7, Viadana 31 RC Batumi 27; RC Batumi 20 Timisoara Saracens 17, Petrarca Rugby 41 Viadana 7, Calvisano 34 Rovigo, CDUL 7 Heidelberger 38.

Pool A P Timisoara Saracens 4 Heidelberger RK 4 Femi-CZ Rovigo 4 Rugby Viadana 4

Pool B W 3 3 2 1

D 0 0 0 0

L 1 1 2 3

PF PA 106 68 96 74 89 86 66 128

Pts 13 13 10 7

Pataro Calvisano Petrarca Rugby RC Batumi CDUL

P 4 4 4 4

W 2 2 2 1

D 0 0 0 0

L 2 2 2 3

PF PA 107 52 99 68 107 95 43 142

Pts 10 10 10 7

PLAY-OFFS HEIDELBERGER RK 34 PATARO CALVISANO PATARO CALVISANO 13 HEIDELBERGER RK (HEIDELBERGER RK WON 51-42 ON AGGREGATE) RC BATUMI 6 TIMISOARA SARACENS TIMISOARA SARACENS 18 RC BATUMI (TIMISOARA SARACENS WON 29-18 ON AGGREGATE)

29 17 11 12

SEMI-FINALS TIMISOARA SARACENS 26 HEIDELBERGER RK HEIDELBERGER RK 27 TIMISOARA SARACENS (HEIDELBERGER RK WON 47-41 ON AGGREGATE) ENISEI-STM 47 KRASNY YAR KRASNY YAR 26 ENISEI-STM (ENISEI-STM WON 74-48 ON AGGREGATE)

FINAL

20 15 22 27

Saturday, 12 May 2018

Campos Deportivos de Fadura, Getxo

ENISEI-STM 24

HEIDELBERGER RK 20

ENISEI-STM: R Gaisin; B Owen, D Kacharava, D Gerasimov, F Gilberti (A Budychenko 60); Y Kushnarev, A Shcherban (K Uzunov 74); V Morozov (A Polivalov 66), S Selskiy (S Magomendov 62), E Pronenko (I Zykov 62), U Saulite (capt), V Krasylnyk (E Elgin 66), M Gachechiladze (D Krotov 63), V Orlov, A Rudoy. Scorers – Tries: V Orlov, U Saulite, B Owen; Pen: Y Kushnarev; Cons: Y Kushnarev 3 HEIDELBERGER RUDERKLUB: M Coetzee; S Liebig (M Human 40), W Cameron-Dow (V Riekert 61), R Parkinson, P Mathurin; H Schulte, S Armstrong; S Fuchsel (J Schroder 59), D Barber (M Fairhurst 50), S Fisi’ihoi, M Poppmeier (capt), J Rodriguez, J Otto (J Els 46-53), S Ferreira, A Schramm (M Henn 18). Scorers – Tries: S Ferreira, H Schulte; Pens: R Parkinson 2; Cons: R Parkinson 2 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (Wales)

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CONTINENTAL SHIELD 2018/19 POOL STAGE RC Lokomotiv Tbilisi 6 Kawasaki Robot Calvisano 17, Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo Delta 34 Argos Rugby Petrarca 34, Belgium Rugby Barbarians XV 12 Petrarca 31, Calivisano 35 GS Fiamme Oro Rugby 20, Fiamme Oro 22 Lokomotiv Tbilisi 29, Petrarca 36 Belgium Barbarians 14, Calvisano 13 Lokomotiv Tbilisi 20, Rovigo 68 Belgium Barbarians 12, Lokomotiv Tbilisi 47 Fiamme Oro 10, Petrarca 20 Rovigo 27, Fiamme Oro 10 Calvisano 33, Belgium Barbarians 7 Rovigo 89.

Pool A P KR Calvisano 4 RC Lokomotiv Tbilisi 4 GS Fiamme Oro 4

Pool B W 3 3 0

D 0 0 0

L 1 1 4

PF PA 98 56 102 62 62 144

Pts 15 14 1

P Femi-CZ Rovigo 4 Argos Petrarca 4 Belgium Barbarians 4

W 3 2 0

D 1 1 0

L 0 1 4

PF 218 121 45

PA 73 87 224

Pts 16 14 0

PLAY-OFFS KAWASAKI ROBOT CALVISAN0 29 FEMI-CZ ROVIGO RUGBY DELTA 13 FEMI-CZ ROVIGO RUGBY DELTA 30 KAWASAKI ROBOT CALVISAN0 28 (CALVISANO WON 57-43 ON AGGREGATE) TIMISOARA SARACENS 20 ENISEI-STM ENISEI-STM 40 TIMISOARA SARACENS (ENISEI-STM WON 58-52 ON AGGREGATE)

18 32

CALVISANO AND ENISEI-STM QUALIFIED FOR THE CHALLENGE CUP

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