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INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP TOURNAMENT GUIDE 2026/27

WELCOME to the 2026/27 season of the Investec Champions Cup, following a record-breaking 2025/26 campaign that saw more than one million fans attend matches and over 70 million viewers tune in across more than 170 territories. Each season, EPCR strives to build on the success of our competitions, finding new ways to make them even more compelling for players, clubs and supporters. This season is no exception, as we continue to evolve and innovate while preserving the qualities that make these tournaments so special. The 2026/27 season sees the introduction of two important rule changes, affecting qualification for the Round of 16 and the Offensive Try Bonus. Both are designed to increase the competitiveness and significance of every match, intensifying the battle for a place in the knockout stages. The result will be greater jeopardy throughout the pool stage, with teams having even more to play for and matches remaining fiercely competitive until the final whistle. Every game will matter, the rewards for success will be significant, and the road to the Finals will be even more challenging and unpredictable. Combined with the quality of the teams competing and the strength of European and South African club rugby, these changes promise another outstanding season of Investec Champions Cup rugby. The journey begins in October and will take us through a season of highstakes encounters before culminating in a blockbuster Finals Weekend in Lyon in May 2027. My thanks go to our valued partners - Investec, Heineken, Emirates, 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 in Latin America, FOX Latin America, further strengthening EPCR’s global reach and bringing the competition to an even wider audience. To the players, coaches, officials, clubs and supporters, thank you for being part of the EPCR family. Your passion is at the heart of everything we do. We wish you an unforgettable Investec Champions Cup season as the journey to Lyon 2027 begins. Yours in rugby, Dominic McKay, EPCR Chairman 4

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C’EST avec grand plaisir que je vous souhaite la bienvenue à la 31e édition de l'EPCR Challenge Cup. La saison dernière a été couronnée de succès, avec plus d'un million de supporters qui ont assisté aux matchs des deux compétitions et plus de 70 millions de téléspectateurs qui ont suivi les rencontres grâce aux retransmissions diffusées dans plus de 170 territoires. À lui seul, le week-end des finales à Bilbao a attiré plus de 96 000 spectateurs, ce qui témoigne de la passion pour le rugby de clubs qui anime l'ensemble de nos supporters. Félicitations à notre champion en titre, le Montpellier Hérault Rugby, qui a réalisé une performance record durant la finale de la saison dernière en battant l’Ulster 59 à 26. Ses neuf essais, sept transformations et son total de 59 points ont tous établi de nouveaux records pour une finale de l’EPCR Challenge Cup, leur permettant ainsi de conclure une saison invaincue de manière éclatante. Cette victoire a permis à Montpellier de remporter son troisième titre de Challenge Cup, ce qui le place à égalité avec les Harlequins et l’ASM Clermont Auvergne au rang des clubs les plus titrés dans le tournoi. Cette saison, 18 clubs issus d’Angleterre, de France, de Géorgie, d’Irlande, d’Italie, d’Écosse, d’Afrique du Sud et du pays de Galles s’affronteront pour tenter de remporter le trophée lors de la finale à Lyon, le 21 mai 2027. Lyon sera à nouveau sous les feux des projecteurs, car l’OL Stadium accueillera à la fois la finale de l’Investec Champions Cup et celle de l’EPCR Challenge Cup, ravivant ainsi le souvenir des finales inoubliables de 2016. Nous sommes impatients d’accueillir à nouveau les supporters du monde entier dans la capitale gastronomique de la France pour célébrer le meilleur du rugby international de clubs. La saison 2026/2027 s'accompagne également de deux changements de règlement importants, qui concernent la qualification pour les huitièmes de finale et le bonus offensif. Ces deux mesures visent à renforcer l'importance de chaque match et à intensifier la lutte pour une place en phase éliminatoire. Les enjeux étant plus importants tout au long de la phase de poules, les équipes auront d’autant plus à cœur d’aborder chaque match à fond et de maximiser leurs points. Le parcours vers Lyon s’annonce plus difficile, plus disputé et plus imprévisible que jamais. Je tiens à remercier nos précieux partenaires – Emirates, Investec, 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 diffuseurs en Amérique latine, FOX Latin America, qui élargit encore la portée mondiale de l’EPCR et permet à la Challenge Cup de toucher un public encore plus large. Enfin, aux joueurs, entraîneurs, clubs, arbitres, bénévoles, supporters, médias et partenaires commerciaux, merci pour votre passion, votre engagement et votre soutien sans faille. Je vous souhaite à tous une saison 2026/2027 de l’EPCR Challenge Cup passionnante et mémorable.

Salutations rugbystiques, Dominic McKay, Président de l’EPCR

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The Investec Champions Cup trophy on display before last season’s final in Bilbao 6

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Union Bordeaux-Bègles celebrate following last season’s Investec Champions Cup Final win

TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Stade Toulousain CA Brive Bath Rugby Ulster Rugby Northampton Saints Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Stade Toulousain Wasps Stade Toulousain

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Munster Rugby Wasps Munster Rugby Leinster Rugby Stade Toulousain Leinster Rugby Leinster Rugby RC Toulon RC Toulon RC Toulon Saracens Saracens Leinster Rugby

2019 Saracens 2020 Exeter Chiefs 2021 Stade Toulousain 2022 Stade Rochelais 2023 Stade Rochelais 2024 Stade Toulousain 2025 Union Bordeaux Bègles 2026 Union Bordeaux Bègles

TOURNAMENT GUIDE CONTENTS

Introduction Tournament Champions EPCR information and contacts Investec Player of the Year 2026 Investec Champions Cup history Key tournament rules Discipline

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Pools and fixtures Pools Fixtures

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Gallagher PREM Qualifiers Northampton Saints Exeter Chiefs Bath Rugby Leicester Tigers Saracens Bristol Bears Sale Sharks Gloucester Rugby

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United Rugby Championship Qualifiers Leinster Rugby Vodacom Bulls Glasgow Warriors DHL Stormers Munster Rugby

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Cardiff Rugby 10bet Lions Connacht Rugby

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TOP 14 Qualifiers Stade Toulousain Montpellier Hérault Rugby Stade Français Paris Section Paloise Racing 92 Stade Rochelais ASM Clermont Auvergne Union Bordeaux Bègles

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Statistics and records Attendance records Tournament reviews 1995-2026 Leading scorers Individual records Tournament records Final records Tournament winners Winners by nationality 1996-2026 Player of the Match in Finals North-South Double winners Tournament Double winners Final referees

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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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EPCR COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Communications & Public Relations Director: Anna Young +44 7799 064 676 anna.young@epcrugby.com Public Relations & CSR Manager: Lola Barthés + 41 79 924 59 21 lola.barthes@epcrugby.com Communications Executive: Laura Tarbouriech + 41 79 930 01 83 laura.tarbouriech@epcrugby.com Communications Consultant: Nicola Dawson +44 7919 051 417 nicola.dawson@epcrugby.com

OTHER CONTACTS

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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INVESTEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2026 UNION Bordeaux Bègles winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey was named Investec Player of the Year 2026 after guiding his side to their second title. After coming through on the right side of a thrilling Investec Champions Cup Final, Louis Bielle-Biarrey was chosen by the judges’ for the coveted award. The Bordeaux winger appeared unstoppable all season long. His pace, light feet and rugby intelligence going forward lit up countless pitches and he proved impossible to defend against on countless occasions. Eventually finishing as the tournament’s top scorer with 10 tries, BielleInvestec Player of the Year, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, reBiarrey grabbed a brace in the Final and ceives the Anthony Foley Trophy from Simon Zebo a hat-trick against Bristol Bears in Round 4 which propelled Bordeaux to Munster Rugby and Racing 92 player), Dimitri the number one seed for the knockouts. Yachvili (France Télévisions, EPCR Challenge A truly well-deserved recognition for his efforts, Cup winner), Elma Smit (sports presenter and the youngster became the fourth successive producer), Ryan Wilson (Premier Sports, former Frenchman to scoop the award, taking the crown Glasgow Warriors player) and Topsy Ojo (Preoff teammate Damian Penaud. mier Sports, former London Irish player). The ten nominees were selected by a renowned A shortlist of five players was then deterjudging panel following the conclusion of mined through a combination of public votes the pool stages of both the Investec Champions and the judges’ selections, before fans were inCup and the EPCR Challenge Cup, vited to vote again to decide the 2026 Investec including Simon Zebo (Premier Sports, former Player of the Year alongside the judges.

INVESTEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR ROLL OF HONOUR 2026 – Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) 2025 – Damian Penaud (Union Bordeaux-Bègles) 2024 – Antoine Dupont (Stade Toulousain) 2023 – Grégory Alldritt (Stade Rochelais) 2022 – Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby) 2021 – Antoine Dupont (Stade Toulousain) 2020 – Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs) 2019 – Alex Goode (Saracens) 2018 – Leone Nakarawa (Racing 92) 2017 – Owen Farrell (Saracens) 2016 – Maro Itoje (Saracens) 2015 – Nick Abendanon (ASM Clermont Auvergne) 2014 – Steffon Armitage (RC Toulon) 2013 – Jonny Wilkinson (RC Toulon) 2012 – Rob Kearney (Leinster Rugby) 2011 – Seán O’Brien (Leinster Rugby)

EUROPEAN PLAYER AWARD (1995-2010) Ronan O’Gara (Munster Rugby; best player of first 15 years of European club rugby)

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HOW A MODEST START BECAME CLUB RUGBY’S PREMIER COMPETITION A short history of EPCR’s elite tournament

THE stage is set for the 32nd season of the Investec Champions Cup – a competition that, under various names - Heineken Cup, European Rugby Cup, Champions Cup, Heineken Champions Cup, and now the Investec Champions Cup - has become a benchmark for excellence both on and off the field. Since its modest start in October 1995, when now six-time champions Stade Toulousain faced Romania’s Stade Toulousain captain, Emile Ntamack, lifts the trophy following the inaugural Final in 1996 Farul Constanța, few would have predicted the journey to the pinnacle of club rugby. More than 30 years on and with over 25 million spectators, this elite club competition has left a lasting legacy on the global rugby landscape. It has been graced by legends like Martin Johnson, Vincent Clerc, Lawrence Dallaglio, Brian O’Driscoll, Ronan O’Gara, Jonny Wilkinson, Bryan Habana, Matt Giteau, Sergio Parisse, Dan Carter, Johnny Sexton, Maro Itoje, Antoine Dupont, Eben Etzebeth and Siya Kolisi - cementing its status as a true rugby hall of fame. In the inaugural 1995/96 season, sponsored by Heineken, Stade Toulousain won the first European title, beating Cardiff after extra time at Cardiff Arms Park. Although Stade Toulousain would go on to dominate the European landscape over the following 15 years, it was arguably another French club that lit the tournament fuse in 1997, when CA Brive stunned Leicester in the final through a fast, powerful performance from players like Sébastien Viars, Alain Penaud, Sébastien Carrat, and Gregori Kacala. EPCRUGBY.COM

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Leicester later learned from defeat and became the first back-to-back champions, winning in 2001 and 2002. Their dramatic 34–30 victory over Stade Français in 2001 at the Parc des Princes is still widely regarded as one of the competition’s greatest finals. The Irish provinces started to make an impact and Ulster’s David Humphreys – captain of the 1999-winning side – set an individual record during the 2001/02 season, which still stands, when he scored 37 points in a pool match against Wasps. Meanwhile, Munster and their growing band of travelling supporters had famously pulled off one of the shock results of the early years when they outlasted Stade Toulousain in a dramatic semi-final in the heat of Bordeaux. They would eventually falter in the 2000 final won by Northampton Saints at Twickenham, but the target of European glory was now large in the Irish province’s crosshairs and deliverance would be at hand in 2006 and 2008. As the tournament grew in stature, bonus points were introduced at the start of the 2003/04 season for the 24 clubs competing in six pools, and a talented Wasps side captained by Lawrence Dallaglio went on to lift the trophy. Wasps, along with Stade Toulousain and Munster, invariably found themselves at the business end between 2005 and 2008, and then it was Leinster’s turn to finally make the breakthrough by claiming the silverware at Murrayfield in 2009. That season was illuminated by a magnificent occasion when 82,208 fans packed into Croke Park for a memorable semi-final between Leinster and Munster, a figure which was eclipsed in the 2023 when a tournament record crowd of 82,300 filed through the turnstiles for the Leinster v Northampton Saints semi-final at the iconic Dublin venue. Stade Français Paris and Harlequins set an attendance record for a pool match of 76,569 when they met in the 2008/09 season at the Stade de France, and that was the venue in 2010 where Stade Toulousain claimed a fourth title. To celebrate the first 15 years of the Heineken Cup, Munster’s Ronan O’Gara – still the top scorer in the history of the competition to this day with 1,365 points and Director of Rugby at the 2022 and 2023 champions, Stade Rochelais – was presented with a special accolade as the best player during the period. That spawned the prestigious Investec Player of the Year award, the winner of which now receives the Anthony Foley Memorial Trophy. Leinster emulated Leicester Tigers’ feat with back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2012, before a powerful RC Toulon squad swept all before them with three wins on the bounce between 2013 and 2015. Off the pitch, negotiations surrounding the future of the tournament and how it should be administered were becoming increasingly fraught, and eventually, as overall control shifted in the direction of the professional leagues in England and France in particular, it 14

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was decided to transfer the organisation’s headquarters from Dublin to Switzerland, with ERC morphing into EPCR. From 2014/15, the newlystyled Champions Cup became more streamlined, and qualification was based on performances in the Gallagher Premiership, the TOP 14 and on what would eventually become the United Rugby Championship. Saracens triumphed in Lyon in 2016, then retained the trophy the following season, before flying the flag for the Munster’s Ronan O’Gara is the tournament’s allPremiership again with victime leading points scorer tory in Newcastle in 2019. In between, Heineken, came back on board as title sponsor, and the 2018 final moved outside of the traditional six nations for the first time with Leinster claiming a fourth success in Bilbao where Leo Cullen made history by becoming the first title-winner as both player and head coach. Amid the complications and restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic, Exeter Chiefs broke through in 2020 when they defeated Racing 92 in a memorable decider in Bristol, and then 2021 was marked by the return to the podium of Stade Toulousain who lifted the trophy for a then record fifth time at Twickenham. 2022 and 2023 were dominated by Stade Rochelais and Leinster who contested both finals at Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome and Dublin’s Aviva Stadium respectively, with the TOP 14 club edging the verdict by three points in Marseille, and then by one point in Dublin following a contest of staggering quality. In addition to Stade Rochelais becoming the fifth club in history to win back-to-back titles, Leinster’s Cian Healy set a new record by playing in a final for the seventh time, surpassing the six appearances of his clubmate, Johnny Sexton, and of Cédric Heymans (CA Brive/Stade Toulousain). Healy surpassed his own record in 2024 coming in in extra time for his eighth final appearance, in addition to surpassing Ronan O'Gara’s total tournament EPCRUGBY.COM

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appearances. The 2023/24 season marked a new era for the tournament with Investec, a leading international bank and wealth manager, joining as the title partner in a landmark five-year agreement. This partnership ushered in a fresh identity for the competition, now known as the Investec Champions Cup. While the off-field developments made headlines, the RC Toulon’s Bryan Habana celebrates victory in 2015 on-pitch drama was just as compelling. Leinster once again reached the final in 2024, this time facing off against Stade Toulousain. In a thrilling clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the French giants clinched their record-breaking sixth title in extra time, leaving Leinster as runners-up for a third consecutive year. The history-making 30th season saw a return to the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, with Northampton Saints aiming to lift the trophy 25 years after their maiden victory in 2000. Their opponents, Union Bordeaux Bègles, were appearing in their first Investec Champions Cup Final. The largest Champions Cup final crowd in over a decade witnessed Bordeaux claim the coveted trophy for the first time in their history, completing an unbeaten campaign and a landmark season for the French club. Fast forward to 2026 and Union Bordeaux Bègles were back for a second successive Investec Champions Cup Final, this time at Bilbao’s San Mamés Stadium against four-time winners Leinster Rugby, back at the venue where they last lifted the trophy in 2018. It was Leinster’s ninth final - and fourth in five seasons - while Bordeaux were chasing back-toback titles. They retained the trophy in style, completing another unbeaten campaign under captain Maxime Lucu. Along the way they defeated the champions of France, England and the United Rugby Championship - Stade Toulousain, Bath Rugby and Leinster Rugby - to lift club rugby’s biggest prize for a second consecutive year. Now, the 2026/27 season promises to write another memorable chapter in Investec Champions Cup history. From modest beginnings to becoming the pinnacle of international club rugby, the competition’s future has never looked brighter. 16

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KEY TOURNAMENT RULES The following is a summary of the rules of the 2026/27 Investec Champions 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 2.1

With the exception of the 2026 Investec Champions Cup winner and the three league winners, who were kept apart to ensure that they would not play one another in the pool stage, the clubs were entered into an open draw based on their performances in the knockout phases of their respective leagues, and/or on their qualifying positions in their respective league tables.

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The 24 clubs (eight from each league) were then drawn and/or allocated to one of four pools of six – Pool 1 to Pool 4. A maximum of two clubs from each league were drawn into each pool and clubs from the same URC Shield could not be drawn into the same pool.

2.3

For the purposes of creating the fixtures, clubs from the same league cannot play against one another, and clubs only play against other clubs in the same pool on a home or away basis (so that they play two of their opponents at home, and another two away).

Pool Stage 2.4

Clubs will play four matches during the pool stage, each against a different opponent, two matches at home and two matches away.

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2.5

Four match points will be awarded for a win, two match points will be awarded for a draw. A bonus point will be awarded to a club scoring a least three tries than their oppnent and to a club losing by seven points or fewer. If two or more clubs in the same pool are equal on match points, their ranking will be determined as follows: (i)

the greatest number 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.

Round of 16 2.6

The three highest-ranked clubs in each pool will qualify for the Round of 16.

2.7

The remaining four Round of 16 places will be awarded to the four clubs with the highest number of match points across all pools, regardless of which Pool they are in.

2.8

The four places in the EPCR Challenge Cup Round of 16 will be awarded to the next four clubs with the highest number of match points, regardless of which pool they are in. The pool winners will be ranked 1 to 4, the second-placed clubs will be ranked 5 to 8, the third-placed clubs will be ranked 9 to 12, and the four next best clubs will be ranked 13 to 16, in accordance with the criteria set out 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 18

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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 NB The clubs ranked numbers 1 to 8 will have home 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: QF 2: QF 3: QF 4:

Winner R16 1 v Winner R16 8 Winner R16 2 v Winner R16 7 Winner R16 3 v Winner R16 6 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 with the following pairings: SF 1: SF 2:

Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 4 Winner QF 2 v Winner QF 3

The venues for the semi-final matches will be designated by EPCR. Final 2.11

The 2027 final will be played at OL Stadium, Lyon on Saturday 22 May.

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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. 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 match 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 another 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.

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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.

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 announce 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 Investec Champions Cup: RED CARDS a)

The case of any player sent off in an Investec Champions Cup match shall be adjudicated firstly by the Foul Play Review Committee, who may impose a sanction. If that sanction is not accepted by either the Player, his club, EPCR or World Rugby, then the matter will be referred to an independent Disciplinary Committee or an independent Judicial Officer as soon as is practicable.

Until the final disposal of his case, the player is ineligible to play in any tournament.

CITING COMMISSIONERS

Citing Commissioners are appointed by EPCR for all Investec Champions 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.

For such matches, clubs will not have the power to cite a player but may refer incidents to the Citing Commissioner within 12 hours of the start of the match.

The Citing Commissioner will have 26 hours from the start of the match to make a citing. In certain circumstances this deadline can be extended.

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.

The Disciplinary Officer will then bring a charge against the cited player.

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EXPEDITED OFF-FIELD SANCTIONING PROCESS a)

The EPCR are implementing World Rugby’s Global Trial of the Expedited Off-Field Sanctioning Process during the 2026/27 season.

Instances of on-field foul play that warranted either a red card or a citing referral will now, as a consequence, be referred firstly to a Foul Play Review Committee to see if the offence can be sanctioned appropriately without the need for a full disciplinary hearing.

The Foul Play Review Committee will review the official report of the incident, related video footage, and any submissions made by the Player, his club and/or EPCR, before determining what sanction should be applied.

If that sanction is not accepted by the player, his club, EPCR or World Rugby, then the matter will be referred to a Disciplinary Committee who will consider the case in the usual way.

DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS a)

The independent Disciplinary Committee or independent Judicial Officer is chosen by the chairman of the independent Disciplinary Panel, Mike Hamlin.

EPCR’s Disciplinary Officer presents the case against a player, club representative or club.

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.

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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.

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.

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 taken 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.

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.

The full written decision of the Disciplinary Committee/Judicial Officer will be available on epcrugby.com when the disciplinary process is complete

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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.

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.

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. 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.

World Rugby introduced Citing Commissioner Warnings in 2014 as a mandatory provision where Citing Commissioners are appointed for matches.

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Leinster Rugby

Glasgow Warriors

Section Paloise

Sale Sharks

Leicester Tigers

ASM Clermont Auvergne

Stade Toulousain

10Bet Lions

Saracens

Stade Rochelais

Exeter Chiefs

Connacht Rugby

POOL 2

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POOL 3

Union Bordeaux Bègles

DHL Stormers

Racing 92

Munster Rugby

Bristol Bears

Gloucester Rugby

Northampton Saints

Bath Rugby

Cardiff Rugby

Montpellier Hérault Rugby

Stade Français Paris

Vodacom Bulls

POOL 4

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ROUND 1 FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2026 Pool 3

Gloucester Rugby 36 Union Bordeaux-Bègles 36, Kingsholm Stadium

SATURDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2026 Pool 1

Sale Sharks 27 Glasgow Warriors 47, CorpAcq Stadium

Pool 4

Vodacom Bulls 56 Stade Français Paris 2, Loftus Versfeld

Pool 1

ASM Clermont Auvergne 23 Leinster Rugby 48, Stade Marcel Michélin

Pool 3

DHL Stormers 49 Bristol Bears 12, DHL Stadium

Pool 2

Connacht Rugby 45 Saracens 36, Dexcom Stadium

Pool 2

Stade Rochelais 31 10bet Lions 14, Stade Marcel-Deflandre

Pool 3

Munster Rugby 33 Racing 92 25, Super Valu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Pool 4

Bath Rugby 14 Montpellier Hérault Rugby 32, The Rec

SUNDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2026 Pool 1

Section Paloise 41 Leicester Tigers 17, Stade du Hameau

Pool 2

Stade Toulousain 43 Exeter Chiefs 40, Stadium de Toulouse

Pool 4

Northampton Saints 28 Cardiff Rugby 12, DPD Stadium @ Franklins Gardens

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ROUND 2 FRIDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2026 Pool 1 Pool 4

Glasgow Warriors v Section Paloise, Scotstoun Stadium 20.00 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV Stade Français Paris v Northampton Saints, Stade Jean Bouin 21.00 beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV

SATURDAY, 12 DECEMBER 2026 Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 4 Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4

Leicester Tigers v ASM Clermont Auvergne, Mattioli Woods Welford Road 15.15 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 16.15 10bet Lions v Stade Toulousain, Ellis Park SuperSport / beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / FloRugby / EPCR TV 16.15 Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Vodacom Bulls, Septeo Stadium beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / France TV / Premier Sports / FloRugby / EPCR TV 17.30 Leinster Rugby v Sale Sharks, Laya Arena Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 17.30 Saracens v Stade Rochelais, StoneX Stadium Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 20.00 Bristol Bears v Munster Rugby, Ashton Gate Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 20.00 Cardiff Rugby v Bath Rugby, Cardiff Arms Park S4C/Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV

SUNDAY, 13 DECEMBER 2026 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 3

Exeter Chiefs v Connacht Rugby, Sandy Park 13.00 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV Union Bordeaux-Bègles v DHL Stormers, Stade Chaban Delmas 16.15 France TV / SuperSport / beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / FloRugby / EPCR TV Racing 92 v Gloucester Rugby, Plenitude Arena 18.30 beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV

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ROUND 3 FRIDAY, 8 JANUARY 2027 Pool 1

Glasgow Warriors v Leicester Tigers, Scotstoun Stadium 20.00 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV

SATURDAY, 9 JANUARY 2027 Pool 3 Pool 2 Pool 4 Pool 1 Pool 4 Pool 2 Pool 4

13.00 Gloucester Rugby v DHL Stormers, Kingsholm Stadium Premier Sports / SuperSport / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV 15.15 Exeter Chiefs v Stade Rochelais, Sandy Park Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / France TV / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 17.15 Vodacom Bulls v Bath Rugby, Loftus Versfeld SuperSport / Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV 17.30 Leinster Rugby v Section Paloise, Laya Arena Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 18.30 Montpellier Hérault Rugby v Northampton Saints, Septeo Stadium beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 20.00 Connacht Rugby v Stade Toulousain, Dexcom Stadium Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 21.00 Stade Français Paris v Cardiff Rugby, Stade Jean Bouin beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV

SUNDAY, 10 JANUARY 2027 Pool 3 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 1

Racing 92 v Bristol Bears, TBC 14.00 beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV Saracens v 10bet Lions, StoneX Stadium 15.15 Premier Sports / SuperSport / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV Union Bordeaux-Bègles v Munster Rugby, Stade Chaban Delmas 16.15 France TV / Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV Sale Sharks v ASM Clermont Auvergne, CorpAcq Stadium 17.30 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV

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ROUND 4 FRIDAY, 15 JANUARY 2027 Pool 4 Pool 4

Northampton Saints v Vodacom Bulls, DPD Stadium @ Franklins Gardens 20.00 Premier Sports / SuperSport / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV Cardiff Rugby v Montpellier Hérault Rugby, Cardiff Arms Park 20.00 S4C/ beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR

SATURDAY, 16 JANUARY 2027 Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 3 Pool 3 Pool 2 Pool 1 Pool 1

Section Paloise v Sale Sharks, Stade du Hameau 14.00 beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV 10bet Lions v Exeter Chiefs, Ellis Park 15.00 SuperSport / Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / FloRugby / EPCR TV Bristol Bears v Union Bordeaux-Bègles, Ashton Gate 15.15 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / France TV / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV DHL Stormers v Racing 92, DHL Stadium 17.15 SuperSport / beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / FloRugby / EPCR TV Munster Rugby v Gloucester Rugby, Thomond Park 17.30 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV Stade Rochelais v Connacht Rugby, Stade Marcel Deflandre 18.30 beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV Leicester Tigers v Leinster Rugby, Mattioli Woods Welford Road 20.00 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV ASM Clermont Auvergne v Glasgow Warriors, Stade Marcel Michélin 21.00 beIN SPORTS / Premier Sports / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV

SUNDAY, 17 JANUARY 2027 Pool 2 Pool 4

Stade Toulousain v Saracens, Stade Ernest-Wallon 16.15 France TV / Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV Bath Rugby v Stade Français Paris, The Rec 17.30 Premier Sports / beIN SPORTS / SuperSport / FloRugby / EPCR TV

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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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30 APRIL/1/2 MAY 2027 v v

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Leicester Tigers Northampton Saints Gloucester Rugby Saracens Bristol Bears Bath Rugby Exeter Chiefs

Gallagher PREM final Nothampton Saints 26 Exeter Chiefs 17 (Twickenham Stadium) How they qualified Eight highest-ranked clubs in league table at conclusion of 2025/26 season

P Northampton Saints Bath Rugby Exeter Chiefs Leicester Tigers Saracens Bristol Bears Sale Sharks Gloucester Rugby Harlequins Newcastle Red Bulls

18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18

GALLAGHER PREM 2025/26 W D L F 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

TB LB

Pts

536 424 367 405 449 509 602 576 589 860

15 14 14 12 13 9 10 8 6 3

74 69 65 63 57 54 36 32 31 12

1 3 5 3 4 1 6 4 1 1

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Northampton Saints

Exeter Chiefs

Bath Rugby

Leicester Tigers

Saracens

Bristol Bears

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2009

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POOL 4 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

18.10.26

Cardiff Rugby (h)

17.30

11.12.26

Stade Français Paris (a)

21.00

9.01.27

Montpellier Hérault Rugby (a) 18.30

15.01.27

Vodacom Bulls (h)

20.00

www.northamptonsaints.co.uk NorthamptonSaints @SaintsRugby northamptonsaints @saintsrugby CHAIRMAN Ella BEVAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE Julia CHAPMAN juliachapman@ northamptonsaints.co.uk OFFICE Weedon Road, Northampton NN5 5BG England HOME STADIUM DPD Stadium @ Franklin’s Gardens Capacity: 15,153 MEDIA CONTACT Liz TYLER Mob: +44 7432 796 180 liztyler@ northamptonsaints.co.uk

RUGBY STAFF Phil DOWSON (Director of Rugby)

CAPTAIN

Sam VESTY (Head Coach) Jaco PIENAAR (Assistant Coach) James CRAIG (Assistant Coach) Jim HENRY (Assistant Coach) Jake SHARP (Assistant Coach) Tom BULLOUGH (Head of Athletic Performance)

Fraser DINGWALL

George HIBBERD (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7825 336225 georgehibberd @northamptonsaints.co.uk All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 1999-00

beat Neath 21-12 (h), lost to Grenoble 18-20 (a), beat Edinburgh Reivers 32-8 (h), beat Edinburgh Reivers 47-8 (a), beat Grenoble 27-16 (h), beat Neath 39-23 (a), Q-F beat London Wasps 25-22 (h), S-F beat Llanelli 31-28 (Madejski Stadium), FINAL beat Munster 9-8 (Twickenham Stadium)

2000-01

lost to Biarritz 30-37 (a), lost to Edinburgh Reivers 22-23 (h), lost to Leinster 8-14 (h), lost to Leinster 31-40 (a), beat Biarritz 32-24 (h), lost to Edinburgh Reivers 15-18 (a)

2001-02

lost to Cardiff 17-25 (a), beat Glasgow Rugby 30-9 (h), lost to Montferrand 15-21 (h), lost to Montferrand 17-50 (a), lost to Glasgow Rugby 27-31 (a), beat Cardiff 26-15 (h)

2002-03

beat Ulster Rugby 32-9 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique 20-23 (a), beat Cardiff 25-11 (h), beat Cardiff 31-0 (a), beat Biarritz Olympique 17-14 (h), lost to Ulster Rugby 13-16 (a), Q-F lost to Toulouse 16-32 (a)

2003-04

lost to Llanelli Scarlets 9-14 (a), beat Agen 25-10 (h), beat The Borders 20-3 (h), beat The Borders 39-3 (a), beat Agen 19-6 (a), lost to Llanelli Scarlets 9-18 (h)

2004-05

beat Glasgow Rugby 13-9 (a), beat Llanelli Scarlets 25-3 (h), beat Toulouse 23-21 (h), lost to Toulouse 12-25 (a), beat Llanelli Scarlets 22-20 (a), beat Glasgow Rugby 33-23 (h), Q-F lost to Toulouse 9-37 (a)

2006-07

lost to Biarritz Olympique 10-22 (a), beat Border Reivers 37-13 (h), beat Overmach Rugby Parma 68-21 (a), beat Overmach Rugby Parma 36-0 (h), beat Border Reivers 29-19 (a), lost to Biarritz Olympique 8-17 (h), Q-F beat Biarritz Olympique 7-6 (a), S-F lost to London Wasps 13-30 (Ricoh Arena)

2009-10

beat Munster 31-27 (h), lost to Perpignan 13-29 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 30-18 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 21-18 (a), beat Perpignan 34-0 (h), lost to Munster 9-12 (a), Q-F lost to Munster 19-33 (a)

2010-11

beat Castres Olympique 18-14 (h), beat Edinburgh 31-27 (a), beat Cardiff Blues 23-15 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 23-19 (a), beat Edinburgh 37-0 (h), beat Castres Olympique 23-12 (a), Q-F beat Ulster Rugby 23-13 (h), S-F beat Perpignan 23-7 (stadiummk) FINAL lost to Leinster 22-33 (Millennium Stadium)

2011-12

lost to Munster Rugby 21-23 (a), lost to Scarlets 23-28 (h), lost to Castres Olympique 22-41 (a), beat Castres Olympique 45-0 (h), beat Scarlets 29-17 (a), lost to Munster Rugby 36-51 (h)

2012-13

beat Glasgow Warriors 24-15 (h), lost to Castres Olympique 16-21 (a), lost to Ulster Rugby 6-25 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 10-9 (a), beat Castres Olympique 18-12 (h), lost to Glasgow Warriors 20-27 (a)

2013-14

lost to Castres Olympique 13-19 (a), beat Ospreys 27-16 (h), lost to Leinster Rugby 7-40 (h), beat Leinster Rugby 18-9 (a), beat Ospreys 29-17 (a), beat Castres Olympique 13-3 (h)

2014-15

lost to Racing 92 11-20 (a) beat Ospreys 34-6 (h) beat Benetton Treviso 38-15 (a) beat Benetton Treviso 67-0 (h) beat Ospreys 20-9 (a) lost to Racing 92 8-32 (h); Q-F lost to Clermont Auvergne 5-37 (a)

2015-16

beat Scarlets 15-11 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 26-15 (a), lost Racing 92 3-33 (a), drew Racing 92 9-9 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 19-15 (h), beat Scarlets 22-10 (a) Q-F lost Saracens 20-29 (a)

2016-17

beat Montpellier 16-14 (h), lost Castres Olympique 7-41 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 10-37 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 13-60 (a), beat Castres Olympique 28-21 (h), lost Montpellier 17-26 (a). PLAY-OFFS beat Connacht Rugby 21-15 (h); beat Stade Français Paris 23-22 (h)

2017-18

lost Saracens 13-57 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 7-24 (a), lost Ospreys 32-43 (h), lost Ospreys 15-32 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 34-21 (h), lost Saracens 14-62 (a)

2019-20

beat Lyon 25-14 (h), beat Benetton Rugby 35-32 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 16-43 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 21-50 (a), beat Benetton Rugby 33-20 (h), beat Lyon 36-24 (a); Q-F lost Exeter Chiefs 15-38 (a)

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2020-21

lost Union Bordeaux Bègles 12-16 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 19-35 (a)

2021-22

lost Racing 92 14-45 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 22-27 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 20-24 (h), *lost Racing 92 0-28 (a) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2022-23

lost Stade Rochelais 12-46 (a), lost Munster Rugby 6-17 (h), lost Munster Rugby 23-27 (a), lost Stade Rochelais 13-31 (h)

2023-24

beat Glasgow Warriors 28-19 (a), beat Stade Toulousain 22-19 (h), beat Aviron Bayonnais 61-14 (h), beat Munster Rugby 26-23 (a), R16 beat Munster Rugby 24-14 (h), QF beat Vodacom Bulls 59-22 (h), SF lost to Leinster Rugby 17-20 (Croke Park)

2024-25

beat Castres Olympique 38-8 (h), beat Vodacom Bulls 30-21 (a), lost to Stade Français Paris 35-45 (a), beat Munster Rugby 34-32 (h). R16 beat ASM Clermont Auvergne (h), QF beat Castres Olympique 51-16 (h), SF beat Leinster Rugby 37-34 (Aviva Stadium), FINAL lost to Union Bordeaux Bègles 20-28 (Principality Stadium)

2025-26

beat Pau 35-27 (a), beat Vodacom Bulls 50-5 (h), lost Union Bordeaux-Bègles 28-50 (a), beat Scarlets 43-28 (h), R16 beat Castres Olympique 49-41 (h) QF lost Bath Rugby 41-43 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 147

W 81

D 1

L 65

Northampton Saints’ Henry Pollock in action in last season’s Investec Champions Cup EPCRUGBY.COM

Saints’ Fin Smith takes a conversion in last season’s Investec Champions Cup 48

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties Most drop goals

FOR 68 67 11 9 7 1

Most points

FOR 29

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

v Crociati Rugby 06/07 (a) v Benetton Treviso 14/15 (h) v Benetton Treviso 14/15 (h) v Crociati Rugby 06/07 (a) v Scarlets 99/00 (n) Eight times

AGAINST 62 Saracens 17/18 (a) 48 Saracens 17/18 (a) 9 Leinster Rugby 16/17 (a) 7 Saracens 17/18 (a) 7 Scarlets 99/00 (n) 2 Two times

INDIVIDUAL AGAINST 28 Johnny Sexton Leinster Rugby 10/11 (n) 3 Eight times

Alistair Hepher v Neath 99/00 (a) Paul Diggin v Edinburgh 10/11 (h) George North v Ospreys 14/15 Fin Smith v Aviron Bayonnais 23/24 (h) Six times

Most drop goals

Eight times

Try hat-tricks

Ben Cohen 2, Tommy Freeman 2, Matt Dawson, Tom Seabrook, George Hendy Paul Diggin, George North, Edoardo Todaro Ken Pisi, Samu Manoa, Tom Pearson

Owen Farrell Saracens 17/18 (h) Stephen Jones Llanelli 99/00 (a) David Humphreys Ulster Rugby 02/03 (a) Marius Goosen Benetton Treviso 09/10 (h)

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 291 41 8 5 2

8 matches 24/25 8 matches 24/25 9 matches 99/00, 9 matches 10/11 6 matches 00/01, 17/18 4 matches 22/23

AGAINST 239 6 matches 17/18 31 6 matches 17/18

6 matches 03/04, 9 matches 10/11 6 matches 17/18, 4 mts 22/23

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

101 9

MOST TRIES 22 16 13

Ben Cohen Tommy Freeman Ben Foden

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Steve Myler 10/11 Tommy Freeman 24/25

MOST POINTS 383 272 218

Steve Myler Paul Grayson Fin Smith

MOST MATCHES 63 62 55

Courtney Lawes Alex Waller Steve Myler, Dylan Hartley

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

AINSWORTH-CAVE Aiden

21/07/2006

Back row

BELLEAU

Anthony

08/04/1996

Out half

BENSON

Archie

18/03/2001

Back row

CHICK

Callum

25/11/1996

Back row

COLES

Alexander

21/09/1999

DAVISON

Trevor

DINGWALL

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

197

114.6

177

88.5

198

116.2

England

193

116.8

Lock

England

207

119.4

20/08/1992

Prop

England

188

129

Fraser

07/04/1999

Centre

England

188

97.2

ELS

Jordan

11/06/1997

Prop

188

120

FISCHETTI

Danilo

26/01/1998

Prop

Italy

181

115

FREEMAN

Tommy

05/03/2001

Wing

England / Lions 191

105

GOODE

Sonny

21/02/2008

Scrum half

176

84.6

GREEN

Luke

06/05/2001

Prop

188

122.5

HENDY

George

15/10/2002

Fullback

190

98.9

HUTCHINSON

Rory

29/01/1996

Centre

Scotland

181

92.3

IYOGUN

Emmanuel

24/11/2000

Prop

England

190

123.4

KEMENY

Joshua

29/11/1998

Back row

Australia

193

110.4

KUNDIONA

Cleopas

15/12/1998

Prop

Zimbabwe

183

125.8

LANGDON

Curtis

03/08/1997

Hooker

England

184

109.4

LITCHFIELD

Thomas

20/04/2002

Centre

186

101

LOCKETT

Thomas

06/10/2002

Lock

201

123.8

LUMLEY

Henry

18/07/2007

Centre

187

97.6

MARTIN

James

31/07/1999

185

98.8

ssssssssss

Wing

France

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MCPARLAND

Archie

17/02/2005

Scrum half

MITCHELL

Alexander

25/05/1997

Scrum half

MUNGA

Chunya

02/09/2000

Lock

NECULAI

Ion

25/01/2001

Prop

PATER

James

07/02/2007

Fullback

PEARSON

Tom

26/10/1999

Back row

POLLOCK

Henry

14/01/2005

Back row

PROWSE

Edward

27/10/2000

ROWE

Thomas

SLEIGHTHOLME

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

183

180

199

125.1

189

134.2

191

England

190

114.4

England/Lions

188

104.8

Lock

193

124.4

13/10/2005

Wing

186

92.6

Ollie

13/04/2000

Wing

England

181

95.2

SMITH

Fin

11/05/2002

Out half

England/Lions

178

89.4

SMITH

Robbie

26/09/1998

Hooker

Scotland

175

110.8

TAYLOR

Josh

28/06/2002

Back row

196

114.2

THAME

Toby

08/11/2003

Centre

187

TODARO

Edoardo

24/09/2006

Wing

182

91.6

TONGA’UIHA

Sonny

01/08/2006

Prop

192

151.9

ULCOQ

Charles

02/05/2006

Back row

190

105.8

VAN DER MESCHT

Juan Johan

04/05/1999

Lock

200

156

WALKER

Henry

10/03/1998

Hooker

106

1.78

WEIMANN

Jonny

28/03/2006

Scrum half

183

England/Lions

Italy

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EXETER CHIEFS

2020

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Round

POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

18.10.26

Stade Toulousain (a)

16.15

13.12.26

Connacht Rugby (h)

13.00

9.01.27

Stade Rochelais (h)

15.15

16.01.27

10bet Lions (a)

13.00

www.exeterchiefs.co.uk Exeter Chiefs Official @ExeterChiefs officialexeterchiefs CHAIRMAN and CEO Tony ROWE CBE MANAGING DIRECTOR Natasha PAVIS natashapavis @exeterchiefs.co.uk OFFICE Sandy Park Way, Exeter EX2 7NN England Tel: +44 1392 890 890 HOME STADIUM Sandy Park Stadium Capacity: 15,000 MEDIA CONTACT Erin McRITCHIE Mob: +44 7919 224 051 erinmcritchie @exeterchiefs.co.uk

RUGBY STAFF Rob BAXTER (Director of Rugby) Ross McMILLAN (Forwards Coach) Haydn THOMAS (Defence Coach) Dave WALDER (Attack Coach) James WILSON (Assistant Backs Coach) Glen TOWNSON (Assistant Forwards Coach)

CAPTAINS

Jack YEANDLE

Dafydd JENKINS

Mark TWIGGS (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Tony WALKER (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7812 030 711 tonywalker @exeterchiefs.co.uk

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GAME BY GAME 2012-13:

lost to Leinster 6-9 (a) lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 12-46 (h) beat Scarlets 22-16 (a) beat Scarlets 30-20 (h) lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 3-46 (a) lost to Leinster 20-29 (h)

2013-14:

beat Cardiff Blues 44-29 (h) lost to Glasgow Warriors 16-20 (a) lost to Toulon 9-14 (h) lost to Toulon 20-32 (a) lost to Glasgow Warriors 10-15 (h) beat Cardiff Blues 19-13 (a)

2015-16:

lost Ospreys 13-25 (a), beat Bordeaux-Bègles 34-19 (h), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 31-14 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 10-42 (a), lost Bordeaux-Bègles 27-34 (a), beat Ospreys 33-17 (h) Q-F lost Wasps 24-25 (a)

2016-17:

lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 8-35 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 18-19 (a), lost Bordeaux-Bègles 7-13 (h), beat Bordeaux-Bègles 20-12 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 31-19 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 26-48 (a)

2017-18:

beat Glasgow Warriors 24-15 (h), beat Montpellier 27-24 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 8-18 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 17-22 (a), beat Montpellier 41-10 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 21-28 (a)

2018-19:

drew Munster Rugby 10-10 (h), lost Castres Olympique 25-29 (a), lost Gloucester Rugby 19-27 (h), beat Gloucester Rugby 29-17 (a), beat Castres Olympique 34-12 (h), lost Munster Rugby 7-9 (a)

2019-20:

beat La Rochelle 31-12 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 34-18 (h), beat Sale Sharks 22-20 (a), beat Sale Sharks 35-10 (h), drew Glasgow Warriors 31-31 (a), beat La Rochelle 33-14 (h); Q-F beat Northampton Saints 38-15 (h), S-F beat Toulouse 28-18 (h), FINAL beat Racing 92 31-27 (Ashton Gate)

2020-21:

beat Glasgow Warriors 42-0 (h), *lost Stade Toulousain 0-28 (a), R16 beat Lyon 47-25 (h), Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 22-34 (h) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2021-22:

beat Montpellier Hérault Rugby 42-6 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 7-22 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 52-17 (h), lost Montpellier Hérault Rugby 26-37 (a), R16 1st leg beat Munster Rugby 13-8 (h), 2nd leg lost Munster Rugby 10-26 (a)

2022-23:

beat Castres Olympique 27-12 (a), beat Vodacom Bulls 44-14 (h), lost Vodacom Bulls 28-39 (a), beat Castres Olympique 40-3 (h), R16 beat Montpellier Hérault Rugby 33-33 (h) AET on superior 5-4 try count; Q-F beat DHL Stormers 42-17 (h), S-F lost Stade Rochelais 28-47 (Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux)

2024-25:

lost Hollywoodbets Sharks 21-39 (a), lost Stade Toulousain 21-64 (h), lost Union Bordeaux Bègles 17-69 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 24-52 (a)

OVERALL RECORD 67

W 31

D 3

L 33

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM FOR

Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties

52 42 8 6 5

Most drop goals

v Glasgow Warriors 21/22 (h) v Glasgow Warriors 20/21 (h) v Glasgow Warriors 21/22 (h) Four times v Scarlets 12/13 (a) v Ulster Rugby 16/17 (a) v Ulster Rugby 16/17 (a) v Munster Rugby 21/22 (h)

AGAINST 69 52 11 6 5

Union Bordeaux-Bègles 24/25 (a) Union Bordeaux-Bègles 24/25 (a) Union Bordeaux-Bègles 24/25 (a) Stade Toulousain 23/24 (h) Four times

Four times

INDIVIDUAL FOR

Most points

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals Try hat-tricks

1 4

AGAINST

Gareth Steenson 23 Blair Kinghorn v Ulster Rugby 16/17 (a) Stade Toulousain 23/24 (h) Jonny Gray v Montpellier Hérault Rugby 21/22 (h), 3 Twice Tom O'Flaherty v Glasgow Warriors 21/22 (h), Sam Simmonds vMontpellier Hérault Rugby 21/22 (a), Luke Cowan-Dickie v Vodacom Bulls 22/23 (h) Joe Simmonds v Glasgow Warriors 20/21 (h) 7 Twice v Montpellier Hérault Rugby 21/22 (h) v DHL Stormers 22/23 (h) Gareth Steenson 5 Four times v Scarlets 12/13 (a) Gareth Steenson v Ulster Rugby 16/17 (a) Twice 1 Four times Jonny Gray, Tom O'Flaherty, Sam Simmonds, Luke Cowan-Dickie

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins

Most red cards

FOR 283 39 8

9 matches 19/20 9 matches 19/20 9 matches 19/20

22/23, 23/24

AGAINST 224 34 4

4 matches 24/25 4 matches 24/25 6 matches 12/13, 13/14, 16/17 7 matches 15/16 4 matches 24/25 18/19, 22/23

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

MOST TRIES 24 Sam Simmonds 11 Don Armand, Luke Cowan-Dickie

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Joe Simmonds, 19/20 Sam Simmonds, 19/20

MOST POINTS 255 Gareth Steenson 223 Joe Simmonds 140 Henry Slade

MOST MATCHES 55 Henry Slade 52 Jack Yeandle 51 Ian Whitten

EXETER CHIEFS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of birth

Position

Test team

Ht (m)

ABULADZE

Nika

29/10/1995

Prop

Georgia

1.87

123

BAILEY

Joe

06/07/2004

Second row

1.83

104

BECKERLEG

Oscar

11/05/2005

Second row

2.02

119.8

BROWN-BAMPOE

Paul

15/05/2002

Wing

1.87

BURGER

Ethan

23/05/2000

Prop

1.92

121.7

BUTT

Will

15/01/2000

Centre

1.9

105.5

COEN

Benjamin

11/01/2005

Out half

1.77

86.5

DWEBA

Joseph

25/10/1995

Hooker

South Africa

1.75

109

FEYI-WABOSO

Immanuel

20/12/2002

Wing

England

1.83

FISILAU

Greg

09/07/2003

Back row

1.86

110

GOODRICK-CLARKE Will

29/12/1995

Prop

1.86

117

GULLEY

Louis

05/08/2005

Hooker

1.8

104

HAMMERSLEY

Ben

20/05/2003

Centre

1.83

HARRIS

Sam

09/03/2003

Full Back

1.83

83.9

HAYDON-WOOD

Will

27/10/2000

Out half

1.8

85.2

HEAVEN

Julian

01/10/2000

Hooker

1.85

107.7

HOOPER

Tom

29/01/2001

Back row

1.9

124

IOSEFA-SCOTT

Josh

16/07/1996

Prop

1.9

134

JAMES

Kane

26/03/2005

Back row

Wales

1.83

104

JENKINS

Daffyd

05/12/2002

Lock

Wales

2.01

123

LILLEY

Nick

21/03/2006

Centre

1.86

MCARTHUR

Archie

06/11/2003

Prop

1.81

119

Australia

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

EXETERCHIEFS.CO.UK

Surname

First Name

Date of birth

Position

Test team

MURRAY

Jake

08/01/2003

Scrum half

1.8

83.4

NOREY

Max

05/08/1999

Hooker

1.85

105.5

PAINTER

Ehren

21/03/1998

Prop

1.98

132.3

PEARSON

Lewis

26/10/1999

Lock

1.9

113.8

ROOTS

Ethan

10/11/1997

Back row

1.88

114.6

ROOTS

Jimmy

31/01/2000

Prop

1.87

122.2

SKINNER

Harvey

31/12/1997

Out half

1.89

94.4

SLADE

Henry

19/03/1993

Centre

England

1.89

96.0

TCHUMBADZE

Bachuki

30/11/2001

Prop

Georgia

1.82

122.0

TUIPULOTU

Carwyn

28/09/2001

Lock

1.88

106.0

VARNEY

Stephen

16/05/2001

Scrum half

Italy

1.78

82.0

VINTCENT

Ross

05/06/2002

Back row

Italy

1.87

104.0

WILSON

Harry

02/08/1997

Lock

1.88

109.8

WIMBUSH

Zack

24/10/2003

Centre

1.98

115.9

WOLSTENHOLME

Sam

21/06/1999

Scrum half

1.82

85.6

WOODBURN

Olly

18/11/1991

Wing

1.85

99.0

WORLEY-BRADY

Finn

26/10/2004

Back row

1.88

106.0

WYATT

Tom

14/12/1999

Full Back

1.85

95.0

YEANDLE

Jack

22/12/1989

Hooker

1.85

108.0

ZAMBONIN

Andrea

09/03/2000

Lock

2.03

114.0

England

Italy

Ht (m)

Wt (kg)

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BATH RUGBY

1998

2008

2025

BATHRUGBY.COM

POOL 4 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

17.10.26

Montpellier Hérault Rugby (h) 20.00

12.12.26

Cardiff Rugby (a)

09.01.27

Vodacom Bulls (a)

17.15

17.01.27

Stade Français Paris (h)

17.30

20.00

www.bathrugby.com bathrugby @bathrugby bathrugby bathrugby CHAIRMAN Bruce CRAIG CHIEF EXECUTIVE Tarquin McDONALD tarquin.mcdonald @bathrugby.com OFFICE Farleigh House, Farleigh Hungerford, Bath BA2 7RW England Tel: +44 1225 325 200 HOME STADIUM Recreation Ground Capacity: 14,509 MEDIA CONTACT Florence FALLON Mob: +44 7703 515 263 florence.fallon @bathrugby.com EPCRUGBY.COM

RUGBY STAFF Johann VAN GRAAN (Head of Rugby) JP FERREIRA (Defence Coach & Coaching Co-ordinator) Mike PRENDERGAST (Backs & Attack Coach) Richard BLAZE (Forwards Coach) Ruaridh McCONNOCHIE (Skills Coach) Stevie SCOTT (Assistant Coach) Andy ROBINSON (Assistant Coach) Alex MARTIN (Head of Physical Performance)

CAPTAIN

Ben SPENCER

Fran LEIGHTON (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7867 330 683 fran.leighton @bathrugby.com All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

GAME BY GAME 1996-97: 1997-98:

1999-00: 2000-01: 2001-02:

2004-05: 2005-06:

2008-09:

2009-10: 2010-11: 2011-12: 2014-15:

2015-16: 2017-18: 2018-19: 2019-20: 2020-21: 2021-22:

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

beat Edinburgh 55-26 (h), lost Pontypridd 6-19 (a), beat Dax 25-16 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 50-27 (a), Q-F lost Cardiff Rugby 22-19 (a) beat Pontypridd 21-15 (a), beat Scottish Borders 31-17 (a), beat Brive 27-25 (h), beat Scottish Borders 27-23 (h), lost Brive 12-29 (a), beat Pontypridd 23-10 (h), Q-F beat Cardiff Rugby 32-21 (h), S-F beat Pau 20-14 (Recreation Ground), FINAL beat Brive 19-18 (Stade Lescure, Bordeaux) lost Stade Toulousain 25-32 (h), beat Petrarca 56-15 (a), lost Swansea 9-10 (a), beat Petrarca 41-0 (h), beat Swansea 20-9 (h), beat Stade Toulousain 19-14 (a) beat Castres 25-13 (h), lost Newport 17-28 (a), lost Munster Rugby 9-31 (a), beat Munster Rugby 18-5 (h), beat Castres 32-19 (a), beat Newport 38-10 (h) beat Biarritz Olympique 14-6 (a), beat Swansea 38-9 (h), beat Edinburgh Rugby 37-6 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 17-10 (h), beat Swansea 24-12 (a), beat Biarritz Olympique 31-13 (h), Q-F lost Llanelli Scarlets 10-27 (h) beat Bourgoin 22-12 (h), lost Leinster 11-30 (a), lost Benetton Treviso 23-29 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 47-7 (h), lost Leinster 23-27 (h), beat Bourgoin 23-17 (a) beat Leinster 22-19 (a), beat Bourgoin 39-12 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 31-26 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 29-10 (a), beat Bourgoin 22-9 (a), lost Leinster 23-35 (h), Q-F beat Leicester Tigers 15-12 (a), S-F lost Biarritz Olympique 9-18 (Estadio Anoeta, San Sebastian) lost Stade Toulousain 16-18 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 13-9 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 35-31 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 25-19 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 15-12 (a), drew Stade Toulousain 3-3 (h), Q-F lost Leicester Tigers 15-20 (a) lost Ulster Rugby 12-26 (a), lost Stade Français Paris 27-29 (h), beat Edinburgh 16-9 (h), lost Edinburgh 6-9 (a), lost Stade Français Paris 13-15 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 10-28 (h) lost Biarritz Olympique 11-12 (h), beat Aironi Rugby 22-6 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 18-22 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 22-26 (h), beat Aironi Rugby 55-16 (h), lost Biarritz Olympique 19-26 (a) lost Glasgow Warriors 21-26 (a), beat Montpellier 16-13 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 13-18 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 27-52 (a), lost Montpellier 22-24 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 23-18 (h) lost Glasgow Warriors 10-37 (a), lost Stade Toulousain 19-21 (h), beat Montpellier 30-5 (a), beat Montpellier 32-12 (h), beat Stade Toulousain 35-18 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 20-15 (h), Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 15-18 (a) beat Leinster Rugby 19-16 (h), beat Wasps 25-23 (a), lost Wasps 10-36 (h), lost RC Toulon 9-12 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 11-25 (a), lost RC Toulon 14-19 (h) beat Benetton Rugby 23-0 (h), beat Scarlets 18-13 (a), lost RC Toulon 20-24 (a), beat RC Toulon 26-21 (h), lost Scarlets 17-35 (h), beat Benetton Rugby 47-28 (a) lost Stade Toulousain 20-22 (h), drew Wasps 35-35 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 10-17 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 15-42 (a), beat Wasps 18-16 (h), lost Stade Toulousain 17-20 (a) lost Ulster Rugby 16-17 (h), lost Harlequins 9-15 (a), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 17-34 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 26-52 (a), lost Harlequins 19-25 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 15-22 (a) lost Scarlets 19-23 (h), *lost Stade Rochelais 0-28 (a). *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols lost Leinster Rugby 20-45 (a), *drew Stade Rochelais 0-0 (h), lost Stade Rochelais 21-39 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 7-64 (h); *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols beat Ulster Rugby 37-14 (h), beat Cardiff Rugby 39-32 (a), beat Racing 92 29-25 (h), lost Stade Toulousain 19-31 (a). R16 lost Exeter Chiefs 15-21 (a) lost Stade Rochelais 20-24 (h), lost Benetton Rugby 21-22 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 40-21 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 21-47 beat Munster Rugby 40-14 (h), lost RC Toulon 34-45 (a), beat Castres Olympique 43-20 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 63-10 (h), R16 beat Saracens 31-22 (h), Q-F beat Northampton Saints 43-41 (h) S-F lost Union Bordeaux-Bègles 26-38 (a)

OVERALL RECORD 60

P 125

W 63

D 3

L 59

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties Most drop goals

FOR 63 53 9 8

v Edinburgh Rugby 25/26 (h) v Edinburgh Rugby 25/26 (h) v Edinburgh Rugby 25/26 (h) v Edinburgh Rugby 25/26 (h)

7 2

v Glasgow Warriors 11/12 (a) v RC Toulon 15/16 (a)

AGAINST 64 57 10 7

Leinster Rugby 21/22 (h) Leinster Rugby 21/22 (h) Leinster Rugby 21/22 (h) Leinster Rugby 11/12 (a) Leinster Rugby 21/22 (h) Llanelli Scarlets 01/02 (h) Fourteen times

8 1

INDIVIDUAL

FOR

Most points

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

Mike Catt v Benetton Treviso 96/97 (a) Mike Catt v Benetton Treviso 96/97 (a) Matt Banahan v Aironi Rugby 10/11 (h) Finn Russell v Edinburgh Rugby 25/26 (h) Four players

AGAINST 27

Stephen Jones Llanelli Scarlets 01/02 (h) Jimmy O'Brien Leinster Rugby 21/22 (h)

6 8

George Ford 1 v RC Toulon 15/16 (a) Matt Banahan (2), Mike Catt, Tom Voyce

Johnny Sexton Leinster Rugby 11/12 (a) Stephen Jones Llanelli Scarlets 01/02 (h) Fourteen times

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 280 40 8 6 2

7 matches 25/26 7 matches 25/26 9 matches 97/98 6 matches 19/20 6 matches 09/10

129 6

Jonathan Callard Tom Voyce

AGAINST 190 23

7 matches 25/26 7 matches 25/26

6 matches 99/00, 4 matches 24/25

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

MOST TRIES 17 9

Matt Banahan Mike Catt, Tom Dunn, Joe Cokanasiga

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97/98 01/02

MOST POINTS 248 214 129

Olly Barkley Jonathan Callard George Ford

MOST MATCHES 36 33 32

Matt Banahan Charlie Ewels David Barnes

BATH RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

ARUNDELL

Henry

08/11/2002

Wing

England

185

100

BAYLISS

Josh

18/09/1997

Back row

Scotland

193

110

CARR-SMITH

Tom

28/02/2002

Scrum-half

187

CARRERAS

Santi

30/03/1998

Full-back

1.81

COETZEE

Jaco

10/06/1996

Back row

189

111

COKANASIGA

Joe

15/11/1997

Wing

192

114

DAVIES

Ieuan

15/10/2004

Scrum-half

173

DE GLANVILLE

Tom

10/12/1999

Full-back

188

DONOGHUE

Ciaran

07/01/2003

Fly-half

184

DU PREEZ

Dan

05/08/1995

Back row

South Africa

196

118

DUNN

Tom

12/11/1992

Hooker

England

187

110

EWELS

Charlie

29/06/1995

Lock

England

197

FROST

Dan

24/07/1997

Hooker

179

180

GREEN

Arthur

04/03/2004

Back row

187

111

GRIFFIN

Charlie

24/07/2001

Wing

190

129

GRIFFIN

Archie

06/12/2005

Tight head

Wales

195

107

HENNESSEY

Louie

29/03/2004

Centre

Wales

191

HILL

Ted

26/03/1999

Back row

England

196

JEANES

Will

12/02/2004

Lock

190

117

KIRK

Scott

30/01/2004

Loose head

181

117

LAWRENCE

Ollie

18/09/1999

Centre

180

102

MOLONY

Ross

11/05/1994

198

116

ssssssssss Lock

Argentina

England

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

MUIR

Will

30/10/1995

Wing

England

188

OBANO

Beno

25/10/1994

Loose head

England

183

OFFIAH

Tyler

29/06/2006

Wing

191

100

OJOMOH

Max

14/09/2000

Centre

England

183

OPOKU-GYAMFI

Enoch

03/03/2006

Lock

Italy

1.96

135

PEPPER

Guy

15/04/2003

Back row

England

190

110

REDPATH

Cameron

23/12/1999

Centre

Scotland

188

REID

Miles

06/09/1998

Back row

188

110

RICHARDS

Ewan

06/04/2002

Back row

198

114

ROUX

Quinn

30/10/1990

Lock

Ireland

198

119

RUSSELL

Finn

23/09/1992

Fly-half

Scotland/Lions

184

182

SELA

Billy

13/04/2005

Tight head

189

192

SPANDLER

Jasper

21/05/2003

Hooker

178

102

SPENCER

Ben

31/07/1992

Scrum-half

England

178

STUART

Will

12/07/1996

Tight head

England/Lions

191

130

TUIPULOTU

Kepu

02/09/2005

Hooker

182

114

UNDERHILL

Sam

22/07/1996

Back row

186

110

VAN DER LINDE

Bernard

30/11/2000

Scrum-half

175

VERDEN

Kieran

06/11/1998

Tight head

182

120

WHEELER

Claudius

31/05/2004

Loose head

187

124

England

Wt (kg)

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LEICESTER TIGERS

2001

2002

LEICESTERTIGERS.COM

POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

18.10.26

Section Palosie (a)

14.00

12.12.26

ASM Clermont Auvergne (h)

15.15

8.01.27

Glasgow Warriors (a)

20.00

16.01.27

Leinster Rugby (h)

20.00

www.leicestertigers.com leicestertigers @LeicesterTigers LeicesterTigers EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN Tom SCOTT CHIEF EXECUTIVE Andrea PINCHEN andrea.pinchen@ tigers.co.uk OFFICE Aylestone Road, Leicester LE2 7TR England HOME STADIUM Mattioli Woods Welford Road Capacity: 25,849 MEDIA CONTACT John WIFFEN Mob: +44 7864 277944 john.wiffen@tigers.co.uk

CAPTAIN

RUGBY STAFF Huw BEVAN (Head of rugby operations) Geoff PARLING (Head Coach) Anthony ALLEN (Assistant Coach) Craig CHILDS (Defence Coach) Neil FOWKES (Assistant Coach) Rod SEIB (Attack Coach)

Ollie CHESSUM

Teresa CARRINGTON (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7894 783 380 teresa.carrington @tigers.co.uk

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GAME BY GAME

1996-97

beat Leinster 27-10 (a), beat Scottish Borders 43-3 (h), beat Pau 19-14 (a), beat Llanelli Scarlets 25-16 (h), Q-F beat Harlequins 23-13 (h), S-F beat Stade Toulousain 37-11 (h), FINAL lost Brive 9-28 (Cardiff Arms Park)

1997-98

beat Milan 26-10 (h), lost Leinster 9-16 (a), beat Stade Toulousain 22-17 (a), beat Leinster 47-22 (h), lost Stade Toulousain 22-23 (h), beat Milan 37-29 (a), Q-F PLAY-OFF beat Glasgow 90-19 (h), Q-F lost Pau 18-35 (a)

1999-00

lost Leinster 20-27 (a), beat Stade Français 30-25 (h), lost Glasgow Caledonians 17-30 (a), beat Glasgow Caledonians 34-21 (h), lost Stade Français 16-38 (a), lost Leinster 10-32 (h)

2000-01

beat Pau 46-18 (h), beat Glasgow Caledonians 33-21 (a), lost Pontypridd 11-18 (a), beat Pontypridd 27-19 (h), beat Pau 20-3 (a), beat Glasgow Caledonians 41-26 (h), Q-F beat Swansea 41-10 (h), S-F beat Gloucester 19-15 (Vicarage Road), FINAL beat Stade Français 34-30 (Parc des Princes)

2001-02

beat Llanelli Scarlets 12-9 (h), beat Amatori & Calvisano 37-3 (a), beat Perpignan 31-30 (a), beat Perpignan 54-15 (h), beat Amatori & Calvisano 29-7 (h), lost Llanelli Scarlets 12-24 (a), Q-F beat Leinster 29-18 (h), S-F beat Llanelli Scarlets 13-12 (City Ground), FINAL beat Munster Rugby 15-9 (Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)

2002-03

drew Neath 16-16 (a), beat Amatori & Calvisano 63-0 (h), beat Beziers 24-12 (a), beat Beziers 53-10 (h),

2003-04

lost Stade Français 15-26 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 34-3 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 0-33 (a), beat

beat Amatori & Calvisano 40-22 (a), beat Neath 36-11 (h), Q-F lost Munster Rugby 7-20 (h) Ulster Rugby 49-7 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 26-20 (a), lost Stade Français 13-26 (h) 2004-05 beat Rugby Calvisano 37-6 (h), lost Biarritz Olympique 8-23 (a), beat Wasps 37-31 (a), beat Wasps 35-27 (h), lost Biarritz Olympique 17-21 (h), beat Rugby Calvisano 62-10 (a), Q-F beat Leinster 29-13 (a), S-F lost Stade Toulousain 19-27 (Walkers Stadium) 2005-06

beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 57-23 (h), lost Stade Français Paris 6-12 (a), beat Ospreys 30-12 (h), beat Ospreys 17-15 (a), beat Stade Français Paris 29-22 (h), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 40-27 (a), Q-F lost Bath Rugby 12-15 (h)

2006-07

lost Munster Rugby 19-21 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 21-17 (a), beat Bourgoin 28-13 (a), beat Bourgoin 57-3 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 34-0 (h), beat Munster Rugby 13-6 (a), Q-F beat Stade Français Paris 21-20 (h), S-F beat Llanelli Scarlets 33-17 (Walkers Stadium), FINAL lost Wasps 9-25 (Twickenham Stadium)

2007-08

lost Leinster 9-22 (a), beat Edinburgh 39-0 (h), beat Stade Toulousain 14-9 (h), lost Stade Toulousain 1122 (a), lost Edinburgh 12-17 (a), beat Leinster 25-9 (h)

2008-09 beat Ospreys 12-6 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 60-16 (a), beat Perpignan 38-27 (h), lost Perpignan 20-26 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 52-0 (h), lost Ospreys 9-15 (a), Q-F beat Bath Rugby 20-15 (h), S-F drew Cardiff Blues 26-26 after extra-time and 7-6 in place kick competition (Millennium Stadium), FINAL lost Leinster 16-19 (BT Murrayfield Stadium) 2009-10

drew Ospreys 32-32 (h), beat Rugby Viadana 46-11 (a), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 30-40 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 20-15 (h), beat Rugby Viadana 47-8 (h), lost Ospreys 12-17 (a)

2010-11

beat Benetton Treviso 34-29 (a), beat Scarlets 46-10 (h), lost Perpignan 19-24 (a), drew Perpignan 22-22 (h), beat Scarlets 32-18 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 62-15 (h), Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 10-17 (a)

2011-12

beat Aironi Rugby 28-12 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 20-9 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 12-30 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 23-19 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 7-41 (a), beat Aironi Rugby 33-6 (h)

2012-13

lost Stade Toulousain 9-23 (a), beat Ospreys 39-22 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 33-25 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 14-13 (a), drew Ospreys 15-15 (a), beat Stade Toulousain 9-5 (h), Q-F lost RC Toulon 15-21 (a)

2013-14

lost Ulster Rugby 16-22 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 34-3 (h), beat Montpellier 41-32 (h), beat Montpellier 15-14 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 34-19 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 19-22 (h), Q-F lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 16-22 (a)

2014-15

beat Ulster Rugby 25-18 (h), lost Scarlets 3-15 (a), beat RC Toulon 25-21 (h), lost RC Toulon 8-23 (a), beat Scarlets 40-23 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 7-26 (a)

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2015-16

beat Stade Français Paris 33-20 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 36-3 (a), beat Munster Rugby 31-19 (a), beat Munster Rugby 17-6 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 47-7 (h), lost Stade Français Paris 21-36 (a), Q-F beat Stade Français Paris 41-13 (h), S-F lost Racing 92 16-19 (City Ground)

2016-17

lost Glasgow Warriors 13-42 (a), beat Racing 92 27-17 (h), lost Munster Rugby 0-38 (a), beat Munster Rugby 18-16 (h), lost Racing 92 3-34 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 0-43 (h)

2017-18

lost Racing 92 18-22 (a), beat Castres Olympique 54-29 (h), lost Munster Rugby 10-33 (a), lost Munster Rugby 16-25 (h), lost Castres Olympique 0-39 (a), lost Racing 92 20-23 (h)

2018-19

lost Ulster Rugby 10-24 (a), beat Scarlets 45-27 (h), lost Racing 92 26-36 (a), lost Racing 92 11-34 (h), lost Scarlets 10-33 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 13-14 (h)

2021-22

beat Union Bordeaux Bègles 16-13 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 29-23 (h), beat Connacht Rugby 29-28 (a), *beat Union Bordeaux Bègles 28-0 (h), R16 1st leg beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 29-10 (a), 2nd leg beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 27-17 (h), Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 14-23 (h) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2022-23

beat Ospreys 23-17 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 23-16 (h), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 44-29 (a), lost Ospreys 26-27 (h), R16 beat Edinburgh Rugby 16-6 (h), Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 24-55 (a)

2023-24

beat DHL Stormers 35-26 (h), beat Stade Français Paris 27-24 (a), lost to Stade Rochelais 12-45 (a), lost to Leinster Rugby 10-27 (h). R16 lost to Leinster Rugby 22-36 (a)

2024-25

lost to Union Bordeaux Bègles 28-42 (a), beat Hollywoodbets Sharks 56-17 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 38-10 (h), lost to Stade Toulousain 12-80 (a). R16 lost to Glasgow Warriors 19-43 (a)

2025-26

lost Stade Rochelais 20-39 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 15-23 (h), beat Aviron Bayonnais 57-14 (h), lost DHL Stormers 26-39 (a), lost Union Bordeaux-Bègles 14-64 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

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P W 184 109

D 5

L 70

SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties

FOR 90 71 14 10 7

v Glasgow & District 97/98 (h) v Glasgow & District 97/98 (h) v Glasgow & District 97/98 (h) v Glasgow & District 97/98 (h) v USAP 01/02 (a)

Most drop goals

v Section Paloise 00/01 (a)

Most points

FOR 35

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

INDIVIDUAL Joel Stransky v Glasgow & District 97/98 (h)

AGAINST 80 Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 68 Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 12 Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 10 Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 9 Stade Français 00/01 (a) USAP 01/02 (h) 2 Eight times AGAINST 30 Diego Dominguez Stade Français 00/01 (a), Thierry Lacroix USAP 01/02 (a) 3 Four times

Michael Horak v Glasgow & District 97/98 (h) Tom Varndell v ASM Clermont Auvergne 05/06 (a) Joel Stransky 10 v Glasgow & District 97/98 (h Tim Stimpson 9 USAP 01/02 (a)

Thomas Ramos Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) Diego Dominguez Stade Français 00/01 (a), Thierry Lacroix USAP 01/02 (a) Three times

Andy Goode 2 v Section Paloise 00/01 (a) Steve Booth, Jordan Crane, Lewis Moody, Scott Hamilton, Michael Horak, Billy Searle, Geordan Murphy, Archie Vanes, Johne Murphy, Joel Stransky, Josh Bassett, Freddie Tuilagi, Tom Varndell, Telusa Veainu

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries

FOR 272 32

Most wins Most losses Most red cards

8 5 2

9 matches 00/01 8 matches 97/98 7 matches 02/03 9 matches 00/01, 9 matches 01/02 6 matches 17/18 , 6 matches 18/19 6 matches 21/22

AGAINST 192 5 matches 24/25 27 5 matches 24/25

Most points Most tries

152 6

Tim Stimpson 00/01 Will Greenwood 97/98 , Scott Hamilton 09/10, Vereniki Goneva 15/16

9 matches 00/01, 06/07

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 25 19 16

Geordan Murphy Leon Lloyd Neil Back

MOST POINTS 406 358

Andy Goode Toby Flood, Tim Stimpson

MOST MATCHES 80 74 70

Ben Youngs Geordan Murphy Dan Cole

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LEICESTER TIGERS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ALLAN

Ollie

04/02/2004

Scrum half

ASIATA

Richie

03/05/1996

Hooker

BAILEY

Orlando

30/09/2001

BEKOE

Kwame

BLAMIRE

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

184

178

108

Out half

190

22/03/2008

Back row

196

119

Jamie

22/12/1997

Hooker

187

116

CARNDUFF

Finn

10/03/2004

Back row

196

113

CHESSUM

Ollie

06/09/2000

Lock

England/Lions

201

124

CRACKNELL

Olly

26/05/1994

Back row

Wales

192

118

CROWLEY

Ryan

26/08/1998

Winger

173

DOOREY-PALMER

Jack

04/10/2003

Hooker

179

103

HAFFAR

Tarek

13/09/2001

Loose head

181

116

HAMER-WEBB

Gabe

07/11/2000

Winger

Wales

183

HASSELL-COLLINS

Ollie

17/01/1999

Winger

England

192

100

HENDERSON

Cam

13/01/2000

Lock

Scotland

201

118

HEYES

Joe

13/04/1999

Tight head

England

193

125

HURD

Will

29/06/1999

Tight head

Scotland

186

126

JENKINS

Joe

13/10/2003

Centre

191

104

KATA

Sol

03/12/1994

Centre

Tonga

176

106

LOMAN

Ale

15/05/2000

Prop

Sweden

187

130

MANZ

Josh

22/03/2004

Back row

195

108

MARSH

George

14/02/2007

Back row

192

111

MOLI

Sam

24/12/1998

185

127

ssssssssss

Hooker

Samoa

England

Tonga

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

MORO

Joaquin

24/01/2001

Back row

Argentina

189

102

MYALL

Charlie

16/05/2005

Centre

188

PEARSON

George

25/01/2006

Fullback

190

RADWAN

Adam

30/12/1997

Winger

England

179

REFFELL

Tommy

27/04/1999

Back row

Wales

183

103

SCLAVI

Joel

25/06/1994

Prop

Argentina

190

133

SEARLE

Billy

25/03/1996

Out half

178

STEWARD

Freddie

05/12/2000

Fullback

196

104

STOOKE

Elliott

10/09/1993

Lock

200

118

THOMAS

Osian

30/11/2004

Lock

195

115

THOMPSON

James

13/07/1999

Lock

195

117

TITCOMBE

Charlie

28/12/2001

Out half

179

VAN DER FLIER

Archie

26/02/2002

Loose head

192

118

VAN POORTVLIET

Jack

15/05/2001

Scrum half

England

184

VUNIPOLA

Mako

14/01/1991

Loose head

England/Lions

182

128

WAINWRIGHT

Aaron

25/09/1997

Back row

Wales

188

114

WAND

Will

31/12/2001

Centre

186

WHITELEY

Tom

17/12/1995

Scrum half

176

WILLIAMS

Sam

14/03/2005

Back row

187

103

WOODWARD

Joseph

17/09/2003

Centre

182

England

Wt (kg)

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

17.10.26

Connacht Rugby (a)

Kick-off

17.30

12.12.26

Stade Rochelais (h)

17.30

10.01.27

10bet Lions (h)

15.15

17.01.27

Stade Toulousain (a)

16.15

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CHAIRMAN Neil GOLDING CHIEF EXECUTIVE Eduard COETZEE OFFICE StoneX Stadium Greenlands Lane Hendon London NW4 1RL England Tel: +44 203 870 3303 HOME STADIUM StoneX Stadium Capacity: 10,360 MEDIA CONTACT Will ROBERTS Mob: +447984 309101 willroberts@saracens.net

RUGBY STAFF Brendan VENTER (Director of Rugby) Mark McCALL (Technical Adviser) Joe SHAW (Head Coach) Dai FLANAGAN (Attack Coach) Ian PEEL (Forwards Coach) Adam POWELL (Defence Coach) Rob WEBBER (Assistant Coach) Dan VICKERS (Skills & Kicking Coach) Tom SHERIFF (Head of Athletic Performance ) Vincent GIACOBBI (Head of Strength and Conditioning)

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2007-08

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

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

lost to Colomiers 16-19 (a), lost to Munster 34-35 (h), beat Pontypridd 52-35 (h), beat Pontypridd 22-18 (a), lost to Munster 30-31 (a), beat Colomiers 52-15 (h) beat Toulouse 32-22 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 55-25 (h), lost to Cardiff 23-32 (h), lost to Cardiff 14-24 (a), beat Toulouse 37-30 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 21-13 (a) beat Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 22-10 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 30-17 (a), lost to Ulster Rugby 10-19 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 18-10 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 35-30 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 13-43 (a) beat Glasgow Warriors 33-31 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique 21-22 (a), beat Viadana 71-7 (h), beat Viadana 34-26 (a), beat Biarritz Olympique 45-16 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 21-17 (a), Q-F beat Ospreys 19-10 (h), S-F lost to Munster 16-18 (Ricoh Arena) lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 10-25 (a), lost to Leinster 23-25 (h), lost to Racing Metro 92 21-24 (h), beat Racing Metro 92 19-14 (a), lost to Leinster 20-43 (a), lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 14-24 (h) beat Benetton Treviso 42-17 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 10-15 (a), beat Ospreys 31-26 (h), beat Ospreys 16-13 (a), beat Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 20-16 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 26-20 (a), Q-F lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 3-22 (h) beat Edinburgh Rugby 45-0 (a), beat Racing Metro 92 30-13 (h), lost to Munster Rugby 9-15 (a), beat Munster Rugby 19-13 (h), beat Racing Metro 92 37-28 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 40-7 (h), Q-F beat Ulster Rugby 27-16 (h), S-F lost to Toulon 12-24 (Twickenham Stadium) beat Connacht Rugby 23-17 (a), lost to Toulouse 16-17 (h), beat Zebre 39-10 (a), beat Zebre 64-3 (h), lost to Toulouse 11-21 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 64-6 (h), Q-F beat Ulster Rugby 17-15 (a), S-F beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 46-6 (Twickenham Stadium), FINAL lost to RC Toulon 6-23 (Millennium Stadium) beat Clermont Auvergne 30-23 (h) lost to Munster 3-14 (a) beat Sale Sharks 19-15 (a) beat Sale Sharks 28-15 (h) beat Munster 33-10 (h) lost to Clermont Auvergne 6-18 (a); Q-F beat Racing Metro 92 12-11 (a); S-F lost to Clermont Auvergne 9-13 (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard) beat Toulouse 32-7 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 27-9 (a), beat Oyonnax 45-10 (a), beat Oyonnax 55-13 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 33-17 (h), beat Toulouse 28-17 (a) Q-F beat Northampton Saints 29-20 (h) S-F beat Wasps 24-17 (Madejski Stadium) FINAL beat Racing 92 21-9 (Grand Stade de Lyon) beat RC Toulon 31-23 (a), beat Scarlets 44-26 (h), beat Sale Sharks 50-3 (h), beat Sale Sharks 24-10 (a), drew with Scarlets 22-22 (a), beat RC Toulon 10-3 (h) Q-F beat Glasgow Warriors 38-13 (h) S-F beat Munster Rugby 26-10 (Aviva Stadium) FINAL beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 28-17 (BT Murrayfield Stadium) beat Northampton Saints 57-13 (a), beat Ospreys 36-34 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 14-46 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 21-24 (a), drew Ospreys 15-15 (a), beat Northampton Saints 62-14 (h); Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 19-30 (a) beat Glasgow Warriors 13-3 (a), beat Lyon 29-10 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 51-25 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 26-14 (a), beat Lyon 28-10 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 38-19 (h); Q-F beat Glasgow Warriors 56-27 (h); S-F beat Munster Rugby 32-16 (Ricoh Arena); FINAL beat Leinster Rugby 20-10 (St James' Park) lost Racing 92 10-30 (a), beat Ospreys 44-3 (h), lost Munster Rugby 3-10 (a), beat Munster Rugby 15-6 (h), beat Ospreys 22-15 (a), beat Racing 92 27-24 (h), Q-F beat Leinster Rugby 25-17 (a), S-F lost Racing 92 15-19 (Paris La Défense Arena) beat Edinburgh Rugby 30-26 (h), beat Lyon 28-20 (a), beat Lyon 48-28 (h), lost Edinburgh Rugby 14-20 (a), R16 beat Ospreys 35-20 (h), Q-F lost Stade Rochelais 10-24 (a) lost to Vodacom Bulls 16-27, beat Connacht Rugby 55-36 (h), lost to Union Bordeaux Bègles 15-55 (a), beat Lyon 39-24 (h). R16 lost to Union Bordeaux Bègles 12-45 (a) beat Vodacom Bulls 27-5 (h), beat Stade Français Paris 28-17 (a), lost to Munster Rugby 12-17 (a), beat Castres Olympique24-32 (h). R16 lost to RC Toulon 42-72 (a) beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 47-10 (h), lost Hollywoodbets Sharks 23-28 (a), beat Stade Toulousain 20-14 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 3-28 (a), R16 lost Bath Rugby 22-31 (a)

OVERALL RECORD 74

P 127

W 85

D 2

L 40

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties

FOR 71 64 11 9 10

Most drop goals

Most points

FOR 32

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat tricks

v Viadana 07/08 (h) v Viadana 07/08 (h) v Connacht Rugby 13/14 (h) v Viadana 07/08 (h) v Racing Metro 92 12/13 (a) v Toulouse 00/01 (a) v Biarritz Olympique 05/06 (h)

AGAINST 72 RC Toulon 24/25 (a) 40 Union Bordeaux Bègles 23/24 (a) 10 RC Toulon 24/25 (a) 8 RC Toulon 24/25 (a) 8 Cardiff 00/01 (a) ASM Clermont Auv 17/18 (a) 1 Twelve times

INDIVIDUAL AGAINST Owen Farrell 32 Melvyn Jaminet v Racing Metro 92 12/13 (a) RC Toulon 24/25 (a) Dan Luger 3 Alivereti Raka v Ulster Rugby 00/01 (h) ASM Clermont Auv 17/18 (h) Richard Haughton v Viadana 07/08 (h) Facundo Isa David Strettle v Connacht Rugby RC Toulon 24/25 (a) 13/14 (h), Chris Ashton v Oyonnax 15/16 (h) Elliot Daly v Lyon 22/23 (h) Glen Jackson 8 Melvyn Jaminet v Rugby Viadana 07/08 (h) RC Toulon 24/25 (a) Owen Farrell 8 Neil Jenkins v Racing Metro 92 12/13 (a) Cardiff Blues 00/01 (a) Thomas Casteigneide 1 Twelve players v Toulouse 00/01 (a) Richard Haughton, Dan Luger, David Strettle, Chris Ashton, Elliot Daly

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 294 38 9 5 2

Most points Most tries

127 11

9 matches 15/16 9 matches 13/14 9 matches 15/16, 18/19 6 matches 10/11 8 matches 19/20

AGAINST 187 5 matches 23/24 18 6 matches 10/11

13/14, 19/20, 24/25

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 29 Chris Ashton 21 Chris Wyles 13 David Strettle

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MOST POINTS 893 Owen Farrell 193 Glen Jackson 145 Chris Ashton

15/16 13/14

MOST MATCHES 81 Owen Farrell 77 Jamie George. Alex Goode

SARACENS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

BARBEARY

Alfie

05/10/2000

Back row

185

116

BRACKEN

Charlie

09/12/2003

Scrum-half

178

BRACKEN

Jack

15/10/2005

Wing/fullback

183

BRANTINGHAM

Philip

02/10/2001

Prop

183

117

BURKE

Fergus

03/09/1999

Out half

Scotland

189

CALUORI

Noah

22/09/2006

Wing/fullback England

194

100

CARRE

Rhys

08/02/1998

Prop

Wales

191

139

CINTI

Lucio

23/02/2000

Centre

Argentina

190

CLAREY

Alec

08/02/1994

Prop

180

120

CLARKE

Eoghan

12/06/1998

Hooker

180

105

DALY

Elliot

08/10/1992

Wing/fullback England/Lions

185

DAN

Theo

26/12/2000

Hooker

England

180

109

EARL

Ben

07/01/1998

Back row

England/Lions

188

107

ELLIOTT

Tobias

16/09/2003

Wing/fullback

186

FARRELL

Owen

24/09/1991

Out half

England/Lions

188

GEORGE

Jamie

20/10/1990

Hooker

England/Lions

180

113

GONZALEZ

Juan

14/11/2000

Back row

Argentina

193

106

HADFIELD

James

27/11/1997

Hooker

180

104

HALL

Angus

17/09/2005

Centre

187

HODGSON

Henry

ISAACS

James

28/03/2004

Hooker

ISIEKWE

Nick

20/04/1998

Lock

201

120

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Back row

England

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

ITOJE

Maro

28/10/1994

Second row

England/Lions

198

118

JAMES

Tom

12/10/1993

Scrum-half

183

KEYLOCK

Finn

09/09/2006

Out half

176

KNIGHT

Toby

05/01/2002

Back row

190

110

MALINS

Max

07/01/1997

Wing/fullback England

181

MARTIN

George

18/06/2001

Second row

England

199

127

MAWI

Eroni

06/02/1996

Prop

Fiji

188

134

MICHELOW

Nathan

16/05/2004

Back row

189

102

NAIRAU

Vilikesa

06/03/2002

Prop

180

135

O'DRISCOLL

Alex

04/11/2004

Prop

188

111

CHRISTIE

Andy

22/03/1999

Back row

189

103

SEGUN

Rotimi

28/12/1996

Wing/fullback

180

SODEKE

Olamide

26/07/2005

Lock

205

126

STREET

Marcus

06/02/1999

Prop

185

119

TIZARD

Hugh

31/03/2000

Lock

196

125

TOMPKINS

Nick

16/02/1995

Centre

Wales

183

TUIMAUGA

Tietie

05/08/1993

Prop

Samoa

188

130

VA'ENUKU

Sione

19/12/2002

Centre

Tonga

187

107

WEILBACH

Corné

18/02/2002

Prop

185

120

WILLIAMS

Tomos

01/01/1995

Scrum-half

180

Fiji

Scotland

Wales

Wt (kg)

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POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

17.10.26

DHL Stormers (a)

16.15

12.12.26

Munster Rugby (h)

20.00

10.01.27

Racing 92 (a)

14.00

16.01.27

Union Bordeaux Bègles (h)

15.15

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CHAIRMAN Chris BOOY CHIEF EXECUTIVE Tom TAINTON ttainton@ bristolbearsrugby.com OFFICE High Performance Centre, Bristol BS8 3TF England Tel: +44 117 9630 600 HOME STADIUM Ashton Gate Stadium Capacity: 27,000 MEDIA CONTACT Will CARPENTER Mob: +44 7717 840 630 wcarpenter@ bristolbearsrugby.com

CAPTAIN

RUGBY STAFF Pat LAM (Director of Rugby) Seán MARSDEN (Backs & Attack Skills Coach) Jordan CRANE (Defence Coach) Mark IRISH (Senior Forwards Coach) Chris MORGAN (Assistant Forwards Coach)

Fitz HARDING Kevin GEARY (Head of Athletic Performance) Jack TARGETT (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7505 970 087 jtargett@bristolbearsrugby.com

All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2002-03

lost Leinster Lions 23-29 (a), beat Montferrand 24-19 (h), lost Swansea 19-26 (a), beat Swansea 41-23 (h), beat Montferrand 30-22 (a), lost Leinster Lions 12-25 (h)

2007-08

lost Cardiff Blues 18-34 (a), beat Stade Français Paris 17-0 (h), beat Harlequins 17-3 (a), beat Harlequins 20-7 (h), lost Stade Français Paris 11-19 (a), lost Cardiff Blues 0-17 (h)

2020-21

lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 38-51 (h), beat Connacht Rugby 27-18 (a), R16 lost Union Bordeaux Bègles 17-36 (a)

2021-22

beat Scarlets 28-0 (h), *drew Stade Français Paris 0-0 (a), beat Stade Français Paris 28-17 (h), beat Scarlets 52-21 (a), R16 1st leg - beat Sale Sharks 10-9 (a), 2nd leg - lost Sale Sharks 29-35 (h) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2023-24

beat Lyon Olympique 36-34 (h), lost Union Bordeaux Bègles 17-36 (a), lost Vodacom Bulls 17-31 (h), lost Connacht Rugby 10-27 (a)

2024-25

lost Leinster Rugby 12-35 (h), lost Stade Rochelais 7-35 (a), beat Benetton Rugby 35-29 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 26-33

2025-26

beat Scarlets 17-16 (a), beat Section Paloise 61-12 (h), beat Vodacom Bulls 61-49 (a), lost Union Bordeaux-Bègles 15-27 (h), R16 lost Stade Toulousain 26-59 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 34

W 16

D 1

L 17

Kalaveti Ravouvou runs in to score a try in last season’s Investec Champions Cup 80

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score

FOR 61

Biggest victory margin Most tries

49 9

Most conversions

Most penalties

v Section Paloise 24/25 (h) v Vodacom Bulls 25/26 (a) v Section Paloise 24/25 (h) v Section Paloise 24/25 (h) v Vodacom Bulls 25/26 (a) v Section Paloise 24/25 (h) v Vodacom Bulls 25/26 (a) Five times

Most drop goals

v LOU Rugby 23/24 (h)

Most points

FOR 19

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

AGAINST 59 Stade Toulousain 25/26 (a) 33 9

Stade Toulousain 25/26 (a) Stade Toulousain 25/26 (a)

Stade Toulousain 25/26 (a)

Leinster Lions 02/03 (a) Bordeaux Bègles 20/21 (a) Three times

INDIVIDUAL Felipe Contepomi v Montferrand 02/03 (h) v Swansea 02/03 (a) Daryl Gibson v Swansea 02/03 (h) Noah Heward v Vodacom Bulls 25/26 (a) Tom Jordan v Section Paloise 24/25 (h) v Vodacom Bulls 25/26 (a) Five times Callum Sheedy v LOU Rugby 23/24 (h) Daryl Gibson, Noah Heward

AGAINST 22 Matthieu Jalibert Bordeaux Bègles 20/21 (a) 3

Kotaro Matsushima ASM Clermont Auvergne 20/21 (h) Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Union Bordeaux-Bègles 25/26 (a) Thomas Ramos Stade Toulousain 25/26 (a)

Matthieu Jalibert Bordeaux Bègles 20/21 (a) Three times

1 2

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 149 21 4 3 1

AGAINST 6 matches 02/03 144 6 matches 02/03 6 matches 21/22 20 4 matches 24/25 6 matches 21/22 6 matches 02/03, 07/08, 4 matches 23/24, 24/25 4 matches 23/24 1 4 matches 21/22

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

73 4

MOST TRIES 6 5 4

Kieran Marmion Noah Heward Daryl Gibson, Harry Thackers, Piers O'Conor Kalaveti Ravouvou

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Felipe Contepomi Daryl Gibson

02/03 02/03

MOST POINTS 76 73 22

Callum Sheedy Felipe Contepomi David Hill

MOST MATCHES 17 16 14

Harry Randall Max Lahiff Jake Woolmore, Fitz Harding

BRISTOL BEARS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

BATES

Jack

26/05/2001

Centre/wing

184

BATLEY

Joe

27/06/1996

Lock/back row

200

120

BOSHOFF

Aiden

28/09/2005

Wing

185

CAULFIELD

Josh

09/06/1997

Lock/back row

193

128

CHAWATAMA

Lovejoy

26/08/1992

Prop

179

116

HARRIS

Ollie

22/04/2007

Centre

GENGE

Ellis

16/02/1995

Prop

England/Lions 185

116

GORDON

Bryn

06/08/2001

Hooker

179

110

GRONDONA

Benjamin

19/10/2003

Back row

191

101

GWILLIAM

Thomas

19/11/2002

Hooker

185

107

HALLIWELL

Jimmy

31/03/2004

Prop

187

129

HARDING

Fitz

26/04/1999

Back row

188

105

IBITOYE

Gabriel

05/03/1998

Wing

177

100

IVANISHVILI

Luka

25/10/2001

Back row

Georgia

188

108

JANSE VAN RENSBURG Benhard

14/01/1997

Centre

England

186

JENKINS

Kenzie

12/06/2005

Back row/lock

195

104

JORDAN

Tom

18/09/1998

Out half/centre/full back Scotland

189

KAREEM

Khalik

11/06/2004

Back row

183

102

KLOSKA

George

16/11/1999

Prop/hooker

184

117

LAHIFF

Max

09/12/1989

Prop

185

115

MACGINTY

26/02/1990

Out half

USA

184

MARMION

Kieran

11/02/1992

Scrum half

Ireland

178

Test team

Argentina

England

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MASLEN

Tom

14/01/2007

Scrum half

MOODY

Sol

16/04/2005

Hooker

MORONI

Matias

29/03/1991

Centre

OGHRE

Gabriel

25/05/1998

Hooker/back row

OWEN

Joe

16/08/2001

PEARCE

Patrick

PEPPER

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

185

106

Argentina

185

England

172

103

Lock

199

109

07/05/2004

Lock/back row

192

109

Max

09/05/2001

Scrum half/wing

184

RANDALL

Harry

19/12/1997

Scrum half

England

169

RAVOUVOU

Kalaveti

06/06/1998

Centre

Fiji

186

REES-ZAMMIT

Louis

02/02/2001

Wing/full back

Wales

188

RUBIOLO

Pedro

21/12/2002

Lock

Argentina

193

114

SCOTT

Sam

02/12/2005

Prop

188

117

TAYLOR

George

28/10/1995

Lock

195

108

TURNER

Andrew

16/02/2002

Prop

183

115

WELLS

Harry

29/09/1993

Lock

196

117

WILLIAMS

James

24/02/1997

Centre

178

WILSON

Tobi

22/06/2003

Wing/full back

185

WOOLMORE

Jake

07/12/1990

Prop

183

124

WORSLEY

Sam

13/10/2003

Out half

177

WORSNIP

Victor

28/01/2007

Centre

190

102

England

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2002

2005

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POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

17.12.26

Glasgow Warriors (h)

13.00

12.12.26

Leinster Rugby (a)

17.30

10.01.27

ASM Clermont Auvergne (h)

17.30

16.01.27

Section Paloise (a)

13.00

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RUGBY STAFF

CAPTAIN

Alex SANDERSON (Director of Rugby) Joe FORD (Head Coach) Mike FORSHAW (Defence Coach)

Tel: +44 16 1667 7514

HOME STADIUM CorpAcq Stadium Capacity: 12,000

MEDIA CONTACTS Steve BLAND Mob: +44 7484 502 959 steve.bland@salesharks.com

Elise WALSH Mob: +44 75 38 593 495 elise.walsh@salesharks.com

Dorian WEST (Forwards Coach) Ernst VAN RHYN Warren SPRAGG (Kicking Coach) Scott NEEDHAM (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7568 105 222 scott.needham@salesharks.com

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GAME BY GAME 2002-03 2003-04 2005-06

2006-07 2008-09

2009-10 2012-13 2014-15 2016-17 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

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

lost to Bourgoin 18-24 (h), lost to Glasgow Rugby 14-26 (a), lost to Llanelli 19-30 (h), lost to Llanelli 12-17 (a), beat Glasgow Rugby 45-3 (h), lost to Bourgoin 15-43 (a) beat Cardiff Blues 26-24 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique 3-31 (a), beat Leinster 23-22 (a), lost to Leinster 16-23 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique 0-15 (h), lost to Cardiff Blues 7-22 (a) beat Munster Rugby 27-13 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 38-11 (a), beat Castres Olympique 20-16 (a), beat Castres Olympique 35-3 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 30-10 (h), lost to Munster Rugby 9-31 (a), Q-F lost to Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 6-11 (a) lost to Ospreys 16-17 (a), beat Rugby Calvisano 67-11 (h), lost to Stade Français Paris 16-27 (a), beat Stade Français Paris 12-6 (h), beat Rugby Calvisano 29-11 (a), lost to Ospreys 7-18 (h) beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 32-15 (a), lost to Munster Rugby 16-24 (h), beat Montauban 36-6 (h), lost to Montauban 12-16 (a), lost to Munster Rugby 14-37 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 26-17 (h) lost to Toulouse 17-36 (a), beat Cardiff Blues 27-26 (h), beat Harlequins 29-19 (a), beat Harlequins 21-17 (h), lost to Cardiff Blues 19-36 (a), lost to Toulouse 13-19 (h) beat Cardiff Blues 34-33 (h), lost to Montpellier 18-33 (a), lost to RC Toulon 6-17 (h), lost to RC Toulon 0-62 (a), lost to Montpellier 6-27 (h), lost to Cardiff Blues 14-26 (a) lost Munster Rugby 26-27 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 3-35 (a), lost Saracens 15-19 (h), lost Saracens 15-28 (a), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 13-22 (h), lost Munster Rugby 10-65 (a) lost Scarlets 11-28 (a), lost RC Toulon 5-15 (h), lost Saracens 3-50 (a), lost Saracens 10-24 (h), lost RC Toulon 12-27 (a), beat Scarlets 25-23 (h) lost Glasgow Warriors 7-13 (a), beat La Rochelle 25-15 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 20-22 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 10-35 (a), lost La Rochelle 23-30 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 7-45 (h) lost RC Toulon 14-26 (a), lost Edinburgh Rugby 15-16 (h), R16 beat Scarlets 57-14 (a), Q-F lost Stade Rochelais 21-45 (a) beat Ospreys 21-13 (a), *drew ASM Clermont Auvergne 0-0 (h), lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 19-25 (a), beat Ospreys 49-10 (h), R16 1st leg lost Bristol Bears 9-10 (h), 2nd leg beat Bristol Bears 35-29 (a), Q-F lost Racing 92 22-41 (a) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols beat Ulster Rugby 39-0 (h), lost Stade Toulousain 19-45 (a), lost Stade Toulousain 5-27 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 11-22 (a) beat Stade Français Paris 28-5 (h), lost to Leinster Rugby 27-37 (a), lost to DHL Stormers 24-31 (a), lost to Stade Rochelais 24-37 (h) lost to Glasgow Warriors 19-38 (a), beat Racing 92 29-7 (h), lost to DHL Stormers 0-40 (a), beat Stade Toulousain 33-7 (h). R16 lost to Stade Toulousain 15-38 (a) lost Glasgow Warriors 21-26 (h), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 35-14 (a), beat Hollywoodbets Sharks 26-10 (h), lost Stade Toulousain 7-77 (a), R16 beat Harlequins 26-17 (a) Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 13-43 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 91

W 31

D 1

L 59

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties

FOR 67 56 9 8 5

Most drop goals

Most points

FOR 32

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals Try hat-tricks

1 1

v Transvecta Calvisano 06/07 (h) v Transvecta Calvisano 06/07 (h) v Transvecta Calvisano 06/07 (h) v Transvecta Calvisano 06/07 (h) v Munster Rugby 05/06 (h) v Cardiff Blues 12/13 (h) v Scarlets 16/17 (h) and 20/21 (a) Five times

AGAINST 77 Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 70 Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 11 Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 11 Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 5 Five times

Four times

INDIVIDUAL AJ MacGinty v Scarlets 20/21 (a) Ben Foden v Transvecta Calvisano 06/07 (h)

Charlie Hodgson v Transvecta Calvisano 06/07 (h) Charlie Hodgson v Munster Rugby 05/06 (h) AJ MacGinty v Scarlets 16/17 (h) and 20/21 (h) Five times Ben Foden

AGAINST 27 Thomas Ramos Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 3 Alex Cuthbert Cardiff Blues 12/13 (h) George Horne Glasgow Warriors 24/25 (h) 11 Thomas Ramos Stade Toulousain 24/25 (a) 5 Four times

2 2

Two times

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 165 20 5 6 1

7 matches 05/06 7 matches 21/22 7 matches 05/06 6 matches 14/15 6 matches 02/03, 6 matches 19/20, 6 matches 21/22, 4 matches 22/23

AGAINST 198 6 matches 12/13 27 6 matches 24/25

6 matches 02/03, 19/20 4 matches 22/23

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

MOST TRIES 8 Mark Cueto, Akker van der Merwe, Tom Roebuck

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Charlie Hodgson 05/06 Ben Foden 06/07, Tom Roebuck 21/22

MOST POINTS 245 Charlie Hodgson 125 Rob du Preez 107 AJ MacGinty

MOST MATCHES 39 Mark Cueto 34 Ross Harrison 32 Dean Schofield, Chris Jones

SALE SHARKS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

BAMBER

Benjamin Lee

24/01/2001

Lock/flanker

BAYSTON

Will

02/02/2008

Centre

BURROW

Thomas

27/07/2005

Lock

CAINE

Ethan

20/09/2001

Hooker/flanker

CANAKAIVATA

Elia

12/06/1996

No8

Fiji

CARPENTER

Joseph

19/08/2001

Fullback

England

COWAN-DICKIE

Luke

20/06/1993

Hooker

England/Lions

CURRY

Ben

15/06/1998

Back row

England

CURRY

Tom

15/06/1998

Back row

England

DAVIES

Oliver

07/04/2006

Out half / fullback

DLAMINI

Cebo

29/11/2001

Prop

DUGDALE

Samuel

30/09/1999

Back row

FORD

George

16/03/1993

Out half

England

FRANCIS

Tomos

27/04/1992

Prop

Wales

HANSON

Dominic

17/12/2005

Scrum half

JIBULU

Nathan

28/01/2003

Hooker

KELLY

Sebastian

08/02/2006

Back row

LAWES

Courtney

23/02/1989

Lock/back row

LOGAN

Reuben

28/07/2005

Back row

LOGANAMASI

Ponepati

30/06/1993

Wing

LOUW

Marius

24/10/1995

Centre

LONGSTAFF

Alfie

08/10/2005

Hooker

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

England/Lions

Fiji

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

LOZOWSKI

Alex

30/06/1993

Out half/centre

England

MARCHANT

Joe

16/07/1996

Wing/centre/fullback

England

McEACHRAN

Ralph

30/05/2005

Prop

McINTYRE

Simon

19/03/1991

Prop

O'FLAHERTY

Tom

21/07/1994

Wing/fullback

OPOKU-FORDJOUR Asher

16/07/2004

Prop

RAYMONT

Tye

19/07/2005

Prop

REED

Arron

10/07/1999

Wing

Scotland

RODD

Bevan

26/08/2000

Prop

England

ROE

Xavier

13/12/1998

Scrum half

ROEBUCK

Tom

07/01/2001

Wing

SCHEEPERS

Jonathan

20/03/1998

Lock

SMITH

Nicky

07/04/1994

Prop

Wales

TSHIUNZA

Christ

09/01/2002

Back row

Wales

VAN RHYN

Ernst

19/09/1997

Lock/back row

VERMEULEN

Jacques

08/02/1995

Lock/back row

WARR

Gus

24/09/1999

Scrum half

MA’ASI WHITE

Rekeiti

03/02/2003

Centre

WILLS

Alex

02/11/2004

Wing

WOODMAN

Tristan

12/02/2004

Back row

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

England

Scotland

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GLOUCESTER RUGBY

2006

2015

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Round

POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

16.10.26

Union Bordeaux Bègles (h) 20.00

13.12.26

Racing 92 (a)

18.30

9.01.27

DHL Stormers (h)

13.00

16.01.27

Munster Rugby (a)

17.30

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RUGBY STAFF Chris BOYD (Technical Director) George SKIVINGTON (Head Coach) James LIGHTFOOT-BROWN (Attack Coach) Brett DEACON (Forwards Coach) Joel TOMKINS (Defence Coach) Ryan BOWER (Scrum Coach) Cillian REARDON (Head of Performance) Rob BURGESS (General Manager - Rugby)

CAPTAIN

Dewi LAKE

Shaun BULLOCK (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7786 035315 shaunbullock@ gloucesterrugby.co.uk All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

GAME BY GAME 2000-01

beat Llanelli 27-20 (a), beat Roma 52-12 (h), drew Colomiers 22-22 (h), lost to Colomiers 19-30 (a), beat Llanelli 28-27 (h), beat Roma 38-29 (a); Q-F beat Cardiff 21-15 (h); S-F lost Leicester Tigers 15-19 (Vicarage Road)

2002-03

beat Munster Rugby 35-16 (h), beat Viadana 80-28 (a), beat Perpignan 33-16 (h), lost Perpignan 23-31 (a), beat Viadana 64-16 (h), lost Munster Rugby 6-33 (a)

2003-04

beat Benetton Treviso 33-12 (a), beat Bourgoin 49-13 (h), beat Munster Rugby 22-11 (h), lost Munster Rugby 14-35 (a), beat Bourgoin 37-18 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 42-11 (h); Q-F lost London Wasps 3-34 (a)

2004-05

lost Stade Français Paris 31-39 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 55-13 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 23-19 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 23-16 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 12-14 (a), lost Stade Français Paris 0-27 (h)

2006-07

lost Leinster 20-37 (a), lost Agen 26-32 (h), beat Edinburgh Rugby 38-22 (h), beat Edinburgh Rugby 31-14 (a), lost Agen 18-26 (a), beat Leinster 19-13 (h)

2007-08

beat Ulster Rugby 32-14 (a), beat Ospreys 26-18 (h), beat Bourgoin 31-7 (a), beat Bourgoin 51-27 (h), lost Ospreys 15-32 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 29-21 (h); Q-F lost Munster Rugby 3-16 (h)

2008-09

beat Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 22-10 (h), lost Cardiff Blues 24-37 (a), beat Rugby Calvisano 40-17 (a), beat Rugby Calvisano 48-5 (h), lost Cardiff Blues 12-16 (h), lost Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 10-24 (a)

2009-10

beat Newport Gwent Dragons 19-17 (h), lost Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 15-42 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 11-33 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 19-6 (h), beat Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 23-8 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 32-23 (a)

2011-12

lost Toulouse 17-21 (a), lost Harlequins 9-28 (h), beat Connacht Rugby 14-10 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 23-19 (h), lost Harlequins 14-20 (a), beat Toulouse 34-24 (h)

2013-14

beat Perpignan 27-22 (h), lost Munster Rugby 10-26 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 23-12 (a), lost Edinburgh Rugby 10-16 (h), lost Munster Rugby 7-20 (h), beat Perpignan 36-18 (a)

2014-15

CHAMPIONS CUP PLAY-OFFS beat Connacht Rugby 40-32 AET (h), lost Bordeaux Bègles 22-23 (h)

2018-19

beat Castres Olympique 19-14 (h), lost Munster Rugby 22-36 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 27-19 (a), lost Exeter Chiefs 17-29 (h), lost Munster Rugby 15-41 (h), lost Castres Olympique 22-24 (a)

2019-20

lost Toulouse 20-25 (h), lost Montpellier 27-30 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 26-17 (h), lost Connacht Rugby 24-27 (a), beat Montpellier 29-6 (h), lost Toulouse 14-35 (a)

2020-21

lost Lyon 10-55 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 38-34 (h), R16 lost Stade Rochelais 16-27 (h)

2022-23

beat Bordeaux Bègles 22-17 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 0-57 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 14-49 (h),

2025-26

beat Castres Olympique 34-14 (h), lost Munster Rugby 3-31 (a), lost Edinburgh Rugby 24-26 (a),

beat Bordeaux Bègles 26-17 (a) R16 lost Stade Rochelais 26-29 lost RC Toulon 14-31 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

P 88

W 46

D 1

L 41

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties Most drop goals

FOR 80 52 12 10 8 1

v Viadana 02/03 (a) v Viadana 02/03 (a) v Viadana 02/03 (a) v Viadana 02/03 (a) v Roma 00/01 (a) Six times

AGAINST 57 57 9 7 7 2

Leinster Rugby 22/23 (a) Leinster Rugby 22/23 (a) Leinster Rugby 22/23 (h) Leinster Rugby 22/23 (a) Glasgow Warriors 09/10 (a) Bourgoin-Jallieu 03/04 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Most points

FOR 28

Most tries

Most conversions Most penalty goals

10 8

Most drop goals Try hat-tricks

1 4

Simon Mannix v Roma 00/01 (a) Tom Beim v Roma 00/01 (h)

AGAINST 26

Joey Carbery Munster Rugby 18/19 (h) Taku Ngwenya Biarritz Olympique 09/10 (a) Xavier Mignot, LOU Rugby 20/21 (a) Five times Dan Parks Glasgow Warriors 09/10 (a) Fourteen times

Ludovic Mercier 5 Simon Mannix 7 v Roma 00/01 (a) Six times 1 Tom Beim, Terry Fanolua, 2 Akapusi Qera, James Simpson-Daniel

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins

FOR 241 31 5

Most losses

Most red cards

6 matches 02/03 6 matches 02/03 8 matches 00/01, 7 matches 03/04, 7 matches 07/08 6 matches 18/19, 6 matches 19/20 6 matches 18/19

Most points Most tries

104 6

Simon Mannix James Simpson-Daniel

AGAINST 174 24

8 matches 00/01 5 matches 22/23

6 matches 08/09

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 21 10 8

James Simpson-Daniel Marcel Garvey Akapusi Qera

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MOST POINTS 181 139 105

Henry Paul Ryan Lamb James Simpson-Daniel

MOST MATCHES 42 41 33

Peter Buxton James Simpson-Daniel Olivier Azam

GLOUCESTER RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

ATKINSON

Charles

06/10/2001

Out half

England

185

ATKINSON

Sebastien

21/05/2002

Centre

England

188

AUSTIN

Michael

14/08/2000

Scrum half

185

BARTON

George

07/11/2000

Fullback/out half

182

BELLAMY

Harrison

28/06/2005

Front row

187

117

BLAKE

Sebastian

05/10/2001

Front row

187

116

BLEULER

Dian

05/08/1999

Front row

183

120

BYRNE

Ross

08/04/1995

Out half

Ireland

191

CLARK

Arthur

19/12/2001

Lock

England

203

126

CLEMENT

Jack

27/02/2001

Back row

191

115

DENNY

Junior

27/03/2008

Wing

192

EDWARDS-GIRAUD Josiah

25/12/2002

Centre/wing

183

ENGLEFIELD

Caolan

01/11/1999

Scrum half

178

FASOGBON

Afolabi

24/08/2004

Front row

192

128

FEPULEA'I

Marco

25/04/1995

Front row

183

125

FREEMAN PRICE

Kealan

20/04/2007

Front row

187

107

GWYNNE

Deian

02/02/2006

Back row

189

105

HATHAWAY

Joshua

19/10/2003

Wing/fullback

183

INNARD

Jack

03/07/1995

Front row

180

103

JAMES

Caio

17/04/2006

Back row

182

JOSEPH

Will

15/07/2002

Centre/wing

183

JOYCE

Joe

07/02/1994

195

119

ssssssssss

Second Row

Samoa

Wales

England

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

GLOUCESTERRUGBY.CO.UK

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

KNIGHT

Ciaran

19/03/1998

Front row

189

124

KNIGHT

Max

12/12/2004

Centre

187

KNIGHT

Will

03/04/2007

Centre

191

KLEYN

Jean

26/08/1993

Lock

South Africa/Ireland 203

123

LAKE

Dewi

16/05/1999

Front row

Wales

185

114

LLEWELLYN

Max

13/01/1999

Centre

Wales

195

107

LOADER

Ben

08/11/1998

Wing/fullback

188

LUDLOW

Lewis

11/09/1994

Back row

188

102

MANN

Jack

17/11/1999

Back row/lock

195

115

MORGAN

Jac

21/01/2000

Back row

180

105

RAPAVA RUSKIN

Val

12/10/1992

Front row

190

130

REDSHAW

Ben

10/01/2005

Fullback/wing

185

ROBSON

Daniel

14/03/1992

Scrum half

173

SALT

Eliot

28/01/2000

Front row

185

125

TAYLOR

Harry

09/09/2001

Back row

189

THOMAS

Freddie

09/11/2001

Back row/lock

Wales

195

118

THORLEY

Oliver

11/09/1996

Wing

England

186

TRENHOLM

William

06/09/2001

Back row

190

100

VENTER

James

21/08/1996

Back row

179

WOODYATT

Lucas

22/10/2007

Scrum half

182

Test team

England

Wales/Lions

England

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

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POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27

Kick-off

Date

Opponent

17.10.26

ASM Clermont Auvergne (a) 16.15

12.12.26

Sale Sharks (h)

17.30

9.01.27

Section Paloise (h)

17.30

16.01.27

Leicester Tigers (a)

20.00

Round

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PRESIDENT Ciaran O'BRIEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE Shane NOLAN shanenolan @leinsterrugby.ie OFFICE Newstead Building A, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland HOME STADIUM Laya Arena Capacity: 20,600 MEDIA CONTACT Derek KINNEVEY Mob: +353 877 389 386 derek.kinnevey @leinsterrugby.ie

RUGBY STAFF Leo CULLEN (Head Coach) Guy EASTERBY (Chief Operations Officer) Jacques NIENABER (Senior Coach) Tyler BLEYENDAAL (Assistant Coach) Robin McBRYDE (Assistant Coach) Emmet FARRELL (Provincial Kicking Coach) Seán O’BRIEN (Contact Skills Coach) Charlie HIGGINS (Head of Athletic Performance) Declan DARCY (Performance Coach) Gafyn COOPER (Team Manager)

CAPTAIN

Caelan DORIS

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GAME BY GAME 1995-96

beat Milan 24-21 (a), beat Pontypridd 23-22 (h), S-F lost to Cardiff 14-23 (Lansdowne Road)

1996-97

lost to Llanelli 17-34 (a), lost to Leicester 10-27 (h), beat Scottish Borders 34-25 (a), beat Pau 25-23 (h)

1997-98

lost to Toulouse 25-34 (h), beat Leicester 16-9 (h), lost to Milan 32-33 (a), lost to Leicester 22-47 (a), beat Milan 23-6 (h), lost to Toulouse 19-38 (a)

1998-99

beat Llanelli 33-27 (a), lost to Stade Français 17-28 (h), beat Bègles-Bordeaux 9-3 (h), lost

1999-00

beat Leicester Tigers 27-20 (h), lost to Glasgow Caledonians 17-29 (a), lost to Stade Français 6-39 (a),

to Stade Français 31-56 (a), lost to Bègles-Bordeaux 10-31 (a), lost to Llanelli 27-34 (h) beat Stade Français 24-23 (h), beat Glasgow Caledonians 44-17 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 32-10 (a) 20.00-01

lost to Edinburgh Reivers 21-29 (a), beat Biarritz 35-9 (h), beat Northampton Saints 14-8 (a), beat

2001-02

beat Toulouse 40-10 (h), beat Newcastle Falcons 28-9 (h), beat Newport 21-6 (h), beat Newport 26-21 (a),

Northampton Saints 40-31 (h), drew with Edinburgh Reivers 34-34 (h), lost to Biarritz 10-30 (a) beat Newcastle Falcons 17-15 (a), lost to Toulouse 7-43 (a), Q-F lost to Leicester Tigers 18-29 (a) 2002-03

beat Bristol Shoguns 29-23 (h), beat Swansea 51-10 (a), beat Montferrand 23-20 (a), beat Montferrand 12-9 (h), beat Swansea 48-19 (h), beat Bristol Shoguns 25-12 (a), Q-F beat Biarritz Olympique 18-13 (h), S-F lost to Perpignan 14-21 (Lansdowne Road)

2003-04

beat Biarritz Olympique 32-6 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 24-19 (a), lost to Sale Sharks 22-23 (h), beat Sale Sharks 23-16 (a), beat Cardiff Blues 20-17 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique 21-32 (a)

2004-05

beat Benetton Treviso 25-9 (a), beat Bath Rugby 30-11 (h), beat Bourgoin 92-17 (h), beat Bourgoin 26-23 (a), beat Bath Rugby 27-23 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 57-17 (h), Q-F lost to Leicester Tigers 13-29 (h)

2005-06

lost to Bath Rugby 19-22 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 33-20 (a), beat Bourgoin 53-7 (h), lost to Bourgoin 28-30 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 46-22 (h), beat Bath Rugby 35-23 (a), Q-F beat Toulouse 41-35 (a), S-F lost to Munster 6-30 (Lansdowne Road)

2006-07

beat Gloucester Rugby 37-20 (h), lost to Edinburgh Rugby 24-25 (a), beat Agen 26-10 (h), beat Agen 25-13 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 49-10 (h), lost to Gloucester Rugby 13-19 (a), Q-F lost to London Wasps 13-35 (a)

2007-08

beat Leicester Tigers 22-9 (h), lost to Toulouse 6-33 (a), beat Edinburgh 28-14 (h), lost to Edinburgh 10-29 (a), beat Toulouse 20-13 (h), lost to Leicester Tigers 9-25 (a)

2008-09

beat Edinburgh 27-16 (a), beat London Wasps 41-11 (h), beat Castres Olympique 33-3 (h), lost to Castres Olympique 15-18 (a), lost to London Wasps 12-19 (a), beat Edinburgh 12-3 (h), Q-F beat Harlequins 6-5 (a), S-F beat Munster 25-6 (Croke Park), FINAL beat Leicester Tigers 19-16 (Murrayfield)

2009-10

lost to London Irish 9-12 (h), beat Brive 36-13 (a), beat Scarlets 32-7 (a), beat Scarlets 39-7 (h), beat Brive 27-10 (h), drew with London Irish 11-11 (a), Q-F beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 29-28 (h), S-F lost to Toulouse 16-26 (Le Stadium)

2010-11

beat Racing Metro 92 38-22 (h), beat Saracens 25-23 (a), lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 13-20 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 24-8 (h), beat Saracens 43-20 (h), beat Racing Metro 92 36-11 (a), Q-F beat Leicester Tigers 17-10 (h), S-F beat Toulouse 32-23 (Aviva Stadium), FINAL beat Northampton Saints 33-22 (Millennium Stadium)

2011-12

drew with Montpellier 16-16 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 38-13 (h), beat Bath Rugby 18-13 (a), beat Bath Rugby 52-27 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 23-16 (a), beat Montpellier 25-3 (h), Q-F beat Cardiff Blues 34-3 (h), S-F beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 19-15 (Stade ChabanDelmas), FINAL beat Ulster Rugby 42-14 (Twickenham)

2012-13

beat Exeter Chiefs 9-6 (h), beat Scarlets 20-13 (a), lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 12-15(a) lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 21-28 (h), beat Scarlets 33-14 (h), beat Exeter Chiefs 29-20 (a)

2013-14

beat Ospreys 19-9 (a), beat Castres Olympique 19-7 (h), beat Northampton Saints 40-7 (a), lost to Northampton Saints 9-18 (h), beat Castres Olympique 29-22 (a), beat Ospreys 36-3 (h) Q-F lost to RC Toulon 14-29 (a)

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2014-15

beat Wasps 25-20 (h) beat Castres Olympique 21-16 (a) lost to Harlequins 18-24 (a) beat Harlequins 14-13 (h) beat Castres Olympique 50-8 (h) drew with Wasps 20-20 (a); Q-F beat Bath Rugby 18-15 (h); S-F lost to Toulon 20-25 (Stade Vélodrome)

2015-16

lost Wasps 6-33 (h), lost Bath Rugby 16-19 (a), lost RC Toulon 9-24 (a), lost RC Toulon 16-20 (h), beat Bath Rugby 25-11 (h), lost Wasps 10-51 (a)

2016-17

beat Castres Olympique 33-15 (h), lost Montpellier 16-22 (a), beat Northampton Saints 37-10 (a), beat Northampton Saints 60-13 (h), beat Montpellier 57-3 (h), drew with Castres Olympique 24-24 (a) Q-F beat Wasps 32-17 (h) S-F lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 22-27 (Matmut Stadium de Gerland)

2017-18

beat Montpellier 24-17 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 34-18 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 18-8 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 22-17 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 55-19 (h), beat Montpellier 23-14 (a); Q-F beat Saracens 30-19 (h); S-F beat Scarlets 38-16 (Aviva Stadium); FINAL beat Racing 92 15-12 (San Mamés Stadium)

2018-19

beat Wasps 52-3 (h), lost Toulouse 27-28 (a), beat Bath Rugby 17-10 (a), beat Bath Rugby 42-15 (h), beat Toulouse 29-13 (h), beat Wasps 37-19 (a); Q-F beat Ulster Rugby 21-18 (h); S-F beat Toulouse 30-12 (Aviva Stadium); FINAL lost Saracens 10-20 (St James' Park)

2019-20

beat Benetton Rugby 33-19 (h), beat Lyon 13-6 (a), beat Northampton Saints 43-16 (a), beat Northampton Saints 50-21 (h), beat Lyon 42-14 (a), beat Benetton Rugby 18-0 (a); Q-F lost to Saracens 17-25 (h)

2020-21

beat Montpellier 35-14 (a), beat Northampton Saints 35-19 (h), R 16 v RC Toulon (fixture cancelled due to Covid-19 issues and Match Result Resolution Committee deemed Leinster should progress to the quarter-finals), Q-F beat Exeter Chiefs 34-22 (a), S-F lost Stade Rochelais 23-32 (Stade Marcel Deflandre)

2021-22

beat Bath Rugby 45-20 (h), *lost Montpellier Hérault Rugby 0-28 (a), beat Montpellier Hérault Rugby 89-7 (h), beat Bath Rugby 64-7 (a), R16 1st leg beat Connacht Rugby 26-21 (a), 2nd leg beat Connacht Rugby 56-20 (h), Q-F beat Leicester Tigers 23-14 (a), S-F beat Stade Toulousain 40-17 (Aviva Stadium), FINAL lost Stade Rochelais 21-24 (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2022-23

beat Racing 92 42-10 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 57-0 (h), beat Gloucester Rugby 49-14 (a), beat Racing 92 36-10 (h), R16 beat Ulster Rugby 30-15 (h), Q-F beat Leicester Tigers 55-24 (h), S-F beat Stade Toulousain 41-22 (Aviva Stadium), FINAL lost Stade Rochelais 27-26 (Aviva Stadium)

2023-24

beat Stade Rochelais 16-9 (a), beat Sale Sharks 37-27 (h), beat Stade Français 43-7 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 27-10 (a), R16 beat Leicester Tigers 36-22 (h), R16 beat Stade Rochelais 40-13 (h), S-F beat Northampton Saints 20-17 (Croke Park), FINAL lost Stade Toulousain 13-22 (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)

2024-25

beat Bristol Bears 35-12 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 15-7 (h), beat Stade Rochelais 16-14 (a), beat Bath Rugby 47-21 (h), R16 beat Harlequins 62-0 (Croke Park), Q-F beat Glasgow Rugby 52-0 (h), S-F lost Northampton Saints 34-37 (Aviva Stadium)

2025-26

beat Harlequins 45-28 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 23-15 (a), beat Stade Rochelais 25-24 (h), beat Aviron Bayonnais 22-13 (a), R16 beat Edinburgh Rugby 49-31 (h), Q-F beat Sale Sharks 43-13 (h), S-F beat RC Toulon 29-25 (h), FINAL lost Union Bordeaux-Bègles 19-41 (San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao) P

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SCORING RECORDS

MATCH TEAM

Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions

FOR 92 82 13 12

Most penalties

Most drop goals

Most points

FOR 29

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

v Bourgoin 04/05 (h) v Montpellier Hérault Rugby 21/22 (h) v Bourgoin 04/05 (h) v Bourgoin 04/05 (h) v Montpellier Hérault Rugby 21/22 (h) v Leicester Tigers 99/00 (h), v Castres Olympique 14/15 (a), v Stade Rochelais 21/22 (h) v Leicester Tigers 99/00 (h), v Sale Sharks 03/04 (h), v Leicester Tigers 08/09 (n)

AGAINST 56 Stade Français 98/99 (a) 41 Wasps 15/16 (a) 8 Stade Français 98/99 (a) 8 Stade Français 98/99 (a) 8

Stade Toulousain 23/24 (a)

Cardiff Rugby 95/96 (h), USAP 02/03 (n), ASM Clermont Auvergne 16/17 (n)

INDIVIDUAL AGAINST David Holwell 23 Morgan Parra v Bourgoin 04/05 (h) ASM Clermont Auv 12/13 (h) Jimmy O'Brien 3 Three players v Bath Rugby 21/22 (a) James Lowe v Connacht Rugby 21/22 (h) David Holwell 8 Diego Dominguez v Bourgoin 04/05 (h) Stade Français 98/99 (a) Mark McHugh v Leicester 7 Morgan Parra Tigers 99/00 (h); Ian Madigan ASM Clermont Auv 12/13 (h) v Castres Olympique 14/15 (a) Mark McHugh v Leicester 2 Camille Lopez Tigers 99/00 (h) ASM Clermont Auv 16/17 (a) Gordon D’Arcy (2), Shane Horgan (2) Denis Hickie, Felipe Contepomi, Brian O'Driscoll, Luke Fitzgerald, Jack Conan, James Lowe (2), Jamison Gibson-Park Garry Ringrose (2), Jimmy O’Brien

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 364 47 9 5 1

AGAINST 9 matches 21/22 190 8 matches 25/26 9 matches 21/22 24 8 matches 25/26 9 matches 17/18 6 matches 15/16 6 matches 98/99, 8 matches 22/23 2 8 matches 16/17

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

138 10

MOST TRIES 33 31 27

104

Brian O'Driscoll James Lowe Shane Horgan

Johnny Sexton 10/11 James Lowe 21/22

MOST POINTS 728 376 348

Johnny Sexton Ross Byrne Felipe Contepomi

MOST MATCHES 117 104 87

Cian Healy Gordon D'Arcy Shane Horgan, Brian O'Driscoll

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LEINSTER RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

BAIRD

Ryan

26/07/1999

Blindside

Ireland

198

116

BOYLE

Jack

10/03/2002

Loose head

Ireland

186

115

BYRNE

Harry

22/04/1999

Out half

Ireland

188

CARBERY

Joseph

01/11/1995

Out half

Ireland

182

CLARKSON

Thomas

22/02/2000

Tight head

Ireland

185

124

COFFEY

Oliver

13/09/2004

Scrum-half

183

CONAN

Jack

29/07/1992

No8

192

114

COONEY

Hugh

26/06/2003

Outside Centre

183

CULHANE

James

22/10/2002

No8

193

114

DEEGAN

Max

01/10/1996

Blindside

194

114

DEENY

Brian

02/03/2000

Lock

201

112

DOOLEY

Peter

04/08/1994

Loose head

188

119

DORIS

Caelan

02/04/1998

No8

194

113

FOLEY

Cormac

24/10/1999

Scrum-Half

182

FURLONG

Tadhg

14/11/1992

Tight head

184

127

GABRIEL

Caspar

18/10/2005

Out half

187

GIBSON-PARK

Jamison

23/02/1992

Scrum-half

176

GUNNE

Fintan

28/07/2003

Scrum-half

173

HENSHAW

Robbie

12/06/1993

Inside Centre

Ireland/Lions

190

102

KEENAN

Hugo

18/06/1996

Full-Back

Ireland/Lions

184

KELLEHER

Ronan

24/01/1998

Hooker

Ireland/Lions

184

111

KENNY

Joshua

03/08/2003

188

ssssssssss

Wing

Ireland/Lions

Ireland

Ireland/Lions

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

LARMOUR

Jordan

10/06/1997

Wing

Ireland

178

LAWLOR

Todd

21/10/2005

Full-Back

185

MCCARTHY

Aengus

23/07/2003

Hooker

Ireland

187

109

MCCARTHY

Joe

26/03/2001

Lock

Ireland/Lions

195

122

O'BRIEN

Jimmy

27/11/1996

Wing

Ireland

184

O'BRIEN

Tommy

28/05/1998

Wing

Ireland

181

OSBORNE

Jamie

16/11/2001

Inside Centre

Ireland

192

101

O'TIGHEARNAIGH

Conor

04/02/2003

Lock

200

125

PENNY

Scott

22/09/1999

Openside

183

104

PORTER

Andrew

10/072005

Tight head

Ireland/Lions

184

117

PRENDERGAST

Sam

12/02/2003

Out half

Ireland

196

RINGROSE

Garry

26/01/1995

Outside Centre

Ireland/Lions

188

RYAN

James

24/07/1996

Lock

Ireland/Lions

201

117

SHEEHAN

Dan

17/09/1998

Hooker

Ireland/Lions

192

114

SMYTH

Niall

09/07/2005

Tight head

191

123

SNYMAN

29/01/1995

Lock

207

141

SPICER

Alan

04/03/2005

Lock

208

135

TECTOR

Charlie

28/03/2002

Inside Centre

187

100

USANOV

Alexander

10/07/2005

Loose head

182

116

VAN DER FLIER

Josh

25/04/1993

Openside

187

101

South Africa

Ireland

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POOL 4 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

17.10.26

Stade Français Paris (h)

Kick-off

12.12.26

Montpellier Hérault Rugby (a) 16.15

9.01.27

Bath Rugby (h)

15.01.27

Northampton Saints (a)

14.00 17.15 20.00

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RUGBY STAFF Johan ACKERMANN (Head Coach) Neil DE BRUIN (Assistant Coach) Werner KRUGER (Assistant Coach) Jean TIEDT (Assistant Coach) Kennedy TSIMBA (Assistant Coach) Phlwe NOMLOMO (Assistant Coach) Rupert OBERHOLSTER (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

CAPTAIN

Marcell COETZEE

Eugene HARE (Team Manager) eugene@bluebull.co.za Mob: +27 82 927 5394

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries

FOR 59 41 9

Most conversions Most penalties

7 3

Most drop goals

Most points

FOR 13

Most tries Most conversions

2 6

Most penalty goals

Try hat-tricks

v LOU Rugby 23/24 (h) v Stade Franḉais Paris 24/25 (h) v LOU Rugby 23/24 (h) v LOU Rugby 23/24 (h) v Stade Toulousain 22/23 (a) v LOU Rugby 23/24 (a) v Glasgow Warriors 25/26 (a)

AGAINST 61 Bristol Bears 25/26 (h) 45 Northampton Saints 25/26 (a) 9 Northampton Saints 23/24 (a) Bristol Bears 25/26 (h) 8 Bristol Bears 25/26 (h) 4 Stade Toulousain 22/23 (a)

INDIVIDUAL AGAINST 18 Thomas Ramos Stade Toulousain 22/23 (a) 3 Four players 8 Tom Jordan Bristol Bears 25/26 (h)

Chris Smith v LOU Rugby 23/24 (a) Seven players Morné Steyn v LOU Rugby 22/23 (h) Handre Pollard v Bristol Bears 25/26 (h) Three times

Thomas Ramos Stade Toulousain 22/23 (a)

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR

AGAINST

213 28 4 4 0

6 matches 23/24 6 matches 23/24 6 matches 23/24 5 matches 25/26

206 31

5 matches 25/26 5 matches 25/26

22/23, 23/24

41 3

Johan Goosen 23/24 David Kriel, Sebastian de Klerk, Embrose Papier, Marcell Coetzee 23/24, Cameron Hanekom 24/25, Stravino Jacobs 25/26,

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

MOST TRIES 6 5

110

Sebastian de Klerk, David Kriel, Stravino Jacobs

MOST POINTS 55 45 35

Johan Goosen Chris Smith Handre Pollard

MOST MATCHES 15 14 13

Mornay Smith Embrose Papier Gerhard Steenekamp Elrigh Louw

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GAME BY GAME 2022-23

beat Lyon 42-36 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 14-44 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 39-28 (h), lost Lyon 7-31 (a), R16 lost Stade Toulousain 9-33 (a)

2023-24

beat Saracens 27-16 (h), lost Lyon 28-29 (a), beat Bristol Bears 31-17 (a), beat Union

2024-25

lost Saracens 5-27 (a), lost Northampton Saints 21-30 (h), lost Castres Olympique 10-49 (a),

Bordeaux Bègles 46-40 R16 beat Lyon 59-19 (h), Q-F lost Northampton Saints 22-59 (a) beat Stade Français Paris 48-7 (h) 2024-25

lost Union Bordeaux-Bègles 33-46 (h), lost Northampton Saints 5-50 (a), lost Bristol Bears 49-61 (h), beat Section Paloise 26-24 (a), R16 lost Glasgow Warriors 21-25 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 20

W 8

D 0

L 12

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VODACOM BULLS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

BOSCH

Curwin

25/6/1997

Out half

South Africa

CARR

Nizaam

04/04/91

Flanker

South Africa

183

100

COETZEE

Marcell

08/05/91

Flanker

South Africa

191

118

DE KLERK

Sebastian

05/04/00

Wing

178

DE WET

Paul

16/3/1996

Scrum half

178

ERASMUS

Demitre

28/5/2005

Centre

ERASMUS

Jean

30/5/2005

Prop

188

106

GANS

Stedman

19/3/1997

Centre

183

GILIOMEE

Luan

07/06/06

Out half

GROBBELAAR

Jaco

01/01/05

Lock

198

109

GROBBELAAR

Johann

30/12/1997

Hooker

South Africa

183

105

HANEKOM

Cameron

10/05/02

No8

South Africa

193

104

JACOBS

Stravino

21/2/2000

Wing

178

JOHANNES

Keagan

27/11/1999

Scrum half

178

JOOSTE

Cheswill

05/09/06

Wing

175

KLOPPER

Francois

07/09/99

Prop

188

112

KUNENE

Hakeem

03/02/03

Fullback

LE ROUX

Willie

18/8/1989

Fullback

South Africa

183

LIEBENBERG

Hanro

10/10/95

Flanker

LOUW

Elrigh

20/9/1999

Flanker

South Africa

195

111

LUDWIG

Reinhardt

27/8/2002

Lock

198

110

MAART

Dylan

03/09/94

Wing

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MCHUNU

Khuta

01/07/97

Prop

MOODIE

Canan

05/11/02

Wing

PAPIER

Embrose

25/4/1997

POLLARD

Handre

RUDOLPH

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg) 183

113

South Africa

191

Scrum half

South Africa

170

11/03/94

Out half

South Africa

188

Jeandre

09/05/94

No8

185

108

SITHOLE

Sti

31/3/1993

Prop

178

104

SMITH

Dylan

26/2/1994

Prop

SMITH

Mornay

30/1/1998

Prop

180

119

STEENEKAMP

Gerhard

09/04/97

Prop

191

124

TSHAKWENI

Alu

26/9/1998

Prop

182

113

VAN DER MERWE

Akker

17/6/1991

Hooker

178

103

VAN DER MERWE

Pieter

26/02/2006

Centre

186

VAN HEERDEN

06/05/04

Lock

201

122

VAN STADEN

Marco

25/8/1995

Flanker

183

111

VAN WYK

Hencus

02/03/1992

Front row

178

112

VERMAAK

Ruan

01/05/98

Lock

201

117

VORSTER

Harold

11/10/93

Centre

188

101

WESSELS

Jan Hendrik

08/05/01

Prop

South Africa

188

121

WIESE

Cobus

02/06/97

Lock

South Africa

198

125

XAMLASHE

Sango

22/10/1998

Centre

South Africa

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POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

17.10.26

Sale Sharks (a)

Kick-off

13.00

11.12.26

Section Paloise (h)

20.00

08.01.27

Leicester Tigers (h)

20.00

16.01.27

ASM Clermont Auvergne (a)

21.00

wwwglasgowwarriors.org Glasgow Warriors @GlasgowWarriors glasgowwarriors @glasgowwarriors

MANAGING DIRECTOR Kenny BROWN kenny.brown @glasgowwarriors.org OFFICE 112, Danes Drive, Glasgow G14 9HD, Scotland Tel: +44 1419 545 100 HOME STADIUM Scotstoun Stadium Capacity: 7,261 MEDIA CONTACT Craig WRIGHT Mob: +44 7816 087 869 craig.wright @glasgowwarriors.org

RUGBY STAFF Franco SMITH (Head Coach)

CAPTAIN

Nigel CAROLAN (Assistant Coach) Scott FORREST (Assistant Coach) Roddy GRANT (Assistant Coach) Alasdair DICKINSON (Scrum Coach)

Kyle STEYN

Liam WALSHE (Head of Athletic Performance) John MANSON (Team Manager) Mob: +44 7764 178 917 johnmanson @glasgowwarriors.org All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 1997-98

beat Ulster Rugby 18-12 (a), lost to Wasps 22-46 (h), beat Swansea 35-21 (h), lost to Wasps 5-43 (a), lost to Swansea 22-30 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 30-15 (h), Q-F PLAY-OFF lost to Leicester 19-90 (a)

1998-99

lost to Pontypridd 21-43 (h), lost to Benetton Treviso 15-34 (a), lost to Colomiers 16-34 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 40-27 (h), beat Colomiers 26-17 (h), lost to Pontypridd 3-32 (a)

1999-00

lost to Stade Français 18-37 (a), beat Leinster 29-17 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 30-17 (h), lost to Leicester Tigers 21-34 (a), lost to Leinster 17-44 (a), lost to Stade Français 15-30 (h)

20.00-01

lost to Pontypridd 25-40 (a), lost to Leicester Tigers 21-33 (h), lost to Pau 24-46 (h), lost to Pau 16-44 (a), beat Pontypridd 25-23 (h), lost to Leicester Tigers 26-41 (a)

2001-02

drew with Montferrand 19-19 (h), lost to Northampton Saints 9-30 (a), lost to Cardiff 7-46 (a), beat Cardiff 47-32 (h), beat Northampton Saints 31-27 (h), lost to Montferrand 13-44 (a)

2002-03

lost to Llanelli 15-45 (a), beat Sale Sharks 26-14 (h), lost to Bourgoin 21-35 (a), beat Bourgoin 13-12 (h), lost to Sale Sharks 3-45 (a), lost to Llanelli 8-34 (h)

2004-05

lost to Northampton Saints 9-13 (h), lost to Toulouse 17-43 (a), lost to Llanelli Scarlets 26-29 (h), lost to Llanelli Scarlets 22-38 (a), lost to Toulouse 10-30 (h), lost to Northampton Saints 23-33 (a)

2005-06

lost to Bourgoin 3-16 (a), lost to Leinster 20-33 (h), lost to Bath Rugby 26-31 (a), lost to Bath Rugby 10-29 (h), lost to Leinster 22-46 (a), beat Bourgoin 50-35 (h)

2007-08

lost to Saracens 31-33 (a), beat Viadana 41-31 (h), beat Biarritz Olympique 9-6 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique 14-21 (a), beat Viadana 18-15 (a), lost to Saracens 17-21 (h)

2008-09

lost to Newport Gwent Dragons 22-32 (a), lost to Toulouse 16-22 (h), lost to Bath Rugby 3135 (a), lost to Bath Rugby 19-25 (h), beat Toulouse 33-26 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 13-10 (h)

2009-10

lost to Biarritz Olympique 18-22 (h), lost to Newport Gwent Dragons 14-22 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 33-11 (h), lost to Gloucester Rugby 6-19 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 29-25 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique 20-41 (a)

2010-11

beat Newport Gwent Dragons 21-13 (h), lost to London Wasps 26-38 (a), lost to Toulouse 16-28 (h), lost to Toulouse 10-36 (a), beat London Wasps 20-10 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 23-16 (a)

2011-12

beat Bath Rugby 26-21 (h), lost to Leinster Rugby 13-38 (a), beat Montpellier 20-15 (h), drew with Montpellier 13-13 (a), lost to Leinster Rugby 16-23 (h), Lost to Bath Rugby 18-23 (a)

2012-13

lost to Northampton Saints 15-24 (a), lost to Ulster Rugby 8-19 (h), lost to Castres Olympique 6-9 (h), lost to Castres Olympique 8-10 (a), lost to Ulster Rugby 6-23 (a), beat Northampton Saints 27-20 (h)

2013-14

lost RC Toulon 28-51 (a) beat Exeter Chiefs 20-16 (h) lost Cardiff Blues 20-29 (a) lost Cardiff

2014-15

beat Bath Rugby 37-10 (h) beat Montpellier 15-13 (a) lost to Toulouse 11-19 (a) lost to

Blues 7-9 (h) beat Exeter Chiefs 15-10 (a) lost RC Toulon 8-15 (h) Toulouse 9-12 (h) beat Montpellier 21-10 (h) lost to Bath Rugby 15-20 (a) 2015-16

lost Northampton Saints 15-26 (h), beat Scarlets 43-6 (h), beat Scarlets 9-6 (a), lost Racing 92 10-34 (a), lost Northampton Saints 15-19 (a), beat Racing 92 22-5 (h)

2016-17

beat Leicester Tigers 42-13 (h), lost Munster Rugby 17-38 (a), beat Racing 92 23-14 (a), beat Racing 92 23-7 (h), lost Munster Rugby 12-14 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 43-0 (a) Q-F lost Saracens 13-38 (a)

2017-18

lost Exeter Chiefs 15-24 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 18-34 (h), lost Montpellier 22-29 (h), lost Montpellier 26-36 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 19-55 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 28-21 (h)

2018-19

lost Saracens 3-13 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 29-12 (a), beat Lyon 42-22 (a), beat Lyon 21-10 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 33-24 (h), lost Saracens 19-38 (a); Q-F lost Saracens 27-56 (a)

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2019-20

beat Sale Sharks 13-7 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 18-34 (a), beat La Rochelle 27-24 (a), lost La Rochelle 7-12 (h), drew Exeter Chiefs 31-31 (h), beat Sale Sharks 45-7 (a)

2020-21

lost Exeter Chiefs 0-42 (a), *lost Lyon 0-28 (h) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2021-22

lost Stade Rochelais 13-20 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 22-7 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 17-52 (a), lost Stade Rochelais 30-38 (h)

2023-24

lost Northampton Saints 19-28 (h), beat Aviron Baynnais 12-11 (a), lost Exeter Chiefs 17-19 (a), beat RC Toulon 29-5 (h), R16 lost Harlequins 24-28

2024-25

beat Sale Sharks 38-19 (h), lost RC Toulon 29-30 (a), beat Racing 92 29-19 (h), lost Harlequins 7-29 (a), R16 beat Leicester Tigers 43-19 (h), Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 0-52

2025-26

beat Sale Sharks 26-21 (a), beat Stade Toulousain 28-21 (h), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 33-21 (a), beat Saracens 28-3 (h), R16 beat Vodacom Bulls 25-21 (h) QF lost RC Toulon 19-22 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

P W 148 56

D 3

L 89

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions

FOR 50 43 7 6

Most penalties

Most drop goals

v Bourgoin 05/06 (h) v Leicester Tigers 16/17 (a) v Bourgoin 05/06 (h) v Bourgoin 05/06 (h) v Sale Sharks 19/20 (a) v Cardiff 01/02 (h), v Gloucester Rugby 09/10 (h) Seven times

AGAINST 56 Saracens 18/19 (a) 52 Leinster Rugby 24/25 (a) 8 Four times 6 Six times 7

Bath Rugby 11/12 (h)

Dragons 08/09 (a) Biarritz 09/10 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Most points

FOR 32

Most tries Most conversions

3 6

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

AGAINST Tommy Hayes 31 Iestyn Harris Cardiff 01/02 (h) Cardiff 01/02 (h) Four players 3 Four players Colin Gregor v Bourgoin 05/06 (h) 6 Three players Adam Hastings v Sale Sharks 19/20 (a) Tommy Hayes 7 Tom Heathcote v Cardiff 01/02 (h) Bath Rugby 11/12 (a) Dan Parks v Gloucester Rugby 09/10 (h) Seven times 2 James Arlidge NG Dragons 08/09 (a) Thom Evans, Taqele Naiyaravoro, DTH van der Merwe, George Horne

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most red cards

FOR 174 24 5 1

7 matches 18/19 6 matches 25/26 6 matches 25/26 6 matches 19/20

AGAINST 227 6 matches 00/01 27 6 matches 17/18 6 6 matches 04/05 1 6 matches 02/03 7 matches 16/17 7 matches 18/19

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

78 5

MOST TRIES 12 11

George Horne Niko Matawalu, DTH Van der Merwe

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MOST POINTS 304 Tommy Hayes 244 Dan Parks 174 Finn Russell

00/01, 01/02 24/25

MOST MATCHES 53 Rob Harley 49 Ryan Wilson 45 Zander Fagerson

119

GLASGOW WARRIORS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

AFSHAR

Ben

02/04/2003

Scrum half

BROWN

Gregor

01/07/2001

Back row

CRAIG

Alex

26/04/1997

CUMMINGS

Scott

DARGE

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg) 180

Scotland

191

111-

Lock

Scotland

194

120

03/12/1996

Lock

Scotland

196

123

Rory

23/02/2000

Back row

Scotland

187

106

DOBIE

Jamie

07/06/2001

Scrum half

Scotland

180

DUNCAN

Macenzzie

25/02/2003

Back row

186

101

FAGERSON

Zander

19/01/1996

Tight head

Scotland

183

125

FAGERSON

Matt

16/07/1998

Back row

Scotland

187

108

FERRIE

Euan

23/07/2001

Back row

188

108

FRASER

Angus

09/12/1999

Hooker

182

100

HIDDLESTON

Gregor

26/03/2002

Hooker

Scotland

184

105

HORNE

George

12/05/1995

Scrum half

Scotland

177

JOHNSTON

Kerr

12/11/2004

Centre

193

KUENZLE

Bayley

18/06/1998

Wing/fullback

186

100

LANCASTER

Dan

23/05/1993

Out half

182

MCBETH

Nathan

08/06/1998

Loose head

Scotland

183

120

MCDOWALL

Stafford

24/02/1998

Centre

Scotland

192

100

MCKAY

Josh

10/10/1997

Wing/fullback

180

MILLER

Ally

10/05/1996

Back row

188

100

OGUNTIBEJU

Jare

14/05/2002

Lock

197

125

REIDY

Callum

02/03/2005

Scrum half

185

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

RICHARDSON

Fin

16/09/1998

Tight head

Scotland

183

122

RITCHIE

Jamie

16/08/1996

Back row

Scotland

189

115

ROWE

Kyle

08/02/1998

Wing/fullback

Scotland

181

SAMUEL

Alex

27/12/2002

Lock

Scotland

198

121

SCHICKERLING

Patrick

16/10/1998

Loose head

180

120

SHEARER

Jake

09/11/2005

Loose head

185

122

SMITH

Ollie

07/08/2000

Wing/fullback

Scotland

188

STEPHEN

Seb

29/08/2005

Hooker

Scotland

182

120

STEYN

Kyle

29/01/1994

Wing/fullback

Scotland

190

102

SUTHERLAND

Rory

24/08/1992

Loose head

Scotland/Lions 183

121

TALAKAI

Sam

04/09/1991

Tight Head

Australia

181

122

TUIPULOTU

Tavi

07/03/2004

Hooker

180

110

TUIPULOTU

Sione

12/02/1997

Centre

Scotland/Lions 182

104

URWIN

Matt

17/04/2005

Wing/fullback

181

VAN DER MERWE

Ruwald

29/07/1999

Back row

186

110

VENTISEI

Johnny

05/04/2005

Centre

181

WALKER

Murphy

25/10/1999

Tight head

184

120

WATSON

Fergus

26/06/2005

Wing/fullback

190

WILLIAMSON

Max

05/08/2002

Lock

196

123

YULE

Kerr

08/07/2005

Centre

183

104

Scotland

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POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

17.10.26

Bristol Bears (h)

Kick-off

13.12.26

Union Bordeaux Bègles (a) 16.15

9.01.27

Gloucester Rugby (a)

13.00

16.01.27

Racing 92 (h)

17.15

16.15

wwwstormers.co.za Stormers @THESTORMERS dhlstormers dhlstormers CHAIRMAN Bruce McROBERT CHIEF EXECUTIVE Johan LE ROUX johan@stormers.co.za OFFICE DHL Stadium, Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa HOME STADIUM DHL Stadium Capacity: 57,000 MEDIA CONTACT Michael DE VRIES Mob: +27 837 376 213 mdevries@wprugby.co.za

RUGBY STAFF John DOBSON (Director of Rugby)

CAPTAIN

Dawie SNYMAN (Backs & Attack Coach) Rito HLUNGWANI (Forwards Coach) Norman LAKER (Defence Coach) Brok HARRIS (Scrum Coach) Gareth WRIGHT (Kicking Coach) Labeeb LEVY (Skills Coach) Riefaat JAPPIE (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

Ruhan NEL

Leonora HERCULES (Team Manager) Mob: +27 82 088 5782 leonora@wprugby.co.za All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries

FOR 42 40 6

Most conversions Most penalties Most drop goals

5 3 1

Most points

FOR 16

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

v Stade Rochelais 25/26 (h) v Sale Sharks 24/25 (h) v Sale Sharks 24/25 (h) v Stade Rochelais 25/26 (h) v Sale Sharks 24/25 (h) Four times v Harlequins 24/25 (a) v Leicester Tigers 23/24 (a)

AGAINST 61 Harlequins 25/26 (a) 51 Harlequins 25/26 (a) 9 Harlequins 25/26 (a) 8 3 1

Harlequins 25/26 (a) Three times ASM Clermont Auvergne 22/23 (h)

INDIVIDUAL AGAINST Jurie Matthee 20 Handre Pollard v Leicester Tigers 23/24 (a) Leicester Tigers 23/24 (h) Clinton Swart v Bayonne 25/26 (a) Deon Fourie, v Harlequins 22/23 (h) 3 Cadan Murley, Harlequins 24/25 (a) Leolin Zas v Sale Sharks 23/24 (h) Alex Dombrandt, Harlequins 24/25 (a) Dylan Maart v Stade Rochelais 25/26 (h) Nick David, Harlequins 25/26 (a) Manie Libbok 8 Marcus Smith v London Irish 22/23 (h) Harlequins 25/26 (a) v Sale Sharks 23/24 (h), 24/25 (h) Clinton Swart 3 Three players v Bayonne 25/26 (a) Jurie Matthee v Harlequins 24/25 (a) 1 Jules Plisson Jurie Matthee v Leicester Tigers 23/24 (a) ASM Clermont Auvergne 22/23 (h)

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR

155 21 4 3 1

AGAINST

6 matches 22/23 6 matches 22/23 6 matches 22/23 4 matches 24/25 5 matches 25/26

153 23

5 matches 25/26 5 matches 25/26

6 matches 22/23

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

29 4

MOST TRIES 5 4

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Andre-Hugo Venter, Leolin Zas Deon Fourie, Suleiman Hartzenberg, Herschel Jantjies, Imad Khan

Manie Libbok, 22/23 Deon Fourie, 22/23, Imad Khan, 2025/26

MOST POINTS 88 42 31

Manie Libbok Jurie Matthee Sacha FeinbergMngomezulu

MOST MATCHES 16 15 14

Neethling Fouche Marcel Theunissen Suleiman Hartzenberg, Ben-Jason Dixon

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GAME BY GAME 2022-23

lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 14-24 (a), beat London Irish 34-14 (h), beat London Irish 28-14 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 30-16 (h), R16 beat Harlequins 32-28 (h), Q-F lost Exeter Chiefs 42-17 (a)

2023-24

beat Leicester Tigers 35-26 (a), beat Stade Rochelais 21-20 (h), beat Sale Sharks 31-24 (h),

2024-25

lost to RC Toulon 14-24 (h), lost to Harlequins 16-53 (a), beat Sale Sharks 40-0 (h),

beat Stade Français Paris 24-20 (a) R16 lost to Stade Rochelais (h) 21-22 lost to Racing 92 22-31 (a) 2025-26

beat Bayonne 26-17 (a), beat Stade Rochelais 42-21 (h), lost Harlequins 10-61 (a), beat Leicester Tigers 39-26 (h), R16 lost RC Toulon 27-28 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 20

W 12

D 0

L 8

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DHL STORMERS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ACKERMANN

Ruan

29/12/1995

Back row

192

119

AHMED

Yaqeen

28/07/2006

Out half

177

86.7

DAYIMANI

Hacjivah

23/09/1997

Back row

107

190

DE VILLIERS

Paul

13/01/2003

Back row

South Africa

181

101

DIXON

29/04/1998

Back row

South Africa

198

116.2

EVANS

Connor

24/01/2002

Lock/flank

198

114.7

FEINBERG-MNGOMEZULU Sacha

22/02/2002

Out half/centre/fullback South Africa

185

FOUCHE

Neethling

01/10/1993

Loose head

South Africa

189

118

FOURIE

Deon

25/09/1986

Flank/hooker

South Africa

177

100

GELANT

Warrick

20/05/1995

Fullback/wing

South Africa

180

100.1

KEBBLE

Oli

18/06/1992

Loose head

Scotland

191

134

KOLBE

Cheslin

28/10/1993

Fullback/wing

South Africa

170

KOLISI

Siya

16/06/1991

Back row

South Africa

187

106

KOTZE

11/06/2000

Hooker

187

109.1

LOUW

Wilco

20/07/1995

Tight head

185

125

MATONGO

Vernon

28/02/2002

Loose head

181

115.3

MATTHEE

Jurie

11/04/2000

Out half

190

MCHUNU

Ntuthuko

04/05/1999

Loose head

188

100

MLABA

Wandi

21/03/2005

Back row

197

107

MORABE

Keke

21/04/2001

Back row

187

113

MULLER

Markus

07/12/2007

Centre

183

NEL

Ruhan

17/05/1991

Centre

190

101

Test team

South Africa

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

NORTON

Riley

01/02/2006

Lock/flank

198

113

PAULO

Vernon

16/07/2001

Hooker

178

114.6

PEAD

Hassiem

07/05/2005

Scrum half

175

PORTER

Gary

22/07/1996

Lock

Zimbabwe

199

108

PORTHEN

Zac

31/03/2004

Tight head

South Africa

190

120

REID

Oli

27/06/2006

Loose head

185

117

REINACH

Cobus

02/07/1990

Scrum half

175

ROCHE

Jonny

02/01/2003

Centre/wing

190

101.3

ROOS

Evan

21/01/2000

Back row

191

109

SANDI

Sazi

11/08/1998

Tight head

181

124

SCHICKERLING

09/05/1995

Lock

203

116.8

SENATLA

Seabelo

10/02/1993

Wing

177

89.9

SIMELANE

Wandi

21/03/1998

Centre/wing/fullback

180

SMITH

Adre

04/06/1997

Lock

201

121

THEUNISSEN

Marcel

06/09/1999

Back row

192

102

UNGERER

Stef

23/11/1993

Scrum half

185

VENTER

Andre

10/09/2001

Hooker

187

106

VOKOZELA

Lukhanyo

05/02/2002

Hooker

173

104

WILLEMSE

Damian

07/05/1998

Fullback/centre/out half South Africa

183

ZAS

Leolin

20/10/1995

Wing

184

Test team

South Africa

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

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2006

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2008

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POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

17.10.26

Racing 92 (h)

Kick-off

20.00

12.12.26

Bristol Bears (a)

20.00

10.01.27

Union Bordeaux Bègles (a)

16.15

16.01.27

Gloucester Rugby (h)

17.30

wwwmunsterrugby.ie MunsterRugbySupportersClub @Munsterrugby @Munsterrugby TikTok – munsterrugby YouTube – Munster Rugby PRESIDENT Peter SILKE INTERIM CHIEF EXECUTIVE Avan LEE OFFICE Virgin Media Park, Tramore Road, Cork, Ireland Tel: +353 214 323 563 HOME STADIUMS Thomond Park Capacity: 25,331 SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh Capacity: 40,885

RUGBY STAFF Clayton MCMILLAN (Head Coach) Jared PAYNE (Assistant Coach) Denis LEAMY (Defence Coach) Jimmy DUFFY (Forwards Coach) Mossy LAWLER (Assistant Coach) George MURRAY (Lead Performance Analyst & Technical Coach) Brad MAYO (Head of Athletic Performance) Martyn VERCOE (Team Manager) martynvercoe@ munsterrugby.ie

CAPTAIN

Tadhg BEIRNE

MEDIA CONTACTS Seán McMAHON Mob: +353 87 989 0447 seanmcmahon@ munsterrugby.ie Seán GEARY Mob: +353 85 165 8455 seangeary@ munsterrugby.ie All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 1995-96

beat Swansea 17-13 (h), lost to Castres 12-19 (a)

1996-97

beat Milan 23-5 (h), lost to Cardiff 18-48 (a), beat Wasps 49-22 (h), lost to Toulouse 19-60 (a)

1997-98

lost to NEC Harlequins 40-48 (a), lost to Cardiff 23-43 (a), beat Bourgoin 17-15 (h), lost to Cardiff 32-37 (h), lost to Bourgoin 6-21 (a), beat NEC Harlequins 23-16 (h)

1998-99

beat Petrarca 20-13 (h), beat Neath 34-10 (h), lost to Perpignan 24-41 (a), drew with Neath

1999-00

beat Pontypridd 32-10 (h), beat Saracens 35-34 (a), beat Colomiers 31-15 (a), beat Colomiers 23-5 (h),

18-18 (a), beat Perpignan 13-5 (h), beat Petrarca 35-21 (a), Q-F lost to Colomiers 9-23 (a) beat Saracens 31-30 (h), lost to Pontypridd 36-38 (a), Q-F beat Stade Français 27-10 (h), S-F beat Toulouse 31-25 (Stade Chaban Delmas), FINAL lost to Northampton 8-9 (Twickenham) 20.00-01

beat Newport 26-18 (h), beat Castres 32-29 (a), beat Bath 31-9 (h), lost to Bath 5-18 (a), beat Newport 39-24 (a), beat Castres 21-11 (h), Q-F beat Biarritz 38-29 (h), S-F lost to Stade Français 15-16 (Stadium Nord)

2001-02

beat Castres Olympique 28-23 (h), beat NEC Harlequins 24-8 (a), beat Bridgend 16-12 (a), beat Bridgend 40-6 (h), beat NEC Harlequins 51-17 (h), lost to Castres Olympique 13-21 (a), Q-F beat Stade Français 16-14 (a), S-F beat Castres Olympique 25-17 (Stade de la Méditerranée), FINAL lost to Leicester Tigers 9-15 (Millennium Stadium)

2002-03

lost to Gloucester 16-35 (a), beat Perpignan 30-21 (h), beat Viadana 64-0 (h), beat Viadana 55-22 (a), lost to Perpignan 8-23 (a), beat Gloucester

33-6 (h), Q-F beat Leicester Tigers

20-7 (a), S-F lost to Toulouse 12-13 (Le Stadium) 2003-04

beat Bourgoin 18-17 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 51-0 (h), lost to Gloucester 11-22 (a), beat Gloucester 35-14 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 31-20 (a), beat Bourgoin 26-3 (h), Q-F beat Stade Français Paris 37-32 (h), S-F lost to London Wasps 32-37 (Lansdowne Road)

2004-05

beat NEC Harlequins 15-9 (h), beat Neath-Swansea Ospreys 20-18 (a), lost to Castres Olympique 12-19 (a), beat Castres Olympique 36-8 (h), beat Neath-Swansea Ospreys 20-10 (h), beat NEC Harlequins 18-10 (a), Q-F lost to Biarritz Olympique 10-19 (a)

2005-06

lost to Sale Sharks 13-27 (a), beat Castres Olympique 42-16 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 24-8 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 30-18 (h), beat Castres Olympique 46-9 (a), beat Sale Sharks 31-9 (h), Q-F beat Perpignan 19-10 (h), S-F beat Leinster 30-6 (Lansdowne Road), FINAL beat Biarritz Olympique 23-19 (Millennium Stadium)

2006-07

beat Leicester Tigers 21-19 (a), beat Bourgoin 41-23 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 22-12 (a), beat Cardiff Blues 32-18 (h), beat Bourgoin 30-27 (a),lost to Leicester Tigers 6-13 (h), Q-F lost to Llanelli Scarlets 15-24 (a)

2007-08

lost to London Wasps 23-24 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 36-13 (h), beat Llanelli Scarlets 29-16 (a), beat Llanelli Scarlets 22-13 (h), lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 19-26 (a), beat London Wasps 19-3 (h), Q-F beat Gloucester Rugby 16-3 (a), S-F beat Saracens 18-16 (Ricoh Arena), FINAL beat Toulouse 16-13 (Millennium Stadium)

2008-09

beat Montauban 19-17 (h), beat Sale Sharks 24-16 (a), lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 19-25 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 23-13 (h), beat Sale Sharks 37-14 (h), beat Montauban 39-13 (a), Q-F beat Ospreys 43-9 (h), S-F lost to Leinster 6-25 (Croke Park)

2009-10

lost to Northampton Saints 27-31 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 41-10 (h), beat Perpignan 24-23 (h), beat Perpignan 37-14 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 44-7 (a), beat Northampton Saints 12-9 (h), Q-F beat Northampton Saints 33-19 (h), S-F lost to Biarritz Olympique 7-18 (Stadio Anoeta)

2010-11

lost to London Irish 17-23 (a), beat Toulon 45-18 (h), beat Ospreys 22-16 (h), lost to Ospreys 15-19 (a), lost to Toulon 16-32 (a), beat London Irish 28-14 (h)

2011-12

beat Northampton Saints 23-21 (h), beat Castres Olympique 27-24 (a), beat Scarlets 17-14 (a), beat Scarlets 19-13 (h), beat Castres Olympique 26-10 (h), beat Northampton Saints 51-36 (a), Q-F lost to Ulster Rugby 16-22 (h)

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2012-13

lost to Racing Metro 92 17-22 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 33-0 (h), beat Saracens 15-9 (h), lost to Saracens 13-19 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 26-17 (a), beat Racing Metro 92 29-6 (h); Q-F beat Harlequins 18-12 (a); S-F lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 10-16 (Stade de la Mosson)

2013-14

lost to Edinburgh Rugby 23-29 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 26-10 (h) beat Perpignan 36-8 (h), beat Perpignan 18-17 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 20-7 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 38-6 (h), Q-F beat Toulouse 47-23 (h), S-F lost to RC Toulon 16-24 (Stade Velodrome)

2014-15

beat Sale Sharks 27-26 (a) beat Saracens 14-3 (h) lost to Clermont Auvergne 9-16 (h) lost to Clermont Auvergne 19-26 (a) lost to Saracens 10-33 (a) beat Sale Sharks 65-10 (h)

2015-16

beat Benetton Treviso 32-7 (h), lost Leicester Tigers 19-31 (h), lost Leicester Tigers 6-17 (a), lost Stade Français Paris 7-27 (a), beat Stade Français Paris 26-13 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 28-5 (a)

2016-17

beat Glasgow Warriors 38-17 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 38-0 (h), lost Leicester Tigers 16-18 (a), beat Racing 92 32-7 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 14-12 (a), beat Racing 92 22-10 (h) Q-F beat Toulouse 41-16 (h) S-F lost to Saracens 10-26 (Aviva Stadium)

2017-18

drew Castres Olympique 17-17 (a), beat Racing 92 14-7 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 33-10 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 25-16 (a), lost Racing 92 30-34 (a), beat Castres Olympique 48-3 (h); Q-F beat RC Toulon 20-19 (h); S-F lost to Racing 92 22-27 (Stade Chaban-Delmas)

2018-19

drew Exeter Chiefs 10-10 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 36-22 (h), beat Castres Olympique 30-5 (h), lost Castres Olympique 12-13 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 41-15 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 9-7 (h); Q-F beat Edinburgh Rugby 17-13 (a); S-F lost Saracens 16-32 (Ricoh Arena)

2019-20

beat Ospreys 32-12 (a), drew Racing 92 21-21 (h), beat Saracens 10-3 (h), lost to Saracens 6-15 (a), lost Racing 92 22-39 (a), beat Ospreys 33-6 (h)

2020-21

beat Harlequins 21-7 (h), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 39-31 (a),

2021-22

beat Wasps 35-14 (a), beat Castres Olympique 19-13 (h), beat Castres Olympique 16-13 (a), beat

R16 lost Stade Toulousain 33-40 (h) Wasps 45-7 (h), R16 1st leg lost Exeter Chiefs 8-13 (a), 2nd leg beat Exeter Chiefs 26-10 (h), Q-F lost Stade Toulousain 24-24 after extra-time and place kick competition 2-4 (h) 2022-23

lost Stade Toulousain 13-18 (h), beat Northampton Saints 17-6 (a), beat Northampton Saints 27-23 (h),

2023-24

drew Aviron Bayonnais 17-17 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 24-32 (a), beat RC Toulon 29-18 (a),

lost Stade Toulousain 16-20 (a), R16 lost Cell C Sharks 50-35 (a) lost Northampton Saints 23-26 (h), R16 lost Northampton Saints 14-24 (a) 2024-25

beat Stade Français 33-7 (h), lost Castres Olympique 14-16 (a), beat Saracens 17-12 (h), lost Northampton Saints 32-34 (a-), R16 beat Stade Rochelais 25-24 (a) Q-F lost Bordeaux Bègles 29-47 (a)

2024-25

lost Bath Rugby 14-40 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 31-3 (h), lost RC Toulon 25-27 (a), lost Castres Olympique 29-31 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

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W D 1365 5

L 69

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SCORING RECORDS

MATCH TEAM

Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries

FOR 65 64 9

Most conversions Most penalties

8 7

Most drop goals

Most points

FOR 29

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

v Sale Sharks 14/15 (h) v Viadana 02/03 (h) v Viadana 02/03 (h) v Viadana 02/03 (a) v Sale Sharks 14/15 (h) v Viadana 02/03 (h) v Biarritz 00/01 (h) v Perpignan 09/10 (h) Six times

AGAINST 60 Toulouse 96/97 (a) 41 Toulouse 96/97 (a) 9 Toulouse 96/97 (a)

7 7

Hollywoodbets Sharks 22/23 (a) RC Toulon 13/14 (n)

Bourgoin 03/04 (a)

INDIVIDUAL AGAINST Ronan O’Gara 27 Lee Jarvis v Newport 00/01 (a) Cardiff 97/98 (h) Anthony Foley v Biarritz 00/01 (h), 3 Four times Simon Zebo v Northampton Saints 11/12 (a) v Racing Metro 92, 12/13 (h) Ronan O’Gara 6 Two times v Viadana 02/03 (h) Ronan O’Gara v Biarritz 00/01 (h) 6 Eight times v Perpignan 09/10 (h) Ronan O’Gara v Newport 00-01 (a) 2 Alexandre Peclier v Toulouse 02-03 (a) Bourgoin 03/04 (a) Paul Warwick v Ospreys 08-09 (h) Simon Zebo (2), Anthony Foley

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most red cards

FOR 258 29 8 1

9 matches 05/06 8 matches 02/03 9 matches 05/06 6 matches 10/11, 8 matches 16/17, 6 matches 19/20, 5 matches 22/23

AGAINST 180 6 matches 97/98 22 4 matches 96/97 4 6 matches 97/98 3 6 matches 24/25

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

131 5

MOST TRIES 26 23 22

132

Simon Zebo Keith Earls Anthony Foley

Ronan O’Gara 99/00 Anthony Horgan 00/01

MOST POINTS 1,365 298 155

Ronan O'Gara Ian Keatley Joey Carbery

MOST MATCHES 110 101 96

Ronan O'Gara John Hayes Donncha O’Callaghan

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MUNSTER RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

AHERN

Tom

22/02/2000

Lock

Ireland

206

117

ALAALATOA

Michael

28/08/1991

Prop

Samoa

183

117

AUNGIER

Jack

20/11/1998

Prop

Ireland

185

116

BARRON

Diarmuid

06/08/1998

Hooker

185

108

BEIRNE

Tadhg

08/01/1992

Lock

Ireland/Lions

198

114

BROOKES

Kieran

29/08/1990

Prop

England

183

115

BUTLER

Tony

23/04/2002

Out half

178

CASEY

Craig

19/04/1999

Scrum-Half

165

CLEIN

Max

16/09/2003

Hooker

180

109

COOMBES

Gavin

11/12/1997

No 8

198

110

COUGHLAN

Ethan

13/04/2002

Scrum-half

175

CROWLEY

Jack

08/02/1994

Out half

Ireland

185

DALY

Shane

19/12/1996

Wing

Ireland

191

EDOGBO

Edwin

21/12/2002

Lock

Ireland

196

113

EDOGBO

Seán

08/05/2004

Flanker

193

109

FARRELL

Tom

01/10/1993

Outside Centre

190

107

FOXE

Ronan

13/02/2003

Prop

188

122

GLEESON

Brian

05/02/2004

No 8

193

116

HALEY

Mike

28/06/1994

Fullback

191

HANRAHAN

27/07/1992

Out half

183

HARRISON

Will

30/07/1999

Utility back

177

HODNETT

John

02/08/1988

Flanker

185

104

Ireland

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

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MUNSTERRUGBY.IE

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

KELLY

Dan

16/06/2001

Outside centre

KENDELLEN

Alex

03/03/2001

Openside

KILGALLEN

Diarmuid

03/08/2000

Wing

LOUGHMAN

Jeremy

22/07/1995

Prop

MCCARTHY

Shay

11/06/2002

Wing

MILNE

Michael

05/02/1999

Prop

NANKIVELL

Alex

25/10/1996

Inside centre

NASH

Calvin

08/08/1997

Wing

O’RIORDAN

Jake

17/12/2004

O’SHEA

Charlie

O'BRIEN

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg) 185

100

188

106

193

100

183

120

188

183

115

188

180

Scrum-half

170

23/08/2006

Out half

171

Seán

12/05/1998

Inside centre

187

101

O'CONNELL

Evan

05/04/2004

Lock

201

110

O'CONNOR

Ben

20/08/2004

Fullback

189

O'DONOGHUE

Jack

08/02/1994

Flanker

191

110

O'DONOVAN

Ben

31/12/2004

Scrum-half

179

QUINN

Ruadhán

17/10/2003

Flanker

191

113

VAN DER MERWE

Marnus

17/02/1997

Hooker

187

114

WOOD

Gordon

24/07/2004

Outside centre

177

WYCHERLEY

Fineen

11/12/1997

Lock

197

114

WYCHERLEY

Josh

22/07/1999

Prop

183

109

Ireland

South Africa

Ireland

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POOL 4 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

18.10.26

Northampton Saints (a)

17.30

12.12.26

Bath Rugby (h)

20.00

9.01.27

Stade Français Paris (a)

21.00

15.01.27

Montpellier Hérault Rugby (h) 20.00

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CAPTAIN

RUGBY STAFF Corniel VAN ZYL (Head Coach) Dan BOWDEN (Assistant Coach) Jonny GOODRIDGE (Assistant Coach) Gethin JENKINS (Assistant Coach) Scott ANDREWS (Assistant Coach) Leigh HALFPENNY (Kicking Coach) Ryan CAMPBELL (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Chris DICOMIDIS (Rugby Operations Manager) Mob: +44 7385660455 chris.dicomidis@ cardiffrugby.wales

Liam BELCHER

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GAME BY GAME 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08

2008-09

2009-10 2010-11

2011-12

2012-13 2013-14 2016-17 2018-19 2021-22:

138

drew Bègles-Bordeaux 14-14 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 46-6 (h), beat Leinster 23-14 (a); FINAL lost Toulouse 18-21 (Cardiff Arms Park) beat Wasps 26-24 (a), beat Munster Rugby 48-18 (h), lost Toulouse 20-36 (a), beat Milan 41-19 (h); Q-F beat Bath 22-19 (h); S-F lost Brive 13-26 (a) lost Bourgoin 25-26 (a), beat Munster Rugby 43-23 (h), lost Harlequins 21-28 (h), beat Munster Rugby 37-32 (a), beat Harlequins 32-31 (a), beat Bourgoin 26-6 (h), beat Llanelli 24-20 (h); Q-F lost Bath 21-32 (a) drew Harlequins 32-32 (h), lost Montferrand 13-46 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 23-16 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 40-16 (a), beat Montferrand 30-5 (h), beat Harlequins 30-26 (a); Q-F lost Llanelli 3-22 (a) lost Ulster Rugby 23-32 (a), beat Toulouse 26-17 (h), beat Saracens 32-23 (a), beat Saracens 24-14 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 42-16 (h), lost Toulouse 27-38 (a); Q-F lost Gloucester 15-21 (a) beat Northampton Saints 25-17 (h), lost Montferrand 10-37 (a), beat Glasgow Rugby 46-7 (h), lost Glasgow Rugby 32-47 (a), beat Montferrand 26-20 (h), lost Northampton Saints 15-26 (a) lost Biarritz Olympique 15-26 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 6-25 (a), lost Northampton Saints 11-25 (a), lost Northampton Saints 0-31 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 21-33 (h), lost Biarritz Olympique 25-75 (a) lost Sale Sharks 24-26 (a), lost Leinster 19-24 (h), lost Biarritz Olympique 20-35 (a), beat Biarritz Olympique 21-20 (h), lost Leinster 17-20 (a), beat Sale Sharks 22-7 (h) lost Ulster Rugby 16-21 (a), lost Stade Français Paris 15-38 (h), lost Gloucester 19-23 (a), lost Gloucester 16-23 (h), lost Stade Français Paris 16-35 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 16-12 (h) beat Leeds Carnegie 40-13 (h), lost Perpignan 14-37 (a), beat Rugby Calvisano 25-10 (a), beat Rugby Calvisano 43-16 (h), lost Perpignan 3-21 (h), lost Leeds Carnegie 3-48 (a) beat Bourgoin 13-5 (a), lost Leicester Tigers 17-21 (h), lost Munster Rugby 12-22 (h), lost Munster Rugby 18-32 (a), lost Leicester Tigers 0-34 (a), beat Bourgoin 27-24 (h) beat Bristol Rugby 34-18 (h), drew Harlequins 13-13 (a), lost Stade Français Paris 6-12 (a), beat Stade Français Paris 31-21 (h), beat Harlequins 23-12 (h), beat Bristol Rugby 17-0 (a); Q-F lost Toulouse 17-41 (a) beat Rugby Calvisano 56-20 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 37-24 (h), beat Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 21-17 (h), beat Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque 10-6 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 16-12 (a), beat Rugby Calvisano 62-20 (h); Q-F beat Toulouse 9-6 (h); S-F drew Leicester Tigers 26-26 (Principality Stadium) – lost place kick competition beat Harlequins 20-6 (h), lost Sale Sharks 26-27 (a), beat Toulouse 15-9 (h), lost Toulouse 7-23 (a), beat Sale Sharks 36-19 (h), beat Harlequins 45-20 (a) beat Edinburgh 18-17 (h), lost Castres Olympique 20-27 (a), lost Northampton Saints 15-23 (a), lost Northampton Saints 19-23 (h), beat Castres Olympique 14-9 (h), beat Edinburgh 21-14 (a) beat Racing Metro 92 26-20 (a), beat London Irish 24-18 (h), beat Edinburgh Rugby 25-8 (h), lost Edinburgh Rugby 12-19 (a), beat London Irish 22-15 (a), beat Racing Metro 92 36-30 (h); Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 3-34 (a) lost Sale Sharks 33-34 (a), lost RC Toulon 14-22 (h), lost Montpellier 24-35 (h), lost Montpellier 21-34 (a), lost RC Toulon 25-45 (a), beat Sale Sharks 26-14 (h) lost Exeter Chiefs 29-44 (a), beat RC Toulon 19-15 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 29-20 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 9-7 (a), lost RC Toulon 20-43 (a), lost Exeter Chiefs 13-19 (h) CHAMPIONS CUP PLAY-OFF lost Stade Français Paris (a) 21-46 beat Lyon 30-21 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 12-29 (h), lost Saracens 25-51 (a), lost Saracens 14-26 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 24-33 (a), beat Lyon 33-14 (h) lost Stade Toulousain 7-39 (h), lost Harlequins 17-43 (a), lost Harlequins 33-36 (h), *beat Stade Toulousain 28-0 (a) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

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2023-24

lost Stade Toulousain 7-52 (a) lost Bath Rugby 32-39 (h), lost Harlequins 15-54 (h), lost, Racing 92 26-48 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 128

W 60

D 3

L 65

SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties Most drop goals

FOR

62 42 9 7 8 2

v Rugby Calvisano 08/09 (h) v Rugby Calvisano 08/09 (h) v Rugby Calvisano 08/09 (h) v Rugby Calvisano 08/09 (h) v Saracens 00/01 (h) Four times

AGAINST

75 50 13 7 8 2

Biarritz Olympique 02/03 (a) Biarritz Olympique 02/03 (a) Biarritz Olympique 02/03 (a) Twice Wasps 96/97 (a) Four times

INDIVIDUAL

FOR

Most points

Most tries Most conversions

3 7

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals Try hat-tricks

2 5

AGAINST

Iestyn Harris 32 Tommy Hayes v Glasgow Rugby 01/02 (h) Glasgow Rugby 01/02 (h) Five times 2 Twenty times Ben Blair 7 Marcus Smith v Rugby Calvisano 08/09 (h) v Harlequins 23/24 (a) Neil Jenkins 8 Gareth Rees v Saracens 00/01 (h) Wasps 96/97 (a) Three times 2 Two times Alex Cuthbert, Iestyn Harris, Rob Howley, Emyr Lewis, Anthony Sullivan

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 237 25 7 6 1

8 matches 08/09 8 matches 08/09 8 matches 08/09 6 matches 02/03 Six times

134 6

Lee Jarvis, 97/98 Rob Howley, 96/97

AGAINST

215 28

6 matches 02/03 4 matches 23/24

Three times

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

MOST TRIES 12 11 10

Alex Cuthbert Gareth Thomas, Rhys Williams Rob Howley

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Ben Blair Leigh Halfpenny Neil Jenkins

MOST MATCHES 64 48 47

Martyn Williams Gethin Jenkins Jamie Robinson

139

CARDIFF RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

ADAMS

Josh

21/04/1995

Wing

Wales/Lions

183

ASSIRATTI

Keiron

30/06/1997

Prop

Wales

178

119

BARRATT

Rhys

27/10/2002

Prop

185

118

BASHAM

Taine

02/11/1999

Back row

Wales

182

106

BEETHAM

Jacob

18/04/2001

Wing/fullback

Wales

188

BELCHER

Liam

28/04/1996

Hooker

Wales

175

106

BOTHAM

James

22/02/1998

Back row

Wales

190

105

BOWEN

Tom

07/05/2006

Wing

170

COTTLE

Tom

25/11/2006

Lock

198

114

COWELL

Joe

06/01/2002

Prop

186

120

CUMMINGS

Rhys

14/08/2007

Wing

180

DAVIES

Aled

19/07/1992

Scrum Half

179

DAVIES

Sion

13/03/2006

Scrum Half

185

DE LA RUA

Lucas

13/09/2004

Back Row

186

100

EMANUEL

Steff

01/07/2006

Centre

183

EVANS

Jarrod

25/07/1996

Out half

Wales

178

FALETAU

Taulupe

12/11/1990

Back Row

Wales/Lions

189

110

GRADY

Mason

29/03/2002

Wing

Wales

195

112

HOWE

Tom

07/12/2007

Hooker

188

109

HUGHES

Daf

08/01/1998

Hooker

180

103

LAWRENCE

Alun

15/09/1998

Back Row

188

111

LLOYD

Evan

28/12/2001

Hooker

187

115

Wales

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

140

CARDIFFRUGBY.WALES

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

LUCAS

Lloyd

11/04/2007

Out half

MALAN

LeRoux

31/03/1999

Centre

MANN

Alex

06/01/2002

Back row

MANZ

Tom

09/07/2001

Lock

MCNALLY

Josh

21/08/1990

Lock

MILLARD

Harri

17/08/1996

MULDER

Johan

NOTT

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg) 170

Namibia

191

Wales

191

104

202

119

199

131

Centre

180

06/08/1999

Scrum half

179

George

21/01/1996

Lock

197

117

PAEA

Semisi

17/04/1999

Back row

Tonga

194

114

SEBASTIAN

Javan

27/09/2004

Prop

Scotland

177

124

SHEEDY

Callum

28/10/1995

Out half

Wales

176

SIO

Scott

16/10/1991

Prop

Australia/Samoa 185

122

SOUTHWORTH

Danny

04/05/1999

Prop

Wales

180

119

THOMAS

Ben

25/11/1998

Centre

Wales

183

THOMAS

Dan

11/10/1993

Back Row

183

100

THORNTON

Rory

16/03/1995

Lock

Wales

200

122

WAINWRIGHT

Sam

07/05/1998

Prop

Wales

185

121

WILLIAMS

Teddy

18/10/2000

Lock

Wales

200

118

WINNETT

Cam

07/01/2003

Full Back

Wales

180

YOUNG

Matty

20/12/2004

Full Back

185

England

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10BET LIONS

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Stade Rochelais (a)

18.30

12.12.26

Stade Toulousain (h)

15.00

10.01.27

Saracens (a)

15.15

16.01.27

Exeter Chiefs (h)

15.00

www.lionsrugby.co.za @LionsRugbyCo @LionsRugbyCo @LionsRugbyCo

PRESIDENT Neville JARDINE CHAIRMAN AND OWNER Altmann ALLERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE Rudolf STRAEULI rudolf@lionsrugby.co.za OFFICE 10bet Ellis Park, cnr. Currey and Staib St, Doorfontein, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa HOME STADIUM 10bet Ellis Park Capacity: 62,567 MEDIA CONTACT Nyaniso SAM Mob: +27 824 918 901 nyaniso@ellispark.co.za

RUGBY STAFF Ivan VAN ROOYEN (Head Coach) Ricardo LOUBSCHER (Backs, Attack & Skills Coach) Jaque FOURIE (Defence Coach) Wessell ROUX (Forwards & Lineout Coach) Julian REDELINGHUYS (Scrum Coach) Morné STEYN (Kicking Coach) Stefan VAN DEVENTER (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Mustapha BOOMGAARD (Team Manager) mboomgaard@ lionsrugby.co.za Mob: +27 824 662 403

CAPTAIN

Francke HORN

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10BET LIONS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ADAMS

Ethan

03/03/2007

Centre

177

101

ANDREWS

Hyron

06/07/1995

Lock

205

113

BOTHA

20/01/1998

Hooker

178

109

BRANDON

Morras

25/11/2000

Hooker

183

110

CHAMBERLAIN

Boeta

22/02/1999

Out half

181

CRONJE

Erich

01/01/1997

Wing/fullback

185

DAVIDS

Angelo

01/06/1999

Wing/fullback

173

DAVIDS

Eddie

04/02/1998

Prop

178

115

DELPORT

Ruan

03/07/2002

Lock

200

113

DU PLESSIS

Renzo

12/07/2002

Back row

189

105

DU PREEZ

09/11/1994

Lock

210

130

FRANCIS

Sam

14/03/2003

Out half

185

HLEKANI

Batho

05/04/2005

Back row

199

116

HORN

Quan

27/06/2001

Wing/fullback

180

HORN

Francke

24/05/1999

Back row

190

107

JONKER

Rynie

18/04/2000

Centre

180

KASENDE

Dan

09/05/1995

Wing/fullback

187

KOTZÊ

02/01/2003

Prop

187

117

KRIEL

Richi

07/07/2000

Wing/fullback

194

100

LANGE

Tiaan

26/08/2002

Hooker

177

106

LOMBARD

Sebastian

07/10/2002

Prop

187

122

MAHASHE

Siba

12/04/2004

Back row

183

101

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

144

Test team

South Africa

DR Congo

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MENTOE

Gilermo

20/03/2005

Wing/fullback

178

MILLS

Bronson

08/08/2003

Centre

189

MOOS

Asad

07/01/2004

Scrum Half

172

MPEKU

Kelly

28/11/2003

Wing/fullback

187

NOTHNAGEL

Notties

25/09/1997

Lock

202

119

NOTSHE

Sikhumbuzo

28/05/1993

Back row

186

101

OOSTHUIZEN

Etienne

22/12/1992

Lock

198

134

PRETORIUS

29/01/1998

Back row

185

QOMA

Siba

17/02/1997

Back row

188

118

SCHOEMAN

Juan

18/09/1991

Prop

186

124

SCHOEMAN

14/08/2003

Prop

189

122

SJOBLOM

Dylan

08/08/2000

Lock

201

118

SMITH

Chris

09/09/1994

Out half

181

STEYN

Nico

12/04/2002

Scrum Half

175

SWART

Ruan

26/11/2004

Prop

189

127

VAN DEN BERG

Krappies

24/10/1997

Scrum Half

174

VAN VUUREN

Conraad

04/09/1995

Prop

181

118

VAN WYK

Henco

07/05/2001

Centre

181

VENTER

Boan

12/04/1997

Prop

South Africa

187

128

VENTER

Ruan

29/11/2002

Back row

South Africa

198

118

Test team

South Africa

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

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CONNACHT RUGBY

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Saracens (h)

17.30

13.12.26

Exeter Chiefs (a)

13.00

9.01.27

Stade Toulousain (h)

20.00

16.01.27

Stade Rochelais (a)

18.30

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RUGBY STAFF

CAPTAIN

Stuart LANCASTER (Head Coach) Gerard MULLEN (Backs Coach) Trevor WOODMAN (Scrum & Contact Coach) John MULDOON (Lineout & Maul Coach)

Cian PRENDERGAST

Allan TEMPLE-JONES (Head of Athletic Performance) Tim ALLNUTT (Head of Rugby Operation) Mob: +353 86 83 72 8 01 tim.allnutt@ connachtrugby.ie All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2011-12:

lost to Harlequins 17-25 (a), lost to Toulouse 10-36 (h), lost to Gloucester Rugby 10-14 (h), lost to Gloucester Rugby 19-23 (a), lost to Toulouse 3-24 (a), beat Harlequins 9-8 (h)

2012-13:

beat Zebre 19-12 (a), lost to Harlequins 22-30 (h), beat Biarritz Olympique 22-14 (h), lost to Biarritz Olympique 0-17 (a), lost to Harlequins 8-47 (a), beat Zebre 25-20 (h)

2013-14:

lost to Saracens 17-23 (h), beat Zebre 33-6 (a), beat Toulouse 16-14 (a), lost to Toulouse 9-37 (h), beat Zebre 20-3 (h), lost to Saracens 6-64 (a)

2016-17:

beat Toulouse 23-21 (h), beat Zebre Rugby 52-7 (a), lost Wasps 17-32 (a), beat Wasps 20-18 (h), beat Zebre Rugby 66-21 (h), lost Toulouse 10-19 (a)

2019-20:

beat Montpellier 23-20 (h), lost to Toulouse 17-32 (a), lost to Gloucester Rugby 17-26 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 27-24 (h), lost to Toulouse 7-21 (h), lost to Montpellier 29-35 (a)

2020-21:

lost Racing 92 22-26 (a), lost Bristol Bears 18-27 (h)

2021-22:

beat Stade Français Paris 36-9 (h), lost Leicester Tigers 23-29 (a), lost Leicester Tigers 28-29 (h), lost Stade Français Paris 31-37 (a), R16 1st leg lost Leinster Rugby 21-26 (h), R16 2nd leg lost Leinster Rugby 20-56 (a)

2023-24:

lost Union Bordeaux Bègles 5-41 (h), lost Saracens 36-55 (a), lost LOU Rugby 20-34, lost Bristol Bears 10-27 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

P 42

W 14

D 0

L 28

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM FOR

AGAINST

Highest score Biggest margin of victory Most tries Most conversions Most penalties

66 45 10 8 7

Zebre Rugby 16/17 (h) Zebre Rugby 16/17 (h) and (a) Zebre Rugby 16/17 (h) Zebre Rugby 16/17 (h) Zebre 13/14 (a)

64 58 11 8 6

Most drop goals

Three times

Saracens 13/14 (a) Saracens 13/14 (a) Saracens 13/14 (a) Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a) Harlequins 11/12 (a), Harlequins 12/13 (h) Toulouse 11/12 (h)

INDIVIDUAL

FOR Most points Most tries

23 3

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

AGAINST Dan Parks v Zebre 13/14 (a) Stacey Ili v Zebre Rugby 16/17 (a) John Cooney v Zebre Rugby 16/17 (h) Dan Parks, Zebre 13/14 (a)

21 4 6 6

Dan Parks, v Biarritz 12/13 (h), 1 v Zebre 12/13 (h), v Toulouse 13/14 (h) Stacey Ili 2

Lionel Beauxis, Toulouse 11/12 (h) James Lowe, Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a) Johnny Sexton Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a) Nick Evans, Harlequins 11/12 (a), Ben Botica, Harlequins 12/13 (h) Lionel Beauxis, Toulouse 11/12 (h) James Lowe, David Strettle

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR

188 26 4 5 0

6 matches 16/17 6 matches 16/17 6 matches 16/17 6 matches 11/12, 6 matches 21/22

AGAINST 186 25

6 matches 21/22 6 matches 21/22

Four seasons

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

68 3

MOST TRIES 9 7 6

Tiernan O'Halloran Kieran Marmion Caolin Blade, John Porch

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Dan Parks 12/13 Tiernan O'Halloran, 16/17, Stacey Ili, 16/17, Kieran Marmion, 16/17 Caolin Blade, 19/20, John Porch, 21/22, Tiernan O'Halloran, 21/22

MOST POINTS 139 124 45

Jack Carty Dan Parks Tiernan O'Halloran

MOST MATCHES 28 Tiernan O'Halloran 27 Denis Buckley 26 Kieran Marmion

149

CONNACHT RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

AKI

Bundee

07/04/1990

Centre

Ireland/Lions

178

101

BARRETT

Fiachna

27/02/2003

Tight head

195

133

BEALHAM

Finlay

09/10/1991

Tight head

Ireland/Lions

188

117

BLADE

Caolin

29/04/1994

Scrum half

Ireland

170

BOHAN

Billy

22/11/2005

Loose head

Ireland

190

120

BOLTON

Shayne

29/06/2000

Left wing

Ireland

187

106

BOYLE

Paul

14/01/1997

Back row

Ireland

190

113

CAHIR

Jerry

26/08/2000

Loose head

188

117

CONNELLY

Thomas

17/08/2000

Tight head

193

130

CONNORS

William

04/04/1996

Back row

195

106

DE BUITLÉAR

Eoin

11/09/2001

Hooker

175

104

DEVINE

John

26/12/2003

Centre

186

DUGGAN

Jordan

07/01/1998

Loose head

186

115

FORDE

Cathal

11/04/2001

Centre

189

104

FRAWLEY

Ciaran

04/12/1997

Out half

191

GILBERT

Samuel

01/02/1999

Wing/fullback

191

100

HANSEN

Mack

27/03/1998

Wing/fullback

Ireland

188

HEFFERNAN

David

31/01/1991

Hooker

Ireland

186

112

HURLEY LANGTON Shamus

22/04/2000

Back row

186

115

ILLO

Sam

16/02/2001

Tight head

Ireland

185

124

IOANE

Joshua

11/07/1995

Out half

New Zealand

181

JANSEN

Seán

10/05/1999

Back row

Ireland

193

115

Ireland

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

150

CONNACHTRUGBY.IE

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

JENNINGS

Shane

14/01/2001

Wing/fullback

192

LINDNER

Albert

01/03/2006

Scrum half

180

MURPHY

Joshua

17/02/1995

Lock

196

120

MURPHY

Ben

23/04/2001

Scrum half

Ireland

175

MURRAY

Darragh

04/07/2001

Lock

Ireland

201

118

MURRAY

Niall

13/10/1999

Lock

199

116

NAUGHTON

Seán

19/10/2004

Out half

181

O'BRIEN

Seán

31/07/2000

Back row

191

106

O'CONNELL

Diarmuid

01/11/2006

Back row

194

116

O'CONNOR

David

19/05/1995

Lock

194

120

PRENDERGAST

Cian

23/02/2000

Back row

193

115

RALSTON

Byron

03/05/2000

Centre

185

REILLY

Colm

08/09/1999

Scrum half

176

RYAN

Daniel

09/11/2006

Wing/fullback

191

TIERNEY MARTIN

Dylan

20/06/1999

Hooker

180

102

TREACY

Finn

14/08/2004

Left Wing

184

VAN WYK

Francois

30/07/1991

Loose head

188

117

VICTORY

Matthew

28/05/2003

Hooker

189

112

WALSH

Seán

01/09/2006

Centre

193

110

WEST

Harry

27/04/2003

Centre

185

Test team

Ireland

Ht (cm)Wt (kg)

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Stade Rochelais

ASM Clermont Auvergne

Union Bordeaux Bègles Stade Toulousain

Montpellier Hérault Rugby

Section Paloise

How they qualified • Eight highest-ranked clubs based on final finishing positions TOP 14 final Stade Toulousain 28 Montpellier Hérault Rugby 20 (Stade de France)

TOP 14 2025/26 P

26 Stade Toulousain Montpellier Hérault Rugby 26 26 Stade Français Paris 26 Section Paloise 26 Racing 92 26 Stade Rochelais ASM Clermont Auvergne 26 Union Bordeaux Bègles 26 26 RC Toulon 26 Castres Olympique 26 Lyon 26 Aviron Bayonnais 26 USAP 26 US Montauban 154

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

Stade Toulousain

Montpellier Hérault Rugby

Stade Français Paris

Section Paloise

Racing 92

Stade Rochelais

ASM Clermont Auvergne EPCRUGBY.COM

Union Bordeaux Bègles 155

STADE TOULOUSAIN

1996

156

2003

2005

2010

2021

2024

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

18.10.26

Exeter Chiefs (h)

Kick-off

16.15

12.12.26

10bet Lions (a)

15.00

9.01.27

Connacht Rugby (a)

20.00

17.01.27

Saracens (h)

16.15

www.stadetoulousain.fr StadeToulousainOfficiel @StadeToulousain stadetoulousainrugby @stadetoulousainoff PRESIDENT Didier LACROIX CHIEF EXECUTIVE Jean-Luc BRUMONT jlbrumont @stadetoulousain.fr OFFICE 114 Rue des Troènes, BP42354 31022 Toulouse Minimes Cedex 2 , France Tel : +33 534 422 422 HOME STADIUM Stade Ernest-Wallon Capacity: 18,754 MEDIA CONTACT Pauline LAMBERTINI Mob: +33 6 63 77 32 63 plambertini@ stadetoulousain.fr Vincent BONNET Mob: +33 6 23 21 10 69 vbonnet@stadetoulousain.fr

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RUGBY STAFF Ugo MOLA (Head Coach) Jean BOUILHOU (Forwards Coach) Clément POITRENAUD (Backs & Attack Coach) Laurent THUERY (Defence Coach) Virgile LACOMBE (Scrum Coach) Jerome KAINO (Skills Coach) David MELE (Kicking Coach) Philippe GARDENT (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Jérôme CAZALBOU (High Performance Manager) Christophe GUITER (Team Manager) Mob: +33 6 16 60 43 96 cguiter@stadetoulousain.fr

CAPTAIN

Antoine DUPONT

----All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

157

GAME BY GAME 1995-96

beat Farul Constanta 54-10 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 18-9 (h), S-F beat Swansea 30-3 (Les

1996-97

beat Milan 44-26 (a), beat Cardiff 36-20 (h), lost to Wasps 17-77 (a), beat Munster 60-19 (h),

1997-98

beat Leinster 34-25 (a), beat Milan 19-14 (a), lost to Leicester 17-22 (h), beat Milan 69-19 (h),

Sept Deniers), FINAL beat Cardiff 21-18 aet (Cardiff Arms Park) Q-F beat Dax 26-18 (a), S-F lost to Leicester 11-37 (Welford Road) beat Leicester 23-22 (a), beat Leinster 38-19 (h), Q-F beat NEC Harlequins 51-10 (h), S-F drew 22-22 with Brive lost 2-1 on tries (Le Stadium) 1998-99

beat Ebbw Vale 108-16 (h), beat Ulster 39-3 (h), beat Edinburgh Reivers 29-25 (a), lost to Ulster

1999-2000

beat Bath 32-25 (a), beat Swansea 46-3 (h), beat Petrarca 39-17 (a), beat Petrarca 51-0 (h),

24-29 (a), beat Edinburgh Reivers 23-11 (h), lost to Ebbw Vale 11-19 (a), Q-F lost to Ulster Rugby 13-15 (a) beat Swansea 18-9 (a), lost to Bath 14-19 (h), Q-F beat Montferrand 31-18 (h), S-F lost to Munster 25-31 (Stade Chaban Delmas) 2000-01

lost to Saracens 22-32 (h), lost to Cardiff 17-26 (a), drew with Ulster 35-35 (h), beat Ulster 29-25 (a), lost to Saracens 30-37 (a), beat Cardiff 38-27 (h)

2001-02

lost to Leinster 10-40 (a), lost to Newport 20-21 (a), beat Newcastle Falcons 33-13 (h), lost to Newcastle Falcons 9-42 (a), beat Newport 36-23 (h), beat Leinster 43-7 (h)

2002-03

beat London Irish 28-23 (h), beat Newport 34-19 (a), beat Edinburgh 30-9 (a), beat Edinburgh 50-17 (h), beat Newport 70-18 (h), lost to London Irish 29-32 (a), Q-F beat Northampton Saints 32-16 (h), S-F beat Munster 13-12 (Le Stadium), FINAL beat Perpignan 22-17 (Lansdowne Road)

2003-04

lost to Edinburgh 16-23 (a), beat Leeds Carnegie 19-3 (h), beat Ospreys 29-6 (h), beat Ospreys 29-11 (a), beat Leeds Carnegie 31-22 (a), beat Edinburgh 33-0 (h), Q-F beat Edinburgh Rugby 36-10 (h), S-F beat Biarritz Olympique 19-11 (Stade Chaban Delmas), FINAL lost to London Wasps 20-27 (Twickenham Stadium)

2004-05

beat Scarlets 9-6 (a), beat Glasgow 43-17 (h), lost to Northampton Saints 21-23 (a), beat Northampton Saints 25-12 (h), beat Glasgow 30-10 (a), beat Scarlets 53-36 (h), Q-F beat Northampton Saints 37-9 (h), S-F beat Leicester Tigers 27-19 (The Walkers Stadium), FINAL beat Stade Français Paris 18-12 aet (Murrayfield)

2005-06

beat Scarlets 50-28 (h), drew with London Wasps 15-15 (a), beat Edinburgh 20-13 (a), beat Edinburgh 35-13 (h), beat London Wasps 19-13 (h), beat Scarlets 49-42 (a), Q-F lost to Leinster 35-41 (h)

2006-07

lost to Ulster 3-30 (a), beat London Irish 37-17 (h), lost to Scarlets 19-20 (a), lost to Scarlets 34-41 (h), beat London Irish 26-24 (a), beat Ulster 28-13 (h)

2007-08

beat Edinburgh 19-15 (a), beat Leinster 33-6 (h), lost to Leicester Tigers 9-14 (a), beat Leicester Tigers 22-11 (h), lost to Leinster 13-20 (a), beat Edinburgh 34-10 (h), Q-F beat Cardiff Blues 41-17 (h), S-F beat London Irish 21-15 (Twickenham Stadium), FINAL lost to Munster 13-16 (Millennium Stadium)

2008-09

beat Bath 18-16 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 22-16 (a), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 26-7 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 26-13 (a), lost to Glasgow Warriors 26-33 (h), drew with Bath 3-3 (a), Q-F lost to Cardiff Blues 6-9 (a)

2009-10

beat Sale Sharks 36-17 (h), beat Harlequins 23-19 (a), lost to Cardiff Blues 9-15 (a), beat Cardiff Blues 23-7 (h), beat Harlequins 33-21 (h), beat Sale Sharks 19-13 (a), Q-F beat Stade Français Paris 42-16 (h), S-F beat Leinster 26-16 (Le Stadium), FINAL beat Biarritz Olympique 21-19 (Stade de France)

2010-11

beat London Wasps 18-16 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 40-19 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 28-16 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 36-10 (h), beat Newport Gwent Dragons 17-3 (h), lost to London Wasps 16-21 (a), Q-F beat Biarritz Olympique 27-20 (a), S-F lost to Leinster 23-32 (Aviva Stadium)

158

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2011-12

beat Gloucester Rugby 21-17 (h), beat Connacht Rugby 36-10 (a), beat Harlequins 21-10 (a), lost to Harlequins 24-31 (h), beat Connacht Rugby 24-3 (h), lost to Gloucester Rugby 24-34 (a), Q-F lost to Edinburgh Rugby 14-19 (a)

2012-13

beat Leicester Tigers 23-9 (h), beat Benetton Treviso 33-21 (a), beat Ospreys 30-14 (h), lost to Ospreys 6-17 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 35-14 (h), lost to Leicester Tigers 5-9 (a)

2013-14

beat Zebre 38-5 (h) beat Saracens 17-16 (a) lost to Connacht Rugby 14-16 (h) beat Connacht Rugby 37-9 (a) beat Saracens 21-11 (h) beat Zebre 16-6 (a) Q-F lost to Munster Rugby 23-47 (a)

2014-15

beat Montpellier 30-23 (h); beat Bath Rugby 21-19 (a); beat Glasgow Warriors 19-11 (h); beat Glasgow Warriors 12-9 (a); lost to Bath Rugby 18-35 (h); lost to Montpellier 26-27 (a)

2015-16

lost Saracens 7-32 (a), beat Oyonnax 24-18 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 0-38 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 23-25 (h), lost Oyonnax 14-32 (a), lost Saracens 17-28 (h)

2016-17

lost Connacht Rugby 21-23 (a), drew Wasps 20-20 (h), beat Zebre Rugby 36-6 (a), beat Zebre Rugby 54-15 (h), lost Wasps 14-17 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 19-10 (h); Q-F lost Munster Rugby 16-41 (a)

2018-19

beat Bath Rugby 22-20 (a), beat Leinster Rugby 28-27 (h), beat Wasps 24-16 (a), beat Wasps 42-27 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 13-29 (a), beat Bath Rugby 20-17 (h); Q-F beat Racing 92 22-21 (a); S-F lost Leinster Rugby 12-30 (Aviva Stadium)

2019-20

beat Gloucester Rugby 25-20 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 32-17 (h), beat Montpellier 23-9 (h), beat Montpellier 26-18 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 21-7 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 35-14 (h) Q-F beat Ulster Rugby 36-8 (h); S-F lost Exeter Chiefs 18-28 (a)

2020-21

beat Ulster Rugby 29-22 (a), *beat Exeter Chiefs 28-0 (h), R16 beat Munster Rugby 40-33 (a), Q-F beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 21-12 (a), S-F beat Union Bordeaux Bègles 21-9 (h), FINAL beat Stade Rochelais 22-17 (Twickenham Stadium)

2021-22

beat Cardiff Rugby 39-7 (a), *drew Wasps 0-0 (h), lost Wasps 22-30 (a), *lost Cardiff Rugby 0-28 (h), R16 1st leg lost Ulster Rugby 20-26 (h), 2nd leg beat Ulster Rugby 30-23 (a), Q-F beat Munster Rugby 24-24 after extra-time and place kick competition 4-2 (a), S-F lost Leinster Rugby 17-40 (Aviva Stadium) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2022-23

beat Munster Rugby 18-13 (a), beat Sale Sharks 45-19 (h), beat Sale Sharks 27-5 (a), beat Munster Rugby 20-16 (h), R16 beat Vodacom Bulls 33-9 (h), Q-F beat Cell C Sharks 54-20 (h), S-F lost Leinster Rugby 41-22 (Aviva Stadium)

2023-24

beat Cardiff Rugby 52-7 (h), beat Harlequins 47-19 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 48-24 (a). beat Bath Rugby 31-19 (h), R16 beat Racing 92 31-7 (h), Q-F beat Exeter Chiefs 64-26 (h), S-F beat Harlequins 38-26 (Stadium de Toulouse), FINAL beat Leinster Rugby 31-22 AET (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)

2024-25

beat Ulster Rugby 61-21 (h), beat Exeter Chiefs 64-21 (a), beat Hollywoodbets Sharks 20-8 (a), beat Leicester Tigers 80-12 (h), R16 beat Sale Sharks 38-15 (h), Q-F beat RC Toulon 21-18 (a), S-F lost Union Bordeaux Bègles 18-35 (Matmut Atlantique)

2025-26

beat Hollywoodbets Sharks 56-19 (h) lost Glasgow Warriors 21-28 (a), lost Saracens 14-20 (a), beat Sale Sharks 77-7 (h), R16 beat Bristol Bears 59-26 (h), Q-F lost Union Bordeaux Bègles 15-30 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

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P W 214 149

D 6

L 59

159

SCORING RECORDS

MATCH TEAM

Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties Most drop goals

FOR 108 92 16 14 8 3

v Ebbw Vale 98/99 (h) v Ebbw Vale 98/99 (h) v Ebbw Vale 98/99 (h) v Ebbw Vale 98/99 (h) v Leinster Rugby 23/24 (a) v Biarritz Olympique 09/10 (n)

AGAINST 77 Wasps 96/97 (a) 60 Wasps 96/97 (a) 9 Wasps 96/97 (a) 7 Wasps 96/97 (a) 7 Benetton Treviso 12/13 (a) 2 Five times

INDIVIDUAL FOR Most points

AGAINST

Thomas Ramos

Jon Ufton,

v Hollywoodbets Sharks 22/23 (h)

Wasps 96/97 (a) Jonny Wilkinson Newcastle Red Bulls 01/02 (a)

Most tries

Michel Marfaing

Delon Armitage

v Ebbw Vale 98/99 (h)

London Irish 06/07 (a)

Vincent Clerc

Robert Baloucoune

v Llanelli Scarlets 05/06 (a)

Ulster Rugby 21/22 (h)

Clément Poitrenaud v Llanelli Scarlets 06/07 (h) Most conversions

Christophe Deylaud

Jon Ufton

v Ebbw Vale 98/99 (h)

Wasps 96/97 (a)

Thomas Ramos v Sale Sharks 25/26 (h) Most penalty goals

Three times

Kristopher Burton

Most drop goals

Three times

Five times

Try hat-tricks

Vincent Clerc (2), Michel Marfaing (2), Emile Ntamack (2), Pierre Bondouy, Cedric

Benetton Treviso 12/13 (a)

Heymans, Philippe Lapoutge, Romuald Paillat, Clément Poitrenaud, Ange Capuozzo

SEASON TEAM FOR

AGAINST

Most points

342

8 matches 23/24

197

6 matches 96/97

Most tries

8 matches 23/24

8 matches 21/22

Most wins

9 matches 02/03, 04/05, 09/10

Most losses

6 matches 15/16

Most red cards

Ten times

6 matches, 21/22

8 matches 23/24

INDIVIDUAL Most points

107

Michael Marfaing 99/00

Most tries

Timoci Matanavou, 11/12

MOST TRIES

MOST POINTS

MOST MATCHES

Vincent Clerc

525

Thomas Ramos

Clément Poitrenaud

Antoine Dupont

441

Jean-Baptiste Elissalde

Jean Bouilhou

Michel Marfaing

287

Michel Marfaing

Maxime Médard

160

STADETOULOUSAIN.FR

Antoine Dupont in action for Stade Toulousain in last season’s Investec Champions Cup EPCRUGBY.COM

161

STADE TOULOUSAIN TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

AMATI

Lukas

21/09/2007

Centre

AINU'U

David

20/11/1999

Prop

ALDEGHERI

Dorian

04/08/1993

BAILLE

Cyril

BANOS

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

187

USA

178

122

Prop

France

180

119

15/09/1993

Prop/hooker

France

182

118

Léo

16/08/2002

Back row

191

100

BARASSI

Pierre-Louis

22/04/1998

Centre

187

102

BERTRAND

Benjamin

25/07/2003

Prop

180

128

BONNARD-MARTIN

Roméo

01/09/2006

Lock/back row

196

107

BRENNAN

Joshua

28/11/2001

Lock

199

118

CAPUOZZO

Ange

30/04/1999

Fullback/wing Italy

177

CASTRO-FERREIRA Mathis

13/01/2004

Back row

192

105

CHOCOBARES

Santiago

31/03/1999

Centre

Argentina

188

100

COLOMBE

Georges-Henri 09/04/1998

Prop

France

193

142

CROS

François

25/03/1994

Back row

France

190

111

DAROQUE

Simon

08/06/2005

Scrum half

175

DUPONT

Antoine

15/11/1996

Scrum half

France

174

ELIAS

Efrain

30/04/2004

Lock

Argentina

201

119

FLAMENT

Thibaud

29/04/1997

Lock/back row France

203

116

GOURGUES

Kalvin

27/03/2005

Out half

France

184

GRAOU

Paul

25/07/1997

Scrum half

France

177

JELONCH

Anthony

28/07/1996

Back row

France

193

108

KINGHORN

Blair

18/01/1997

Out half/fullback Scotland/Lions 193

107

France

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

162

STADETOULOUSAIN.FR

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

KOUASSI

Marc-Elie

26/11/2007

Back row

187

LACOMBRE

Thomas

14/07/2004

Hooker

174

106

LEBEL

Matthis

25/03/1999

Wing

France

184

MALLEZ

Paul

24/01/2001

Prop /hooker

France

180

116

MALLIA

Juan Cruz

11/09/1996

Out half/wing Argentina

182

MARCHAND

Julien

10/05/1995

Hooker

France

181

110

PORTAT

Alban

MAUVAKA

Peato

10/01/1997

Hooker

France

184

112

MENONCELLO

Tommaso

20/08/2002

Centre

Italy

187

104

MERKLER

Joel

25/10/2001

Prop / Lock

Spain

194

135

NEMOR

Jérémy

02/02/2006

Wing

182

NETI

Rodrigue

26/04/1995

Prop/hooker

France

185

121

NTAMACK

Romain

01/05/1999

Out half

France

186

NTAMACK

Théo

29/05/2002

Back row

193

110

POUZELGUES

Célian

30/09/2003

Centre

190

RAMOS

Thomas

23/07/1995

Full back

France

178

RAPETTI

Tomás

04/03/2005

Prop

Argentina

188

123

REMUE

Matias

07/03/2003

Full back

Belgium

184

ROUMAT

Alexandre

27/06/1997

Back row

France

198

110

THOMAS

Teddy

18/09/1993

Wing

France

185

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Back row

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2004

164

2016

2021

2026

MONTPELLIER-RUGBY.COM

POOL 4 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

17.10.2026

KICK-OFF

Bath Rugby (a)

20:00

12.12.2026

Vodacom Bulls (h)

16:15

09.01.2027

Northampton Saints (h)

18:30

15.01.2027

Cardiff Rugby (a)

20:00

www.montpellier-rugby.com Montpellier.Rugby @MHR_officiel mhr_officiel

PRESIDENT Mohed ALTRAD DIRECTOR GENERAL Mathias ALTRAD mathias@altrad.com OFFICE 500 Avenue de Vanieres, 34070 Montpellier, France Tel: +33 467 472 769 HOME STADIUM Septeo Stadium Capacity: 15,704 MEDIA CONTACT Manon PERNIN Mob: +33 6 33 28 14 03 mpernin@ montpellier-rugby.com

RUGBY STAFF Bernard LAPORTE (Director of Rugby) Joan CAUDULLO (Head Coach) Geoffrey DOUMAYROU (Defence Coach) Didier BES (Scrum Coach) Benoit PAILLAUGUE (Attack Coach) Benson STANLEY (Rucks & Contact Coach) Gaëlle MIGNOT (Rucks & Contact assistant coach) Antoine BATTUT (Lineout Coach) Jérémy VALLS (Skills & kicking consultant) Jesse MOGG (Assistant coach) Benjamin DEL MORAL (Head of Strength & Conditioning)

CAPTAIN

Lenni NOUCHI

Justine BENOIT (Team Manager) Mob: +33 676 686 153 jbenoit@ montpellier-rugby.com

All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2011-12:

2012-13:

2013-14:

2014-15: 2016-17:

2017-18:

2018-19: 2019-20: 2020-21: 2021-22:

2022-23:

drew with Leinster Rugby 16-16 (h), lost to Bath Rugby 13-16 (a), lost to Glasgow Warriors 15-20 (a), drew with Glasgow Warriors 13-13 (h), beat Bath Rugby 24-22 (h), lost to Leinster Rugby 3-25 (a) lost to Toulon 16-37 (a), beat Sale Sharks 33-18 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 35-24 (a), beat Cardiff Blues 34-21 (h), beat Sale Sharks 27-6 (a), beat Toulon 23-3 (h), Q-F lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 14-36 (a) beat Benetton Treviso 27-10 (a), lost to Ulster Rugby 8-25 (h), lost to Leicester Tigers 32-41 (a), lost to Leicester Tigers 14-15 (h), lost to Ulster Rugby 16-27 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 24-6 (h) lost Toulouse 23-30 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 13-15 (h), lost Bath Rugby 5-30 (h), lost Bath Rugby 12-32 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 10-21 (a), beat Toulouse 27-26 (h) lost Northampton Saints 14-16 (a), beat Leinster Rugby 22-16 (h), beat Castres Olympique 32-14 (h), lost Castres Olympique 23-29 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 3-57 (a), beat Northampton Saints 26-17 (h) lost Leinster Rugby 17-24 (a), lost Exeter Chiefs 24-27 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 29-22 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 36-26 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 10-41 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 14-23 (h) beat Edinburgh Rugby 21-15 (h), lost Newcastle Falcons 20-23 (a), lost RC Toulon 28-38 (a), beat RC Toulon 34-13 (h), beat Newcastle Falcons 45-8 (h), lost Edinburgh Rugby 10-19 (a) lost Connacht Rugby 20-23 (a), beat Gloucester Rugby 30-27 (h), lost Toulouse 9-23 (a), lost Toulouse 18-26 (h), lost Gloucester Rugby 6-29 (a), beat Connacht Rugby 35-29 (h) lost Leinster Rugby 14-35 (h), lost Wasps 14-33 (a) lost Exeter Chiefs 6-42 (a), *beat Leinster Rugby 28-0 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 7-89 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 37-26 (h), R16 1st leg beat Harlequins 40-26 (h), 2nd leg lost Harlequins 20-33 (a), Q-F lost Stade Rochelais 19-31 (a) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols beat London Irish 32-27 (a), lost Ospreys 10-21 (h), lost Ospreys 29-35 (a) drew London Irish 21-21 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 33-33 (a) lost 4-5 on try countback rule

OVERALL RECORD

166

P 63

W 23

D 3

L 37

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions

FOR 45 37 7 5

Most penalties Most drop goals

6 0

Most points

FOR 20

Most tries Most conversions

2 5

Most penalty goals

Try hat-tricks

v Newcastle Falcons 18/19 (h) v Newcastle Falcons 18/19 (h) v Newcastle Falcons 18/19 (h) v Newcastle Falcons 18/19 (h) v Connacht Rugby 19/20 (h) v Cardiff Blues 12/13 (a)

AGAINST 89 Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a) 82 Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a) 13 Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a) 12 Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a) 7 1

Cardiff Blues 12/13 (a) Three times

INDIVIDUAL Benoit Paillaugue v Cardiff Blues 12/13 (a) Fifteen times Handré Pollard v Connacht Rugby 19/20 (h) Benoit Paillaugue v Cardiff Blues 12/13 (a)

AGAINST 24 Rhys Patchell, Cardiff Blues 12/13 (a) 3 Five times 4 Ross Byrne, Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a) 7 Rhys Patchell Cardiff Blues 12/13 (a) 5

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 182 21 5 5 3

7 matches 12/13 6 matches 18/19 7 matches 12/13 6 matches 14/15 6 matches 16/17

AGAINST 247 7 matches 21/22 35 7 matches 21/22

7 matches 12/13, 5 matches 22/23

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

57 6

MOST TRIES 13 11 7

Nemani Nadolo, Timoci Nagusa Henry Immelman

EPCRUGBY.COM

Benoit Paillaugue, 12/13 Nemani Nadolo, 17/18

MOST POINTS 169 65 63

Benoit Paillaugue Nemani Nadolo Ruan Pienaar

MOST MATCHES 38 36 34

Mikheil Nariashvili Benoit Paillaugue Kelian Galletier, Fulgence Ouedraogo

167

MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

AKRAB

Lyam

06/09/2005

Hooker

178

104

ANYANWU

Lennox

29/11/2000

Centre

184

101

AUDEBERT

Raphael

17/01/2007

Back row

187

BANKS

Tom

18/06/1994

Full back

Australia

186

BEARD

Adam

07/01/1996

Lock

Wales/Lions

204

120

BECOGNEE

Alexandre

03/09/1996

Back row

France

188

104

BERNADET

Alexis

02/06/2001

Scrum half

180

BEZY

Sébastien

22/11/1991

Scrum half

175

CADOT

Auguste

28/07/2001

Centre

180

CAMARA

Yacouba

02/06/1994

Back row

France/Mali

195

114

CHALUREAU

Bastien

13/02/1992

Lock

France

202

117

DELIBES

Dimitri

17/03/1999

Wing

190

100

DUGUID

Tyler

17/10/2000

Lock

201

124

ECHEGARAY

Jon

09/06/2005

Full back

182

ERDOCIO

Baptiste

13/03/2000

Prop

France

175

117

GLEESON

Langi

21/07/2001

Back row

Australia

189

113

HAOUAS

Mohamed

09/03/1994

Prop

France

185

128

HASTINGS

Adam

05/10/1996

Out half

Scotland

185

HOGG

Stuart

24/06/1992

Full back

Scotland/Lions 180

HOUNKPATIN

Wilfrid

29/07/1991

Prop

France/Senegal 192

130

JAPARIDZE

Luka

06/09/1998

Prop

Georgia

181

129

MARTIN

Karl

16/02/2002

Centre

188

100

Test team

France

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

168

MONTPELLIER-RUGBY.COM

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

MASIBAKA

Alexander

09/08/2001

Back row

MIOTTI

Domingo

22/05/1996

Out half

MOUSTIN

Mael

22/04/2003

NGANDEBE

Gabriel

NOUCHI

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

186

112

188

Wing

187

102

30/03/1997

Wing

174

Lenni

24/11/2003

Back row

194

108

PERRIN

Mael

02/06/2004

Lock

195

116

PICCARDO

Justo

25/03/2002

Centre

Argentina

183

111

PRICE

Ali

12/05/1993

Scrum half

Scotland/Lions 178

RATES

Melvyn

30/03/2006

Wing

182

RICCITELLI

Ricky

03/02/1995

Hooker

178

104

TABAROT

Luca

24/12/2003

Prop

188

120

TAOFIFENUA

Donovan

30/03/1999

Wing

178

TOLOFUA

Christopher

31/12/1993

Prop

France

183

129

UELESE

Jordan

24/01/1997

Hooker

Australia

187

116

VAN HEERDEN

Ruben

27/10/1997

Lock

South Africa

200

119

VERHAEGHE

Florian

27/04/1997

Lock

France

203

104

VINCENT

Arthur

30/09/1999

Centre

France

182

VUNIPOLA

Billy

03/11/1992

Back row

England

190

134

WARDI

Reda

02/08/1995

Prop

France

182

114

WELSCH

Valentin

10/04/2003

Prop

184

116

Argentina

France

Spain

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STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

2017

170

STADE.FR

POOL 4 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Vodacom Bulls (a)

14.00

11.12.26

Northampton Saints (h)

21.00

9.01.27

Cardiff Rugby (h)

21.00

17.01.27

Bath Rugby (a)

17.30

www.stade fr SFPARIS @SFParisRugby Stade_Francais_Paris @SF_PARIS

PRESIDENT & OWNER Hans-Peter WILD DIRECTOR GENERAL Thomas LOMBARD tlombard@stade.com OFFICE 9 allée Charles Brennus – Porte A 75016 Paris, France Tel: +33 146 510 075 HOME STADIUM Stade Jean Bouin Capacity: 19,500 MEDIA CONTACTS Inès FOURNY Mob: +33 6 75 87 25 78 ifourny@stade.com Enguerran ROULE Mob: +33 6 80 34 37 43 eroule@stade.com

RUGBY STAFF Paul GUSTARD (Head Coach) Morgan PARRA (Attack Coach) Perry FRESHWATER (Forwards Coach) Rory KOCKOTT (Defence Coach) Ian VASS (Skills Coach)

CAPTAINS

Jeremy WARD

Dan BAUGH (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Bertrand GUILLEMIN (Team Manager) Mob: +33 6 12 80 65 18 bguillemin@stade.com

Paul GABRILLAGUES

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GAME BY GAME 2010-11

beat Ospreys 19-14 (h), lost Munster Rugby 18-45 (a), beat London Irish 19-13 (a), beat London Irish 38-17 (h), beat Munster Rugby 32-16 (h), lost Ospreys 17-29 (a); Q-F lost Perpignan 25-29 (a)

2012-13

beat Montpellier 37-16 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 22-14 (a), beat Sale Sharks 17-6 (a), beat Sale Sharks 62-0 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 45-25 (h), lost Montpellier 3-23 (a); Q-F beat Leicester Tigers 21-15 (h); S-F beat Saracens 24-12 (Twickenham Stadium); FINAL beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 16-15 (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)

2013-14

beat Glasgow Warriors 51-28 (h), lost Cardiff Blues 15-19 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 14-9 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 32-20 (h), beat Cardiff Blues 43-20 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 15-8 (a); Q-F beat Leinster Rugby 29-14 (h); S-F beat Munster Rugby 24-16 (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille); FINAL beat Saracens 23-6 (Principality Stadium, Cardiff)

2014-15

beat Scarlets 28-18 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 23-13 (a), lost Leicester Tigers 21-25 (a), beat Leicester Tigers 23-8 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 60-22 (h), beat Scarlets 26-3 (a); Q-F beat Wasps 32-18 (h); S-F beat Leinster Rugby 25-20 aet (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille); FINAL beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 24-18 (Twickenham Stadium)

2015-16

lost Wasps 6-32 (a), beat Leinster Rugby 24-9 (h), beat Leinster Rugby 20-16 (a), beat Bath Rugby 12-9 (h), beat Wasps 15-11 (h), beat Bath Rugby 19-14 (a); Q-F lost Racing 92 16-19 (a)

2016-17

lost Saracens 23-31 (h), beat Sale Sharks 15-5 (a), beat Scarlets 31-20 (h), lost Scarlets 21-22 (a), beat Sale Sharks 27-12 (h), lost Saracens 3-10 (a); Q-F lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 9-29 (a)

2017-18

beat Scarlets 21-20 (h), beat Benetton Rugby 30-29 (a), beat Bath Rugby 24-20 (h), lost Bath Rugby 21-26 (a), beat Benetton Rugby 36-0 (h), lost Scarlets 27-30 (a); Q-F lost Munster Rugby 19-20 (a)

2018-19

lost Newcastle Falcons 25-26 (h), lost Edinburgh Rugby 14-40 (a), beat Montpellier 38-28 (h), lost Montpellier 13-34 (a), lost Edinburgh Rugby 17-28 (h), beat Newcastle Falcons 27-24 (a)

2020-21

beat Sale Sharks 26-14 (h), *lost Scarlets 0-28 (a) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2023-24

lost Exeter Chiefs 18-19 (h), lost Northampton Saints 19-22 (a), lost Munster Rugby 18-29 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 5-29 (a)

2024-25

beat DHL Stormers 24-14 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 30-29 (h), beat Harlequins 33-21 (h), lost Sale Sharks 7-33 (a). R16 beat Saracens 72-42 (h), Q-F lost Stade Toulousain 18-21 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

172

P 73

W 47

D 0

L 26

STADE.FR

SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM

FOR

AGAINST

Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries

92 85 13

v L’Aquila Rugby 00/01 (h) v L’Aquila Rugby 00/01 (h) v L’Aquila Rugby 00/01 (h)

48 41 7

Most conversions Most penalties

12 9

v L’Aquila Rugby 00/01 (h) v Leicester Tigers 00/01 (n)

5 7

Most drop goals

v Ulster Rugby 08/09 (a)

FOR

Most points

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

INDIVIDUAL

Vodacom Bulls 24/25 (a) Vodacom Bulls 24/25 (a) Leinster Rugby 23/24 (h) Vodacom Bulls 24/25 (a) Northampton Saints 24/25 (a) Leicester Tigers 14/15 (a) Stade Toulousain 09/10 (h) Wasps 00/01 (h) Swansea 00/01 (h)

AGAINST

Diego Dominguez 27 v L’Aquila Rugby 00/01 (h) Olivier Sarramea 3 v Newcastle Red Bulls 04/05 (h) Facundo Isa v Saracens 24/25 (h) Diego Dominguez 5 v L’Aquila Rugby 00/01 (h) Diego Dominguez 7 v Leicester Tigers 00/01 (n) Diego Dominguez v Section Paloise 00/01 (h) Juan Martin Hernandez v Ulster Rugby 08/09 (a) Olivier Sarramea

David Skrela Stade Toulousain 09/10 (h) Archie Vanes Leicester Tigers 23/24 (a)

Rory Hutchinson Northampton Saints 24/25 (a) David Skrela Stade Toulousain 09/10 (h) Kenny Logan, Wasps 00/01 (h) Arwel Thomas, Swansea 00/01 (h)

Archie Vanes

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most red cards

FOR

AGAINST

379 40 7

9 matches 00/01 164 9 matches 00/01, 8 matches 98/99 23 9 matches 00/01, 04/05 4

5 matches 21/22, 4 matches 24/25

8 matches 98/99 7 matches 15/16 6 matches 21/22, 4 matches, 23/24 9 matches 00/01

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

MOST TRIES 21 Christophe Dominici 16 Julien Arias Thomas Lombard

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Diego Dominguez 00/01 Franck Comba 00/01, Thomas Lombard 98/99

MOST POINTS 581 Diego Dominguez 219 David Skrela 136 Lionel Beauxis

MOST MATCHES 64 Sylvain Marconnet 55 David Auradou 53 Pieter de Villiers

173

STADE FRANCAIS PARIS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ABADIE

Paul

28/07/1994

Scrum half

ABRAMISHVILI

Sergo

20/11/2003

Prop

Georgia

ALO EMILE

Moses

15/01/2000

Prop

ALO EMILE

Paul

22/12/1991

Prop

ASI

Braxton

27/09/2004

Prop

AZAGOH KOUADIO Pierre Henri

25/07/1998

Lock

BARRE

Léo

BLUM

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

176

France

187

125

Samoa

180

123

195

128

France

196

103

20/08/2002

Out half/ Full back France

189

Martin

15/05/2006

Scrum half

182

BOTHA

Jacques

13/11/2006

Lock

203

128

BUE

Thomas

25/07/2002

Prop

181

123

CARBONEL

Louis

04/02/1999

Out half

180

CHAPUIS

Ryan

12/12/1997

Back row

190

105

DELBOUIS

Julien

04/08/1999

Centre

184

103

DUGUIVALU

Alivereti

21/07/1997

Centre/Wing

180

ETIEN

Lester

21/06/1995

Wing/centre

France

180

EZEALA

Samuel

11/12/1999

Wing/centre

Spain

187

FOURSANS BOURDETTE Louis

29/01/2002

Out half

171

GABRILLAGUES

Paul

03/06/1993

Lock

France

197

106

GARCIA ALBO

Alvaro

22/08/2003

Hooker

Spain

180

120

HALAIFONUA

Tanginoa

20/09/1996

Lock/back row Tonga

115

HIRIGOYEN

Mathieu

25/01/1999

Back row

194

HUGUET

Pierre

05/11/1995

Back row

194

111

France

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

174

STADE.FR

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

IBO

Mathis

22/01/2005

Wing

ISCARO

Jack

04/08/1997

Prop

LODJRO

Yannick

15/09/2005

MAILULU

Petero

MAKA

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

185

122

Wing/fullback

186

26/07/2002

Lock

199

110

Tomasi

21/10/2002

Hooker

186

123

MANNA

Aisake

20/04/2006

Wing

188

MCLEAN

Rufus

02/03/2000

Wing

Scotland/USA

181

MELIKIDZE

Giorgi

24/05/1996

Prop

Georgia

180

116

METZ

Fabrice

23/01/1991

Lock

France

198

127

MONIN

Léo

25/01/2002

Full back

188

MOTASSI

Thibaut

02/01/2005

Scrum half

182

NENE

Noah

14/10/2004

Centre

France

192

108

NICOTERA

Giacomo

15/07/1996

Hooker

Italy

183

108

SCELZO

Juan Martin

12/02/2002

Lock/back row

192

110

TANGA

Yoan

29/11/1996

Back row

185

109

TIA

Ethan

20/01/1998

Hooker

183

TURAGACOKE

Setareki

12/06/2006

Lock

202

110

VILI

Tani

31/10/2000

Centre

187

109

WARD

Jeremy

10/06/1996

Centre

187

WEST

Ihaia

16/01/1992

Out half

175

USA

France

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SECTION PALOISE

2000

176

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POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

18.10.26

Leicester Tigers (h)

Kick-off

14:00

11.12.26

Glasgow Warriors (a)

20:00

09.01.27

Leinster Rugby (a)

17:30

16.01.27

Sale Sharks (h)

14:00

www.section-paloise.com Section Paloise Béarn Pyrénées @SectionPaloise sectionpaloisebearnpyrenees section_paloise_rugby

PRESIDENT Bernard PONTNEAU CHIEF EXECUTIVE Pierre LAHORE pierre.lahore@section-paloise.com

OFFICE Stade du Hameau, Boulevard de l’aviation, CS 67544 64075 Pau, France Tel: +33 559 116 464 HOME STADIUM Stade du Hameau Capacity: 14,999 MEDIA CONTACT Francois REDON Mob: +33 632 976 085 francois.redon @section-paloise.com

RUGBY STAFF Sébastien PIQUERONIES (Head Coach) Brandon FAJARDO (Assistant Head Coach) Thomas CHOVEAU (Line out Coach) Antoine NICOUD (Defence Coach) Julien SARRAUTE (Attack Coach) Carlos MUZZIO (Scrum Coach)

CAPTAIN

Beka GORGADZE

Romain BOURDIOL (Head of Athletic Performance) Martin PUECH (Team Manager) Mob: +33 6 85 52 24 63 martin.puech @section-paloise.com All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 1996-97

beat Scottish Borders 85-28 (h); lost to Llanelli 31-15 (a), lost to Leicester 14-19 (h); lost to Leinster 23-25 (a)

1997-98

beat Benetton Treviso 19-18 (a), beat Llanelli 44-12 (h); beat Caledonia 50-8 (h); lost to Llanelli 10-14 (a), lost to Caledonia 24-30 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 56-7 (h). Q-F beat Leicester 35-18 (h). S-F lost to Bath 14-20 (a)

2000-01

lost to Leicester 18-46 (a), beat Pontypridd 12-9 (h); beat Glasgow 46-24 (a); beat Glasgow 44-16 (h); lost to Leicester Tigers 3-20 (h); beat Pontypridd 31-27 (a). Q-F lost to Stade Français 19-36 (a)

2025-26

lost Northampton Saints 27-35 (h), lost Bristol Bears 12-61 (a), beat Scarlets 47-38 (a), lost Vodacom Bulls 24-26 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

P 23

W 11

D 0

L 12

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries Most conversions Most penalties Most drop goals

FOR 85 57 13 10 4 1

v Scottish Borders 96/97 (h) v Scottish Borders 96/97 (h) v Scottish Borders 96/97 (h) v Scottish Borders 96/97 (h) v Pontypridd 00/01 (h) Three times

AGAINST Bristol Bears 25/26 (a) 61 Bristol Bears 25/26 (a) 49 Bristol Bears 25/26 (a) 9 Bristol Bears 25/26 (a) 8 Leinster Rugby 96/97 (h) 6 Two times 2

INDIVIDUAL Most points

FOR 26

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals Try hat-tricks

1 2

David Aucagne v Scottish Borders 96/97 (h) Benjamin Lhande v Scottish Borders 96/97 (h)

David Aucagne v Scottish Borders 96/97 (h) David Aucagne v Scottish Borders 96/97 (h) Three times Franck Rolles, Benjamin Lhande

AGAINST 23 Tim Stimpson Leicester Tigers 00/01 (a) 2 James Ramm Northampton Saints 25/26 (a) Josh Macleod Scarlets 25/26 (h) 8 Tom Jordan Bristol Bears 25/26 (a) 6 Alan McGowan Leinster Rugby 96/97 (h) 2 Two times

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most red cards

FOR 252 32 5 2

8 matches 97/98 8 matches 97/98 8 matches 97/98 4 matches 96/97

AGAINST 178 7 matches 00/01 23 4 matches 25/26 3 Four times 1 8 matches 97/98, 4 matches 96/97, 25/26

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

90 5

MOST TRIES 6 5

Nicolas Brusque David Aucagne, Nicolas Bacque, Pascal Bomati

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David Aucagne Pascal Bomati

97/98 00/01

MOST POINTS 21 33 25

David Aucagne Nicolas Brusque Nicolas Bacque, Pascal Bomati

MOST MATCHES 19 18

Sebastien Bria David Aucagne, Alain Lagouarde

179

SECTION PALOISE TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ARFEUIL

Grégoire

05/12/2004

Wing/fullback

ATTISSOGBE

Théo

19/11/2004

Wing/fullback

AURADOU

Hugo

20/07/2003

Second row

BIBI BIZIWU

Daniel

29/08/2001

Front row

BRAU-BOIRIE

Fabien

19/12/2005

Centre

CAPELLI

Mickael

18/03/1997

CAPERAA

Yon

CREDOZ

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

194

France

182

France

200

105

183

115

190

100

Second row

198

126

26/06/2007

Front row

178

105

Loic

17/05/1999

Back row

187

104

DAUBAGNA

Thibault

20/05/1994

Scrum half

France

177

MARTA

Rodrigo

18/11/1999

Wing/fullback

Portugal

185

DECRON

Nathan

17/02/1998

Centre

184

DELHOMMEL

Youri

06/03/1996

Front row

181

100

DESPERES

Axel

16/01/2004

Out half

183

ETCHEBEHERE

Alexandre

26/12/2004

Front row

178

112

GAILLETON

Emilien

13/07/2003

Centre

France

185

GARCIA

Gonzalo

05/03/1999

Scrum half

Argentina

174

GORGADZE

Beka

08/02/1996

Back row

Georgia

189

115

GRANDIDIER-NKANANG Aaron

18/05/2000

Wing/fullback

France

188

GRONDONA

Santiago

25/07/1998

Back row

Argentina

193

115

IOSEFO

Xander

22/02/2006

Back row

190

110

ISA

Facundo

21/09/1993

Back row

Argentina

188

112

JOLMES

Thomas

08/10/1995

Second row

France

204

124

France

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

180

SECTIONPALOISE.COM

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

LACLAYAT

Thomas

02/10/1997

Front row

France

178

125

LAPORTE

Clément

07/01/1998

Wing/fullback

180

MADDOCKS

Jack

05/02/1997

Wing/fullback

Australia

194

MANU

Tumua

18/04/1993

Centre

Samoa

183

MAXIMIN

Jimi

03/04/1999

Second row

France

205

138

MONDINAT

Clément

29/10/2003

Wing/fullback

178

MONTOYA

Julian

29/10/1993

Front row

Argentina

183

115

PAPIDZE

Guram

16/06/1997

Front row

Georgia

185

127

PARROU

Hugo

28/01/2003

Front row

183

110

PAUL

Clément

18/02/2007

Back row

197

108

PESENTI

Baptiste

03/07/1997

Second row

195

118

PICQUETTE

Rémi

23/02/1995

Second row

200

117

SENGA KOUO

Joachim

18/12/2007

Wing/fullback

187

SIMMONDS

Joe

19/12/1996

Out half

183

SOUVERBIE

Thomas

28/06/2004

Scrum half

175

TOKOLAHI

Siate

16/03/1992

Front row

184

120

VALENTINO

Quentin

14/03/2006

Centre

190

VERGNES-TAILLEFER Bastien

13/06/1997

Back row

France

194

114

ZABALA

Jon

26/11/1996

Front row

Spain

188

128

ZEGUEUR

Sacha

21/06/1999

Back row

192

108

France

Tonga

Wt (kg)

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POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 ROUND DATE

OPPONENT

KICK-OFF

17.10.26

Munster Rugby (a)

20.00

13.12.26

Gloucester Rugby (h)

18.30

10.01.27

Bristol Bears (h)

14.00

16.01.27

DHL Stormers (a)

17.15

WWW.RACING92.FR Racing 92 @Racing92 racing92

NON-EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT Jacky LORENZETTI

RUGBY STAFF Patrice COLLAZO (Head Coach)

DIRECTOR GENERAL Julien ALBINET julien.albinet@racing92.fr

Olivier AZAM (Forwards & Defence Coach)

OFFICE 11 Avenue Paul Langevin, 92350 Le Plessis Robinson France Tel: +33 141 875 110 HOME STADIUM Plenitude Arena Capacity: 15,000 Stade Yves du Manoir (From May 2027) Capacity: 14,000 MEDIA CONTACT Justine EHRHARDT Mob: +33 6 98 18 85 22 justine.ehrhardt @racing92.fr

Joe ROKOCOKO (Attack Coach)

EPCRUGBY.COM

CAPTAINS

Romain TAOFIFENUA

Max SPRING

Julian SALVI (Defence Coach) Paul STRIDGEON (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Teddy BOUTAAYACHT (Team Manager) Mob: +33 6 48 09 88 31 teddy.boutaayacht @racing92.fr All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 2010-11:

lost to Leinster 22-38 (a), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 16-9 (h), beat Saracens 24-21 (a), lost to Saracens 14-19 (h), lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 17-28 (a), lost to Leinster 11-36 (h)

2011-12:

lost to Cardiff Blues 20-26 (h), lost to Edinburgh Rugby 47-48 (a), lost to London Irish 14-34 (h), beat London Irish 25-19 (a), lost to Edinburgh Rugby 24-27 (h), lost to Cardiff Blues 30-36 (a)

2012-13:

beat Munster Rugby 22-17 (h), lost to Saracens 13-30 (a), beat Edinburgh Rugby 19-9 (h), beat Edinburgh Rugby 15-3 (a), lost to Saracens 28-37 (h), lost to Munster Rugby 6-29 (a)

2013-14:

beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 13-9 (h) drew Scarlets 26-26 (a) lost to Harlequins 8-32 (h) lost to Harlequins 3-17 (a) lost to Scarlets 13-19 (h) lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 3-28 (a)

2014-15:

beat Northampton 20-11 (h) beat Benetton Treviso 26-10 (a) drew with Ospreys 19-19 (a) beat Ospreys 18-14 (h) beat Benetton Treviso 53-7 (h) beat Northampton 32-8 (a); Q-F lost to Saracens 11-12 (h)

2015-16:

beat Scarlets 29-12 (a), beat Northampton Saints 33-3 (h), drew Northampton Saints 9-9 (a), beat Glasgow Warriors 34-10 (h), beat Scarlets 64-14 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 5-22 (a) Q-F beat RC Toulon 19-16 (h) S-F beat Leicester Tigers 19-16 (City Ground, Nottingham) FINAL lost to Saracens 9-21 (Grand Stade de Lyon)

2016-17:

lost Leicester Tigers 17-27 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 14-23 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 7-23 (a), lost Munster Rugby 7-32 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 34-3 (h), lost Munster Rugby 10-22 (a)

2017-18:

beat Leicester Tigers 22-18 (h), lost Munster Rugby 7-14 (a), lost Castres Olympique 13-16 (a), beat Castres Olympique 29-7 (h), beat Munster Rugby 34-30 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 23-20 (a); Q-F beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 28-17 (a); S-F beat Munster Rugby 27-22 (Stade Chaban-Delmas); FINAL lost Leinster Rugby 12-15 (San Mamés Stadium)

2018-19:

beat Scarlets 14-13 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 44-12 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 36-26 (h), beat Leicester

2019-20:

beat Saracens 30-10 (h), drew Munster Rugby 21-21 (a), beat Ospreys 40-19 (a), beat Ospreys

Tigers 34-11 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 22-26 (a), beat Scarlets 46-33 (h); Q-F lost Toulouse 21-22 (h) 40-27 (h), beat Munster Rugby 39-22 (h), lost Saracens 24-27 (a); Q-F beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 36-27 (a), S-F beat Saracens 19-15 (h), FINAL lost Exeter Chiefs 27-31 (Ashton Gate) 2020-21:

beat Connacht Rugby 26-22 (h), beat Harlequins 49-7 (a), R16 beat Edinburgh Rugby 56-3 (h), Q-F lost Bordeaux-Bègles 21-24 (a)

2021-22:

beat Northampton Saints 45-14 (a), *beat Ospreys 28-0 (h), beat Ospreys 25-10 (a), *beat Northampton Saints 28-0 (h), R16 1st leg beat Stade Français Paris 22-9 (a), 2nd leg beat Stade Français Paris 33-22 (h), Q-F beat Sale Sharks 41-22 (h), S-F lost Stade Rochelais 13-20 (Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2022-23:

lost Leinster Rugby 10-42 (h), lost Harlequins 10-14 (a), beat Harlequins 30-29 (h), lost Leinster

2023-24:

lost Harlequins 28-31 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 15-31 (a), lost Bath 25-29 (a), beat Cardiff 48-26 (h)

2024-25:

beat Harlequins 23-12 (h), lost Sale Sharks 7-29 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 19-29 (a) beat Stormers 31-22 (h)

Rugby 10-36 (a) R16 lost Stade Toulousain 7-31 (a)

OVERALL RECORD

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P 95

W 49

D 4

L 39

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Biggest victory margin

FOR 64 53

Most tries

Most conversions

v Benetton Treviso 14/15 (h) v Scarlets 15/16 (h) v Scarlets 15/16 (h)

Most penalties Most drop goals

8 3

v ASM Clermont Auvergne 19/20 (a) v London Irish 11/12 (a)

Most points

FOR 27

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

v Scarlets 15/16 (h) v Edinburgh Rugby 20/21 (h)

AGAINST Edinburgh Rugby 11/12 (a) 48 Leinster Rugby 22/23 (h) 32 ASM Clermont Auv 13/14 (a) Munster 16/17 (a) Edinburgh Rugby 11/12 (a) 6 Leinster Rugby 22/23 (h, a) Edinburgh Rugby 11/12 (a) 6 Leinster Rugby 22/23 (h) Saracens 12/13 (h) 10 Saracens 10/11 (h) 1 Edinburgh Rugby 11/12 (h) Harlequins 23/24 (a)

INDIVIDUAL AGAINST Jonathan Wisniewski 32 Owen Farrell v Edinburgh Rugby 11/12 (a) Saracens 12/13 (h) Dimitri Szarzewski 3 Simon Zebo v Benetton Treviso 14/15 (h) Munster Rugby 12/13 (a) Casey Laulala v Scarlets 15/16 (h) Wenceslas Lauret v Northampton Saints 21/22 (a) Jonathan Wisniewski 6 Greig Laidlaw v Edinburgh Rugby 11/12 (a) Edinburgh Rugby 11/12 (a) Dan Carter v Scarlets 15/16 (h) Maxime Machenaud v Ospreys 19/20 (h) Teddy Iribaren 10 Owen Farrell v ASM Clermont Auvergne 19/20 (a) Saracens 12/13 (h) Jonathan Wisniewski 1 Two times v London Irish 11/12 (a) Dimitri Szarzewski, Casey Laulala, 1 Simon Zebo Wenceslas Lauret

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most red cards

FOR 276 32 7 1

AGAINST 9 matches 19/20 199 9 matches 19/20 9 matches 19/20 23 9 matches 19/20 8 matches 21/22 5 6 matches 11/12 6 matches 12/13, 9 matches 15/16 2 9 matches 19/20 9 matches 17/18, 4 matches 22/23 6 matches 21/22

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

MOST TRIES 33 Juan Imhoff 19 Teddy Thomas 12 Virimi Vakatawa

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Maxime Machenaud Teddy Thomas Juan Imhoff

MOST POINTS 283 Maxime Machenaud 165 Juan Imhoff 120 Nolann le Garrec

17/18 19/20 19/20

MOST MATCHES 74 Eddy Ben Arous 64 Henry Chavancy 62 Juan Imhoff

185

RACING 92 TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ASHVETIA

Vladi

11/04/2005

Centre

BAMBA

Demba

17/03/1998

Front row

BASSE

Yanis

23/08/2006

BAUDONNE

Maxime

BOUDOU

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

182

185

129

Front row

183

106

12/07/2002

Back row

190

Benjamin

07/06/2002

Front row

183

109.2

CAMARA

Soumaila

30/09/2003

Back row

188

COSTES

Paul

04/04/2003

Centre

182

COUTURIER

Liam

18/09/2006

Front row

186

115

DIALLO

Ibrahim

23/01/1998

Back row

France

192

104

ESCOBAR

Diego

17/04/2000

Front row

Chile

179

103

GIBERT

Antoine

31/12/1997

Out half

178

84.5

GOGICHASHVILI

Guram

04/09/1998

Front row

Georgia

180

114.6

HABOSI

Vinaya

30/01/2000

Centre

Fiji

186

113

HILL

Jonny

08/06/1994

Second row

England

201

118

HUGHES

Nathan

10/06/1991

Back row

England

196

124

HULLEU

Wilfried

27/06/2002

Wing

186

JABEA NJOCKE

Edouard

19/08/2006

Front row

180

120

JAMES

Sam

03/07/1994

Full back

189

JOSEPH

Jordan

31/07/2000

Back row

France

190

122

KHARAÏSHVILI

Gia

13/02/1999

Front row

Georgia

182

130

LAINAULT

Thomas

28/12/1993

Back row

195

115

LATRASSE

Antoine

06/06/2007

Scrum half

175

France

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

186

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Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

LEOTA

Lehopoame

06/05/2006

Front row

MACHENAUD

Maxime

30/12/1988

Scrum half

MANU

Joseph

29/06/1996

MANYARARA

Shingirai

MARGVELASHVILI

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

178

130

179

Centre

190

103

24/02/2004

Back row

188

103

Gagui

12/05/2005

Second row

194

115

MARTINS

Nicolas

18/01/1999

Back row

193

102

NAITUVI

Wame

18/05/1996

Wing

182

PRISCIANTELLI

Geronimo

23/08/1999

Full back

Argentina

183

RAVUTAUMADA

Selesitino

17/01/2000

Wing

Fiji

182

ROCHE

Arthur

05/05/2005

Full back

186

SANCONNIE

Fabien

21/02/1995

Second row

196

117

SEUNES

Ugo

15/11/2000

Out half

180

SPRING

Max

15/03/2001

Full back

France

174

TAGITAGIVALU

Lekima

04/12/1995

Back row

Fiji

194

113

TAOFIFENUA

Romain

14/09/1990

Second row

France

203

142

TARRIT

Janick

29/10/1998

Front row

180

105

TUISOVA

Josua

04/02/1994

Centre

Fiji

182

113

TUPOU

Daniel

10/05/1996

Front row

Australia

181

140

TUPOU

Sione

28/07/2009

Wing

182

URU

Serupepeli

01/03/1997

Back row

197

121

France

Portugal

France

Australia

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POOL 2 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

17.10.26

10bet Lions (h)

Kick-off

18:30

12.12.26

Saracens (a)

17:30

09.01.27

Exeter Chiefs (a)

15:15

16.01.27

Connacht Rugby (h)

18:30

www.staderochelais.com Stade Rochelais @staderochelais @staderochelais @staderochelais @staderochelaisofficiel

PRESIDENT Vincent MERLING CHIEF EXECUTIVE Pierre VENAYRE pvenayre@staderochelais.com OFFICE Stade Rochelais, 27 Avenue du Maréchal Juin, 17000 La Rochelle, France HOME STADIUM Stade Marcel Deflandre Capacity: 18,000 MEDIA CONTACT Marie MICOUD Mob: +33 6 33 40 38 44 communication @staderochelais.com

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CAPTAIN

RUGBY STAFF Ronan O’GARA (Head Coach) Rémi TALES (Backs Coach) Sébastien BOBOUL (Attack Coach) Donnacha RYAN (Forwards Coach) Romain CARMIGNANI (Defence Coach) Uini ATONIO (Scrum Coach) Romain SAZY (Forwards assistant Coach) Sean DOUGALL (Contact skills Coach) Jean-Baptiste PAQUET (Head of Performance) Arnaud DORIER (Team Manager) Mob: +33 6 64 83 47 00 arnaud@staderochelais.com

Grégory ALLDRITT

All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

189

GAME BY GAME 2017-18

beat Harlequins 34-27 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 41-17 (h), beat Wasps 49-29 (h), lost Wasps 3-21 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 13-20 (a), beat Harlequins 16-7 (h); Q-F lost Scarlets 17-29 (a)

2019-20

lost Exeter Chiefs 12-31 (h), lost Sale Sharks 15-25 (a), lost Glasgow Warriors 24-27 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 12-7 (a), beat Sale Sharks 30-23 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 14-33 (a)

2020-21

beat Edinburgh Rugby 13-8 (a), *beat Bath Rugby 28-0 (h), R 16 beat Gloucester Rugby 27-16 (a), Q-F beat Sale Sharks 45-21 (h), S-F beat Leinster Rugby 32-23 (h), FINAL lost Stade Toulousain 17-22 (Twickenham Stadium)

2021-22

beat Glasgow Warriors 20-13 (h), *drew Bath Rugby 0-0 (a), beat Bath Rugby 39-21 (h), beat Glasgow Warriors 38-30 (a), R16 1st leg beat Union Bordeaux Bègles 31-13 (a), 2nd leg beat Union Bordeaux Bègles 31-23 (h), Q-F beat Montpellier Hérault Rugby 31-19 (h), S-F beat Racing 92 20-13 (Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens), FINAL beat Leinster Rugby 24-21 (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille) * Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2022-23

beat Northampton Saints 46-12 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 36-29 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 7-3 (h), beat Northampton Saints 31-13 (a), R16 beat Gloucester Rugby 29-26 (h), Q-F beat Saracens 24-10 (h), S-F beat Exeter Chiefs 47-28 (Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux), FINAL beat Leinster Rugby 27-26 (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)

2023-24

lost Leinster Rugby 9-16 (h), lost DHL Stormers 20-21 (a), beat Leicester Tigers 45-12(h), beat Sale Sharks 37-24 (a); R16 beat DHL Stormers 22-21 (a), Q-F lost Leinster Rugby 13-40 (a)

2024-25

beat Bath Rugby 24-20 (a), beat Bristol Bears 35-7 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 14-16 (h),

2025-26

beat Leicester Tigers 39-20 (h), lost DHL Stormers 21-42 (a), lost Leinster Rugby 24-25 (a),

lost Benetton Rugby 25-32 (a); R16 lost Munster Rugby 24-25 (h) lost Harlequins 17-27 (h)

OVERALL RECORD

190

P 51

W 33

D 1

L 17

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH Highest score Biggest victory margin Most tries

FOR 49 34 7

Most conversions

Most penalties

Most drop goals

Most points

FOR 26

Most tries Most conversions

2 6

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

TEAM v Wasps 17/18 (h) v Northampton Saints 22/23 (h) v Exeter Chiefs 22/23 (h) v Leicester Tigers 23/24 (h) v Exeter Chiefs 22/23 (h)

v Gloucester Rugby 20/21 (a) v Leinster Rugby 20/21 (h) v Ulster Rugby 22/23 (a) v Leinster Rugby 20/21 (h)

AGAINST 42 DHL Stormers 25/26 (a) 27 Leinster Rugby 23/24 (a) 6 DHL Stormers 25/26 (a) 4

Exeter Chiefs 19/20 (h) Exeter Chiefs 19/20 (a) Exeter Chiefs 22/23 (h) Leinster Rugby 21/22 (a)

Munster Rugby 24/25 (a)

INDIVIDUAL Antoine Hastoy v Ulster Rugby 22/23 (a) Sixteen times Antoine Hastoy v Exeter Chiefs 22/23 (h) Ihaia West v Leinster Rugby 20/21 (h) Antoine Hastoy v Ulster Rugby 22/23 (a) Ihaia West v Leinster Rugby 20/21 (h)

AGAINST 19 Leigh Halfpenny Scarlets 17/18 (a) 2 Seven times 4 Joe Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 19/20 (h, a) 22/23 (h) 6 Johnny Sexton Leinster Rugby 21/22

Jack Crowley Munster Rugby 24/25( a)

SEASON TEAM Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 247 31 8 4 1

AGAINST 8 matches 22/23 153 9 matches 21/22 8 matches 22/23 19 7 matches 17/18 9 matches 21/22, 8 matches 22/23 6 matches 19/20 6 matches 19/20, 20/21 3 8 matches 22/23

INDIVIDUAL Most points Most tries

97 5

MOST TRIES 13 10 9

Tawera Kerr-Barlow Grégory Alldritt Raymond Rhule, UJ Seuteni

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Antoine Hastoy, 22/23 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 22/23

MOST POINTS 191 182 65

Ihaia West Antoine Hastoy Tawera Kerr-Barlow

MOST MATCHES 43 40 38

Uini Atonio, Levani Botia Grégory Alldritt

191

STADE ROCHELAIS TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

ADELAIDE

Thomas

07/10/2002

Second row

201

124

AHIO

Sione

29/01/2001

Prop

185

121

ALLDRITT

Grégory

23/03/1997

Back row

France

191

113

BOUDEHENT

Paul

21/11/1999

Back row

France

192

107

BOUJU

Valentin

15/03/2008

Scrum half

170

BOURGARIT

Pierre

12/09/1997

Hooker

184

108

DAUNIVUCU

Simeli

12/02/2005

Centre

180

ELISSALDE

Sacha

12/08/2007

Out half

185

FAVRE

Jules

22/03/1999

Centre

181

FEAO

Upaleto

18/06/2005

Prop

190

140

FRAISSENON

Nathan

20/07/2002

Prop

180

130

GARAULT

Gabin

26/06/2006

Hooker

185

HADDAD

Matthias

10/03/2001

Back row

192

HASTOY

Antoine

04/06/1997

Out half

France

180

HEALY

Ben

29/06/1999

Out half

Scotland

191

100

JEGOU

Oscar

31/05/2003

Back row

France

190

JURD

Diego

21/08/2006

Out half

184

KADDOURI

Alexandre

12/12/2003

Prop

189

114

KANTE SAMBA

Charles

08/02/2005

Second row

200

115

KITE

Visesio

08/11/2008

Second row

205

148

KRIEL

David

15/02/1999

Centre

197

100

KUNTELIA

Aleksandre

26/06/2002

Prop

197

135

Test team

France

Georgia

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

192

STADEROCHELAIS.COM

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

LAGIVALA

Semi

06/04/2003

Centre

LATU

Latu Silatolu

23/02/1993

Hooker

LAVAULT

Thomas

03/05/1999

LE GARREC

Nolann

LESPIAUCQ

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

190

Australia

178

110

Second row

France

198

108

14/05/2002

Scrum half

France

175

Quentin

16/02/1995

Hooker

180

102

LEYDS

Dillyn

12/09/1992

Full back

185

LOUSTALOT

Christophe

07/04/1992

Scrum half

169

Mac FARLAND

Theo

16/10/1995

Back row

Samoa

198

115

MOALA

George

05/11/1990

Centre

Tonga/New Zealand 188

106

MOERAT

Salmaan

06/03/1998

Second row

South Africa

200

119

NINIASHVILI

Davit

14/07/2002

Full back

Georgia

185

NIUSALELEKITOGA Avakuki

18/01/2004

Wing

179

NOWELL

Jack

11/04/1993

Wing

181

PENVERNE

Louis

22/02/2003

Prop

187

111

OFA

Tevita

18/01/2002

Centre

185

SORIN

Karl

07/08/2003

Prop

186

135

TIMO

Andy

28/05/2004

Back row

192

TUIFUA

Sam

23/02/2002

Back row

188

117

VEIVUKE

Levani Botia

14/03/1989

Back row

182

110

WAQANISARAVI

Watisoni

18/04/2003

Second row

200

130

South Africa

England/Lions

Fiji

For full details of the Stade Rochelais tournament squad, log on to www.EPCRUGBY.COM EPCRUGBY.COM

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ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

1999

194

2007

2019

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POOL 1 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

17.10.26

Leinster Rugby (h)

16.15

12.12.26

Leicester Tigers (a)

15.15

10.01.27

Sale Sharks (a)

17.30

16.01.27

Glasgow Warriors (h)

21.00

www.asm-rugby.com ASM Rugby - Officiel @ASM Rugby - Officiel ASM Rugby - Officiel

PRESIDENT Jean-Claude PATS DIRECTOR GENERAL Benoit VAZ benoit.vaz @asm-rugby.com OFFICE 35 rue du Clos Four, Stade Marcel-Michelin, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France Tel: +33 473 146 366 HOME STADIUM Stade Marcel-Michelin Capacity: 19,357 MEDIA CONTACT Vincent DUVIVIER Mob: +33 645 156 148 vincent.duvivier @asm-rugby.com

CAPTAIN

RUGBY STAFF Christophe URIOS (Head Coach) Frédéric CHARRIER (Attack & Backs Coach) Julien LAIRLE (Forwards & Defence Coach) Alexandre CASTOLA (Scrum Coach) Koula TUKINO (Contact Skills Coach)

Baptiste JAUNEAU

Ange-François COSTELLA (Head of Strength & Conditioning) Kevin WASIOLEK (Team Manager) Mob: +33 7 89 06 65 01 kevin.wasiolek @asm-rugby.com All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 1999-00

2001-02

2002-03 2005-06 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

2010-11 2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16 2016-17

2017-18

2019-20

2020-21 2021-22

beat Benetton Treviso 21-15 (a), beat Cardiff 46-13 (h), lost to NEC Harlequins 9-11 (a), beat NEC Harlequins 32-9 (h), lost to Cardiff 5-30 (a), beat Benetton Treviso 41-7 (h), Q-F lost to Toulouse 18-31 (a) drew with Glasgow Rugby 19-19 (a), beat Cardiff 37-10 (h), beat Northampton Saints 21-15 (a), beat Northampton Saints 50-17 (h), lost to Cardiff 20-26 (a), beat Glasgow Rugby 44-13 (h), Q-F lost to Castres Olympique 21-22 (a) beat Swansea 47-12 (h), lost to Bristol Shoguns 19-24 (a), lost to Leinster Lions 20-23 (h), lost to Leinster Lions 9-12 (a), lost to Bristol Shoguns 22-30 (h), beat Swansea 24-19 (a) lost to Leicester Tigers 23-57 (a), beat Ospreys 34-14 (h), lost to Stade Français Paris 12-16 (h), lost to Stade Français Paris 28-47 (a), lost to Ospreys 12-26 (a), lost to Leicester Tigers 27-40 (h) beat Llanelli Scarlets 48-21 (h), lost to Munster 13-36 (a), beat London Wasps 37-27 (h), lost to London Wasps 24-25 (a), beat Munster 26-19 (h), beat Llanelli Scarlets 41-0 (a) lost to Sale Sharks 15-32 (h), beat Montauban 24-19 (a), beat Munster 25-19 (h), lost to Munster 13-23 (a), beat Montauban 43-10 (h), lost to Sale Sharks 17-26 (a) beat Viadana 36-18 (h), lost to Ospreys 24-25 (a), beat Leicester Tigers 40-30 (h), lost to Leicester Tigers 15-20 (a), beat Ospreys 27-7 (h), beat Viadana 59-20 (a), Q-F lost to Leinster 28-29 (a) beat Saracens 25-10 (h), lost to Racing Metro 92 9-16 (a), beat Leinster 20-13 (h), lost to Leinster 8-24 (a), beat Racing Metro 92 28-17 (h), beat Saracens 24-14 (a) lost to Ulster Rugby 11-16 (a), beat Aironi Rugby 54-3 (h), beat Leicester Tigers 30-12 (h), lost to Leicester Tigers 19-23 (a), beat Aironi Rugby 82-0 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 19-15 (h), Q-F beat Saracens 22-3 (a), S-F lost to Leinster Rugby 15-19 (Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux) beat Scarlets 49-16 (h), beat Exeter Chiefs 46-12 (a), beat Leinster Rugby 15-12 (h), beat Leinster Rugby 28-21 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 46-3 (h), beat Scarlets 29-0 (a), Q-F beat Montpellier 36-14 (h); S-F beat Munster Rugby 16-10 (Stade de la Mosson); FINAL lost to Toulon 15-16 (Aviva Stadium) lost to Racing Metro 92 9-13 (a), beat Harlequins 23-16 (h), beat Scarlets 32-11 (h), beat Scarlets 31-13 (a), beat Harlequins 16-13 (a), beat Racing Metro 92 28-3 (h), Q-F beat Leicester Tigers 22-16 (h), S-F lost to Saracens 6-46 (Twickenham Stadium) lost to Saracens 23-30 (a), beat Sale Sharks 35-3 (h), beat Munster Rugby 16-9 (a), beat Munster Rugby 26-19 (h), beat Sale Sharks 22-13 (a), beat Saracens 18-6 (h) Q-F beat Northampton Saints 37-5 (h) S-F beat Saracens 13-9 (Stade Geoffroy-Guichard) FINAL lost to RC Toulon 18-24 (Twickenham Stadium) beat Ospreys 34-29 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 14-31 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 42-10 (h), beat Bordeaux Bègles 28-10 (a), lost Ospreys 13-21 (a), lost Bordeaux Bègles 28-37 (h) beat Exeter Chiefs 35-8 (a), beat Bordeaux Bègles 49-33 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 32-39 (a), beat Ulster Rugby 38-19 (h), beat Bordeaux Bègles 9-6 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 48-26 (h) Q-F beat RC Toulon 29-9 (h) S-F beat Leinster Rugby 27-22 (Matmut Stadium de Gerland) FINAL lost Saracens 17-28 (BT Murrayfield Stadium) beat Ospreys 26-21 (a), beat Northampton Saints 24-7 (h), beat Saracens 46-14 (a), beat Saracens 24-21 (h), lost Northampton Saints 21-34 (a), beat Ospreys 24-7 (h); Q-F lost Racing 92 17-28 (h) beat Harlequins 53-21 (a), lost Ulster Rugby 13-18 (a), beat Bath Rugby 34-17 (a), beat Bath Rugby 52-26 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 29-13 (h), beat Harlequins 26-19 (a); Q-F lost to Racing 92 27-36 (h) beat Bristol Bears 51-38 (a), lost Munster Rugby 31-39 (h), R 16 beat Wasps 27-25 (a), Q-F lost Stade Toulousain 12-21 (h) lost Ulster Rugby 23-29 (h), *drew Sale Sharks 0-0 (a), beat Sale Sharks 25-19 (h), lost Ulster Rugby 31-34 (a), R16 1st leg lost Leicester Tigers 10-29 (h), 2nd leg lost to Leicester Tigers 17-27 (a) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2022-23 2024-25 2025-26

beat DHL Stormers 24-14 (h), lost Leicester Tigers 16-23 (a), lost Leicester Tigers 29-44 (h), lost DHL Stormers 16-30 (a) beat Benetton Rugby 28-0 (h), lost Leinster Rugby 15-7 (a), lost Bath Rugby 21-40 (a), beat Bristol Bears 23-6 (h) R16 lost Northampton Saints 24-46 (a) lost Saracens 10-47 (a), lost Sale Sharks 14-35 (h), lost Glasgow Warriors 21-33 (h) lost Hollywoodbets Sharks 12-50 (a)

OVERALL RECORD 137 196

W 78

D 2

L 57

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM FOR

AGAINST

Highest score Biggest margin of victory Most tries Most conversions

82 57 12 11

Aironi Rugby 11/12 (a) Aironi Rugby 11/12 (a) Aironi Rugby 11/12 (a) Aironi Rugby 11/12 (a)

57 40 8 6

Most penalty goals Most drop goals

8 2

Saracens 17/18 (h) Five times

8 2

Most points for

FOR 25

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

Leicester Tigers 05/06 (a) Saracens 13/14 (n) Hollywoodbets Sharks 25/26 (h) Leicester Tigers 05/06 (h) Saracens 25/26 (h) Racing 92 19/20 (a) Stade Toulousain 99/00 (h)

INDIVIDUAL AGAINST 32 Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers) 05/06 (h) 4 Tom Varndell (Leicester Tigers) 05/06 (a) Brock James 6 Andy Goode v Aironi Rugby 11/12 (a) (Leicester Tigers) 05/06 (h) Morgan Parra v Leinster 12/13 (a) 7 Romain Ntamack (Stade Gerald Merceron v Castres 01/02 (a) Toulousain) 20/21 (a) Brock James v Leicester 09/10 (a) 1 Fourteen times Camille Lopez v Leinster 16/17 (n) Julien Malzieu (2), Aurelien Rougerie, Alivereti Raka, Kotaro Matsushima, Sitiveni Sivivatu Brock James v Munster Rugby 08/09 (h) Six times

SEASON TEAM

Most points Most tries Most wins Most losses Most red cards

FOR 284 33 8 5 1

AGAINST 9 matches 16/17 200 6 matches 05/06 9 matches 16/17 22 9 matches 16/17 9 matches 12/13 6 matches 05/06 5 matches 24/25, 6 matches 08/09 2 5 matches 21/22 4 matches 25/26

Most points Most tries

113 8

Morgan Parra, 12/13 Napolioni Nalaga, 12/13

INDIVIDUAL

MOST TRIES 25 23 20

Napolioni Nalaga Wesley Fofana Aurelien Rougerie

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MOST POINTS 560 349 184

Morgan Parra Brock James Camille Lopez

MOST MATCHES 75 71 65

Morgan Parra Aurelien Rougerie Davit Zirakashvili

197

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

AKHALADZE

Giorgi

13/04/1999

Prop

Georgia

186

122

BELAUBRE

Mathys

15/03/2005

Centre

191

110

BOURAUX

Justin

18/06/2002

Out half

183

CEYTE

Thomas

13/02/1991

Lock

196

119

CHALUS

Antoine

17/01/2005

Back row

183

105

DARRICARRERE

Léon

22/04/1997

Centre

187

104

DELGUY

Bautista

22/04/1997

Wing

Argentina

183

DZMANASHVILI

Giorgi

16/06/2002

Prop

Georgia

186

127

EZ ZAHOUANY

Nohem

16/02/2007

Prop

187

123

FALL

Yérim

24/06/2003

Wing

178

FOURCADE

Etienne

11/04/1997

Hooker

180

103

FRIER

Timéo

20/09/2007

Centre

191

FRISACH

Mathéo

10/02/2006

Prop

178

120

GERMAIN

Baptiste

21/11/2000

Scrum half

174

GUILLAUD

Axel

20/04/2006

Full back

189

HAMDAOUI

Kylan

15/04/1994

Full back

182

HEMERY

Anthime

09/01/2001

Back row

189

102

JAUNEAU

Baptiste

17/11/2003

Scrum half

178

JURAND

Joris

11/11/1995

Wing

188

100

KREMER

Marcos

30/07/1997

Back row

195

114

LAM

29/07/1998

Centre

192

114

LANEN

Thibaud

01/04/1998

Lock

198

111

France

Argentina

Wt (kg)

Nominated players subject to respective Union approval

198

ASM-RUGBY.COM

Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

LOALOA

Alivereti

10/12/2000

Centre

182

100

LOTRIAN

Sacha Yves

13/08/2000

Prop/Hooker

180

108

MARTIN MONTILLA Juan

06/07/2007

Out half

186

MASSA

Barnabé

13/05/2004

Hooker

180

105

MICHAUX

Léo

17/09/2007

Lock

203

121

MONTAGNE

Régis

30/09/2000

Prop

186

129

MUARUA

Pio

28/06/1996

Back row

191

124

NANAI SETURO

Etene

20/08/1999

Full back

183

NARISIA

Peniami

10/06/1997

Hooker

187

107

NOAH

Kevin

10/07/2001

Back row

190

123

OJOVAN

Cristian

04/01/1997

Prop

Moldova

183

124

PLUMMER

Harry

19/06/1998

Out half

New Zealand

184

RAKA

Alivereti

09/12/1994

Wing

France

189

105

SOWAKULA

Pita Gus

26/10/1994

Back row

Fiji

196

116

SWAIN

Darcy

05/07/1997

Lock

Australia

200

115

TIXERONT

Killian

22/01/2002

Back row

France

196

105

TOLOFUA

Selevasio

31/05/1997

Back row

France

186

116

VERMEULEN

Louis

26/09/2007

Back row

190

109

VESCHAMBRE

Baptiste

24/03/2007

Back row

203

116

ZAMORA

Lucas

29/11/2004

Scrum half

170

Test team

France

Fiji

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

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UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES

2025

200

2026

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POOL 3 FIXTURES 2026/27 Round

Date

Opponent

Kick-off

16.10.26

Gloucester Rugby (a)

20.00

13.12.26

DHL Stormers (h)

16.15

10.01.27

Munster Rugby (h)

16.15

16.01.27

Bristol Bears (a)

15.15

www.ubbrugby.com www.facebook.com/ubbrugby @UBBRugby ubbrugby ubbrugby PRESIDENT Laurent MARTI ADMINISTRATION & FINANCE DIRECTOR Amélie PINAL a.pinal@ubbrugby.com OFFICE 113 avenue du professeur Bergonié, 33130 Bègles, France Tel: +33 557 968 685 HOME STADIUM Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas Capacity: 32,900 COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Marilou GAUDILLERE Mob: +33 6 20 77 00 26 m.gaudillere@ubbrugby.com

CAPTAINS

RUGBY STAFF Yannick BRU (Head Coach) Noel McNAMARA (Attack Coach) Shaun SOWERBY (Forwards Coach) Aurélien COLOGNI (Defence Coach) Jean-Baptiste POUX (Scrum Coach) Heini ADAMS (Skills Coach) Thibault GIROUD (Head of Athletic Performance) Cyril GOMES (Athletic Performance)

Maxime LUCU

Maxime LAMOTHE

MEDIA CONTACT Sébastien CAILLY Mob: +33 6 18 75 55 42 s.cailly@ubbrugby.com

Lorenzo VALLOIR (Team Manager) Mob: +33 6 95 21 41 58 l.valloir@ubbrugby.com

All information supplied by the club and correct at 08.10.26

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GAME BY GAME 1995-96

drew with Cardiff 14-14 (h); beat Ulster Rugby 29-16 (a)

1998-99

lost to Stade Français 28-39 (h); lost to Llanelli 10-22 (a); lost to Leinster 3-9 (a); beat Llanelli 48-10 (h); beat Leinster 31-10 (h); lost to Stade Français 21-34 (a)

2015-16

lost ASM Clermont Auvergne 10-28 (h), lost Exeter Chiefs 19-34 (a), lost Ospreys 16-19 (a), beat Ospreys 33-27 (h), beat Exeter Chiefs 34-27 (h), beat ASM Clermont Auvergne 37-28 (a)

2016-17

beat Ulster Rugby 28-13 (h), lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 33-49 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 13-7 (a), lost to Exeter Chiefs 12-20 (h), lost to ASM Clermont Auvergne 6-9 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 26-22 (a)

2020-21

beat Northampton Saints 16-12 (a), beat Dragons 47-8 (h), R16 beat Bristol Bears 36-17 (h), Q-F beat Racing 92 24-21 (h), S-F lost Stade Toulousain 9-21 (a)

2021-22

lost Leicester Tigers 13-16 (h), *drew Scarlets 0-0 (a), beat Scarlets 45-10 (h), *lost Leicester Tigers 0-28 (a), R16 1st leg lost Stade Rochelais 13-31 (h), 2nd leg lost Stade Rochelais 23-31 (a) *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

2022-23

lost Gloucester Rugby 17-22 (a), lost Cell C Sharks 16-19 (h), lost Cell C Sharks 3-32 (a), lost

2023-24

beat Connacht Rugby 41-5 (a), beat Bristol Bears 36-17 (h), beat Saracens 55-15 (h),

2024-25

beat Leicester Tigers 42-28 (h), beat Ulster Rugby 40-19 (a), beat Exeter Chiefs 69-17 (a),

Gloucester Rugby 17-26 (h) lost to Vodacom Bulls 40-46 (a) R16 beat Saracens 45-12 (h), Q-F lost to Harlequins 41-42 (h) beat Hollywoodbets Sharks 66-12 (h), R16 beat Ulster Rugby 43-31 (h), Q-F beat Munster Rugby 47-29 (h), S-F beat Stade Toulousain 35-18 (Stade Matmut Atlantique), FINAL beat Northampton Saints 28-20 (Principality Stadium) 2025-26

beat Vodacom Bulls 46-33 (a), beat Scarlets 50-21 (h), beat Northampton Saints 50-28 (h), beat Bristol Bears 27-15 (a), R16 beat Leicester Tigers 64-14 (h), Q-F beat Stade Toulousain 30-15 (h), S-F beat Bath Rugby 38-26 (Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Métropole). FINAL beat Leinster Rugby 41-19 (San Mamès Stadium, Bilbao)

OVERALL RECORD

P 57

W 34

D 2

L 21

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SCORING RECORDS MATCH TEAM Highest score Winning margin Most tries Most conversions

FOR 69 54 11 8

Most penalties Most drop goals

8 2

Most points

FOR 30

Most tries

Most conversions

Most penalty goals

Most drop goals

Try hat-tricks

AGAINST v Exeter Chiefs 24/25 49 ASM Clermont Auv 16/17 (a) v Hollywoodbets Sharks 24/25 (h) 29 Hollywoodbets Sharks 22/23 (a) v Exeter Chiefs 24/25) 6 Three times v Hollywoodbets Sharks 24/25 (h) 5 Three times v Leicester Tigers 25/26 (h) Racing 92 20/21 (h) 6 Racing 92 20/21 (h) Stade Français 98/99 (a) 1 Racing 92 20/21 (h) Hollywoodbets Sharks 22/23 (h)

INDIVIDUAL Damian Penaud v Hollywoodbets Sharks 2024/25 (h)

Damian Penaud v Hollywoodbets Sharks 2024/25 (h) Matthieu Jalibert v Hollywoodbets Sharks 2024/25 (h)

AGAINST 19 Richard Dourthe Stade Français 98/99 (a) Dan Biggar Ospreys 15/16 (a) 2 Fourteen times 5

Johan Goosen Vodacom Bulls 2023/24 (h) Marcus Smith Harlequins 2023/24 (a) Matthieu Jalibert 5 Richard Dourthe, v Racing 92 20/21 (h) Stade Français 98/99 (a) Pascal Fauthoux 1 Antoine Gilbert v Stade Français 98/99 (a) Racing 92 20/21 (h) Curwin Bosch Hollywoodbets Sharks 22/23 (h) Damian Penaud (2) Santiago Cordero, Louis Bielle-Biarrey (2), Salesi Rayasi (2), Cameron Woki

SEASON TEAM Most points for Most tries for Most wins Most losses

FOR 370 54 8 4

Most red cards for

AGAINST 8 matches 24/25 174 8 matches 24/25 8 matches 24/25 25 8 matches 24/25, 25/26 8 matches 24/25, 25/26 6 matches 98/99 6 matches 21/22, 4 matches 22/23 6 matches 15/16, 8 matches 24/25 1 8 matches 25/26

INDIVIDUAL Most points

Matthieu Jalibert, 24/25

Most tries

Damian Penaud, 24/25

MOST TRIES 27 Louis Bielle-Biarrey 19 Damian Penaud 9 Maxime Lamothe, Maxime Lucu, Matthieu Jalibert

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MOST MATCHES 31 30

Jefferson Poirot Maxime Lamothe, Yoram Moefana

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UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES TOURNAMENT SQUAD Surname

First Name

Date of Birth

Position

AVOGADRO

Hugo

06/01/2007

Wing

BARLOT

Gaëtan

13/04/1997

Hooker

BIELLE-BIARREY

Louis

19/06/2003

BOCHATON

Pierre

BOHN

Test team

Ht (cm)

Wt (kg)

186

France

184

107

Wing

France

185

17/04/2001

Back row

France

197

103

Gabriel

14/10/2006

Centre

191

BUROS

Romain

31/07/1997

Full back

France

187

CAZEAUX

Cyril

10/02/1995

Second row

France

198

117

DEPOORTERE

Nicolas

13/01/2003

Centre

France

194

DRAULT

Adrien

23/05/2006

Centre

182

DU PLESSIS

Daniel

17/03/1995

Centre

190

103

FALATEA

Sipili

10/06/1997

Prop

183

116

GARDRAT

Romain

31/12/2003

Back row

194

GAZZOTTI

Marko

24/09/2004

Back row

192

110

HATTOUMA

Amir

28/03/2007

Prop

193

123

HUTTEAU

Valentin

26/06/2007

Scrum half

169

IBSAIENE

Elyjah

02/10/2006

Back row

188

104

JACOBS

Tiaan

16/08/2004

Back row

193

107

JALIBERT

Matthieu

06/11/1998

Out half

France

184

LAMOTHE

Maxime

03/10/1998

Hooker

France

184

109

LUCU

Maxime

12/01/1993

Scrum half

France

177

MATIU

Temo

20/07/2001

Back row

France

191

100

MALINOWSKI

Clement

08/04/2007

180

100

ssssssssss

Hooker

France

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First Name

Date of Birth

Position

Test team

Ht (cm)

MOEFANA

Yoram

18/07/2000

Centre

France

183

MOON

Alexander

06/09/1996

Second row

201

127

MOUSQUES

Xan

18/11/2005

Full back

178

PAGE-RELO

Martin

06/01/1999

Scrum half

Italy

173

PALU

Boris

04/02/1996

Second row

France

194

113

PENAUD

Damian

15/09/1996

Wing

France

188

PERCHAUD

Matis

17/09/2002

Prop

187

114

PKHAKADZE

Lasha

07/12/2003

Prop

183

118

POIROT

Jefferson

01/11/1992

Prop

France

181

117

RAYASI

Salesi

25/09/1996

Wing

Fiji

193

105

RETIERE

Arthur

01/08/1997

Wing

France

173

REUS

Hugo

21/02/2004

Out half

184

Connor

22/01/2002

Hooker

183

103

SADIE

Carlü

07/05/1997

Prop

South Africa

182

138

TAMEIFUNA

Benjamin

30/08/1991

Prop

Tonga

188

151

TAUFA

Toma'akino

09/03/1995

Prop

Tonga

180

145

UBERTI

Pablo

19/10/1997

Centre

185

WILLIS

Tom

18/01/1999

Back row

England

191

120

WOKI

Cameron

07/11/1997

Back row

France

196

111

ZAPEDOWSKI

Adam

04/01/2006

Second row

Poland

197

114

Wt (kg)

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TOURNAMENT ATTENDANCES 1995-2026 Season

Pool

Play-offs

1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 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 TOTAL T

58,385 194,760 316,077 188,840 427,921 522,624 485,584 491,882 590,810 631,330 660,004 716,447 721,249 880,480 830,528 838,545 882,892 869,325 921,196 763,270 790,540 760,639 766,483 775,496 779,079 8,122 360,467 612,778 708,736 719,152 710,074 18,983715

Rd of 16

Q-F

17,350 21,800 15 50,263 30,300 41,664 47 *76,181 34,200 36,500 70 34,500 50,000 49,000 55 71,085 43,118 68,441 79 45,800 34,410 44,000 79 45,949 50,249 74,600 79 110,800 74,000 28,600 79 70,000 82,500 73,057 79 162,500 72,883 51,326 79 150,815 79,500 74,534 79 70,218 46,307 81,076 79 85,832 60,884 74,417 79 101,466 126,420 66,523 79 106,089 65,851 78,962 79 158,123 68,304 72,456 79 124,868 77,544 81,774 79 85,614 56,843 50,184 79 14,125 76,167 62,985 67,578 81 13,080 89,029 76,616 56,662 69 68,122 38,968 58,017 67 24,601 110,339 91,324 55,272 70 111,936 73,209 52,282 67 125,147 59,151 51,930 67 10,000 1,000 67 10,000 34 267,541 84,898 57,598 59,682 60 193,964 73,635 88,027 51,711 63 165,557 111,406 114,794 61,531 63 185,132 82,778 84,303 70,225 63 143,058 73,599 80,660 52,327 63 51,806 955,252 2,567,159 1,899,298 1,716,131 2,127 *Three Q-F play-off matches included in figures ** Fixtures disrupted and attendances restricted due to Covid-19 pandemic

S-F

Final

Matches

STAGE BY STAGE 1995-2026 Attendances

Matches

Average

Pool

18,983,715

1,849

10,267

Play-offs

51,806

7,401

Round of 16

955,252

17,368

Quarter Finals

2,567,159

123

20,871

Semi Finals

1,899,298

30,634

Final

1,716,131

55,359

TOTAL

26,121,555

2,120

12,321

* Three Q-F play-off matches included in figures

RECORDS Stage Pool Match Round of 16 Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final

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Match 08/09 2025 2011 2024 2012

Venue

Attendance

Stade Français Paris v Harlequins Stade de France, Paris Leinster Rugby v Harlequins Croke Park, Dublin USAP v RC Toulon Olympic Stadium, Barcelona Leinster Rugby v Northampton Saints Croke Park, Dublin Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby Twickenham Stadium

76,569 55,627 55,000 82,300 81,774

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REVIEW 1995/96 HEINEKEN CUP REVIEW – 1995 / 1996 POOL 11 POOL Toulouse

P P 22

W W 22

DD 00

Benetton Treviso

2 2 2

11 00

Farul Farul Constanta Constanta

LL 00

F F 72 72

A A 19 19

Pts Pts 44

Diff Diff +53 + 53

95 95

26 26

18 18

140 140

22 00

--122 122

+ 69 +69

Results: Farul Constanta 10 Toulouse 54; Benetton Treviso 86 Farul Constanta 8; Toulouse 18 Benetton Treviso 9.

POOL 2 2 POOL Cardiff Cardiff

P P 22

W W 11

Bègles-Bordeaux Benetton Treviso

2 22

Ulster

DD 11

0 0

F F 60 60

A A 20 20

Pts Pts 33

Diff Diff +40 + 40

110

0 0 1

43 43 95

30 30 26

0 0

75 75

23 00

+ 13 +13 +69 -5353

Results: Bègles-Bordeaux 14 Cardiff 14; Cardiff 46 Ulster 6; Ulster 16 Bègles-Bordeaux 29.

POOL 3 3 POOL Leinster Leinster Pontypridd

P P 22 2

W W 22 11

DD 00 00

F F

A A

47 47

43 43

53 53

Milan Milan

2 2

33 33

35 35

Pts Pts 4 4 22

Diff Diff +44 + +18 + 18

55 55

0 0

--22 22

Results: Milan 21 Leinster 24; Pontypridd 31 Milan 12; Leinster 23 Pontypridd 22.

POOL 4 4 POOL Swansea Swansea Munster Munster

P P 22 2 2

W W 11 111

DD 00 0 00

LL 11 111

F F

A A

35 35

27 27

29 29 29

Castres

29 29

32 32 32 34 34

Pts Pts 2 2 22 2

Diff Diff ++8 8 ---3 3 3

--5 5

Results: Munster 17 Swansea 13; Castres 19 Munster 12; Swansea 22 Castres 10.

SEMI-FINALS TOULOUSE 30

SWANSEA 3

Les Sept Deniers

10,000

LEINSTER 14

CARDIFF 23

Lansdowne Road

7,350

FINAL Sunday, 7 January 1996 - Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 21,800 HT: 6-12, FT: 15-15

TOULOUSE 21 CARDIFF 18 (after extra time) CARDIFF: M Rayer; S Ford (N Walker 97), M Hall, M Ring (J Davies 40, S Hill; A Davies, A Moore; A Lewis, J Humphreys, L Mustoe, J Wakeford, DJones, E Lewis, O Williams, H Taylor capt). Pens: A Davies 6. TOULOUSE: S Ougier; E Ntamack (capt), P Carbonneau (E Artiguste 93), T Castaignède, D Berty (U Mola 69); C Deylaud, J Cazalbou; C Califano, P Soula, C Portolan, H Morin, F Belot, D Lacroix (R Castel 58), H Manent, S Dispagne. Scorers: Tries: T Castaignède, J Cazalbou; Con: C Deylaud; Penalty Goals: C Deylaud 2; DG: T Castaignède. Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland).

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REVIEW 1996/97 POOL 1

Pts

Dax Bath Pontypridd Benetton Treviso Edinburgh

4 4 4 4 4

3 3 3 1 0

0 0 0 0 0

1 1 1 3 4

141 136 97 106 71

69 88 60 135 199

6 6 6 2 0

+72 +48 +37 -29 -128

Results: Pontypridd 28 Treviso 22; Bath 55 Edinburgh 26; Edinburgh 10 Pontypridd 32; Treviso 14 Dax 34; Pontypridd 19 Bath 6; Dax 69 Edinburgh 12; Bath 25 Dax 16; Edinburgh 23 Treviso 43; Dax 22 Pontypridd 18; Treviso 27 Bath 50.

POOL POOL22

W W

Leicester Leicester

Llanelli Llanelli Leinster Leinster

44 4 4

2 2 22

Pau Pau

Scottish ScottishBorders Borders

4 4

D D

L L

F F

A A

Pts Pts

Diff Diff

0 0

114 141

43 69

+ 71 +72

0 0

97 86 86

81 81 109 109

44 44

+ 16 +16

0 0

2 2 2

0 0

3 3

137 137

103 103

++34 34

0 0

3 3

80 80

178 178

--98 98

--23 23

Results: Pau 85 Scottish Borders 28; Llanelli 34 Leinster 17; Scottish Borders 24 Llanelli 16; Llanelli 31 Pau 15; Leicester 43 Scottish Borders 3; Leinster 10 Leicester 27; Pau 14 Leicester 19; Scottish Borders 25 Leinster 34; Leinster 25 Pau 23; Leicester 25 Llanelli 16.

POOL 3

Pts

Brive Harlequins Neath Ulster Caledonia

4 4 4 4 4

4 3 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 3 4

106 131 83 75 117

65 95 109 87 156

8 6 4 2 0

+41 +36 -26 -12 -39

Results: Brive 34 Neath 19; Caledonia 34 Ulster 41; Neath 27 Caledonia 18; Ulster 15 Harlequins 21; Harlequins 44 Neath 22; Caledonia 30 Brive 32; Brive 23 Harlequins 10; Neath 15 Ulster 13; Ulster 6 Brive 17; Harlequins 56 Caledonia 35.

POOL 4

Pts

Cardiff Toulouse Wasps Munster Milan

4 4 4 4 4

3 3 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 2 4

135 157 156 109 73

97 142 115 135 141

8 6 6 4 0

+38 +15 +41 -26 -68

Results: Munster 23 Milan 5; Wasps 24 Cardiff 26; Cardiff 48 Munster 18; Milan 26 Toulouse 44; Munster 49 Wasps 22; Toulouse 36 Cardiff 20; Wasps 77 Toulouse 17; Cardiff 41 Milan 19; Toulouse 60 Munster 19; Milan 23 Wasps 33.

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BATH

Cardiff Arms Park

12,000

LEICESTER

HARLEQUINS

Welford Road

10,263

DAX

TOULOUSE

Parc Municipal Dax

14,000

BRIVE

LLANELLI

Parc Municipal Brive

14,000

SEMI-FINALS LEICESTER

TOULOUSE

Welford Road

16,300

BRIVE

CARDIFF

Parc Municipal Brive

14,000

FINAL Saturday, 25 January 1997 - Cardiff Arms Park Attendance: 41,664 HT: 8-6

BRIVE

LEICESTER

BRIVE: S Viars; G Fabre, C Lamaison, D Venditti, S Carrat; A Penaud (capt) (R Paillat 70), P Carbonneau; D Casadei (E Bouti 72), L Travers, R Crespy, E Alegret, G Ross (T Rees 67), L van der Linden (Y Domi 79), F Duboisset (T Labrousse 49), G Kacala. Scorers: Tries: S Carrat 2, S Viars, G Fabre; Con: C Lamaison; Penalty goal: C Lamaison; DG: C Lamaison. LEICESTER: J Liley; S Hackney, W Greenwood, S Potter, R Underwood (L Lloyd 74); R Liley, A Healey; G Rowntree, R Cockerill, D Garforth (P Freshwater 17-22), M Johnson, M Poole, J Wells, D Richards (capt) (E Miller 67), N Back. Scorer: Penalty Goals: J Liley 3. Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales).

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PP 66

WW 55

Leicester Leinster Milan

DD 00

LL 11

Pts FF AA Pts 200 121 121 10 200 10 163 88 163 117 117 137 167 167 137 44 111 22 111 206 206

Diff Diff +79 + 79 + 46 +46

-30 - 30 - 95 -95

Results: Leinster 25, Toulouse 34; Leicester 26, Milan 10; Leinster 16, Leicester 9; Milan 14,Toulouse 19; Milan 33, Leinster 32; Toulouse 17, Leicester 22; Toulouse 69, Milan 19; Leicester 47, Leinster 22; Leicester 22, Toulouse 23; Leinster 23, Milan 6; Toulouse 38, Leinster 19; Milan 29, Leicester 37.

POOL 2 2 POOL Wasps

PP 66

WW 66

Glasgow Swansea Ulster

DD 00

LL 00

FF AA 243 104 104 243

Pts Pts 1212

Diff Diff +139 +139

132 132

157 157

167 167

- 35-35

161 161

9595

- 4-4

195 195

- 100 -100

Results: Swansea 25, Wasps 31; Ulster 12, Glasgow 18; Swansea 33, Ulster 16; Glasgow 22, Wasps 46; Glasgow 35, Swansea 21; Wasps 56, Ulster 3; Ulster 28, Swansea 20; Wasps 43, Glasgow 5; Ulster 21, Wasps 38; Swansea 30, Glasgow 22; Glasgow 30, Ulster 15; Wasps 29, Swansea 28.

POOL 3 POOL Bath Bath

PP 66

WW 55

DD 00

Brive Pontypridd Pontypridd Scottish Borders Scottish Borders

LL 11

141 141

119 119

Pts Pts 10 10

+ 22 +22

Diff Diff

210 210

146 146

+ 64 +64

154 154

147 147

+ 7+7

129 129

222 222

- 93 -93

Results: Brive 56, Scottish Borders 18; Pontypridd 15, Bath 21; Brive 32, Pontypridd 31; Scottish Borders 17, Bath 31; Bath 27, Brive 25; Scottish Borders 16, Pontypridd 23; Bath 27, Scottish Borders 23; Pontypridd 29, Brive 29; Pontypridd 46, Scottish Borders 26; Brive 29, Bath 12; Bath 23, Pontypridd 10; Scottish Borders 29, Brive 39.

POOL 4 4 POOL Harlequins Harlequins

PP 66

WW 44

Cardiff Munster Bourgoin

DD 00

LL 22

FF 198 198

AA 141 141

Pts Pts 88

Diff Diff +57 + 57

184 184

141 141

146 146

+ 38 +38

180 180

93 93

149 149

- 39-39

- 56-56

Results: Bourgoin 26, Cardiff 25; Harlequins 48, Munster 40; Harlequins 45, Bourgoin 7; Cardiff 43, Munster 23; Munster 17, Bourgoin 15; Cardiff 21, Harlequins 28; Munster 32,Cardiff 37; Bourgoin 18, Harlequins 30; Bourgoin 21, Munster 6; Harlequins 31, Cardiff 32; Cardiff 26, Bourgoin 6; Munster 23, Harlequins 16.

POOL 5 5 POOL Pau Pau

PP 66

WW 44

Llanelli Treviso Caledonia

DD 00

LL 22

203 203

89 89

144 144

142 142

162 162

89 89

189 189

Pts Diff Diff Pts +114 88 + 114 88 +2 +2 44 - 16 -16 44 - 100 -100

Results: Benetton Treviso 18, Pau 19; Caledonia 18, Llanelli 23; Pau 44, Llanelli 12; Caledonia 17, Benetton Treviso 9; Llanelli 39, Benetton Treviso 18; Pau 50, Caledonia 8; Benetton Treviso 52, Caledonia 6; Llanelli 14, Pau 10; Benetton Treviso 42, Llanelli 25; Caledonia 30, Pau 24; Llanelli 31, Caledonia 10; Pau 56, Benetton Treviso 7.

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PONTYPRIDD

Parc Municipal Brive

13,000

LEICESTER

GLASGOW

Welford Road

6,500

CARDIFF

LLANELLI

Cardiff Arms Park

8,000

Le Stadium Cardiff Arms Park

18,000 8,200

QUARTER-FINALS TOULOUSE

HARLEQUINS

BATH

CARDIFF

Recreation Ground

PAU

35 HARLEQUINS LEICESTER

Stade Municipal Hameau 12,000

WASPS

BRIVE

Loftus Road

PAU

Recreation Ground

8,200

Le Stadium

26,000

10,481

SEMI-FINALS BATH

TOULOUSE 22 BRIVE (BRIVE on 2-1 try count)

FINAL Saturday, 31 January 1998 - Stade Lescure, Bordeaux Attendance: 36,500 HT: 6-15

BATH 19 BRIVE 18 BATH: J Callard; I Evans, P de Glanville, J Guscott, A Adebayo; M Catt, A Nicol (capt); D Hilton, M Regan (F Mendez 78), V Ubogu, M Haag, N Redman, N Thomas (R Earnshaw 71), R Webster, D Lyle. Scorers: Try: J Callard; Con: J Callard; Penalty goals: J Callard 4. BRIVE: A Penaud; J Carrat, C Lamaison, D Venditti, S Carrat (S Viars 76),; L Arbizu;, P Carbonneau (capt); D Casadei, L Travers, R Crespy (D Laperne 50), E Alegret, Y Manhes, L van der Linden, O Magne, F Duboisset (R Sonnes 71). Scorers: Penalty Goals: C Lamaison 5; DG: A Penaud. Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland).

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REVIEW 1998/99 HEINEKEN CUP REVIEW – 1998 / 1999 POOL 11 POOL

A A

Pts Pts

Diff Diff

Français Stade Francais

6 6

219 219

117 117

10 10

+ +102 102

Llanelli

113 113

180 180

- 67 -67

Bègles-Bordeaux Bègles-Bordeaux

141 141

124 124

+17 + 17

Leinster Leinster

127 127

179 179

-52 - 52

Results: Llanelli 27, Leinster 33; Bègles-Bordeaux 28, Stade Français 39; Llanelli 22, BèglesBordeaux 10; Leinster 17, Stade Français 28; Leinster 9, Bègles-Bordeaux 3; Stade Français 49, Llanelli 3; Stade Français 56, Leinster 31; Bègles-Bordeaux 48, Llanelli 10; BèglesBordeaux 31, Leinster 10; Llanelli 17, Stade Français 13; Leinster 27, Llanelli 34; Stade Français 34, Bègles-Bordeaux 21.

POOL 2 2 POOL

A A

Pts Pts

Diff Diff

Perpignan

6 6

238 238

108 108

1010

+130 +130

Munster

144 144

108 108

9 9

+ 36 +36

Neath Padova Padova

1 1

118 118

194 194

3 3

- 76-76

1 1

79 79

169 169

2 2

-90 - 90

Results: Munster 20, Padova 13; Neath 33, Perpignan 51; Munster 34, Neath 10; Perpignan 67, Padova 8; Padova 28, Neath 17; Perpignan 41, Munster 24; Padova 6, Perpignan 14; Neath 18, Munster 18; Neath 16, Padova 3; Munster 13, Perpignan 5; Perpignan 60, Neath 24; Padova 21, Munster 35.

POOL 3 3 POOL Ulster

PP 6 6

WW 44

DD 11

LL 11

FF 197 197

A A 168

Pts Pts 99

Diff Diff ++29 29

Toulouse

234 234

103 103

+131 +131

Edinburgh Reivers Reivers Edinburgh

179 179

146 146

+ +33 33

Ebbw Vale Vale Ebbw

1 1

114 114

307 307

-193 -193

Results: Ulster 38, Edinburgh Reivers 38; Toulouse 108, Ebbw Vale 16; Toulouse 39, Ulster 3; Edinburgh Reivers 41, Ebbw Vale 17; Ebbw Vale 28, Ulster 61, Edinburgh Reivers 25, Toulouse 29; Ebbw Vale 16, Edinburgh Reivers 43; Ulster 29, Toulouse 24; Ulster 43, Ebbw Vale 18; Toulouse 23, Edinburgh Reivers 11; Ebbw Vale 19, Toulouse 11; Edinburgh Reivers 21, Ulster 23.

POOL 4 4 POOL

A A

Pts Pts

Diff Diff

Colomiers

6 6

176 176

121 121

+55 +55 +19 +19

Pontypridd Pontypridd

160 160

141

Benetton Benetton Treviso Treviso

142 142

150 150

- 8-8

Glasgow

121 121

187 187

-66 -66

Results: Benetton Treviso 19, Colomiers 22; Glasgow Caledonians 21, Pontypridd 43; Pontypridd 32, Colomiers 27; Benetton Treviso 34, Glasgow Caledonians 15; Pontypridd 13, Benetton Treviso 22; Colomiers 34, Glasgow Caledonians 16; Colomiers 35, Pontypridd 21; Glasgow Caledonians 40, Benetton Treviso 27; Colomiers 41, Benetton Treviso 7; Glasgow Caledonians 26, Colomiers 17; Benetton Treviso 33, Pontypridd 19; Pontypridd 32, Glasgow Caledonians 3.

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TOULOUSE

Ravenhill

11,500

PERPIGNAN

LLANELLI

Stade Aimé Giral

10,000

STADE FRANÇAIS 71

PONTYPRIDD

Stade Jean Bouin

5,000

COLOMIERS

MUNSTER

Stade Selery

8,000

COLOMIERS

PERPIGNAN

Le Stadium

30,000

ULSTER

STADE FRANÇAIS 27

Ravenhill

20,000

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL FINAL THE FOURTH HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL

Saturday, 30 January 1999 - Lansdowne Road, Dublin Sunday, Lansdowne Road Saturday30 30January January,1999 1999;-Lansdowne Road Attendance: 49,000 HT: 12-3 Attendance: 49,000 - HT: Attendance: 49,000 – HT: 12-3

ULSTER21 21 6 66 ULSTER COLOMIERS ULSTER 21 COLOMIERS COLOMIERS

ULSTER: S Mason; S Coulter, J Cunningham (S McDowell 40), J Bell, A Park; D Humphreys (capt), A Matchett; J Fitzpatrick, A Clarke, R Irwin (G Leslie 72), M Blair, G Longwell, S McKinty, A Ward, T McWhirter (D Topping 76). Scorers: Penalty goals: S Mason 6; DG: D Humphreys.

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COLOMIERS: MM Biboulet, S Roque, J Sieurac, B Lhande (D Skrela COLOMIERS:J-L J-LSadourny Sadourny(capt); (capt); Biboulet, S Roque, B Lhande (D Skrela 21); 21); L Labit (M Carre 53), F Galthié; S Delpuech, M Dal Maso, S Graou, G Moro, J-M Lorenzi, B de Giusti, P Tabacco, S Peysson (P Pueyo 68). Scorers: Pens: L Labit, M Carre. Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales).

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REVIEW 1999/2000 HEINEKEN CUP REVIEW – 1999 / 2000 POOL POOL 11 Stade Stade Francais Français Leinster Leinster Leicester Leicester Glasgow Glasgow Caledonians Caledonians

P P 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

W W 44 44 22 22

D D 00 00 00 00

L L 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4

F F

192 192 150 150 127 127 130 130

A A 109 109 138 138 173 173 179 179

22 22 12 12 12 12 14 14

Pts PTS 88 88 44 44

Results: Leinster 27 Leicester 20; Stade Français 37 Glasgow Caledonians 18; Glasgow Caledonians 29 Leinster17; Leicester 30 Stade Français 25; Glasgow Caledonians 30 Leicester 17; Stade Français 39 Leinster 6; Leinster 24 Stade Français 23; Leicester 34 Glasgow Caledonians 21; Leinster 44 Glasgow Caledonians 17; Stade Français 38 Leicester 16; Glasgow Caledonians 15 Stade Français 30; Leicester 10 Leinster 32.

POOL POOL 2 2 Toulouse Toulouse Bath Bath Swansea Padova Padova

P P 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

W W 55 44 33 00

D D 00 00 00 00

L L 1 2 2 3 3 6 6

F F

200 200 170 170 126 126 76 76

A A 173 73 80 80 137 137 282 282

24 24 15 15 14 14 11 11

Pts PTS 10 10 88 66 00

Results: Bath 25 Toulouse 32; Swansea 66 Padova 19; Toulouse 46 Swansea 3; Padova 15 Bath 56; Swansea 10 Bath 9; Padova 17 Toulouse 39:Toulouse 51 Padova 0; Swansea 9 Toulouse 18;Bath 41 Padova 0; Bath 20 Swansea 9; Padova 25 Swansea 29;Toulouse 14 Bath 19.

POOL POOL 3 3 Llanelli Llanelli London London Wasps Wasps Bourgoin Bourgoin Ulster Ulster

P P 6 6 6 6

W W 55 55 22 00

D D 00 00 00 00

L L 1 1 4 4 6 6

F F 152 152 163 163 140 140 71 71

A A 86 86 99 162 179

TT 17 17 16 16 14 14 44

Pts PTS 10 10 10 44 00

Results: Bourgoin 26 Ulster 12; London Wasps 22 Llanelli 13; Ulster 6 London Wasps 19; Llanelli 29 Bourgoin 10; Ulster 6 Llanelli 29; Bourgoin 15 London Wasps 21; Llanelli 20 Ulster 3; London Wasps 37 Bourgoin 23; Bourgoin 30 Llanelli 36; London Wasps 49 Ulster 17; Ulster 27 Bourgoin 36; Llanelli 25 London Wasps 15.

POOL 4 Munster Munster Saracens Saracens Colomiers Colomiers Pontypridd Pontypridd

P P 6 6 6 6 6

W W 55 33 22 22

D D 0 0 00 00 00

L L 11 3 3 4 4 4 4

F F

A A

188 188 206 206 106 106 144 144

132 153 165 165 194 194

19 19 24 24 13 13 13 13

Pts PTS 10 10 6 6 44 44

Results: Munster 32 Pontypridd 10; Colomiers 19 Saracens 16; Pontypridd 22 Colomiers 14; Saracens 34 Munster 35; Colomiers 15 Munster 31; Saracens 52 Pontypridd 35; Pontypridd 18 Saracens 22; Munster 23 Colomiers 5; Munster 31 Saracens 30; Colomiers 38 Pontypridd 21; Pontypridd 38 Munster 36; Saracens 52 Colomiers 15.

POOL POOL 5 5 Cardiff Cardiff Montferrand Montferrand Benetton Treviso Harlequins NEC NEC Harlequins Harlequins

P P 6 6 6 6 6 6

W W 44 44 22 11

D D 11 00 00 11

L L 1 2 2 4 4 4 4

F F 168 168 154 154 100 120

A A 141 141 85 85 167 167 149 149

TT 14 14 19 19 66 88

Pts PTS 99 88 44 33

Results: Cardiff 32 NEC Harlequins 32; Benetton Treviso 15 Montferrand 21; Montferrand 46 Cardiff 13; NEC Harlequins 19 Benetton Treviso 22; NEC Harlequins 11 Montferrand 9; Cardiff 23 Benetton Treviso 16; Montferrand 32 NEC Harlequins 9; Benetton Treviso 16 Cardiff 40; Cardiff 30 Montferrand 5; Benetton Treviso 24 NEC Harlequins 23; Montferrand 41 Benetton Treviso 7; NEC Harlequins 26 Cardiff 30.

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PPP 66 6 66 6 666 66 6

W W W 5 55 3 33 3 33 1 11

D DD 0 00 0 00 000 000

LL L

11 1 333 333 555

T FF

FA A 132 188 19 184 184 87 206 158 153 13112 110 165 106 140 13 112 110 144 149 194 128 13 128

Pts Pts TAT PTS 19 187 10 19 1010 24 13140 666 13 13158 666 13 13149 22 2

Results: Edinburgh Reivers 23 Grenoble 18; Northampton 21 Neath 12; Grenoble 20 Northampton 18; Neath 20 Edinburgh Reivers 31; Neath 43 Grenoble 14; Northampton 32 Edinburgh Reivers 8; Edinburgh Reivers 8 Northampton 47; Grenoble 21 Neath 10; Northampton 27 Grenoble 16; Edinburgh Reivers 23 Neath 20; Neath 23 Northampton 39; Grenoble 21 Edinburgh Reivers 19.

QUARTER-FINALS MUNSTER

27 STADE FRANÇAIS 10 Thomond Park

LLANELLI

22 CARDIFF

TOULOUSE

31 MONTFERRAND

18 Le Stadium

37,000

22 Franklin’s Gardens

9,685

NORTHAMPTON 25 LONDON WASPS

Stradey Park

13,400 11,000

SAINTS

SEMI-FINALS SEMI-FINALS TOULOUSE TOULOUSE NORTHAMPTON NORTHAMPTON

25 MUNSTER 25 MUNSTER 31 LLANELLI 31 LLANELLI

31 31 28 28

Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux 28,000 Stade Chaban Delmas, Bordeaux 28,000 Madejski Stadium, Reading 15,118 Madejski Stadium, Reading 15,118

SAINTS

FINAL FINAL THE FIFTH HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL Saturday 27 January Stadium Sunday, January 2000 TwickenhamStadium Saturday,27 27January, January2000 2000 Twickenham –- Twickenham Saturday 2000; Attendance: 68,441 – HT: 6-8 Attendance: 68,441 HT: 6-8 Attendance: 68,441 – HT: 6-8

NORTHAMPTON 9SAINTS 9 MUNSTER RUGBY 8 NORTHAMPTON MUNSTER NORTHAMPTON MUNSTER 88 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS: P Grayson; A Bateman, M Allen, B Cohen; A Hepher, NORTHAMPTON: P Grayson; C Moir,CAMoir, Bateman, M Allen, B Cohen; A Hepher, D Malone FD Mendez, M Stewart (M Scelzo 67),67), A Newman Malone (J (JBramhall Bramhall63); 63);GGPagel, Pagel, Mendez, M Stewart (M Scelzo A Newman B Pountney, P Lam (capt). (J Phillips Phillips 70), 70),TTRodber, Rodber,DDMackinnon, Mackinnon, B Pountney, P Lam (capt). Pens: P Grayson Scorer: Penalty goals: P 3. Grayson 3. MUNSTER: D Crotty (K Keane 72); J Kelly, M Mullins, J Holland, A Horgan; R O’Gara, P Stringer; P Clohessy, K Wood, J Hayes, M Galwey (capt), J Langford, E Halvey, D Wallace, A Foley. Scorers: Try: D Wallace; DG: J Holland. Yellow Card: M Galwey (65). Referee: Joël Dumé (France).

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REVIEW 2000/01 POOL POOL 11 Biarritz Biarritz Edinburgh Edinburgh Reivers Reivers Leinster Leinster Northampton Northampton Saints Saints

6 6 6 6

P 6 6 6 6

W W 4 4 3 3 3 3 11

D D 0 0 11 11 0 0

L L

22 2 2 2 2 5 5

DiffTries T Pts Pts ForF Ag A Diff 164 152 +12 13 164 152 -12 13 8 8 7 149 156 -7 13 149 156 -7 13 7 8 154 141 +13 17 154 141 13 17 7 7 138138 156 156-18 -18 17 17 2 2

Results: Edinburgh 29 Leinster 21; Biarritz 37 Northampton 30; Leinster 35 Biarritz 9; Northampton 22 Edinburgh 23; Biarritz 29 Edinburgh 18; Northampton 8 Leinster 14; Leinster 40 Northampton 31; Edinburgh 27 Biarritz 35; Leinster 34 Edinburgh 34; Northampton 32 Biarritz 24; Edinburgh 18 Northampton 15; Biarritz 30 Leinster 10.

POOL POOL 2 2 Stade Stade Francais Français Swansea Swansea London London Wasps Wasps L’Aquila L’Aquila

6 6 6 6

W W 5 5 4 4 3 3 0 0

D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L L

11 2 2 3 3 6 6

DiffTriesT Pts Pts ForF Ag A Diff 297 85 85 212+21236 36 10 10 297 244 123123 121+12128 28 8 8 244 175 156156 19 +19 20 20 6 6 175 40 392392 -352 3 3 0 0 40 - 352

Results: Stade Français 92 L’Aquila 7; Swansea 54 Wasps 28; Swansea 18 Stade Français 16; L’Aquila 10 Wasps 39; Stade Français 40 Wasps 10; L’Aquila 6 Swansea 70; Swansea 73 L’Aquila 3; Wasps 28 Stade Français 31; L’Aquila 9 Stade Français 76; Wasps 28 Swansea 16; Wasps 42 L’Aquila 5; Stade Français 42 Swansea 13.

POOL POOL 3 3

Cardiff Cardiff Saracens Saracens Toulouse Toulouse Ulster Ulster

6 6 6 6

W W 4 4 4 4 2 2 11

D D 0 0 0 0 11 11

L L

22 2 2 3 3 4 4

DiffTriesT Pts Pts ForF Ag A Diff 174 140 140 34+34 14 14 8 8 174 182 146 146 36+36 18 18 8 8 182 171 182 182 - 11-11 19 19 5 5 171 146 205- 59 -59 11 11 3 3 146 205

Results: Ulster 32 Cardiff 23; Toulouse 22 Saracens 32; Cardiff 26 Toulouse 17; Saracens 55 Ulster 25; Saracens 23 Cardiff 32; Toulouse 35 Ulster 35; Cardiff 24 Saracens 14; Ulster 25 Toulouse 29; Cardiff 42 Ulster 16; Saracens 37 Toulouse 30; Ulster 13 Saracens 21; Toulouse 38 Cardiff 27.

POOL POOL 4 4

Munster Munster Bath Bath Newport Newport *Castres *Castres

6 6 6 6

P 6 6 6 6

W W 5 4 4 2 2 11

D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L L

11 2 2 4 4 5 5

DiffTriesT Pts Pts ForF Ag A Diff 154 109109 45+45 15 15 1010 154 139 106106 33+33 14 14 8 8 139 122 183183 - 61-61 10 10 4 4 122 135 152152 - 17-17 14 14 1 1 135

*On appeal Castres deducted one point for ﬁelding an ineligible player. Results: Munster 26 Newport 18; Bath 25 Castres 13; Newport 28 Bath 17; Castres 29 Munster 32; Munster 31 Bath 9; Newport 21 Castres 20; Bath 18 Munster 5; Castres 43 Newport 21; Newport 24 Munster 39; Castres 19 Bath 32; Munster 21 Castres 11; Bath 38 Newport 10.

POOL 5 5 Gloucester Gloucester Llanelli Llanelli Colomiers Colomiers Roma Roma

6 6 6 6

W W 4 4 4 3 0 0

D D 11 0 0 1 0 0

L L

11 2 2 4 2 6

DiffTriesT Pts Pts ForF Ag A Diff 186 186 140140 46+46 13 13 9 9 187 103103 84+84 18 18 8 8 187 148 120120 28+28 14 14 7 7 148 88 246 246-158 -158 10 10 0 0 88

Results: Llanelli 20 Gloucester 27; Roma 5 Colomiers 14; Colomiers 6 Llanelli 19; Gloucester 52 Roma 12; Gloucester 22 Colomiers 22; Llanelli 46 Roma 0; Colomiers 30 Gloucester 19; Roma 21 Llanelli 41; Gloucester 28 Llanelli 27; Colomiers 55 Roma 21; Roma 29 Gloucester 38; Llanelli 34 Colomiers 21.

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HEINEKEN CUP REVIEW – 2000 / 2001 cont … POOL 6 POOL 6 Leicester Leicester Tigers Tigers Pau Pau Pontypridd Pontypridd Glasgow Caledonians Glasgow Caledonians

6 6 6 6

P 6 6 6 6

W W 5 5 4 4 2 2 1 1

D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L L

11 2 2 4 4 5 5

DiffTriesT Pts Pts ForF Ag A Diff 178 105 +45 15 178 105 73 15 1010 154 142 +12 19 154 142 12 19 8 8 136 131 +5 9 136 131 5 9 4 4 137 227 -90 12 2 137 227 -90 12 2

Results: Leicester 46 Pau 18; Pontypridd 40 Glasgow 25; Pau 12 Pontypridd 9; Glasgow 21 Leicester 33; Pontypridd 18 Leicester 11; Glasgow 24 Pau 46; Leicester 27 Pontypridd 19; Pau 44 Glasgow 16; Pau 3 Leicester Tigers 20; Glasgow 25 Pontypridd 23; Leicester 41 Glasgow 26; Pontypridd 27 Pau 31.

QUARTER-FINALS GLOUCESTER

CARDIFF

Kingsholm

10,800

STADE FRANÇAIS

PAU

Stade Jean Bouin

8,000

LEICESTER

SWANSEA

Welford Road

13,000

MUNSTER

BIARRITZ

Thomond Park

14,000

16 16

MUNSTER

SEMI-FINALS STADE FRANÇAIS

LEICESTER TIGERS 19

GLOUCESTER 15

Stade Nord, Lille

20,400

Vicarage Road, Watford

14,010

FINAL THE SIXTH HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL Saturday 19 May Sunday, 19 2001 Parcdes desPrinces Princes, Paris Saturday 19 May May,2001 2001; -Parc Attendance: 44,000 HT: 15-9 Attendance: 44,000 – HT: 15-9

STADE FRANÇAIS LEICESTER TIGERS30 34 34

LEICESTER TIGERS30 34 STADE FRANÇAIS FRANÇAIS 18 STADE 30

STADE FRANÇAIS: C Dominici; T Lombard, F Comba, C Mytton (D Venditti 75), A Gomes; D Dominguez, M Williams; S Marconnet, F Landreau, P de Villiers, D Auradou, M James, C Moni (P Tobacco 65), R Pool-Jones, C Juillet (capt) (M Blin 5-15). Scorer: Pens: D Dominguez 9; DG: D Dominguez. LEICESTER TIGERS: T Stimpson; G Murphy (G Gelderbloom 76), L Lloyd, P Howard, W Stanley; A Goode (J Hamilton 72), A Healey; G Rowntree, D West, D Garforth, M Johnson (capt), B Kay, M Corry, N Back, W Johnson. Scorers: Tries: L Lloyd 2, N Back; Cons: T Stimpson 2; Pens: T Stimpson 5. Yellow Card: M Johnson 47. Heineken Man of the Match: Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers). Referee: Dave McHugh (Ireland).

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Leicester LeicesterTigers Tigers Llanelli Llanelli Perpignan Perpignan Amatori Amatori&&Calvisano Calvisano

6 6 6 6

W W 55 4 4 33 0 0

6 6 6

D D

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 22 33 66

Pts FF A A TDiff Pts T Diff 175 8888 17+87 10 17 + 87 10 175 187 9999 22+88 8 22 + 88 8 187 182 136136 19+46 6 19 + 46 6 182 58 279279 6-221 0 6 - 221 0 58

Results: Leicester 12 Llanelli 9; Perpignan 56 Calvisano 3; Llanelli 20 Perpignan 6; Calvisano 3 Leicester 37; Calvisano 13 Llanelli 31; Perpignan 30 Leicester 31; Llanelli 93 Calvisano 14; Leicester 54 Perpignan 15; Leicester 29 Calvisano 7; Perpignan 42 Llanelli 10; Calvisano 18 Perpignan 33; Llanelli 24 Leicester 12.

POOL POOL22 Stade StadeFrancais Français Ulster 10 Ulster London LondonWasps Wasps Benetton BenettonTreviso Treviso

6 6 6 6

W W 55 4 4 22 11

6 6 6

D D

A A

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 22 44 55

213 213

10 6464 23+149 10 23 + 149

Pts T DiffPts T Diff

196 142142 17 +54 8 17+ 548 196 120 186186 9 -66 4 120 102 239 239 2 -137 2 102

9 - 664 2 - 1372

Results: Treviso 28 Ulster 33; Wasps 19 Stade Français 25; Ulster 42 Wasps 19; Stade Français 42 Treviso 9; Wasps 29 Treviso 24; Stade Français 40 Ulster 11; Treviso 32 Wasps 17; Ulster 19 Stade Français 16; Treviso 6 Stade Français 59; Wasps 36 Ulster 32; Stade Français 31 Wasps 0; Ulster 59 Treviso 3.

POOL POOL33 Bath BathRugby Rugby Biarritz 10 BiarritzOlympique Olympique Swansea Swansea Edinburgh EdinburghRugby Rugby

6 6 6 6

W W 66 22 22 11

6 6 6

D D

A A

0 0 11 0 0 11

0 0 33 44 4 4

161 161

12 56 56 16+10512 16+ 105

Pts T DiffPts T Diff

104 95 95 11+9 104

11 + 9 5 2 - 504 146 6 -64 3 6 - 643 8282 146 5

142 2 -50 4 9292 142

Results: Biarritz 6 Bath 14; Swansea 21 Edinburgh 16; Edinburgh 6 Biarritz 6; Bath 38 Swansea 9; Edinburgh 6 Bath 37; Swansea 15 Biarritz 10; Bath 17 Edinburgh 10; Biarritz 24 Swansea 15; Biarritz 45 Edinburgh 14; Swansea 12 Bath 24; Bath 31 Biarritz 13; Edinburgh 30 Swansea 20.

POOL 4

Diff

Pts

Castres Olympique Munster Harlequins Bridgend g

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

179 172 119 116

125 87 187 187

+54 +85 -68 -71

19 17 14 11

10 10 4 0

Results: Munster 28 Castres 23; Bridgend 24 Harlequins 30; Harlequins 8 Munster 24; Castres 35 Bridgend 23; Bridgend 12 Munster 16; Harlequins 17 Castres 39; Castres 24 Harlequins 18; Munster 40 Bridgend 6; Munster 51 Harlequins 17; Bridgend 26 Castres 37; Harlequins 29 Bridgend 25; Castres 21 Munster 13.

POOL 4

Diff

Pts

Montferrand Cardiff Glasgow Rugby Northampton Saints

6 6 6 6

4 3 2 2

1 0 1 0

1 3 3 4

191 154 126 132

100 154 198 151

+91 0 -72 -19

23 16 10 12

9 6 5 4

Results: Cardiff 25 Northampton 17; Glasgow 19 Montferrand 19; Northampton 30 Glasgow 9; Montferrand 37 Cardiff 10; Cardiff 46 Glasgow 7; Northampton 15 Montferrand 21; Glasgow 47 Cardiff 32; Montferrand 50 Northampton 17; Cardiff 26 Montferrand 20; Glasgow 31 Northampton 27; Montferrand 44 Glasgow 13; Northampton 26 Cardiff 15.

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6 6 6 6

6 6 6

W W 5 5 3 3 3 3 11

D D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 3 3 33 5 5

Pts FF A A TDiff PtsT Diff 139 104 104 15+35 10 15 +35 10 139 151 146 146 17+5 6 17 + 56 151 158 141141 16+17 6 16 +176 158 117 174174 8-57 2 8 -572 117

Results: Leinster 40 Toulouse 10; Newcastle 21 Newport 34; Leinster 28 Newcastle 9; Newport 21 Toulouse 20; Leinster 21 Newport 6; Toulouse 33 Newcastle 13; Newcastle 42 Toulouse 9; Newport 21 Leinster 26; Toulouse 36 Newport 23; Newcastle 15 Leinster 17; Newport 53 Newcastle 17; Toulouse 43 Leinster 7.

QUARTER-FINALS BATH RUGBY

10 LLANELLI

27 Recreation Ground 27

8,200 8,200

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE 22 MONTFERRAND 21 Stade Pierre Antoine

9,500

STADE FRANÇAIS

14 MUNSTER

16 Stade Jean Bouin

12,000

LEICESTER TIGERS

29 LEINSTER

18 Welford Road

16,249 ,

SEMI-FINALS CASTRES OLYMPIQUE 17 MUNSTER

25 Stade de le Méditerranée, Béziers 20,400

LEICESTER TIGERS

12 City Ground, Nottingham

13 LLANELLI

29,849

FINAL Saturday, 25 May 2002 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,600 HT: 5-6

LEICESTER TIGERS 15

MUNSTER 9

LEICESTER TIGERS: T Stimpson; G Murphy, O Smith (G Gelderbloom 76), R Kafer, F Tuilagi; A Healey, J Hamilton (H Ellis 50); G Rowntree (P Freshwater 73), D West, D Garforth, M Johnson (capt), B Kay, L Moody, N Back, M Corry. Scorer: Tries: G Murphy, A Healey; Con: T Stimpson; Pen: T Stimpson. MUNSTER: D Crotty (J Staunton 65); J O’Neill, R Henderson (M Mullins 66), J Holland, J Kelly; R O’Gara, P Stringer; P Clohessy (M Horan 60), F Sheahan (J Blaney 17-28), J Hayes, M Galwey (capt), P O’Connell (M O’Driscoll 61), A Quinlan, D Wallace, A Foley (J Williams 52). Scorers: Pens: R O’Gara 3. Heineken Man of the Match: Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers). Referee: Joël Jutge (France).

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P P

Leicester LeicesterTigers Tigers Neath Neath Amatori Amatori & & Calvisano Calvisano Béziers Béziers

66 6 6 6 6 6 6

W W 55 22 22 22

D D 11 11 00 00

L L 0 0 3 3 4 4 4 4

F F

232 232 151 151 105 105 107 107

A A 7171 137 137 236 236 151 151

3131 1818 10 10 88

Pts PTS 1111 55 44 44

Results: Neath 16 Leicester 16; Calvisano 16 Béziers 32; Béziers 21 Neath 16; Leicester 63 Calvisano 0; Calvisano 38 Neath 29; Béziers 12 Leicester 24; Leicester 53 Béziers 10; Neath 56 Calvisano 10; Calvisano 22 Leicester 40; Neath 23 Béziers 18; Béziers 16 Calvisano 19; Leicester 36 Neath 11.

POOL POOL 2 2 Perpignan Perpignan Munster Munster Gloucester Gloucester Viadana Viadana

P P 66 6 6 6 6 6 6

W W 44 44 44 00

D D 00 00 00 00

L L 2 2 2 2 2 6 6

F F 176 176 206 206 241 241 128 128

A 156 156 107 107 40 40 348 348

TT 23 23 27 27 31 31 15 15

Pts PTS 88 88 88 0 0

Results: Gloucester 35 Munster 16; Perpignan 46 Viadana 27; Munster 30 Perpignan 21; Viadana 28 Gloucester 80; Gloucester 33 Perpignan 16; Munster 64 Viadana 0; Perpignan 31 Gloucester 23; Viadana 22 Munster 55; Gloucester 64 Viadana 16; Perpignan 23 Munster 8; Munster 33 Gloucester 6; Viadana 35 Perpignan 39.

POOL POOL 3 3 Llanelli Llanelli Bourgoin Bourgoin Glasgow Glasgow Rugby Rugby Sale Sale Sharks Sharks

P P 66 6 6 66 6 6

W W 55 44 22 11

D D 00 00 00 00

L L 11 2 2 4 4 5 5

F F 201 201 190 190 86 86 123 123

A 130 130 142 142 185 185 143 143

TT 22 22 21 21 99 16 16

Pts PTS 10 10 88 44 22

Results: Sale 18 Bourgoin 24; Llanelli 45 Glasgow 15; Bourgoin 54 Llanelli 38; Glasgow 26 Sale 14; Bourgoin 35 Glasgow 21; Sale 19 Llanelli 30; Glasgow 13 Bourgoin 12; Llanelli 17 Sale 12; Llanelli 37 Bourgoin 22; Sale 45 Glasgow 3; Bourgoin 43 Sale 15; Glasgow 8 Llanelli 34.

POOL POOL 4 4

P P

Leinster LeinsterLions Lions Bristol Bristol Shoguns Shoguns Montferrand Montferrand Swansea Swansea

66 6 6 66 6 6

W W 66 33 22 11

DD 00 00 00 00

L L 0 3 4 4 5 5

F F

188 188 149 149 141 141 109 109

93 93 144 144 120 120 230 230

22 22 15 15 15 15 88

Pts PTS 12 6 6 44 22

Results: Leinster 29 Bristol 23; Montferrand 47 Swansea 12; Bristol 24 Montferrand 19; Swansea 10 Leinster 51; Montferrand 20 Leinster 23; Swansea 26 Bristol 19; Leinster 12 Montferrand 9; Bristol 41 Swansea 23; Leinster 48 Swansea 19; Montferrand 22 Bristol 30; Bristol 12 Leinster 25; Swansea 19 Montferrand 24.

POOL POOL 5 5 Toulouse Toulouse London London Irish Irish Edinburgh Edinburgh Rugby Rugby Newport Newport

P P 66 6 6 66 6 6

W W

D D

0 0

L L 11 3 3 4 4 4 4

F F 241 241 158 158 125 125 117 117

AA 118 118 111118 188 188 217 217

TT 29 29 12 12 15 15 1111

Pts PTS 10 6 6 44 44

Results: Edinburgh 27 Newport 17; Toulouse 28 London Irish 23; London Irish 24 Edinburgh 8; Newport 19 Toulouse 34; Edinburgh 9 Toulouse 30; Newport 16 London Irish 12; Toulouse 50 Edinburgh 17; London Irish 42 Newport 5; Edinburgh 32 London Irish 25; Toulouse 70 Newport 19; London Irish 32 Toulouse 29; Newport 42 Edinburgh 32.

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P P

Northampton NorthamptonSaints Saints Biarritz Biarritz Olympique Olympique Ulster Ulster Cardiff Cardiff

66 6 6 6 6 6 6

W W 44 44 44 00

D D 00 00 00 00

L L

2 2 2 2 2 6 6

138 138 172 172 116 116 78 78

73 73 110 110 106 106 215 215

14 14 2121 88 66

PTS Pts 88 88 88 0 0

Results: Cardiff 15 Biarritz 26; Northampton 32 Ulster 9; Biarritz 23 Northampton 20; Ulster 25 Cardiff 6; Northampton 25 Cardiff 11; Ulster 13 Biarritz 9; Cardiff 0 Northampton 31; Biarritz 25 Ulster 20; Cardiff 21 Ulster 33; Northampton 17 Biarritz 14; Biarritz 75 Cardiff 25; Ulster 16 Northampton 13.

QUARTER-FINALS TOULOUSE

32 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 16

LEICESTER TIGERS 7

MUNSTER

Le Stadium

36,500

Welford Road

17,500

LEINSTER LIONS

18 BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE

Lansdowne Road

46,000

LLANELLI

19 PERPIGNAN

Stradey Park

10,800

TOULOUSE

13 MUNSTER

Le Stadium

36,500

LEINSTER LIONS

14 PERPIGNAN

Lansdowne Road

37,000

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL THE EIGHTH HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL Saturday, 24May, May2003; 2003Lansdowne - Lansdowne Road, Dublin Saturday 24 Road Attendance: 28,600 HT: 19-0 Attendance: 28,600 – HT: 19-0

TOULOUSE 22 22 TOULOUSE

PERPIGNAN PERPIGNAN1717

TOULOUSE: C Poitrenaud; E Ntamack, X Garbajosa, Y Jauzion, V Clerc; Y Delaigue, F Michalak; B Lecouls, Y Bru (W Servat 14), J-B Poux (C Soulette 73), D Gérard, F Pelous, (capt), T Brennan (F Maka 65), J Bouilhou, C Labit. Scorers: Try: V Clerc; Con: Y Delaigue; Pens: Y Delaigue 5. PERPIGNAN: J-M Souverbie; P Bomati, P Giordani, C Manas, F Cermeno; M Edmonds, L Loustau; R Peillard, M Konieckiewicz (M dal Maso 58), N Mas (S de Besombes 60), J Thion, R Alvarez Kairelis, G le Corvec, B Goutta (capt), P Murphy (L Mallier 65). Scorers: Try: P Bomati; Pens: M Edmonds 4. Heineken Man of the Match: Christian Labit (Toulouse). Referee: Chris White (England) replaced by Tony Spreadbury (England) 16m.

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Stade Français Paris 6 4 Stade Français Paris Leicester 3 LeicesterTigers Tigers 6 Ulster 6 3 UlsterRugby Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons 6 2

P D W L D 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 2 4 0

FFor

11 2 134 134 17 3 137 137 10 3 109 109 67 5 4 67

A TB TB LBLB Ag Tries 80 80 111 1 1 1 115 115 173 3 0 0 106 101 1 1 1 146 50 0 1 1

Pts PTS 18 18 15 15 14 14 9

Results: Stade Français Paris 26 Leicester Tigers 15; N-GDragons 24 Ulster 15; Leicester Tigers 34 N-G Dragons 3; Ulster 22 Stade Français Paris 20; N-G Dragons 20 Stade Français Paris 12; Ulster 33 Leicester Tigers 0; Stade Français Paris 37 N-G Dragons 0; Leicester Tigers 49 Ulster 7; Stade Français Paris 13 Ulster 10; N-G Dragons 20 Leicester Tigers 26; Ulster 22 N-G Dragons 0; Leicester Tigers 13 Stade Français Paris 26.

POOL P W POOL22 Toulouse 6 5 Toulouse Edinburgh 5 EdinburghRugby Rugby 6 Leeds Tykes Leeds Tykes 6 1 Neath Swansea Neath Swansea OspreysOspreys 6 1

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 1 5 0 6 0 1 5 0

T L FFor Ag A TB TB LBLB PTS Pts Tries 18 1 157 4 25 157 65 65 18 4 1 1 25 14 1 130 2 22 130 89 89 14 2 0 0 66 122 122 50 0 1 1 5 5 66 5 78 155 155 60 0 0 0 4 6 5 78

Results: Leeds Tykes 29 N-S Ospreys 20; Edinburgh Rugby 23 Toulouse 16; N-S Ospreys 16 Edinburgh Rugby 32; Toulouse 19 Leeds Tykes 3; Edinburgh Rugby 19 Leeds Tykes 9; Toulouse 29 N-S Ospreys 6; Leeds Tykes 0 Edinburgh Rugby 23; N-S Ospreys 11 Toulouse 29; Edinburgh Rugby 33 N-S Ospreys 15; Leeds Tykes 22 Toulouse 31; Toulouse 33 Edinburgh Rugby 0; N-S Ospreys 10 Leeds Tykes 3.

POOL POOL33

Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique6 Leinster 6 LeinsterLions Lions Cardiff Blues Cardiff Blues 6 SaleSharks Sharks Sale 6

4 4 2 2

A TB TB LBLB P D W L D T L FFor Ag Tries 3 6 0 4 2 0 18 2 139 139 97 97 18 3 1 1 1 6 0 4 2 0 12 2 142 142 113 113 12 1 1 1 6 0 2 4 0 13 4 123 123 132 132 13 0 3 3 0 6 0 2 4 0 64 75 137 137 60 0 1 1 75

Pts PTS 20 20 18 18 11 11 9

Results: Sale Sharks 26 Cardiff Blues 24; Leinster Lions 32 Biarritz Olympique 6; Biarritz Olympique 31 Sale Sharks 3; Cardiff Blues 19 Leinster Lions 24; Biarritz Olympique 35 Cardiff Blues 20; Leinster Lions 22 Sale Sharks 23; Cardiff Blues 21 Biarritz Olympique 20; Sale Sharks 16 Leinster Lions 23; Leinster Lions 20 Cardiff Blues 17; Sale Sharks 0 Biarritz Olympique 15; Biarritz Olympique 32 Leinster Lions 21; Cardiff Blues 22 Sale Sharks 7.

POOL P POOL44 Llanelli Scarlets 6 Llanelli Scarlets Northampton Saints Northampton Saints 6 Agen Agen 6 TheBorders Borders The 6

5 4 2 1

A TB TB LBLB P D W L D T L FFor Ag Tries 2 6 0 5 1 0 17 1 160 160 72 72 17 2 1 1 6 0 4 2 0 13 2 121 121 54 13 1 1 1 54 1 6 0 2 4 0 8 4 83 83 94 94 81 1 2 2 6 0 1 5 0 45 39 183 183 40 0 0 0 39

Pts PTS 23 23 18 18 11 11 4

Results: Llanelli Scarlets 14 Northampton Saints 9; Agen 27 The Borders 8; Northampton Saints 25 Agen 10; The Borders 10 Llanelli Scarlets 41; Llanelli Scarlets 19 Agen 15; Northampton Saints 20 The Borders 3; Agen 22 Llanelli Scarlets 15; The Borders 3 Northampton Saints 39; Agen 6 Northampton Saints 19; Llanelli Scarlets 53 The Borders 7; Northampton Saints 9 Llanelli Scarlets 18; The Borders 8 Agen 3.

POOL POOL55 Munster Rugby Munster Gloucester Gloucester Rugby Bourgoin Bourgoin BenettonTreviso Treviso Benetton

6 6 6 6

5 5 1 1

A TB TB LBLB P D W L D T L FFor Ag Tries 4 6 0 5 1 0 18 1 157 172 65 76 22 4 0 0 6 0 5 1 0 14 1 130 197 100 22 4 0 0 89 4 6 0 1 5 0 55 119 122 191 13 2 1 1 66 2 6 0 1 5 0 65 104 155 225 13 1 0 0 78 1

Pts PTS 24 24 24 77 5 5

Results: Bourgoin 17 Munster 18; Benetton Treviso 12 Gloucester 33; Munster 51 Benetton Treviso 0; Gloucester 49 Bourgoin 13; Benetton Treviso 42 Bourgoin 33; Gloucester 22 Munster 11; Bourgoin 35 Benetton Treviso 19; Munster 35 Gloucester 14; Benetton Treviso 20 Munster 31; Bourgoin 18 Gloucester 37; Gloucester 42 Benetton Treviso 11; Munster 26 Bourgoin 3.

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6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 6 0

T L FFor Ag A TB TB LBLB Pts Tries PTS 22 1 186 3 24 186 85 85 22 3 1 1 24 11 2 123 2 20 123 118 118 11 2 2 2 20 13 3 119119 115 2 15 115 13 2 1 1 15 13 6 115 1 33 115 225 225 13 1 2 2

Results: Celtic Warriors 34 Calvisano 25; London Wasps 28 Perpignan 7; Calvisano 33 London Wasps 52; Perpignan 26 Celtic Warriors 19; Perpignan 48 Calvisano 7; London Wasps 9 Celtic Warriors 14; Calvisano 11 Perpignan 17; Celtic Warriors 12 London Wasps 17; Celtic Warriors 16 Perpignan 15; London Wasps 46 Calvisano 13; Perpignan 6 London Wasps 34; Calvisano 26 Celtic Warriors 28.

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BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 27 Stradey Park

36 EDINBURGH RUGBY

10,800

Le Stadium

36,500

MUNSTER

37 STADE FRANÇAIS

32 Thomond Park

13,000

LONDON WASPS

34 GLOUCESTER

Causeway Stadium

10,000

TOULOUSE

Stade Chaban Delmas 34,000

MUNSTER

32 LONDON WASPS

SEMI-FINALS BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE

37 Lansdowne Road

49,000

FINAL THE NINTH HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL Sunday,23 23May, May2004; 2004Twickenham - Twickenham Stadium Sunday Attendance: 73,057 HT: Attendance: 73,057 – HT: 13-11 13-11

LONDON 27 LONDON WASPS WASPS 27

TOULOUSE TOULOUSE20 20

LONDON WASPS: M Van Gisbergen; J Lewsey, F Waters, S Abbott, T Voyce; A King, R Howley; T Payne, T Leota, W Green, S Shaw, R Birkett, J Worsley, P Volley, L Dallaglio (capt). Scorers: Tries: R Howley, S Abbott, M Van Gisbergen; Cons: M Van Gisbergen (3); Pens: M Van Gisbergen (2). Yellow Card: L Dallaglio (56).

TOULOUSE: C Poitrenaud; E Ntamack (V Clerc 66), C Desbrosse, Y Jauzion, C Heymans; Y Delaigue (J-B Elissalde 52), F Michalak; P Colazzo, W Servat (Y Bru 58), J-B Poux, F Pelous (capt), T Brennan (D Gérard 52), J Bouilhou, F Maka, C Labit (I Maka 58) Scorers: Try: Y Delaigue; Pens: J Elissalde (3), Y Delaigue (2). Heineken Man of the Match: Joe Worsley (London Wasps). Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland).

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5 4 3 0

A TB TB LBLB Pts P D W L D T L FFor Ag Tries PTS 0 1 20 163 92 2 22 6 5 0 1 163 92 20 2 0 0 22 2 19 6 0 4 2 0 24 2 196 196 118 118 24 2 1 1 19 6 0 3 3 0 21 3 174 174 138 138 21 2 2 2 16 2 16 6 0 0 6 0 96 79 264 264 90 0 0 0 0 79 0

Results: Tigers 37 Calvisano 6; Wasps 25 Biarritz 12; Calvisano 22 Wasps 31; Biarritz 23 Tigers 8; Biarritz 41 Calvisano 10; Wasps 31 Tigers 37; Calvisano 17 Biarritz 48; Tigers 35 Wasps 27; Tigers 17 Biarritz 21; Wasps 45 Calvisano 14; Biarritz 18 Wasps 15; Calvisano 10 Tigers 62.

POOL POOL 2 2 Leinster LeinsterRugby Bath BathRugby Rugby BenettonTreviso Treviso Benetton Bourgoin Bourgoin

6 6 6 6

6 3 3 0

A TB TB LBLB Pts P D W L D T L FFor Ag Tries PTS 2 26 6 0 6 0 0 33 0 257 257 100 100 33 2 0 0 26 1 15 6 0 3 3 0 15 3 149 149 122 122 15 1 2 2 15 6 0 3 3 0 14 3 136 136 181 181 14 2 0 0 14 2 14 6 0 0 6 0 96 98 237 237 90 0 2 2 98 22

Results: Bath 22 Bourgoin 12; Treviso 9 Leinster 25; Bourgoin 0 Treviso 34; Leinster 30 Bath 11; Treviso 29 Bath 23; Leinster 92 Bourgoin 17; Bourgoin 23 Leinster 26; Bath 47 Treviso 7; Bath 23 Leinster 27; Treviso 40 Bourgoin 29; Leinster 57 Treviso 17; Bourgoin 17 Bath 23.

POOL P POOL 3 3 Toulouse 6 Toulouse Northampton Saints 6 Northampton Saints LlanelliScarlets Scarlets Llanelli 6 GlasgowRugby Rugby Glasgow 6

5 5 2 0

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 2 4 0 6 0 0 6 0

T L FFor Ag A TB TB LBLB Pts Tries PTS 21 1 181181 104 3 24 104 21 3 1 1 24 11 1 128 1 21 128 101 101 11 1 0 0 21 132 157 157 15 3 2 2 13 15 4 132 3 13 107 186 186 10 0 2 2 10 6 107 0 22

Results: Scarlets 6 Toulouse 9; Glasgow 9 Saints 13; Toulouse 43 Glasgow 17; Saints 23 Scarlets 3; Saints 23 Toulouse 21; Glasgow 26 Scarlets 29; Toulouse 25 Saints 12; Scarlets 38 Glasgow 22; Glasgow 10 Toulouse 30; Scarlets 20 Saints 22; Toulouse 53 Scarlets 36; Saints 33 Glasgow 23.

POOL P W POOL 4 4 Munster 6 5 Munster Castres Olympique 3 Castres Olympique6 Neath Swansea Ospreys Neath Swansea Ospreys 6 3 NECHarlequins Harlequins NEC 6 0

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 1 3 2 1 6 0 3 3 0 6 1 0 5 1

T L FFor Ag A TB TB LBLB Pts Tries PTS 12 1 121121 74 1 22 74 12 1 1 1 22 16 2 157 2 16 157 121 121 16 2 0 0 16 135 115 115 11 1 1 1 14 11 3 135 1 14 184 70 0 1 1 7 5 8181 184 33

Results: Munster 15 Quins 9; Castres 38 Ospreys 17; Quins 23 Castres 23; Ospreys 18 Munster 20; Castres 19 Munster 12; Ospreys 24 Quins 7; Quins 19 Ospreys 46; Munster 36 Castres 8; Castres 58 Quins 13; Munster 20 Ospreys 10; Quins 10 Munster 18; Ospreys 20 Castres 11.

POOL P W POOL 5 5 Newcastle 5 NewcastleFalcons Falcons 6 Perpignan 6 3 Perpignan Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons 6 3 EdinburghRugby Rugby 6 Edinburgh 1

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 1 5 0

T L FFor Ag A TB TB LBLB Pts Tries PTS 10 1 113113 104 1 2121 104 10 1 0 0 15 3 133 2 15 133 107 107 15 2 1 1 15 124 99 99 17 2 1 1 15 17 3 124 2 15 92 152 152 10 1 2 2 10 5 92 1 77

Results: Perpignan 23 Edinburgh 0; Dragons 6 Newcastle Falcons 10; Edinburgh 13 Dragons 17; Newcastle Falcons 19 Perpignan 14; Dragons 27 Perpignan 14; Newcastle Falcons 34 Edinburgh 24; Edinburgh 10 Newcastle Falcons 13; Perpignan 32 Dragons 9; Perpignan 33 Newcastle Falcons 12; Dragons 48 Edinburgh 5; Newcastle Falcons 25 Dragons 17; Edinburgh 40 Perpignan 17.

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5 3 3 1

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 1 5 0

T L FFor Ag A TB TB LBLB Pts Tries PTS 20 1 179 90 3 23 179 90 20 3 0 0 23 14 3 144 128 1 1 14 144 128 14 1 1 14 5 3 88 0 1313 88 139 139 5 0 1 1 8 5 98 77 98 152 152 80 0 3 3

Results: Ulster 21 Blues 16; SF Paris 39 Gloucester 31; Blues 15 SF Paris 38 ; Gloucester 55 Ulster 13; SF Paris 30 Ulster 10; Gloucester 23 Blues 19; Ulster 18 SF Paris 10; Blues 16 Gloucester 23; Ulster 14 Gloucester 12; SF Paris 35 Blues 16; Gloucester 0 SF Paris 27; Blues 16 Ulster 12.

QUARTER-FINALS TOULOUSE

37 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 9

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 48 NEWCASTLE FALCONS LEINSTER

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE

19 MUNSTER

LEICESTER TIGERS

Le Stadium

37,000

Parc des Princes

45,000

29 Lansdowne Road

48,500

Estadio Anoeta

32,000

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 20 BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE

Parc des Princes

41,000

LEICESTER TIGERS

27 The Walkers Stadium 31,883

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TOULOUSE

FINAL THE 10th HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL FINAL Sunday, 22 May 2005 -- Murrayfield Sunday,22 22May, May2005; 2005Murrayﬁeld Murrayfield, Edinburgh Sunday Attendance: 51,326 HT: 12-12 Attendance: 51,326 HT: 12-6, FT 12-12 Attendance: 51,326 – HT:12-6, 12-6;FT Full time: 12-12

TOULOUSE 18 18 STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS (after extratime) time) TOULOUSE STADEFRANÇAIS FRANÇAIS PARIS 12 12 (after (after extra time) extra STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS: J Hernandez; J Arias, S Glas, B Liebenberg (R King 80), C Dominici; D Skrela, A Pichot (J Fillol 78); R Roncero (P de Villiers 64), M Blin (B Kayser 55), P de Villiers (S Marconnet 50), D Auradou (capt), M James, M Bergamasco (R Martin 70), R Martin (P Rabadan 64), S Sowerby. Scorer: Pens: D Skrela (4).

TOULOUSE: C Poitrenaud; V Clerc (C Heymans 64), Y Jauzion, F Fritz, G Thomas; F Michalak, J-B Elissalde (J Dubois 78);J-B J-BPoux Poux Human W Servat (Y Bru (D(D Human 51),51), W Servat (Y Bru 64), 64), O Hassan, F Pelous (capt, J Bouilhou 44), R Millochlusky (D Gérard 70) T Millo-Chluski Brennan, F Maka, C Labit (I Maka 64) Scorers: Pens: J Elissalde (3), F Michalak (2); DG: F Michalak. Heineken Man of the Match: Yannick Jauzion (Toulouse). Referee: Chris White (England).

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AF P D W L D T L FT 0 1 22 186 87 6 5 0 1 22 186 84 6 0 5 1 0 17 1 159 17 159 99 6 0 1 5 0 14 5 14 168 99 6 0 1 5 0 85 8 90 90 195

ATB TB LBLB 3 87 3 0 0 3 84 3 0 0 1 1 1 168 1 195 1 1 1 1

Pts PTS

23 23 23 23 66 66

Results: Sale 27 Munster 13; Castres 29 Dragons 24;Dragons 11 Sale 38; Munster 42 Castres 16; Castres 16 Sale 20; Dragons 8 Munster 24; Sale 35 Castres 3; Munster 30 Dragons 18; Castres 9 Munster 46; Sale 30 Dragons 10; Dragons 28 Castres 17; Munster 31 Sale 9.

POOL POOL 2 2 Perpignan Perpignan Leeds LeedsTykes Tykes CardiffBlues Blues Cardiff RugbyCalvisano Calvisano Rugby

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

AF P D W L D T L FT 6 0 5 1 0 20 1 160 20 52 160 91 6 0 4 2 0 19 2 143 19 143 6 0 3 3 0 16 3 128 16 145 128 6 0 0 6 0 46 4 48 48 191

ATB TB LBLB 1 1 2 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0

2 52 3 91 145 3 191 0

Pts PTS

23 23 20 20 15 15 0 0

Results: Blues 40 Leeds 13; Calvisano 6 Perpignan 25; Perpignan 37 Blues 14; Leeds 33 Calvisano 16; Calvisano 10 Blues 25; Leeds 21 Perpignan 20; Blues 43 Calvisano 16; Perpignan 12 Leeds 8; Blues 3 Perpignan 21; Calvisano v Leeds - ERC Board ruling: Leeds ﬁve match points, four tries (20 points); Perpignan 45 Calvisano 0; Leeds 48 Blues 3.

POOL P W POOL 3 3 Leicester 5 LeicesterTigers Tigers 6 Stade Français Paris 6 4 Stade Français Paris Ospreys Ospreys 6 2 ASM Clermont Auvergne ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 1

P D W L D T L FT 6 0 5 1 0 19 1 179 19 6 0 4 2 0 16 2 148 16 6 0 2 4 0 9 4 90 9 6 0 1 5 0 145 136 14

AF ATB TB LBLB Pts PTS 111 3 24 179 111 3 1 1 24 98 2 20 148 98 2 2 2 20 90 144 0 1 1 144 0 99 136 200 1 1 1 200 1 66

Results: Leicester 57 Clermont 23; Ospreys 13 SF Paris 8; Paris 12 Leicester 6; Clermont 34 Ospreys 14; Clermont 12 SF Paris 16; Leicester 30 Ospreys 12; Paris 47 Clermont 28; Ospreys 15 Leicester 17; Ospreys 26 Clermont 12; Leicester 29 Paris 22; Clermont 27 Leicester 40; Paris 43 Ospreys 10.

POOL POOL 4 4

Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique6 Saracens Saracens 6 Ulster Rugby Ulster Rugby 6 BenettonTreviso Treviso 6 Benetton

5 4 3 0

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 6 0

24 1 182 24 93 182 12 129 128 12 2 128 3 15 126 15 126 111 13 207 104 13 6 104

ATB TB LBLB 4 93 4 0 0 129 1 0 0 1 111 2 2 0 0 207 2 1 1 2

Pts PTS

24 24 17 17 14 14 33

Results: Ulster 27 Treviso 0; Saracens 22 Biarritz 10; Treviso 17 Saracens 30; Biarritz 33 Ulster 19; Ulster 19 Saracens 10; Biarritz 34 Treviso 7; Treviso 24 Biarritz 38; Saracens 18 Ulster 10; Ulster 8 Biarritz 24; Saracens 35 Treviso 30; Biarritz 43 Saracens 13; Treviso 26 Ulster 43.

POOL POOL 5 5

Bath Rugby 6 Bath Rugby LeinsterRugby Leinster 6 Bourgoin Bourgoin 6 GlasgowWarriors Warriors 6 Glasgow

5 4 2 1

AF P D W L D T L FT 6 0 5 1 0 18 1 166 18 111 166 6 0 4 2 0 282 214 28 124 214 6 0 2 4 0 4 9 109 9 109 195 6 0 1 5 0 16 5 131 16 190 131

ATB TB LBLB 3 111 3 0 0 124 4 2 2 4 195 1 0 0 1 190 1 1 1 1

Pts PTS

23 23 22 22 99 66

Results: Bourgoin 16 Glasgow 3; Leinster 19 Bath 22; Bath 39 Bourgoin 12: Glasgow 20 Leinster 33; Bath 31 Glasgow 26; Leinster 53 Bourgoin 7; Glasgow 10 Bath 29; Bourgoin 30 Leinster 28; Bourgoin 9 Bath 22; Leinster 46 Glasgow 22; Bath 23 Leinster 35; Glasgow Rugby 50 Bourgoin 35.

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5 2 2 2

P D W L D T L 6 1 5 0 1 220 6 1 2 3 1 18 3 6 0 2 4 0 18 4 6 0 2 4 0 14 4

FT 188 22 173 18 15218 12114

AF 124 188 118 173 206 152 185 121

TB A 3 124 2 118 2 206 1 186

TB LBLB Pts PTS 25 3 0 0 25 2 14 2 2 14 1212 2 2 2 1111 1 2 2

Results: Toulouse 50 Scarlets 28; Edinburgh 32 Wasps 31; Scarlets 15 Edinburgh 13; Wasps 15 Toulouse 15; Edinburgh 13 Toulouse 20; Scarlets 21 Wasps 13; Toulouse 35 Edinburgh 13; Wasps 48 Scarlets 14; Toulouse 19 Wasps 13; Edinburgh 33 Scarlets 32; Wasps 53 Edinburgh 17; Scarlets 42 Toulouse 49.

QUARTER-FINALS LEICESTER TIGERS

12 BATH RUGBY

The Walkers Stadium

TOULOUSE

35 LEINSTER

Le Stadium

37,815

MUNSTER

19 PERPIGNAN

Lansdowne Road

48,500

Estadio Anoeta

32,000

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 11

SALE SHARKS 6

32,500

SEMI-FINALS BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 18 BATH RUGBY LEINSTER

6 MUNSTER

Estadio Anoeta

31,700

Lansdowne Road

47,800

FINAL Saturday, 20 May 2006 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,534 HT: 10-17

MUNSTER 23 BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 19 BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE: N Brusque; J Gobelet, P Bidabé, D Traille (F Martin Arramburu 53), S Bobo; J Peyrelongue, D Yachvili; P Balan (C Johnston 74), B August (B Noirot 67), C Johnston (B Lecouls 63), J Thion, D Couzinet (O Olibeau 45), S Betsen, I Harinordoquy, T Lièvremont (capt, T Dusautoir 52). Scorers: Try: S Bobo; Con: D Yachvili; Pens: D Yachvili (4). MUNSTER: S Payne; A Horgan, J Kelly, T Halstead, I Dowling; R O’Gara, P Stringer; M Horan (F Pucciariello 63), J Flannery, J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell (A Quinlan 76), D Leamy, D Wallace, A Foley (capt, M O’Driscoll 71). Scorers: Tries: P Stringer, T Halstead; Cons: R O’Gara (2); Pens: R O’Gara (3). Heineken Man of the Match: Peter Stringer (Munster). Referee: Chris White (England).

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5 4 3 0

P DW 6 0 5 6 0 4 6 0 3 6 0 0

L D

1 0 2 0 3 0 60

23 1 195 23 64 195 19 2 16119 108 161 17 3 146 17 136 146 11 6 8311 277 83

TB A 2 64 2 108 2 136 0 277

TB LBLB Pts PTS 23 2 1 1 23 1818 2 0 0 16 2 2 2 16 00 0 0 0

Results: Treviso 10 Perpignan 25; Wasps 19 Castres 13; Castres 41 Treviso 22; Perpignan 19 Wasps 12; Castres 36 Perpignan 28; Wasps 55 Treviso 0; Perpignan 30 Castres 3; Treviso 5 Wasps 71; Treviso 21 Castres 40; Wasps 22 Perpignan 14; Castres 13 Wasps 16; Perpignan 45 Treviso 25.

POOL 2 2 P POOL Leinster 6 Leinster Agen 6 Agen Gloucester Rugby Gloucester Rugby 6 Edinburgh 6 Edinburgh

4 4 3 1

P DW 6 0 4 6 0 4 6 0 3 6 0 1

L D

2 0 2 0 3 0 5 0

21 2 17421 97 174 12 2 11912 119 119 19 3 15219 144 152 10 5 95 10 180 95

TB A 3 97 1 119 2 144 0 180

TB LBLB Pts PTS 2121 3 2 2 1717 1 0 0 1515 2 1 1 55 0 1 1

Results: Agen 19 Edinburgh 17; Leinster 37Gloucester 20; Gloucester 26 Agen 32; Edinburgh 25 Leinster 24; Gloucester 38 Edinburgh 22; Leinster 26 Agen 10; Agen 13 Leinster 25; Edinburgh 14 Gloucester 31; Agen 26 Gloucester 18; Leinster 49 Edinburgh 10; Gloucester 19 Leinster 13; Edinburgh 7 Agen 19.

POOL 3 3 P POOL Stade Paris 6 StadeFrançais Français Paris Ospreys 6 Ospreys Sale 6 SaleSharks Sharks Rugby RugbyCalvisano Calvisano 6

4 4 3 0

P DW L D 6 1 4 1 1 6 1 4 1 1 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 6 0

20 1 174 20 80 174 19 1 147 19 108 147 16 3 147 90 16 147 6 6 746 264 74

TB A 3 80 2 108 2 90 0 264

TB LBLB Pts PTS 22 3 1 1 22 20 2 0 0 20 1515 2 1 1 00 0 0 0

Results: Ospreys 17 Sale 16; Calvisano 10 Stade Français 45; Sale 67 Calvisano 11; Stade Français 27 Ospreys 14; Calvisano 27 Ospreys 50; Stade Français 27 Sale 16; Ospreys 26 Calvisano 9; Sale 12 Stade Français 6; Calvisano 11 Sale 29; Ospreys 22 Stade Français 22; Stade Français 47 Calvisano 6., Sale 7 Ospreys 19

POOL 4 4 POOL Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Munster Munster Cardiff CardiffBlues Blues Bourgoin Bourgoin

6 6 6 6

5 5 2 0

P DW L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 2 4 0 6 0 0 6 0

TL FT AF 22 1 172 60 22 172 16 1 152 16 112 152 8 4 878 138 87 13 6 9513 196 95

TB A 2 60 2 112 0 138 2 196

TB LBLB Pts PTS 23 2 1 1 23 1 23 2 1 23 99 0 1 1 44 2 2 2

Results: Bourgoin 5 Blues 13; Leicester 19 Munster 21; Munster 41 Bourgoin 23; Blues 17 Leicester 21; Bourgoin 13 Leicester 28; Blues 12 Munster 22; Leicester 57 Bourgoin 3; Munster 32 Blues 18; Leicester 34 Blues 0; Bourgoin 27 Munster 30; Munster 6 Leicester 13; Blues 27 Bourgoin 24.

POOL 5 5 POOL Llanelli LlanelliScarlets Scarlets Toulouse Toulouse UlsterRugby Rugby Ulster LondonIrish Irish London

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

P DW L D 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 2 4 0 6 0 1 5 0

TL FT 200 169 20 18 3 147 18 10 4 11110 15 5 12415

AF 120 169 145 147 111 129 124 157

TB A

3 120 3 145 129 1 157 2

TB LBLB Pts PTS 27 3 0 0 27 1717 3 2 2 1 1 1 10 10 2 3 3 99

Results: London Irish 25 Scarlets 32; Ulster 30 Toulouse 3; Scarlets 21 Ulster 15; Toulouse 37 London Irish 17; Scarlets 20 Toulouse 19; London Irish 29 Ulster 13; Ulster 29 London Irish 13; Toulouse 34 Scarlets 41; Ulster 11 Scarlets 35; London Irish 24 Toulouse 26; Scarlets 20 London Irish 16; Toulouse 28 Ulster 13.

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AF P D W L D T L FT 6 0 6 0 0 29 0 186 29 45 186 92 6 0 4 2 0 27 2 188 27 188 6 0 1 5 0 15 5 12115 166 121 6 0 1 5 0 9 5 799 271 79

Biarritz Olympique 6 Biarritz Olympique6 Northampton Saints 6 4 Northampton Saints BorderReivers Reivers Border 6 1 Overmach Rugby Overmach Rugby Parma Parma 6 1

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 5 29 45 5 0 0 29 4 20 92 4 0 0 20 166 2 0 0 2 66 271 1 0 0 1 55

Results: Reivers 35 Parma 3 ; Biarritz 22 Northampton 10; Parma 7 Biarritz 50; Northampton 37 Reivers 13; Parma 21 Northampton 68 ; Reivers 0 Biarritz 25 ; Northampton 36 Parma 0; Biarritz 27 Reivers 17; Biarritz 45 Parma 3; Reivers 19 Northampton 29; Northampton 8 Biarritz 17; Parma 45 Reivers 37.

QUARTER-FINALS LLANELLI SCARLETS

24 MUNSTER

LONDON WASPS

35 LEINSTER

Stradey Park

10,800

Adams Park

10,000

Estadio Anoeta

32,000

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 6

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 7

LEICESTER TIGERS

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 20 Welford Road

17,418

SEMI-FINALS LEICESTER TIGERS

33 LLANELLI SCARLETS

LONDON WASPS

30 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 13

The Walkers Stadium 30,121 Ricoh Arena

16,186

FINAL Sunday, 20 May 2007 - Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 81,076 HT: 9-13

LONDON WASPS 25 LEICESTER TIGERS 9 LEICESTER TIGERS: G Murphy (S Vesty 77); S Rabeni, D Hipkiss, D Gibson (O Smith 50), A Tuilagi; A Goode (I Humphreys 62), F Murphy; M Ayerza (A Moreno 73), G Chuter (J Buckland 77), J White, L Deacon (L Cullen 46-50), B Kay (L Cullen 54), L Moody (B Deacon 77), S Jennings, M Corry (capt). Scorer: Pens: A Goode (3) LONDON WASPS: D Cipriani; P Sackey, F Waters (D Waldouck 76), J Lewsey, T Voyce; A King (M van Gisbergen 73), E Reddan (M McMillan 79); T French, R Ibanez (J Ward 76), P Vickery (P Bracken 74), S Shaw (D Leo 55, J Ward 61-68), T Palmer, J Worsley, T Rees, L Dallaglio (capt, J Haskell 50). Scorers: Tries: R Ibanez, E Reddan. Pens: A King (4). DG: A King Heineken Man of the Match: Fraser Waters (London Wasps) Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

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2007 / 2008

AF P D W L D T L FT 6 0 5 1 0 25 1 182 25 100 182 79 6 0 5 1 0 201 171 20 171 6 0 1 5 0 16 5 11716 191 117 6 0 1 5 0 8 5 1078 207 107

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 24 4 0 0 24 22 2 0 0 22 88 2 2 2 0 1 1 55

4 100 2 79 2 191 207 0

Results: Perpignan 23 Dragons 19; L Irish 42 Treviso 9;Dragons 17 L Irish 45; Treviso 17 Perpignan 29; Treviso 33 Dragons 35; L Irish 24 Perpignan 16; Dragons 22 Treviso 24; Perpignan 23 L Irish 6; L Irish 41 Dragons 24; Perpignan 55 Treviso 13; Treviso 11 L Irish 24; NG Dragons 0 Perpignan 25.

POOL 2 2 P POOL Gloucester Rugby 6 Gloucester Rugby Ospreys 6 Ospreys Bourgoin 6 Bourgoin UlsterRugby Rugby Ulster 6

5 5 1 1

P DW L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 1 5 0 6 0 1 5 0

TL FT AF 24 1 184 119 24 184 16 1 164 16 102 164 12 5 11812 174 118 13 173 102 13 5 102

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 4 24 119 4 0 0 24 1 0 21 102 1 0 21 1 88 174 1 3 3 173 0 1 1 0 55

Results: Ulster 14 Gloucester 32; Ospreys 22 Bourgoin 15; Gloucester 26 Ospreys 18; Bourgoin 24 Ulster 17; Bourgoin 7 Gloucester 31; Ospreys 48 Ulster 17; Ulster 8 Ospreys 16; Gloucester 51 Bourgoin 27; Ulster 25 Bourgoin 24; Ospreys 32 Gloucester 15; Gloucester 29 Ulster 21; Bourgoin 21 Ospreys 28.

POOL 3 3 P POOL Cardiff Blues 6 Cardiff Blues Stade Paris 6 StadeFrançais Français Paris Bristol Rugby 6 Bristol Rugby Harlequins 6 Harlequins

4 4 3 0

P DW L D TL 6 1 4 1 1 12 1 6 0 4 2 0 12 2 6 0 3 3 0 10 3 7 5 6 1 0 5 1

FT AF 124 76 12 124 120 92 12 120 83 80 10 83 627 141 62

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 1 20 76 1 1 1 20 2 0 18 92 2 0 18 0 12 80 0 0 0 12 0 22 141 0 0 0

Results: SF Paris 37 Harlequins 17; Blues 34 Bristol 18; Harlequins 13 Blues 13; Bristol 17 SF Paris 0; Harlequins 3 Bristol 17; SF Paris 12 Blues 6; Blues 31 SF Paris 21; Bristol 20 Harlequins 7; SF Paris 19 Bristol 11; Blues 23 Harlequins 12; Bristol 0 Blues 17; Harlequins 10 SF Paris 31.

POOL 4 4 P W POOL Saracens 6 5 Saracens Biarritz Olympique PB 6PB 4 Biarritz Olympique GlasgowWarriors Warriors 6 Glasgow 3 Viadana Viadana 6 0

AF P D W L D T L FT 6 0 5 1 0 27 1 225 27 119 225 116 6 0 4 2 0 9 2 109 9 109 6 0 3 3 0 12 3 130 12 127 130 6 0 0 6 0 13 6 106 13 208 106

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 24 3 1 1 24 18 1 1 1 18 1 3 3 16 16 2 1 1 33

3 119 1 116 127 1 208 2

Results: Viadana 11 Biarritz 19; Saracens 33 Glasgow 31; Glasgow 41 Viadana 31; Biarritz 22 Saracens 21; Saracens 71 Viadana 7; Glasgow 9 Biarritz 6; Biarritz 21 Glasgow 14; Viadana 26 Saracens 34; Viadana 15 Glasgow 18 ;Saracens 45 Biarritz 16; Biarritz 25 Viadana 16; Glasgow 17 Saracens 21.

POOL 5 5 P W POOL Munster 6 4 MunsterRugby ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 4 ASM Clermont Auvergne London 6 4 LondonWasps Wasps Llanelli 6 0 LlanelliScarlets Scarlets

P DW L D TL 6 0 4 2 0 13 2 6 0 4 2 0 222 6 0 4 2 0 19 2 6 0 0 6 0 8 6

148 95 13 148 189 22 128 189 152 19 127 152 748 213 74

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 1 1919 95 1 2 2 2 19 128 2 1 1 19 2 18 127 2 0 0 18 0 00 213 0 0 0

Results: Wasps 24 Munster 23; Clermont 48 Scarlets 21; Scarlets 17 Wasps 33; Munster 36 Clermont 13; Clermont 37 Wasps 27; Scarlets 16 Munster 29; Wasps 25 Clermont 24; Munster 22 Scarlets 13; Wasps 40 Scarlets 7; Clermont 26 Munster 19; Munster 19 Wasps 3; Scarlets 0 Clermont 41.

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6 6 6 6

4 3 3 2

AF P D W L D T L FT 0 2 13 130 76 6 4 0 2 13 130 79 6 0 3 3 0 10 3 11010 110 6 0 3 3 0 7 3 957 123 95 6 0 2 4 0 8 4 858 142 85

TB A 2 76 1 79 0 123 0 142

TB LBLB Pts PTS 20 2 2 2 20 1414 1 1 1 1212 0 0 0 99 0 1 1

Results: Leinster 22 Leicester 9; Edinburgh 15 Toulouse 19; Leicester 39 Edinburgh 0; Toulouse 33 Leinster 6; Leinster 28 Edinburgh 14; Leicester 14 Toulouse 9; Edinburgh 29 Leinster 10; Toulouse 22 Leicester 11; Leinster 20 Toulouse 13; Edinburgh 17 Leicester 12; Toulouse 34 Edinburgh 10; Leicester 25 Leinster.

QUARTER-FINALS LONDON IRISH

Madejski Stadium

16,048

GLOUCESTER RUGBY 3

20 PERPIGNAN MUNSTER

Kingsholm

16,500

SARACENS

OSPREYS

Vicarage Road

18,214

TOULOUSE

CARDIFF BLUES 17

Le Stadium

35,070

LONDON IRISH

TOULOUSE

Twickenham Stadium

30,559

SARACENS

MUNSTER

Ricoh Arena

30,325

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FINAL THE 13th HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL

Saturday, 24May May2008 2008-Millennium -MIllennium Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Sunday, 24 Stadium, Cardiff Saturday, 24 May, 2008; Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 74,417 HT: 10-6 Attendance: 74,417 – HT: 10-6

MUNSTER 16 13 13 MUNSTER 16 TOULOUSE TOULOUSE MUNSTER: D Hurley; D Howlett, R Tipoki, L Maﬁ, I Dowling; R O’Gara, T O’Leary; M Horan (T Buckley 64-74), J Flannery, J Hayes, D O’Callaghan, P O’Connell (capt, M O’Driscoll 57-60), A Quinlan, D Wallace, D Leamy. Scorers: Try: D Leamy; Con: R O’Gara; Pens: R O’Gara (3). TOULOUSE: C Heymans; M Médard, M Kunavore, Y Jauzion, Y Donguy (M Ahotaeiloa 72); J-B Elissalde, B Kelleher; D Human, W Servat, S Perugini (J-B Poux 55), F Pelous (capt), P Albacete (R Millo-Chluski 60), J Bouilhou (G Lamboley 61), T Dusautoir (Y Nyanga 39), S Sowerby. Scorers: Try: Y Donguy; Con: J-B Elissalde; Pen: J-B Elissalde; DG: J-B Elissalde. Yellow Card: F Pelous (50). Heineken Man of the Match: Alan Quinlan (Munster). Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales).

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REVIEW 2008/09 / POOL P W POOL 11 Munster 6 5 MunsterRugby Sale 6 3 SaleSharks Sharks ASM Clermont Auvergne ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 3 Montauban Montauban 6 1

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 1 5 0

T L FT AF 18 1 16118 98 161 14 3 136 14 115 136 137 14 3 13714 129 81 5 5 81 5 173

TB A

2 98 2 115 129 1 173 0

TB LBLB Pts PTS 23 2 1 1 23 1515 2 1 1 1 0 0 1313 0 2 2 66

Results: Munster 19 Montauban 17; Clermont 15 Sale 32; Sale 16 Munster 24; Montauban 19 Clermont 24; Sale 36 Montauban 6; Clermont 25 Munster 19;Munster 23 Clermont 13; Montauban 16 Sale 12; Munster 37 Sale 14; Clermont 43 Montauban 10; Sale 26 Clermont 17; Montauban 13 Munster 39.

POOL P POOL 2 2 Leinster Rugby 6 Leinster London 6 LondonWasps Wasps Edinburgh Edinburgh 6 CastresOlympique Olympique6 Castres

4 4 2 2

P D W L D 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 2 4 0 6 0 2 4 0

T L FT AF 15 2 140 70 15 140 9 2 1149 112 114 91 8 4 918 103 73 6 4 736 133

TB A 2 70 0 112 103 1 133 0

TB LBLB Pts PTS 20 2 2 2 20 1717 0 1 1 1 0 0 99 0 1 1 99

Results: Edinburgh 16 Leinster 27; Wasps 25 Castres 11; Leinster 41 Wasps 11; Castres 6 Edinburgh 13; Edinburgh 16 Wasps 25;Leinster 33 Castres 3;Castres 18 Leinster 15; Wasps 19 Edinburgh 11; Edinburgh 32 Castres 14;London Wasps 19 Leinster 12;Leinster 12 Edinburgh 3;Castres 21 Wasps 15.

POOL P POOL 3 3 Leicester 6 LeicesterTigers Tigers Ospreys 6 Ospreys Perpignan Perpignan 6 BenettonTreviso Treviso 6 Benetton

4 4 4 0

P D W L D 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 6 0

T L FT AF 23 2 19123 90 191 17 2 155 71 17 155 154 17 2 15417 120 72 5 6 725 291

TB A

3 90 2 71 120 1 291 0

TB LBLB Pts PTS 2121 3 2 2 20 2 2 2 20 1 1 1 18 18 0 0 0 00

Results: Perpignan 27 Treviso 16; Leicester 12 Ospreys 6; Treviso 16 Leicester 60; Ospreys 15 Perpignan 9; Ospreys 68 Treviso 8; Leicester 38 Perpignan 27;Treviso 16 Ospreys 36; Perpignan 26 Leicester 20; Leicester 52 Treviso 0; Perpignan 17 Ospreys 15; Ospreys 15 Leicester 9; Treviso 16 Perpignan 48.

POOL POOL 4 4

Harlequins 6 Harlequins Stade Français Paris Paris 6 Stade Français UlsterRugby Rugby Ulster 6 Scarlets Scarlets 6

5 3 2 1

AF P D W L D T L FT 6 0 5 1 0 16 1 144 16 115 144 6 0 3 3 0 13 3 13113 109 131 6 1 2 3 1 13 3 11313 134 113 6 1 1 4 1 12 4 12412 154 124

TB A 2 115 1 109 134 0 154 0

TB LBLB Pts PTS 22 2 0 0 22 1515 1 2 2 0 1 1 1111 0 2 2 88

Results: Ulster 10 Paris 26; Scarlets 22 Harlequins 29; Paris 37 Scarlets 15; Harlequins 42 Ulster 21; Ulster 26 Scarlets 16;Paris 10 Harlequins 15;Scarlets 16 Ulster 16; Harlequins 19 Paris 17; Ulster 21 Harlequins 10; Scarlets 31 Paris 17;Harlequins 29 Scarlets 24; Paris 24 Ulster 19.

POOL P W POOL 5 5 Bath 6 4 BathRugby Rugby Toulouse 6 4 Toulouse GlasgowWarriors Warriors 6 Glasgow 2 Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1

P D W L D 6 1 4 1 1 6 1 4 1 1 6 0 2 4 0 6 0 1 5 0

T L FT AF 13 1 107 13 92 107 12 1 120 12 88 120 14 150 134 14 4 134 83 8 5 838 115

TB A

2 92 1 88 150 1 115 0

TB LBLB Pts PTS 1 1 2121 2 2 20 1 1 1 20 1 3 3 1212 0 3 3 77

Results: Dragons 32 Glasgow 22; Toulouse 18 Bath 16; Glasgow 16 Toulouse 22; Bath 13 Dragons 9; Toulouse 26 Dragons 7; Bath 35 Glasgow 31;Dragons 13 Toulouse 26; Glasgow 19 Bath 25; Toulouse 26 Glasgow 33; Dragons 12 Bath 15; Glasgow 13 Dragons 10; Bath 3 Toulouse 3.

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P D W L D

TB LBLB Pts PTS

6 3 3 0

6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0

3 0 1 2 2 1 0 0

6 3 3 0

T L FT AF TB A 0 0 23 0 202 99 3 23 202 99 3 0 14 3 12114 88 1 121 88 3 0 17 3 15617 109 2 156 109 87 270 6 0 8 6 878 270 0

27 27 1515 1515 00

0 2 1 0

Results: Calvisano 20 Blues 56; Gloucester 22 Biarritz 10; Biarritz 41 Calvisano 10; Blues 37 Gloucester 24; Blues 21 Biarritz 17;Calvisano 17 Gloucester 40;Biarritz 6 Blues 10; Gloucester 48 Calvisano 5; Calvisano 15 Biarritz 23; Gloucester 12 Blues 16; Blues 62 Calvisano 20; Biarritz 24 Gloucester 10.

QUARTER-FINALS QUARTER-FINALS CARDIFF BLUES 9 TOULOUSE 6 CARDIFF BLUES

TOULOUSE

Millennium Stadium

36,728

Millennium Stadium

36,728

LEICESTER RUGBY 15 LEICESTER TIGERS TIGERS 20 20BATH BATH RUGBY

Stadium 26,100 15 The Walkers The Walkers Stadium 26,100

MUNSTER OSPREYS 9 MUNSTER RUGBY43 43 OSPREYS

Park Park 9 Thomond Thomond

HARLEQUINS RUGBY 6 HARLEQUINS 5 LEINSTER 5 LEINSTER

Stoop Stoop 12,63812,638 6 Twickenham Twickenham

SEMI-FINALS MUNSTER SEMI-FINALS

LEINSTER

26,000 26,000

Croke Park

82,208

CARDIFF BLUES 26 LEICESTER TIGERS 26Croke (aet) Park Millennium Stadium 44,212 MUNSTER RUGBY 6 LEINSTER RUGBY 25 82,208 (LeicesterBLUES Tigers 26 winLEICESTER 7-6 on penalty shoot-out) CARDIFF TIGERS 26 (aet) Millennium Stadium

44,212

(Leicester Tigers Tigers won won 7-6 7-6 on after a place kick competition) in penalty place-kicking competition) (Leicester shoot-out)

FINAL THE 14th HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL Saturday, 23 23May, May 2009 2009--Murrayﬁeld, Murrayfield,Edinburgh Edinburgh Saturday, Attendance: 66,523 Attendance: 66,523 -– HT: HT: 13-9 13-9

LEICESTER TIGERS 16LEICESTER LEINSTER 19 LEICESTERRUGBY TIGERS1916 LEINSTER RUGBY LEINSTER TIGERS 16 19 LEICESTER TIGERS: G Murphy (capt) (M Smith 47),; S Hamilton, A Erinle, D Hipkiss, A Tuilagi,; S Vesty, J Dupuy (H Ellis 75),; M Ayerza, G Chuter (B Kayser 55), M Castrogiovanni (J White 52), T Croft, B Kay, C Newby, B Woods (L Moody 60), J Crane (L Deacon 29). Scorers: Try: B Woods; Con: J Dupuy; Pens: J Dupuy (3). LEINSTER: I Nacewa,; S Horgan, B O’Driscoll, G D’Arcy, L Fitzgerald (R Kearney 71),; 60-64), J Sexton, C Whitaker,; C Healy Healy(R (RMcCormack McCormack 60), B Jackman (J Fogarty 55), (R McCormack McCormack 35-42), S Wright, L Cullen (capt), M O’Kelly, R Elsom, S Jennings (R 35), J Heaslip. Scorers: Try: J Heaslip; Con: J Sexton; Pens: J Sexton (2); DGs: B O’Driscoll, J Sexton. Yellow Card: S Wright (32). Heineken Man of the Match: Rocky Elsom (Leinster). Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales).

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Munster Rugby 6 Northampton Saints 6 Perpignan 6 Benetton Treviso 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

19 16 14 8

185 138 134 83

94 104 150 115

3 2 1 0

1 1 2 1

24 19 11 5

Results: Treviso 9 Perpignan 8; Northampton 31 Munster 27; Perpignan 29 Northampton 13; Munster 41 Treviso 10; Munster 24 Perpignan 23; Northampton 30 Treviso 18; Treviso 18 Northampton 21; Perpignan 14 Munster 37; Treviso 7 Munster 44; Northampton 34 Perpignan 0; Munster 12 Northampton 9; Perpignan 34 Treviso 6.

POOL POOL 2 2

Biarritz Olympique PB 6 5 Biarritz Olympique Gloucester 4 GloucesterRugby Rugby 6 Glasgow 2 GlasgowWarriors Warriors 6 Newport Gwent Dragons Newport Gwent Dragons 6 1

P D W L D 6 0 5 1 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 2 4 0 6 0 1 5 0

T L

19 1 12 2 9 4 12 5

18519 97 188 11912 129 119 1209 140 120 12 169 108 108

TB A 3 97 1 129 0 140 169 0

TB LBLB Pts PTS 23 3 0 0 23 1717 1 0 0 99 0 1 1 0 2 2 66

Results: Gloucester 19 Dragons 17; Glasgow 18 Biarritz 22; Dragons 22 Glasgow 14; Biarritz 42 Gloucester 15; Glasgow 33 Gloucester 11; Biarritz 49 Dragons 13;Dragons 8 Biarritz 26; Gloucester 19 Glasgow 6; Glasgow 29 Dragons 25; Gloucester 23 Biarritz 8; Biarritz 41 Glasgow 20; Dragons 23 Gloucester 32.

POOL POOL 3 3

ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 4 ASM Clermont Auvergne Ospreys 6 4 Ospreys Leicester 3 LeicesterTigers Tigers 6 Viadana 6 0 Viadana

P D W L D 6 0 4 2 0 6 1 4 1 1 6 1 3 2 1 6 0 0 6 0

T 24 2 201 24 21 1 188 21 23 2 187 23 6 6 836

F 120 201 121 188 123 187 295 83

TB A 3 120 2 121 3 123 0 295

TB LBLB Pts PTS 2121 3 2 2 20 2 0 0 20 1818 3 1 1 00 0 0 0

Results: Clermont 36 Viadana 18; Leicester 32 Ospreys 32; Viadana 11 Leicester 46; Ospreys 25 Clermont 24; Viadana 7 Ospreys 62; Clermont 40 Leicester 30; Ospreys 45 Viadana 19; Leicester 20 Clermont 15; Leicester 47 Viadana 8; Clermont 27 Ospreys 7; Ospreys 17 Leicester 12; Viadana 20 Clermont 59.

POOL POOL 4 4

Stade Français ParisParis 6 Stade Français Ulster 6 UlsterRugby Rugby Edinburgh EdinburghRugby 6 BathRugby Rugby Bath 6

4 4 3 1

P D W L D 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 4 2 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 1 5 0

T L

11 2 12411 11 2 12711 3 3 643 6 5 846

95 124 94 127 94 64 84 116

TB A 1 95 0 94 0 94 116 0

TB LBLB Pts PTS 1818 1 1 1 1717 0 1 1 1313 0 1 1 0 3 3 11711

Results: Ulster 26 Bath 12; Paris 31 Edinburgh 7; Edinburgh 17 Ulster 13; Bath 27 Paris 29;Ulster 23 Paris 13; Bath 16 Edinburgh 9; Edinburgh 9 Bath 6; Paris 29 Ulster 16; Ulster 21 Edinburgh 13; Paris 15 Bath 13; Edinburgh 9 Paris 7; Bath 10 Ulster 28.

POOL POOL 5 5

Toulouse Toulouse Cardiff CardiffBlues Blues Sale SaleSharks Sharks Harlequins Harlequins

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

A P D W L D T L FT F 92 6 0 5 1 0 13 1 143 13 143 6 0 4 2 0 14 2 149 14 104 149 6 0 3 3 0 15 3 126 15 153 126 6 0 0 6 0 13 6 102 13 171 102

TB A 2 92 1 104 1 153 0 171

TB LBLB Pts PTS 23 2 1 1 23 1818 1 1 1 14 1 1 1 14 22 0 2 2

Results: Blues 20 Harlequins 6; Toulouse 36 Sale 17; Sale 27 Blues 26; Harlequins 19 Toulouse 23; Blues 15 Toulouse 9; Harlequins 19 Sale 29; Toulouse 23 Blues 7; Sale 21 Harlequins 17; Blues 36 Sale 19; Toulouse 33 Harlequins 21; Harlequins 20 Blues 45 ; Sale 13 Toulouse 19.

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P D W L D

Leinster LeinsterRugby Scarlets Scarlets London LondonIrish Irish Brive Brive

6 6 6 6

4 4 3 0

6 1 6 0 6 1 6 0

4 4 3 0

1 1 19 1 154 19 2 0 12 2 11612 2 1 16 2 140 16 6 0 7 6 687

TB A TB LBLB

Pts

60 154 147 116 94 140 68 177

3 60 1 147 2 94 177 0

22 22 17 17 17 17 11

3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1

PTS

Results: Leinster 9 L Irish 12; Scarlets 24 Brive 12; L Irish 25 Scarlets 27; Brive 13 Leinster 36; Brive 3 L Irish 36; Scarlets 7 Leinster 32; l Irish 34 Brive 13; Leinster 39 Scarlets 7; Leinster 27 Brive 10; Scarlets 31 L Irish 22; Brive 17 Scarlets 20; London Irish 11 Leinster 11.

QUARTER-FINALS LEINSTER RUGBY 29 ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 28

QUARTER-FINALS

RDS Arena

BIARRITZ OSPREYS 28 Anoeta LEINSTEROLYMPIQUE 29 29 ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNEEstadio 28 RDS BIARRITZRUGBY OLYMPIQUE 29 OSPREYS MUNSTER 33 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 19 MUNSTER

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

TOULOUSE

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

LEINSTER

TOULOUSE 42 STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 16

20,000 25,000 20,000

28 Estadio 25,000 Thomond Park Anoeta 26,000 19

Thomond Park 26,000

Le Stadium

35,089

Le Stadium

34,951

Le Stadium

35,089

SEMI-FINALS

SEMI-FINALS TOULOUSE

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 18 MUNSTER TOULOUSE 26 LEINSTER RUGBY 16

Estadio Anoeta Le7Stadium 34,95130,900

BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 18 MUNSTER RUGBY 7

Estadio Anoeta

30,900

THE 15th HEINEKEN CUP FINAL FINAL FINAL Saturday,22 22May, May 2010 2010--Stade Stadede deFrance, France,Paris Paris Saturday, Attendance: 78,962 78,962 -– HT: Attendance: HT: 9-12 9-12

BIARRITZ 19OLYMPIQUE TOULOUSE19 TOULOUSE 21 BIARRITZ BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE OLYMPIQUE 19 TOULOUSE 21 21 BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE PAYS BASQUE: I Balshaw,; T Ngwenya, A Mignardi, K Hunt, J Gobelet (P Bidabe 59),; J Peyrelongue, D Yachvili (V Courrent 69),; E Coetzee (F Barcella 50), B August (R Terrain 66), C Johnston, J Thion (capt), T Hall (M Carizza 59), M Lund, W Lauret (F Faure 59), I Harinordoquy. Scorers: Try: K Hunt; Con: V Courrent; Pens: D Yachvili (4).

TOULOUSE: C Poitrenaud; (C Heymans 68), V Clerc, F Fritz, Y Jauzion (Y David 69), M Medard; D Skrela, B Kelleher, J-B Poux (D Human 60), W Servat (A Vernet Basualdo 74), B Lacouls (C Johnston 64), R Millo-Chluski (Y Maestri 58), P Albacete, J Bouilhou, T Dusautoir (capt), S Sowerby (L Picamoles 69). Scorers: Pens: F Fritz, D Skrela (3); DGs: F Fritz, D Skrela (2). Yellow Card: P Albacete (48). Heineken Man of the Match: William Servat (Toulouse). Referee: Wayne Barnes (England).

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6 3 2 1

P D W L D 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 2 4 0 6 0 1 5 0

T L FT AF 16 0 155 87 16 155 6 3 107 113 6 107 10 4 105 10 115 105 10 150 98 10 5 98

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 1 25 87 1 0 0 25 0 2 14 113 0 2 14 0 1111 115 0 3 3 150 0 4 4 0 88

Results: Northampton 18 Castres 14; Blues 18 Edinburgh 17; Castres 27 Blues 20; Edinburgh 27 Northampton 31; Edinburgh 27 Northampton 31; Northampton 23 Blues 15; Castres 21 Edinburgh 16; Blues 19 Northampton 23; Edinburgh 24 Castres 22; Northampton 37 Edinburgh 0; Blues 14 Castres 9; Castres 12 Northampton 23; Edinburgh 14 Blues 21.

POOL 2

POOL 2 Leinster Rugby 6 5 Leinster ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 4 ASM Clermont Auvergne Racing Metro 92 6 2 Racing Metro 92 Saracens 6 1 Saracens

0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6

D L T F 1 21 179 104 5 0 1 21 179 2 14 114 94 4 0 2 14 114 4 9 104 151 2 0 4 9 104 1 5 0 9 5 1079 155 107

A 3 104 2 94 0 151 0 155

1 3 1 2 1 0 0 2

LB 1 1 1 2

Pts

PTS 24 24 19 19 99 66

Results: Leinster 38 Racing 22 ; Clermont 25 Saracens 10; Racing 16 Clermont 9; Saracens 23 Leinster 25; Saracens 21 Racing 24; Clermont 20 Leinster 13; Racing 14 Saracens 19; Leinster 24 Clermont 8; Clermont 28 Racing 17; Leinster 43 Saracens 20; Racing11 Leinster 36; Saracens 14 Clermont 24.

POOL POOL 3 3

Toulon Toulon Munster MunsterRugby Ospreys Ospreys LondonIrish Irish London

6 6 6 6

4 3 3 2

P D W L D T L FT 6 0 4 2 0 13 2 143 13 6 0 3 3 0 17 3 143 17 6 0 3 3 0 7 3 1177 6 0 2 4 0 9 4 1079

134 143 122 143 117 113 107 141

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 1 1717 134 1 0 0 2 16 122 2 2 2 16 113 0 2 14 0 2 14 141 0 1 1 0 99

Results: Toulon 19 Ospreys 14; L Irish 23 Munster 17; Ospreys 27 L Irish 16; Munster 45 Toulon18; Munster 22 Ospreys 16; L Irish 13 Toulon 19; Ospreys 19 Munster 15; Toulon 38 L Irish 17; Toulon 32 Munster 16; L Irish 24 Ospreys 12; Ospreys 29 Toulon 17; Munster 28 L Irish 14.

POOL P POOL 4 4 Biarritz Olympique PB 6 Biarritz Olympique Ulster 6 UlsterRugby Rugby Bath 6 BathRugby Rugby Aironi 6 AironiRugby Rugby

4 5 2 1

AF P D W L D T L FT 0 2 16 140 85 6 4 0 2 16 140 93 6 0 5 1 0 15 1 145 15 145 6 0 2 4 0 204 147 20 108 147 6 0 1 5 0 4 5 654 211 65

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 4 22 85 4 2 2 22 2 22 93 2 0 0 22 2 14 108 2 4 4 14 0 44 211 0 0 0

Results: Ulster 30 Aironi 6; Bath 11 Biarritz 12; Aironi 6 Bath 22; Biarritz 35 Ulster 15; Ulster 22 Bath 18; Aironi 28 Biarritz 27; Biarritz 34 Aironi 3; Bath 22 Ulster 26; Bath 55 Aironi 16; Ulster 9 Biarritz 6; Biarritz 26 Bath 19; Aironi 6 Ulster 43.

POOL 5 Perpignan Perpignan LeicesterTigers Tigers Leicester Scarlets Scarlets BenettonTreviso Treviso Benetton

6 6 6 6

4 4 3 0

P D W L D 6 1 4 1 1 6 1 4 1 1 6 0 3 3 0 6 0 0 6 0

T L FT AF 23 112 196 23 1 196 25 118 215 25 1 215 16 191 149 16 3 149 109 11 6 10911 248

TB TB LBLB Pts A PTS 4 0 0 22 22 3 1 1 22 22 3 0 0 15 15 0 1 1 11

112 4 118 3 191 3 248 0

Results: Treviso 29 Leicester 34; Scarlets 43 Perpignan 34; Perpignan 35 Treviso 14; Leicester 46 Scarlets 10; Perpignan 24 Leicester 19; Scarlets 35 Treviso 27; Treviso 15 Scarlets 38; Leicester 22 Perpignan 22; Treviso 9 Perpignan 44; Scarlets 18 Leicester 32; Perpignan 37 Scarlets 5; Leicester 62 Treviso 15.

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Toulouse 6 5 Toulouse London 6 4 LondonWasps Wasps Glasgow 3 GlasgowWarriors Warriors 6 Newport Gwent Dragons 6 0 Newport Gwent Dragons

AF P D W L D T L FT 85 6 0 5 1 0 15 1 155 15 155 6 0 4 2 0 15 2 145 15 106 145 6 0 3 3 0 10 3 11610 141 116 6 0 0 6 0 5 6 775 161 77

Pts ATB TB LBLB PTS 1 22 85 1 1 1 22 2 19 106 2 1 1 19 0 12 141 0 0 0 12 0 22 161 0 2 2

Results: Glasgow 21 Dragons 13; Toulouse 18 Wasps 16; Dragons 19 Toulouse 40; Wasps 38 Glasgow 26; Glasgow 16 Toulouse 28; Dragons 16 Wasps 23; Wasps 37 Dragons 10; Toulouse 36 Glasgow 10; Toulouse 17 Dragons 3; Glasgow 20 Wasps 10; Wasps 21 Toulouse 16; Dragons 16 Glasgow 23.

QUARTER-FINALS PERPIGNAN

TOULON

Olympic Stadium, Barcelona 55,000

LEINSTER RUGBY

LEICESTER TIGERS 10

Aviva Stadium

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 23

ULSTER RUGBY 13

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BIARRITZ OLYMPIQUE 2O

TOULOUSE

49,762 21,309

27 (AET)Estadio Anoeta

32,052

SEMI-FINALS 32

TOULOUSE

Aviva Stadium

50,073

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 23

LEINSTER RUGBY

PERPIGNAN

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18,231

FINAL Saturday, 21 May 2011 – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 72,456 – HT: 8-22

LEINSTER RUGBY 33

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 22

LEINSTER RUGBY: I Nacewa, S Horgan, B O’Driscoll, G D’Arcy (F McFadden 67), L Fitzgerald; J Sexton (I Madigan 76), E Reddan (I Boss 70); C Healy (H Van der Merwe 61), R Strauss (J HarrisWright 77), M Ross (S Wright 77), L Cullen (capt), N Hines (D Toner 77), K McLaughlin (S Jennings 41), S O'Brien, J Heaslip. Scorers: Tries: J Sexton (2), N Hines, Cons: J Sexton (3), Pens: J Sexton (4). NORTHAMPTON SAINTS: B Foden; C Ashton (S Commins 77), J Clarke, J Downey (J Ansbro 66), P Diggin; S Myler (S Geraghty 66), L Dickson; S Tonga’uiha (A Waller 66), D Hartley (capt, B Sharman 68), B Mujati (T Mercey 66), C Lawes, C Day (M Sorenson 76), C Clark (T Mercey 2736), P Dowson, R Wilson (M Easter 62-67). Scorers: Tries: P Dowson, B Foden, D Hartley, Cons: S Myler (2), Pen: S Myler. Yellow cards: B Mujati (26), P Dowson (59). Heineken Man of the Match: Johnny Sexton (Leinster) Referee: Romain Poite (France).

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Munster Rugby 6 Scarlets 6 Northampton Saints 6 Castres Olympique 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

14 12 18 10

163 119 176 111

118 124 160 167

1 1 2 1

0 2 2 2

25 15 12 10 7

Results: Scarlets 31 Castres 23; Munster 23 Northampton 21; Northampton 23 Scarlets 28; Castres 24 Munster 27; Scarlets 14 Munster 17; Castres 41 Northampton 22; Munster 19 Scarlets 13; Northampton 45 Castres 0; Scarlets 17 Northampton 29; Munster 26 Castres 10; Northampton 36 Munster 51; Castres 13 Scarlets 16

POOL 2

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Edinburgh Rugby 6 Cardiff Blues 6 Racing Metro 92 6 London Irish 6

5 5 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 5 5

17 9 13 7

156 145 160 116

138 110 190 139

2 0 1 1

0 1 4 4

22 21 9 9

Results: Racing 20 Blues 26; London Irish 19 Edinburgh 20; Blues 24 London Irish 18; Edinburgh 48 Racing 47; Blues 25 Edinburgh 8; Racing 14 London Irish 34; Edinburgh 19 Blues 12; London Irish 19 Racing 25; Racing 24 Edinburgh 27; London Irish 15 Blues 22; Cardiff 36 Racing 30; Edinburgh 34 London Irish 11

POOL 3

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Leinster Rugby 6 Glasgow Warriors 6 Bath Rugby 6 Montpellier 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

0 2 3 2

24 12 11 10

Results: Montpellier 16 Leinster 16; Glasgow 26 Bath 21; Leinster 38 Glasgow 13; Bath 16 Montpellier 13; Glasgow 20 Montpellier 15; Bath 13 Leinster 18; Montpellier 13 Glasgow 13; Leinster 52 Bath 27; Montpellier 24 Bath 22; Glasgow 16 Leinster 23; Bath 23 Glasgow 18; Leinster 25 Montpellier 3

POOL 4

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ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 Ulster Rugby 6 Leicester Tigers 6 Aironi 6

4 4 4 0

0 0 0 0

2 2 2 6

26 16 13 4

215 158 123 51

69 87 117 274

2 3 1 0

2 1 0 0

20 20 17 0

Results: Aironi 12 Leicester 28; Ulster 16 Clermont 11; Clermont 54 Aironi 3; Leicester 20 Ulster 9; Ulster 31 Aironi 10; Clermont 30 Leicester 12; Leicester 23 Clermont 19; Aironi 20 Ulster 46; Ulster 41 Leicester 7; Aironi 0 Clermont 82; Leicester 33 Aironi 6; Clermont 19 Ulster 15

POOL 5

Pts

Saracens 6 Biarritz Olympique 6 Ospreys 6 Benetton Treviso 6

5 3 2 1

0 0 1 1

1 3 3 4

13 18 13 12

145 143 142 102

107 105 147 167

1 3 1 0

1 3 2 0

22 18 13 6

Results: Ospreys 28 Biarritz 21; Saracens 42 Treviso 17; Biarritz 15 Saracens 10; Treviso 26 Ospreys 26; Treviso 30 Biarritz 26; Saracens 31 Ospreys 26; Ospreys 13 Saracens 16; Biarritz 29 Treviso 12; Ospreys 44 Treviso 17; Saracens 20 Biarritz 16; Treviso 20 Saracens 26; Biarritz 36 Ospreys 5

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Toulouse 6 Harlequins 6 Gloucester 6 Connacht Rugby 6

4 4 3 1

0 0 0 0

2 2 3 5

16 11 10 5

150 122 111 68

105 94 122 130

1 0 1 0

1 1 2 2

18 17 15 6

Results: Harlequins 25 Connacht 17; Toulouse 21 Gloucester 17; Gloucester 9 Harlequins 28; Connacht 10 Toulouse 36; Harlequins 10 Toulouse 21; Connacht 10 Gloucester 14; Gloucester 23 Connacht 19; Toulouse 24 Harlequins 31; Toulouse 24 Connacht 3; Harlequins 20 Gloucester 14; Connacht 9 Harlequins 8; Gloucester 34 Toulouse 24

QUARTER-FINALS EDINBURGH RUGBY 19

TOULOUSE 14

Murrayfield

37,881

LEINSTER RUGBY 34

CARDIFF BLUES 3

Aviva Stadium

50,340

MUNSTER RUGBY 16

ULSTER RUGBY 22

Thomond Park

25,600

SARACENS 3

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 22 Vicarage Road

11,047

SEMI-FINALS ULSTER RUGBY 22

EDINBURGH RUGBY 19 Aviva Stadium

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 15 LEINSTER RUGBY 19

45,147

Stade Chaban-Delmas 32,397

FINAL Saturday, 19 May 2012 - Twickenham Stadium Attendance: 81,774 - HT: 14-6

LEINSTER RUGBY 42

ULSTER RUGBY 14

LEINSTER RUGBY: R Kearney (D Kearney 72),; F McFadden, B O'Driscoll (D Kearney 67-73), G D'Arcy, I Nacewa,; J Sexton (I Madigan 74), E Reddan (J Cooney 74); C Healy (H Van der Merwe 62), R Strauss (S Cronin 67), M Ross (N White 69), L Cullen (capt) (D Toner 58), B Thorn, K McLaughlin (S Jennings 62), S O'Brien, J Heaslip. Scorers: Tries: S O’Brien, C Healy, penalty try, H Van der Merwe, S Cronin, Cons: J Sexton (3), F McFadden, Pens: J Sexton (3) ULSTER RUGBY: S Terblanche,; A Trimble, D Cave (A D'Arcy 77), P Wallace, C Gilroy,; P Jackson (I Humphreys 46, P Marshall 70), R Pienaar; T Court (P McAllister 75), R Best (N Brady 77), J Afoa (D Fitzpatrick 74), J Muller (capt), D Tuohy (L Stevenson 77), S Ferris, C Henry (W Faloon 67), P Wannenburg. Scorers: Try: D Tuohy, Pens: R Pienaar (3) Yellow card: S Terblanche (73) Heineken Man of the Match: Seán O’Brien (Leinster) Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

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Saracens Munster Rugby Racing Metro 92 Edinburgh Rugby

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

15 14 7 3

180 133 103 36

76 73 125 178

2 2 0 0

1 2 0 0

23 20 12 0

Results: Racing Metro 22 Munster 17, Edinburgh 0 Saracens 45, Saracens 30 Racing Metro 13, Munster 33 Edinburgh 0, Munster 15 Saracens 9, Edinburgh 3 Racing Metro 15, Saracens 19 Munster 13, Racing Metro 28 Saracens 37, Edinburgh 17 Munster 26, Munster 29 Racing Metro 6, Saracens 40 Edinburgh 7

POOL 2

Pts

Leicester Toulouse Ospreys Treviso

6 6 6 6

4 4 2 1

1 0 1 0

1 2 3 5

13 15 11 9

119 132 120 107

103 84 124 167

2 2 1 0

0 1 1 1

20 19 12 5

Results: Ospreys 38 Treviso 17, Toulouse 23 Leicester 9, Treviso 21 Toulouse 33, Leicester 39 Ospreys 22, Toulouse 30 Ospreys 14, Leicester 33 Treviso 25, Treviso 13 Leicester 14, Ospreys 17 Toulouse 6, Ospreys 15 Leicester 15, Toulouse 35 Leicester 14, Leicester 9 Toulouse 5, Treviso 17 Ospreys 14

POOL 3

Pts

Harlequins 6 Biarritz 6 Connacht Rugby 6 Zebre 6

6 3 3 0

0 0 0 0

0 3 3 6

28 14 5 6

243 123 96 72

71 101 138 224

4 2 0 0

0 1 0 1

28 15 12 1

Results: Harlequins 40 Biarritz 13, Zebre 10 Connacht 19, Biarritz 38 Zebre 17, Connacht 22 Harlequins 30, Connacht 22 Biarritz 14, Zebre 14 Harlequins 57, Biarritz 17 Connacht 0, Harlequins 53 Zebre 5, Harlequins 47 Connacht 8, Zebre 6 Biarritz 32, Connacht 25 Zebre 20, Biarritz 9 Harlequins 16

POOL 4

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Ulster Rugby 6 Northampton 6 Castres Olympique 6 Glasgow Warriors 6

5 3 3 1

0 0 0 0

1 3 3 5

12 9 6 7

126 94 77 70

55 109 98 105

2 1 0 0

1 2 2 2

23 15 14 6

Results: Ulster 41 Castres 17, Northampton 24 Glasgow 15, Castres 21 Northampton 16, Glasgow 8 Ulster 19, Glasgow 6 Castres 9, Northampton 6 Ulster 25, Ulster 9 Northampton 10, Castres 10 Glasgow 8, Northampton 18 Castres 12, Ulster 23 Glasgow 6, Glasgow 27 Northampton 20, Castres 8 Ulster 9

POOL 5

Pts

ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 Leinster Rugby 6 Exeter Chiefs 6 Scarlets 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

23 12 6 6

213 124 93 79

64 96 166 183

4 2 0 0

0 2 1 2

28 20 9 2

Results: Clermont 49 Scarlets 16, Leinster 9 Exeter 6, Scarlets 13 Leinster 20, Exeter 12 Clermont 46, Scarlets 16 Exeter 22, Clermont 15 Leinster 12, Exeter 30 Scarlets 20, Leinster 21 Clermont 28, Leinster 33 Scarlets 14, Clermont 46 Exeter 3, Scarlets 0 Clermont 29, Exeter 20 Leinster 29

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RC Toulon Montpellier Cardiff Blues Sale Sharks

6 6 6 6

5 5 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 5 5

23 17 12 7

186 168 143 78

84 109 184 198

3 2 1 0

0 0 1 0

23 22 6 4

Results: Sale 34 Cardiff 33, Toulon 37 Montpellier 16, Cardiff 14 Toulon 22, Montpellier 33 Sale 18, Sale 6 Toulon 17, Cardiff 24 Montpellier 35, Montpellier 34 Cardiff 21, Toulon 62 Sale 0, Sale 6 Montpellier 27, Toulon 45 Cardiff 25, Cardiff 26 Sale 14, Montpellier 23 Toulon 3

QUARTER-FINALS ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 36

MONTPELLIER 14

Stade Marcel-Michelin

17,726

SARACENS 27

ULSTER RUGBY 16

Twickenham Stadium

37,888

HARLEQUINS 12

MUNSTER RUGBY 18

Twickenham Stoop

15,000

RC TOULON 21

LEICESTER TIGERS 15

Stade Félix Mayol

15,000

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 16

MUNSTER RUGBY 10

Stade de la Mosson

31,259

SARACENS 12

RC TOULON 24

Twickenham Stadium

25,584

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Saturday, 18 May 2013 – Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 50,148 – HT: 3-3

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 15 RCAUVERGNE TOULON 1615 RC TOULON 16 ASM CLERMONT ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE: L Byrne; S Sivivatu, W Fofana, A Rougerie (capt, R King 68), N Nalaga; B James (D Skrela 73), M Parra (L Radosavljevic 71); T Domingo (V Debaty 66), B Kayser (T Paulo 66), D Zirakashvili (C Ric 73), J Cudmore, N Hines, J Bonnaire, G Vosloo (J Bardy 68), D Chouly. Scorers: Tries: N Nalaga, B James; Con: M Parra; Pen: M Parra RC TOULON: D Armitage; R Wulf, M Bastareaud, M Giteau, A Palisson; J Wilkinson (capt), S Tilous-Borde (F Michalak 50); A Sheridan (G Jenkins 60), S Bruno (J-C Orioli 50), C Hayman (D Kubriashvili 77), B Botha (J Suta 69), N Kennedy, D Rossouw (J van Niekerk 50), J-M Fernandez Lobbe, C Masoe (S Armitage 68). Scorers: Try: D Armitage; Con: J Wilkinson; Pens: J Wilkinson (3) Heineken Man of the Match: Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon) Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

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Leinster Rugby 6 Northampton Saints 6 Castres Olympique 6 Ospreys 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

16 11 5 3

152 107 78 75

66 104 104 138

2 0 0 0

0 1 1 1

22 17 9 5

Results: Castres 19 Northampton 13, Ospreys 9 Leinster 19, Leinster 19 Castres 7, Northampton 27 Ospreys 16, Castres 15 Ospreys 9, Northampton 7 Leinster 40, Ospreys 21 Castres 12, Leinster 9 Northampton 18, Ospreys 17 Northampton 29, Castres 22 Leinster 29, Leinster 36 Ospreys 3, Northampton 13 Castres 3

POOL 2

Pts

RC Toulon 6 Cardiff Blues 6 Exeter Chiefs 6 Glasgow Warriors 6

5 3 2 2

0 0 0 0

1 3 4 4

15 10 11 12

170 119 118 98

104 148 123 130

3 1 1 1

1 1 3 2

24 14 12 11

Results: Exeter 44 Cardiff 29, Toulon 51 Glasgow 28, Cardiff 19 Toulon 15, Glasgow Exeter 16, Cardiff 29 Glasgow 20, Exeter 9 Toulon 14, Glasgow 7 Cardiff 9, Toulon 32 Exeter 20, Exeter 10 Glasgow 15, Toulon 43 Cardiff 20, Cardiff 13 Exeter 19, Glasgow 8 Toulon 15

POOL 3

Pts

Toulouse 6 Saracens 6 Connacht Rugby 6 Zebre 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

16 29 7 2

143 217 101 33

63 74 147 210

2 3 0 0

1 1 1 0

23 20 13 0

Results: Connacht 17 Saracens 23, Toulouse 38 Zebre 5, Saracens 16 Toulouse 17, Zebre 6 Connacht 33, Zebre 10 Saracens 39, Toulouse 14 Connacht 16, Saracens 64 Zebre 3, Connacht 9 Toulouse 37, Connacht 20 Zebre 3, Toulouse 21 Saracens 11, Saracens 64 Connacht 6, Zebre 6 Toulouse 16

POOL 4

Pts

ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 Harlequins 6 Scarlets 6 Racing Metro 92 6

5 3 2 1

0 0 1 1

1 3 3 4

17 12 11 5

139 126 122 66

69 103 150 131

3 1 0 0

1 3 1 1

24 16 11 7

Results: Harlequins 26 Scarlets 33, Racing 13 Clermont 9, Scarlets 26 Racing 26, Clermont 23 Harlequins 16, Clermont 32 Scarlets 11, Racing 8 Harlequins 32, Scarlets 13 Clermont 31, Harlequins 17 Racing 3, Racing 13 Scarlets 19, Harlequins 13 Clermont 16, Scarlets 20 Harlequins 22, Clermont 28 Racing 3

POOL 5

Pts

Ulster Rugby 6 Leicester Tigers 6 Montpellier 6 Benetton Treviso 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

17 16 14 2

179 159 121 41

62 112 124 202

2 3 2 0

0 2 1 0

26 21 11 0

Results: Ulster 22 Leicester 16, Treviso 10 Montpellier 27, Leicester 34 Treviso 3, Montpellier 8 Ulster 25, Ulster 48 Treviso 0, Leicester 41 Montpellier 32, Treviso 3 Ulster 35, Montpellier 14 Leicester 15, Ulster 27 Montpellier 16, Treviso 19 Leicester 34, Leicester 19 Ulster 22, Montpellier 24 Treviso 6

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Munster Rugby 6 Gloucester Rugby 6 Edinburgh Rugby 6 Perpignan 6

5 3 3 1

0 0 0 0

1 3 3 5

19 13 10 10

161 113 104 112

77 114 141 158

2 1 0 1

1 1 0 2

23 14 12 7

Results: Edinburgh 29 Munster 23, Gloucester 27 Perpignan 22, Munster 26 Gloucester 10, Perpignan 31 Edinburgh 14, Munster 36 Perpignan 8, Edinburgh 12 Gloucester 23, Perpignan 17 Munster 18, Gloucester 10 Edinburgh 16, Edinburgh 27 Perpignan 16, Gloucester 7 Munster 20, Munster 38 Edinburgh 6, Perpignan 18 Gloucester 36

QUARTER-FINALS MUNSTER RUGBY 47

TOULOUSE 23

Thomond Park

26,200

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 22

LEICESTER TIGERS 16

Stade Marcel-Michelin

17,862

ULSTER RUGBY 15

SARACENS 17

Ravenhill Stadium

16,853

RC TOULON 29

LEINSTER RUGBY 14

Stade Félix Mayol

15,252

SEMI-FINALS SARACENS 46

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 6 Twickenham Stadium

25,942

RC TOULON 24

MUNSTER RUGBY 16

37,043

Stade Vélodrome

FINAL Saturday, 24 May 2014 – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 67,578 – HT: 10-3

RC TOULON 23 SARACENS 6 RC TOULON: D Armitage; D Mitchell, M Bastareaud, M Giteau, B Habana; J Wilkinson (capt, M Mermoz 77), S Tilous-Borde (M Claassens 70); X Chiocci (A Menini 45), C Burden (J-C Orioli 40), C Hayman (M Castrogiovanni 56), B Botha (A Williams 51), D Rossouw (J Suta 51), Juan Smith (V Bruni 71), J-M Fernandez Lobbe, S Armitage. Scorers: Tries: M Giteau, J Smith; Cons: J Wilkinson (2); Pens: J Wilkinson (2); DG: J Wilkinson Yellow Card: J-M Fernandez-Lobbe 21 SARACENS: A Goode; C Ashton, M Bosch, B Barritt, D Strettle (C Wyles 70); O Farrell (C Hodgson 64), R Wigglesworth (N de Kock 50); M Vunipola (R Barrington 64), S Brits (J George 69), M Stevens (J Johnston 54), S Borthwick (capt.), A Hargreaves (M Botha 64), K Brown, J Burger (J Wray 61), B Vunipola. Scorers: Pens: O Farrell (2) Heineken Man of the Match: Steffon Armitage (RC Toulon) Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

CHAMPIONS CUP PLAY OFFS WASPS STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS

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Adams Park 5,125 Stade Jean-Bouin 9,000

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ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 Saracens 6 Munster Rugby 6 Sale Sharks 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

14 12 15 8

140 119 144 82

80 95 114 196

1 1 1 0

1 0 2 2

22 17 15 2

Results: Sale 26 Munster 27, Saracens 30 Clermont 23, Munster 14 Saracens 3, Clermont 35 Sale 3, Munster 9 Clermont 16, Sale 15 Saracens 19, Saracens 28 Sale 15, Clermont 26 Munster 19, Saracens 33 Munster 10, Sale 13 Clermont 22, Munster 65 Sale 10, Clermont 18 Saracens 6

POOL 2

Pts

Leinster Rugby 6 Wasps 6 Harlequins 6 Castres Olympique 6

4 3 4 0

1 1 0 0

1 2 2 6

13 18 13 10

148 155 135 86

101 105 99 219

1 2 1 0

1 2 1 1

20 18 18 1

Results: Harlequins 25 Castres 9, Leinster 25 Wasps 20, Castres 6 Leinster 21, Wasps 16 Harlequins 23, Castres 17 Wasps 32, Harlequins 24 Leinster 18, Leinster 14 Harlequins 13, Wasps 44 Castres 17, Leinster 50 Castres 8, Harlequins 3 Wasps 23, Wasps 20 Leinster 20, Castres 19 Harlequins 47

POOL 3

Pts

RC Toulon Leicester Tigers Ulster Rugby Scarlets

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 2

0 0 0 0

1 3 4 4

19 12 16 8

181 108 116 90

89 126 146 134

1 1 3 0

1 0 1 0

22 13 12 8

Results: Leicester 25 Ulster 18, Toulon 28 Scarlets 18, Ulster 13 Toulon 23, Scarlets 15 Leicester 3, Ulster 24 Scarlets 9, Leicester 25 Toulon 21, Toulon 23 Leicester 8, Scarlets 22 Ulster 13, Leicester 40 Scarlets 23, Toulon 60 Ulster 22, Scarlets 3 Toulon 26, Ulster 26 Leicester 7

POOL 4

Pts

Bath Rugby 6 Toulouse 6 Glasgow Warriors 6 Montpellier 6

4 4 3 1

0 0 0 0

2 2 3 5

15 11 11 9

146 126 108 90

108 124 84 154

2 0 1 0

1 1 2 2

19 17 15 6

Results: Glasgow 37 Bath 10, Toulouse 30 Montpellier 23, Bath 19 Toulouse 21, Montpellier 13 Glasgow 15, Montpellier 5 Bath 30, Toulouse 19 Glasgow 11, Bath 32 Montpellier 12, Glasgow 9 Toulouse 12, Glasgow 21 Montpellier 10, Toulouse 18 Bath 35, Bath 20 Glasgow 15, Montpellier 27 Toulouse 26

POOL 5

Pts

Racing Metro 92 Northampton Ospreys Benetton Treviso

6 6 6 6

5 4 1 1

1 0 1 0

0 2 4 5

20 25 11 8

165 178 110 62

69 82 121 246

2 3 1 0

0 0 2 0

24 19 9 4

Results: Racing 20 Northampton 11, Ospreys 42 Treviso 11, Northampton 34 Ospreys 6, Treviso 10 Racing 26, Treviso 15 Northampton 38, Ospreys 19 Racing 19, Northampton 67 Treviso 0, Racing 18 Ospreys 14, Ospreys 9 Northampton 20, Racing 23Treviso 7, Northampton 8 Racing 32, Treviso 23 Ospreys 20

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BATH RUGBY 15

Aviva Stadium

43,958

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 37

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 5

Stade Marcel-Michelin

17,730

RACING METRO 92

RC TOULON 32

SARACENS 12

Stade Yves-du-Manoir

12,113

WASPS 18

Stade Félix Mayol

15,228

SARACENS 9 LEINSTER RUGBY 20 (AET)

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

41,500

Stade Vélodrome

35,116

SEMI-FINALS ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 13 RC TOULON 25

FINAL Saturday, 2 May 2015 – Twickenham Stadium Attendance: 56,622 – HT: 16-11

ASM CLERMONT 18 RC TOULON 24 RC TOULON 24 AUVERGNE ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 18 ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE: N Abendanon; N Nakaitaci (M Delany 67), J Davies, W Fofana, N Nalaga (A Rougerie 54); C Lopez, M Parra (L Radoslavjevic 56); V Debaty (T Domingo 47), B Kayser (J Ulugia 63), D Zirakashvili (C Ric 66), J Cudmore (J Pierre 10-16, 57-65), S Vahaamahina (J Pierre 67), J Bonnaire, D Chouly (capt), F Lee (J Bardy 54) Scorers: Tries: W Fofana, N Abendanon, Cons: C Lopez, Pens: C Lopez (2) RC TOULON: L Halfpenny; D Mitchell, M Bastareaud, J M Hernandez (R Wulf 66), B Habana; M Giteau, S Tillous-Borde; X Chiocci (A Menini 48), G Guirado (J-C Orioli 63), C Hayman (capt), L Chilachava 63-76), B Botha (R Taofifenua 47), A Williams, J Smith (J Fernandez Lobbe 58), S Armitage, C Masoe Scorers: Tries: D Mitchell, M Bastareaud; Cons: L Halfpenny; Pens: L Halfpenny (4) Heineken Man of the Match: Ali Williams (RC Toulon) Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

CHAMPIONS CUP PLAY OFFS Semi-Final GLOUCESTER RUGBY

CONNACHT RUGBY

32 (AET)Kingsholm

Final GLOUCESTER RUGBY

BORDEAUX BÈGLES

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Sixways Stadium 5,447

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Saracens Ulster Rugby Oyonnax Toulouse

6 6 6 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

26 21 10 11

220 169 99 85

73 109 218 173

4 2 1 0

0 0 2 1

28 18 7 5

Results: Saracens 32 Toulouse 7, Oyonnax 23 Ulster 24, Ulster 9 Saracens 27, Toulouse 24 Oyonnax 18, Ulster 38 Toulouse 0, Oyonnax 10 Saracens 45, Saracens 55 Oyonnax 13, Toulouse 23 Ulster 25, Saracens 33 Ulster 17, Oyonnax 32 Toulouse 14, Ulster 56 Oyonnax 3, Toulouse 17 Saracens 28

POOL 2

Pts

Exeter Chiefs 6 Bordeaux Begles 6 Ospreys 6 ASM Clermont Auvergne 6

3 3 3 3

0 0 0 0

3 3 3 3

18 18 12 19

148 149 138 159

151 163 142 138

3 3 2 3

1 1 2 0

16 16 16 15

Results: Ospreys 25 Exeter 13, Exeter 34 Bordeaux 19, Clermont 34 Ospreys 29, Ospreys 19 Bordeaux 16, Exeter 31 Clermont 14, Bordeaux 33 Ospreys 27, Clermont 42 Exeter 10, Bordeaux 10 Clermont 28, Ospreys 21 Clermont 13, Bordeaux 34 Exeter 27, Exeter 33 Ospreys 17, Clermont 28 Bordeaux 37

POOL 3

Pts

Racing 92 6 Northampton Saints 6 Glasgow Warriors 6 Scarlets 6

4 4 3 0

1 1 0 0

1 1 3 6

23 12 10 7

174 94 114 59

70 93 96 182

4 1 1 0

0 0 1 2

22 19 14 2

Results: Northampton 15 Scarlets 11, Scarlets 12 Racing 29, Glasgow 15 Northampton 26, Glasgow 43 Scarlets 6, Racing 33 Northampton 3, Northampton 9 Racing 9, Scarlets 6 Glasgow 9, Racing 34 Glasgow 10, Racing 64 Scarlets 14, Northampton 19 Glasgow 15, Glasgow 22 Racing 5, Scarlets 10 Northampton 22

POOL 4

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Leicester Tigers Stade Français Munster Rugby Benetton Treviso

6 6 6 6

5 4 3 0

0 0 0 0

1 2 3 6

24 25 15 8

185 186 118 53

91 118 100 233

3 3 3 0

0 0 0 0

23 19 15 0

Results: Leicester 33 Stade Français 20, Munster 32 Benetton Treviso 7, Benetton Treviso 3 Leicetser 36, Benetton Treviso 17 Stade Français 50, Munster 19 Leicester 31, Stade Français 40 Benetton Treviso 14, Leicester 17 Munster 6, Stade Français 27 Munster 7, Munster 26 Stade Français 13, Leicester 47 Benetton Treviso 7, Benetton Treviso 5 Munster 28, Stade Français 36 Leicester 21

POOL 5

Pts

Wasps RC Toulon Bath Rugby Leinster Rugby

6 6 6 6

4 5 2 1

0 0 0 0

2 1 4 5

19 9 7 5

186 96 88 82

72 91 131 158

2 0 0 0

2 0 2 2

20 20 10 6

Results: Leinster 6 Wasps 33, Bath 19 Leinster 16, Wasps 32 Toulon 6, Toulon 24 Leinster 9, Wasps 23 Bath 25, Bath 10 Wasps 36, Leinster 16 Toulon 20, Toulon 12 Bath 9, Leinster 25 Bath 11, Toulon 15 Wasps 11, Bath 14 Toulon 19, Wasps 51 Leinster 10

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Ricoh Arena

23,866

SARACENS 29

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 20

Allianz Park

8,050

LEICESTER TIGERS 41

STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 13

Welford Road

20,866

RACING 92 19

RC TOULON 16

Stade Yves du Manoir

15,340

SARACENS 24

WASPS 17

Madejski Stadium

16,820

LEICESTER TIGERS 16

RACING 92 19

City Ground

22,148

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FINAL Saturday, 14 May 2016 – Grand Stade de Lyon Attendance: 58,017 – HT: 6-12

RACING 92 21 9 RACING SARACENS SARACENS 92 9 21 RACING 92: B Dulin; J Rokocoko, J Goosen, A Dumoulin (H Chavancy 56), J Imhoff; D Carter (R Tales 42), M Machenaud (M Phillips 21); E Ben Arous (K Vartanov 75), D Szarzewski (capt; V Lacombe 65), B Tameifuna (L Ducalcon 67), L Charteris, F Van der Merwe (M Carizza 65), W Lauret, B Le Roux (A Claassen 76), C Masoe. Scorers: Pens: J Goosen (3) SARACENS: A Goode; C Ashton, D Taylor (M Bosch 76), B Barritt (capt), C Wyles; O Farrell (C Hodgson 79), R Wigglesworth (B Spencer 79); M Vunipola (R Barrington 76), S Brits (J George 21-30, 51), P du Plessis (J Figallo 67), M Itoje (J Hamilton 79), G Kruis, M Rhodes (J Wray 50), W Fraser, B Vunipola. Scorers: Pens: O Farrell (7) Heineken Man of the Match: Maro Itoje (Saracens) Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

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Munster Rugby Glasgow Warriors Leicester Tigers Racing 92

6 6 6 6

5 4 2 1

0 0 0 0

1 2 4 5

18 18 3 12

160 160 61 89

64 86 190 130

3 2 0 1

1 1 0 0

24 19 8 5

Results: Glasgow Warriors 42 Leicester Tigers 13, Munster Rugby 38 Glasgow Warriors 17, Leicester Tigers 27 Racing 92 17, Munster 38 Leicester Tigers 0, Racing 92 14 Glasgow Warriors 23, Glasgow Warriors 23 Racing 92 7, Leicester Tigers 18 Munster 16, Racing 92 7 Munster 32, Glasgow Warriors 12 Munster 14, Racing 92 34 Leicester Tigers 3, Leicester Tigers 0 Glasgow Warriors 43, Munster 22 Racing 92 10

POOL 2

Pts

Wasps Toulouse Connacht Rugby Zebre Rugby

6 6 6 6

4 3 4 0

1 1 0 0

1 2 2 6

28 22 26 11

210 164 188 90

112 91 118 331

3 2 2 0

1 2 0 0

22 18 18 0

Results: Wasps 82 Zebre 14, Connacht 23 Toulouse 21, Toulouse 20 Wasps 20, Zebre 7 Connacht 52, Zebre 6 Toulouse 36, Wasps 32 Connacht 17, Toulouse 54 Zebre 15, Connacht 20 Wasps 18, Connacht 66 Zebre 21, Wasps 17 Toulouse 14, Toulouse 19 Connacht 10, Zebre 27 Wasps 41.

POOL 3

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Saracens RC Toulon Scarlets Sale Sharks

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 1

1 0 1 0

0 3 3 5

20 12 11 7

181 120 141 66

87 100 154 167

2 2 0 0

0 2 1 0

24 16 11 4

Results: Toulon 23 Saracens 31, Scarlets 28 Sale 11, Sale 5 Toulon 15, Saracens 44 Scarlets 26, Saracens 50 Sale 3, Toulon 31 Scarlets 20, Scarlets 22 Toulon 21, Sale 10 Saracens 24, Scarlets 22 Saracens 22, Toulon 27 Sale 12, Sale 25 Scarlets 23, Saracens 10 Toulon 3.

POOL 4

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Leinster Rugby 6 Montpellier 6 Castres Olympique 6 Northampton Saints 6

4 3 2 2

1 0 1 0

1 3 3 4

31 15 15 10

227 120 144 91

87 149 147 199

4 2 1 1

1 2 1 0

23 16 12 9

Results: Leinster Rugby 33 Castres Olympique 15, Northampton Saints 16 Montpellier 14, Castres 41 Northampton 7, Montpellier 22 Leinster 16, Northampton 10 Leinster 37, Montpellier 32 Castres 14, Leinster 60 Northampton 13, Castres 29 Montpellier 23, Leinster 57 Montpellier 3, Northampton Castres 21, Castres 24 Leinster 24, Montpellier 26 Northampton 17.

POOL 5

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ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 Bordeaux Bègles 6 Exeter Chiefs 6 Ulster Rugby 6

5 3 2 2

0 0 0 0

1 3 4 4

27 11 13 16

211 118 110 131

131 120 146 173

5 1 2 1

1 1 2 1

26 14 12 10

Results: Bordeaux Bègles 28 Ulster 13, Exeter Chiefs 8 ASM Clermont Auvergne 35, Clermont 49 Bordeaux Bègles 33, Ulster 19 Exeter 18, Ulster 39 Clermont 32, Exeter 7 Bordeaux Bègles 13, Bordeaux Bègles 12 Exeter 20, Clermont 38 Ulster 19, Bordeaux Bègles 6 Clermont 9, Exeter 31 Ulster 19, Clermont 48 Exeter 26, Ulster 22 Bordeaux Bègles 26

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RC TOULON 9

Stade Marcel-Michelin

18,873

LEINSTER RUGBY 32

WASPS 17

Aviva Stadium

50,266

SARACENS 38

GLASGOW WARRIORS 13 Allianz Park

15,000

MUNSTER RUGBY 41

TOULOUSE 16

Thomond Park

26,200

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 27

LEINSTER RUGBY 22

Matmut Stadium de Gerland 40,024

MUNSTER RUGBY 10

SARACENS 26

Aviva Stadium

SEMI-FINALS 51,300

FINAL Saturday, 13 May 2017 – BT Murrayfield Attendance: 55,272 – HT: 7-12

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 17 SARACENS 2817 SARACENS 28 ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE: S Spedding (P Fernandez 70); D Strettle, A Rougerie (D Penaud 53), R Lamerat, N Abendanon; C Lopez, M Parra (L Radosavljevic 74); R Chaume (E Falgoux 22-25, 53), B Kayser (J Ulugia 66), D Zirakashvili (A Jarvis 76), A Iturria, S Vahaamahina (P Jedrasiak 45), D Chouly (capt), P Yato (A Lapandry 60), F Lee (P Yato 63-65). Scorers: Tries: R Lamerat, N Abendanon; Cons: M Parra 2; Pens: M Parra. SARACENS: A Goode; C Ashton, M Bosch, B Barritt capt (D Taylor 53), C Wyles (A Lozowski 78); O Farrell, R Wigglesworth (B Spencer 78); M Vunipola (T Lamositele 76), J George (S Brits 50), V Koch (P Du Plessis 78), M Itoje (J Hamilton 78), G Kruis, M Rhodes, J Wray (S Burger 60), B Vunipola. Scorers: Tries: C Ashton, G Kruis, A Goode; Cons: O Farrell 2; Pens: O Farrell 3. Heineken Man of the Match: Billy Vunipola (Saracens). Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales).

CHAMPIONS CUP PLAY OFFS Semi-finals STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS 46 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 21

CARDIFF BLUES 21 CONNACHT RUGBY 15

Stade Jean Bouin Franklin’s Gardens

4,767 9,561

Final NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 23

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La Rochelle Wasps Ulster Rugby Harlequins

6 6 6 6

4 3 4 1

0 0 0 0

2 3 2 5

18 21 15 15

156 154 132 106

121 121 118 188

3 4 1 1

1 1 0 1

20 17 17 7

Results: Ulster 19 Wasps 9, Harlequins 27 La Rochelle 34, La Rochelle 41 Ulster 17, Wasps 41 Harlequins 10, Harlequins 5 Ulster 17, La Rochelle 49 Wasps 29, Ulster 52 Harlequins 24, Wasps 21 La Rochelle 3, Ulster 20 La Rochelle 13, Harlequins 33 Wasps 28, La Rochelle 16 Harlequins 7, Wasps 26 Ulster 7

POOL 2

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ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 Saracens 6 Ospreys 6 Northampton Saints 6

5 3 2 1

0 1 1 0

1 2 3 5

16 24 18 16

165 205 152 115

104 146 148 239

2 3 3 2

0 1 2 0

22 18 15 6

Results: Northampton Saints 13 Saracens 57, Ospreys 21 Clermont 26, Clermont 24 Northampton Saints 7, Saracens 36 Ospreys 34, Northampton Saints 32 Ospreys 43, Saracens 14 Clermont 46, Clermont 24 Saracens 21, Ospreys 32 Northampton Saints 15, Northampton Saints 34 Clermont 21, Ospreys 15 Saracens 15, Clermont 24 Ospreys 7, Saracens 62 Northampton Saints 14

POOL 3

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Leinster Rugby Exeter Chiefs Montpellier Glasgow Warriors

6 6 6 6

6 3 2 1

0 0 0 0

0 3 4 5

22 18 18 18

176 138 130 128

93 117 163 199

3 1 3 2

0 2 2 1

27 15 13 7

Results: Leinster 24 Montpellier 17, Exeter 24 Glasgow 15, Glasgow 18 Leinster 34, Montpellier 24 Exeter 27, Glasgow 22 Montpellier 29, Exeter 8 Leinster 18, Montpellier 36 Glasgow 26, Leinster 22 Exeter 17, Exeter 41 Montpellier 10, Leinster 55 Glasgow 19, Glasgow 28 Exeter 21, Montpellier 14 Leinster 23

POOL 4

Pts

Munster Rugby 6 Racing 92 6 Castres Olympique 6 Leicester Tigers 6

4 4 2 1

1 0 1 0

1 2 3 5

18 14 13 12

167 128 111 118

87 105 161 171

2 1 2 1

1 2 0 2

21 19 12 7

Results: Racing 22 Leicester 18, Castres 17 Munster 17, Leicester 54 Castres 29, Munster 14 Racing 7, Castres 16 Racing 13, Munster 33 Leicester 10, Racing 29 Castres 7, Leicester 16 Munster 25, Racing 34 Munster 30, Castres 39 Leicester 0, Leicester 20 Racing 23, Munster 48 Castres 3

POOL 5

Pts

Scarlets RC Toulon Bath Rugby Benetton Rugby

6 6 6 6

4 4 4 0

0 0 0 0

2 2 2 6

19 16 15 12

162 159 151 97

123 125 121 200

3 1 1 2

2 2 1 2

21 19 18 4

Results: Bath 23 Benetton 0, Toulon 21 Scarlets 20, Scarlets 13 Bath 18, Benetton 29 Toulon 30, Scarlets 33 Benetton 28, Toulon 24 Bath 20, Benetton 12 Scarlets 31, Bath 26 Toulon 21, Bath 17 Scarlets 35, Toulon 36 Benetton 0, Benetton 28 Bath 47, Scarlets 30 Toulon 27

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LA ROCHELLE 17

Parc y Scarlets

15,373

MUNSTER RUGBY 20

RC TOULON 19

Thomond Park

26,265

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 17

RACING 92

Stade Marcel-Michelin

18,598

LEINSTER RUGBY 30

SARACENS 19

Aviva Stadium

51,700

SEMI-FINALS LEINSTER RUGBY 38

SCARLETS 16

Aviva Stadium

48,455

RACING 92

MUNSTER RUGBY 22

Stade Chaban Delmas

24,574

FINAL Saturday, 12 May 2018 – San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao Attendance: 52,282 – HT: 7-12

LEINSTER RUGBY 15 RACING 92 12 LEINSTER RUGBY: R Kearney; J Larmour, G Ringrose, R Henshaw, I Nacewa (capt); J Sexton, L McGrath (J Gibson-Park 62); C Healy (J McGrath 55), S Cronin (J Tracy 62), T Furlong (A Porter 66), D Toner, J Ryan, S Fardy, D Leavy, J Murphy (J Conan 62). Unused replacements: R Ruddock, J Carbery, R O’Loughlin. Scorers: Pens: J Sexton 3, I Nacewa 2. RACING 92: L Dupichot (J Rokocoko 30-38); T Thomas, V Vakatawa, H Chavancy, M Andreu; P Lambie (R Tales 3), T Iribaren; E Ben Arous (V Kakovin 55), C Chat (O Avei 45-55; O Avei 59), C Gomes Sa (C Johnston 55), D Ryan, L Nakarawa, W Lauret, B Le Roux (B Chouzenoux 69), Y Nyanga (capt). Unused replacements: B Palu, A Gibert. Scorers: Pens: T Iribaren 4. Heineken Man of the Match: James Ryan (Leinster Rugby). Referee: Wayne Barnes (England).

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Leinster Rugby Toulouse Bath Rugby Wasps

6 6 6 6

5 5 1 0

0 0 1 1

1 1 4 5

27 16 14 13

204 149 115 134

88 136 152 190

4 1 1 1

1 0 3 1

25 21 10 4

Results: Leinster 52 Wasps 3, Bath 20 Toulouse 22; Wasps 35 Bath 35, Toulouse 28 Leinster 27; Bath 10 Leinster 17, Wasps 16 Toulouse 24; Toulouse 42 Wasps 27, Leinster 42 Bath 15; Leinster 29 Toulouse 13, Bath 18 Wasps 16; Toulouse 20 Bath 17, Wasps 19 Leinster 37.

POOL 2

Pts

Munster Rugby 6 Exeter Chiefs 6 Castres Olympique 6 Gloucester Rugby 6

4 2 3 2

1 1 0 0

1 3 3 4

14 18 11 15

138 124 97 122

72 104 142 163

2 2 1 0

1 2 1 0

21 14 14 9

Results: Exeter 10 Munster 10, Gloucester 19 Castres 14; Castres 29 Exeter 25, Munster 36 Gloucester 22; Exeter 19 Gloucester 27, Munster 30 Castres 5; Gloucester 17 Exeter 29, Castres 13 Munster 12; Gloucester 15 Munster 41, Exeter 34 Castres 12; Castres 24 Gloucester 22, Munster 9 Exeter 7.

POOL 3

Pts

Saracens Glasgow Warriors Cardiff Blues Lyon

6 6 6 6

6 4 2 0

0 0 0 0

0 2 4 6

23 19 19 10

185 147 138 87

81 119 174 183

4 3 2 0

0 0 0 0

28 19 10 0

Results: Lyon 21 Cardiff 30, Glasgow 3 Saracens 13; Saracens 29 Lyon 10, Cardiff 12 Glasgow 29; Lyon 22 Glasgow 42, Saracens 51 Cardiff 25; Glasgow 21 Lyon 10, Cardiff 14 Saracens 26; Glasgow 33 Cardiff 24, Lyon 10 Saracens 28; Cardiff 33 Lyon 14, Saracens 38 Glasgow 19.

POOL 4

Pts

Racing 92 Ulster Rugby Scarlets Leicester Tigers

6 6 6 6

5 5 1 1

0 0 0 0

1 1 5 5

26 18 18 14

196 131 145 115

121 128 170 168

5 2 1 2

1 0 2 1

26 22 7 7

Results: Scarlets 13 Racing 14, Ulster 24 Leicester 10; Leicester 45 Scarlets 27, Racing 44 Ulster 12; Scarlets 24 Ulster 25, Racing 36 Leicester 26; Ulster 30 Scarlets 15, Leicester 11 Racing 34; Ulster 26 Racing 22, Scarlets 33 Leicester 10; Leicester 13 Ulster 14, Racing 46 Scarlets 33.

POOL 5

Pts

Edinburgh Rugby 6 Montpellier 6 RC Toulon 6 Newcastle Falcons 6

5 3 2 2

0 0 0 0

1 3 4 4

16 21 16 10

154 158 134 102

83 116 180 169

2 3 1 0

1 1 1 1

23 16 10 9

Results: Montpellier 21 Edinburgh 15, Toulon 25 Newcastle 26; Edinburgh 40 Toulon 14, Newcastle 23 Montpellier 20; Edinburgh 31 Newcastle 13, Toulon 38 Montpellier 28; Montpellier 34 Toulon 13, Newcastle 8 Edinburgh 21; Montpellier 45 Newcastle 8, Toulon 17 Edinburgh 28; Edinburgh 19 Montpellier 10, Newcastle 24 Toulon 27

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GLASGOW WARRIORS 27 Allianz Park

10,967

EDINBURGH RUGBY 13

MUNSTER RUGBY 20

Murrayfield Stadium

36,358

LEINSTER RUGBY 21

ULSTER RUGBY 18

Aviva Stadium

51,700

RACING 92 21

TOULOUSE 22

Paris La Defense Arena

26,092

SARACENS 32

MUNSTER RUGBY 16

Ricoh Arena

16,235

LEINSTER RUGBY 30

TOULOUSE 12

Aviva Stadium

42,916

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Saturday, 11 May 2019 – St James’ Park, Newcastle Attendance: 51,930 – HT: 7-12

SARACENS 20 LEINSTER RUGBY 10 LEINSTER RUGBY: R Kearney; J Larmour, G Ringrose, R Henshaw, J Lowe; J Sexton (capt), L McGrath; C Healy (J McGrath 61), S Cronin (J Tracy 50), T Furlong (M Bent 69), D Toner (M Deegan 74), J Ryan, S Fardy, S O’Brien (R Ruddock 61), J Conan. Unused replacements: H O’Sullivan, R Byrne, R O’Loughlin. Scorers: Try: T Furlong. Con: J Sexton. Pen: J Sexton. SARACENS: A Goode; L Williams, A Lozowski, B Barritt (capt), S Maitland; O Farrell, B Spencer (R Wigglesworth 55); M Vunipola (V Koch 29), J George, T Lamositele (R Barrington 29), W Skelton (N Isiekwe 61), G Kruis, M Itoje, J Wray, B Vunipola (S Burger 74). Unused replacements: J Gray, N Tompkins, D Strettle. Scorers: Tries: S Maitland, B Vunipola. Cons: O Farrell 2. Pens: O Farrell 2. Heineken Man of the Match: Brad Barritt (Saracens). Referee: Jérôme Garcès (France).

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Leinster Rugby 6 Northampton Saints 6 Lyon 6 Benetton Rugby 6

6 4 1 1

0 0 0 0

0 2 5 5

28 19 14 12

199 166 108 96

76 183 141 169

4 3 1 1

0 0 2 1

28 19 7 6

Results: Leinster 33 Benetton 19, Northampton 25 Lyon, Benetton 32 Northampton 35, Lyon 6 Leinster 13, Northampton 16 Leinster 43, Lyon 28 Benetton 0, Benetton 25 Lyon 22, Leinster 50 Northampton 21, Leinster 42 Lyon 14, Northampton 33 Benetton 20, Benetton 0 Leinster 18, Lyon 24 Northampton 36.

POOL 2

Pts

Exeter Chiefs Glasgow Warriors La Rochelle Sale Sharks

6 6 6 6

5 3 2 1

1 1 0 0

0 2 4 5

25 17 14 11

186 141 107 92

105 115 146 160

5 2 1 0

0 1 1 3

27 17 10 7

Results: Glasgow 13 Sale 7, La Rochelle 12 Exeter 31, Exeter 34 Glasgow 18, Sale 25 La Rochelle 15, La Rochelle 24 Glasgow 27, Sale 20 Exeter 22, Glasgow 7 La Rochelle 12, Exeter 35 Sale 10, La Rochelle 30 Sale 23, Glasgow 31 Exeter 31, Exeter 33 La Rochelle 14, Sale 7 Glasgow 45

POOL 3

Pts

ASM Clermont Auvergne 6 Ulster Rugby 6 Harlequins 6 Bath 6

5 5 2 0

0 0 0 0

1 1 4 6

24 16 13 12

207 129 114 102

114 107 166 165

3 1 0 1

1 0 2 4

24 21 10 5

Results: Bath 16 Ulster 17, Clermont 53 Harlequins 21, Ulster 18 Clermont 13, Harlequins 15 Bath 9, Bath 17 Clermont 34, Ulster 25 Harlequins 24, Harlequins 10 Ulster 34, Clermont 52 Bath 26, Bath 19 Harlequins 25, Clermont 29 Ulster 13, Harlequins 19 Clermont 26, Ulster 22 Bath 15.

POOL 4

Pts

Racing 92 Saracens Munster Rugby Ospreys

6 6 6 6

4 4 3 0

1 0 1 0

1 2 2 6

26 13 13 11

194 121 124 83

126 88 97 211

4 1 2 1

1 1 0 1

23 18 16 2

Results: Ospreys 13 Munster 32, Racing 30 Saracens 10, Saracens 44 Ospreys 3, Munster 21 Racing 21, Munster 10 Saracens 3, Ospreys 19 Racing 40, Racing 40 Ospreys 27, Saracens 15 Munster 6, Ospreys 15 Saracens 22, Racing 39 Munster 22, Munster 33 Ospreys 6, Saracens 27 Racing 24.

POOL 5

Pts

Toulouse 6 Gloucester Rugby 6 Montpellier 6 Connacht Rugby 6

6 2 2 2

0 0 0 0

0 4 4 4

19 19 12 15

162 140 118 120

85 140 157 158

3 3 1 1

0 3 1 1

27 14 10 10

Results: Gloucester 20 Toulouse 25, Connacht 23 Montpellier 20, Montpellier 30 Gloucester 27, Toulouse 32 Connacht 17, Gloucester 26 Connacht 17, Toulouse 23 Montpellier 9, Connacht 27 Gloucester 24, Montpellier 18 Toulouse 26, Connacht 7 Toulouse 21, Gloucester 29 Montpellier 6, Montpellier 35 Connacht 29. Toulouse 35 Gloucester 14.

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SARACENS 25

Aviva Stadium

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 27

RACING 92 36

Stade Marcel-Michelin

TOULOUSE 36

ULSTER RUGBY 8

Stade Ernest-Wallon

EXETER CHIEFS 38

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 15

Sandy Park

RACING 92 19

SARACENS 15

Paris La Defense Arena

EXETER CHIEFS 28

TOULOUSE 18

Sandy Park

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Saturday, 17 October 2020 – Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol HT: 21-12

EXETER CHIEFS 31 RACING 92 27 EXETER CHIEFS: S Hogg; J Nowell, H Slade, I Whitten (O Devoto 59), T O’Flaherty; J Simmonds (capt), J Maunder (S Hidalgo-Clyne 65); A Hepburn (B Moon 56), L Cowan-Dickie (J Yeandle 56), H Williams (T Francis 56), J Gray (S Skinner 59), J Hill, D Ewers, J Vermeulen (J Kirsten 56), S Simmonds. Unused replacement: G Steenson. Scorers: Tries: L Cowan-Dickie, S Simmonds, H Williams, H Slade. Cons: J Simmonds 4. Pen: J Simmonds. Yellow card: T Francis (71). RACING 92: S Zebo (K Beale 65); L Dupichot, V Vakatawa, H Chavancy (capt), J Imhoff; F Russell (M Machenaud 40), T Iribaren; E Ben Arous (H Kolingar 76), C Chat (T Baubigny 51), G-H Colombe (A Oz 51), B Le Roux (D Ryan 67), D Bird, W Lauret, F Sanconnie, A Claassen (B Palu 76). Unused replacement: O Klemenczak. Scorers: Tries: S Zebo 2, J Imhoff, C Chat. Cons: F Russell, M Machenaud. Pen: M Machenaud. Heineken Star of the Match: Joe Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs). Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales).

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Pts

Leinster Rugby Wasps Bordeaux Bègles Stade Rochelais Scarlets Edinburgh Rugby RC Toulon Sale Sharks Northampton Saints Bath Rugby Montpellier Dragons

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

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

9 9 8 6 6 2 2 4 3 2 3 2

70 57 63 41 51 24 26 29 31 19 28 16

33 22 20 8 19 28 42 42 51 51 68 71

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

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

10 10 9 9 9 5 4 1 1 1 0 0

Results: Northampton 12 Bordeaux Bègles 16, RC Toulon 26 Sale 14, Bath 19 Scarlets 23, Dragons 8 Wasps 24, Montpellier 14 Leinster 35, Edinburgh 8 Stade Rochelais 13; *Scarlets 28 Toulon 0, Wasps 33 Montpellier 14, Leinster 35 Northampton 19, *Stade Rochelais 28 Bath 0, Sale 15 Edinburgh 16, Bordeaux Bègles 47 Dragons 8. *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

Pool stage suspended after two rounds due to Covid-19 pandemic

POOL B

Pts

Lyon 2 Racing 92 2 Stade Toulousain 2 Munster Rugby 2 ASM Clermont Auvergne 2 Bristol Bears 2 Exeter Chiefs 2 Gloucester Rugby 2 Ulster Rugby 2 Connacht Rugby 2 Harlequins 2 Glasgow Warriors 2

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

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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

12 11 8 5 11 9 6 6 7 5 2 0

83 75 57 60 82 65 42 48 56 40 14 0

10 29 22 38 77 69 28 89 67 53 70 70

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

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

10 10 10 8 6 6 5 5 3 1 0 0

Results: Ulster 22 Stade Toulousain 29, Bristol 38 Clermont 51, Lyon 55 Gloucester 10, Racing 92 26 Connacht 22, Exeter 42 Glasgow 0, Munster 21 Harlequins 7; *Glasgow 0 Lyon 28, Gloucester 38 Ulster 34, Clermont 31 Munster 39, Harlequins 7 Racing 92 49, *Stade Toulousain 28 Exeter 0, Connacht 18 Bristol 27. *Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

Pool stage suspended after two rounds due to Covid-19 pandemic

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QUARTER-FINALS STADE ROCHELAIS 45

SALE SHARKS 21

Stade Marcel-Deflandre

EXETER CHIEFS 22 Bordeaux BÈGLES 24

LEINSTER RUGBY 34 RACING 92 21

Sandy Park Stade Chaban-Delmas

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE 12

STADE TOULOUSAIN 21

Stade Marcel-Michelin

Bordeaux BÈGLES 9 LEINSTER RUGBY 23

Stade Ernest-Wallon Stade Marcel-Deflandre

SEMI-FINALS STADE TOULOUSAIN 21 STADE ROCHELAIS 32

FINAL Saturday, 22 May 2021 – Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 10,000 (restricted due to Covid-19) – HT: 9-12

STADE TOULOUSAIN 22 STADE ROCHELAIS 17 STADE TOULOUSAIN: M Médard (T Ramos 28); C Kolbe, JC Mallia, P Ahki, M Lebel; R Ntamack, A Dupont (capt); C Baille (C Castets 69), P Mauvaka (G Marchand 69), C Faumuina (D Ainu’u 64), Rory Arnold (T Flament 69), Richie Arnold (J Tekori 9), R Elstadt, F Cros, J Kaino (S Tolofua 54). Unused replacement: B Germain. Scorers – Try: JC Mallia; Con: R Ntamack; Pens: R Ntamack 5. Yellow card: R Elstadt (32). STADE ROCHELAIS: B Dulin; D Leyds (A Retière 67), G Doumayrou, L Botia, R Rhule; I West, T Kerr-Barlow; D Priso (R Wardi 41), P Bourgarit (F Bosch 60), U Atonio (A Joly 64), R Sazy (capt), W Skelton, G Alldritt, K Gourdon (P Boudehent 60, T Lavault 61)), V Vito (W Liebenberg 54). Unused replacement: J Plisson. Scorers – Try: T Kerr-Barlow; Pens: I West 4. Red card: L Botia (28). Heineken Star of the Match: Francois Cros (Stade Toulousain). Referee: Luke Pearce (England).

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Pts

Racing 92 4 Ulster Rugby 4 Stade Rochelais 4 Leinster Rugby 4 Sale Sharks 4 Exeter Chiefs 4 Montpellier Hérault Rugby 4 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 Glasgow Warriors 4 Northampton Saints 4 Bath Rugby 4 Ospreys 4

4 4 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0

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

0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 3 4

16 15 11 30 13 19 9 8 7 6 6 3

126 114 97 198 89 127 78 79 82 56 48 33

24 96 64 62 48 82 157 82 117 124 148 123

3 3 2 3 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0

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

19 19 16 15 12 11 10 8 5 2 2 0

Results: Northampton 14 Racing 92 45; Leinster 45 Bath 20; Clermont 23 Ulster 29; Exeter 42 Montpellier 6; Ospreys 13 Sale 21; Stade Rochelais 20 Glasgow 13; Ulster 27 Northampton 22; *Montpellier 28 Leinster 0; *Bath 0 Stade Rochelais 0; *Sale 0 Clermont 0; *Racing 92 28 Ospreys 0; Glasgow 22 Exeter 7; Ospreys 10 Racing 92 25; Stade Rochelais 29 Bath 21; Exeter 52 Glasgow 21; Leinster 89 Montpellier 7; Northampton 20 Ulster 24; Clermont 25 Sale 19; Bath 7 Leinster 64; Ulster 34 Clermont 31; Glasgow 30 Stade Rochelais 38; Sale 49 Ospreys 10; *Racing 92 28 Northampton 0; Montpellier 37 Exeter 26.

*Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

POOL B

Pts

Leicester Tigers 4 Harlequins 4 Munster Rugby 4 Bristol Bears 4 Connacht Rugby 4 Union Bordeaux Bègles 4 Stade Toulousain 4 Stade Français Paris 4 Cardiff Rugby 4 Wasps 4 Castres Olympique 4 Scarlets 4

4 4 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

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

0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 3 2 4 3

14 18 12 16 16 8 8 7 13 6 9 4

102 135 115 108 118 58 61 63 85 51 77 31

64 101 47 38 104 54 65 95 118 102 91 125

3 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 0

0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 0

19 19 18 17 10 8 7 7 7 6 5 2

Results: Cardiff 7 Stade Toulousain 39, Bordeaux Bègles 13 Leicester 16; *Bristol 28 Scarlets 0; Connacht 36 Stade Français 9; Wasps 14 Munster 35; Castres 18 Harlequins 20; Harlequins 43 Cardiff 17; Munster 19 Castres 13; *Scarlets 0 Bordeaux Bègles 0; Leicester 29 Connacht 23; *Stade Toulousain 0 Wasps 0; *Stade Français 0 Bristol 0; Castres 13 Munster 16; Cardiff 33 Harlequins 36; Wasps 30 Stade Toulousain 22; Connacht 28 Leicester 29; Bristol 28 Stade Français 17; Bordeaux Bègles 45 Scarlets 10; Harlequins 36 Castres 33; *Stade Toulousain 0 Cardiff 28; *Leicester 28 Bordeaux Bègles 0; Scarlets 21 Bristol 52; Stade Français 37 Connacht 31; Munster 45 Wasps 7

*Fixture cancelled and outcome decided by a Match Result Resolution Committee under EPCR’s Covid-19 protocols

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STADE FRANÇAIS PARIS SALE SHARKS UNION Bordeaux BÈGLES 31-13 MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

1st LEG 22-9 10-9 31-23 26-40 29-10

2nd LEG 33-22 29-35 33-20 27-17

Aggregate 55-31 39-44 62-36 59-60 56-27

LEINSTER RUGBY MUNSTER RUGBY ULSTER RUGBY

CONNACHT RUGBY EXETER CHIEFS STADE TOULOUSAIN

26-21 8-13 26-20

56-20 26-10 23-30

82-41 34-23 49-50

QUARTER-FINALS RACING 92 41 SALE SHARKS 22 Paris La Défense Arena 9,356 STADE ROCHELAIS 31 MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY 19 Stade Marcel-Deflandre 16,000 LEICESTER TIGERS 14 LEINSTER RUGBY 23 Mattioli Woods Welford Rd 19,066 MUNSTER RUGBY 24 STADE TOULOUSAIN 24 (AET) Aviva Stadium 40,476 (Stade Toulousain won 4-2 after a place kick competition)

SEMI-FINALS RACING 92 13 LEINSTER RUGBY 40

STADE ROCHELAIS 20 STADE TOULOUSAIN 17

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens 15,522 Aviva Stadium 42,076

FINAL Saturday, 28 May 2022 – Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 59,682 – HT: 7-12

STADE ROCHELAIS 24 LEINSTER RUGBY 21 STADE ROCHELAIS: B Dulin; D Leyds (J Favre 68), J Sinzelle, J Danty (L Botia 69), R Rhule; I West, T Berjon (A Retière 65); D Priso (R Wardi 54), P Bourgarit (F Bosch 67), U Atonio (J Sclavi 63), T Lavault (R Sazy 75), W Skelton, W Liebenberg (R Bourdeau 60), M Haddad, G Alldritt (capt). Scorers – Tries: R Rhule, P Bourgarit, A Retière; Cons: I West 3; Pen: I West Yellow card: T Lavault (64) LEINSTER RUGBY: H Keenan; J O’Brien, G Ringrose, R Henshaw, J Lowe; J Sexton (capt) (R Byrne 63), J Gibson-Park (L McGrath 75); A Porter (C Healy 63), R Kelleher (D Sheehan 15), T Furlong (M Alaalatoa 63), R Molony (J McCarthy 77), J Ryan, C Doris (R Ruddock 67), J van der Flier, J Conan. Unused replacement: C Frawley Scorers – Pens: J Sexton 6, R Byrne Heineken Star of the Match: Dillyn Leyds (Stade Rochelais) Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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Pts

Leinster Rugby 4 Exeter Chiefs 4 Cell C Sharks 4 4 Saracens Edinburgh Rugby 4 Harlequins 4 Vodacom Bulls 4 Gloucester Rugby 4 Lyon 4 Racing 92 4 Union Bordeaux Bègles 4 Castres Olympique 4

4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4

28 20 15 15 12 16 15 9 16 7 5 6

184 139 119 120 111 113 102 62 115 60 53 56

34 68 89 94 85 108 139 140 125 121 99 132

4 4 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 0 0 0

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

20 16 15 15 15 12 10 9 8 5 2 0

Results: Racing 92 10 Leinster 42, Cell C Sharks 39 Harlequins 31, Gloucester 22 Bordeaux 17, Bulls 42 Lyon 36, Castres 12 Exeter 27, Saracens 30 Edinburgh 26; Leinster 57 Gloucester 0, Bordeaux 16 Cell C Sharks 19, Exeter 44 Bulls 14, Edinburgh 31 Castres 20, Lyon 20 Saracens 28, Harlequins 14 Racing 92 10; Gloucester 14 Leinster 49, Cell C Sharks 32 Bordeaux 3, Bulls 39 Exeter 28, Saracens 48 Lyon 28, Castres 21 Edinburgh 34, Racing 92 30 Harlequins 29; Lyon 31 Bulls 7, Harlequins 39 Cell C Sharks 29, Leinster 36 Racing 92 10, Bordeaux 17 Gloucester 26, Exeter 40 Castres 3, Edinburgh 20 Saracens 14

POOL B

Pts

Stade Rochelais 4 Stade Toulousain 4 DHL Stormers 4 Leicester Tigers 4 Ospreys 4 Munster Rugby 4 Montpellier Hérault Rugby 4 Ulster Rugby 4 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 Sale Sharks 4 London Irish 4 Northampton Saints 4

4 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 0

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

0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4

15 12 13 11 12 8 13 7 8 11 10 5

120 110 106 116 100 73 92 54 85 74 76 54

57 53 68 89 88 67 104 93 111 94 115 121

2 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0

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

18 17 15 14 14 10 9 7 6 5 3 1

Results: London Irish 27 Montpellier 32, Clermont 24 Stormers 14, Stade Rochelais 46 Northampton 12, Sale Sharks 39 Ulster 0, Munster 13 Stade Toulousain 18, Ospreys 17 Leicester 23; Leicester 23 Clermont 16, Ulster 29 Stade Rochelais 36, Stormers 34 London Irish 14, Montpellier 10 Ospreys 21, Northampton 6 Munster 17, Stade Toulousain 45 Sale Sharks 19; Clermont 29 Leicester 44, Sale Sharks 5 Stade Toulousain 27, Munster 27 Northampton 23, Stade Rochelais 7 Ulster 3, Ospreys 35 Montpellier 29, London Irish 14 Stormers 28; Leicester 26 Ospreys 27, Northampton 13 Stade Rochelais 31, Stormers 30 Clermont 16, Ulster 22 Sale Sharks 11, Montpellier 21 London Irish 21, Stade Toulousain 20 Munster 16.

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ROUND OF 16 LEINSTER RUGBY 30 ULSTER RUGBY 15 LEICESTER TIGERS 16 EDINBURGH RUGBY 6 STADE TOULOUSAIN 33 VODACOM BULLS 9 CELL C SHARKS 50 MUNSTER RUGBY 35 STADE ROCHELAIS 29 GLOUCESTER RUGBY 26 SARACENS 35 OSPREYS 20 EXETER CHIEFS 33 MONTPELLIER HÉRAULT RUGBY (Exeter Chiefs won 5-4 on the try countback rule) DHL STORMERS

HARLEQUINS

55 54 24 42

LEICESTER TIGERS CELL C SHARKS SARACENS DHL STORMERS

24 20 10 17

STADE ROCHELAIS

EXETER CHIEFS

LEINSTER RUGBY

STADE TOULOUSAIN

AET

QUARTER-FINALS LEINSTER RUGBY STADE TOULOUSAIN STADE ROCHELAIS EXETER CHIEFS

Aviva Stadium 27,000 Stade Ernest-Wallon 18,628 Stade Marcel-Deflandre 16,000 Sandy Park 12,007

SEMI-FINALS 28 Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux 41,204 22 Aviva Stadium 46,823

FINAL Saturday, 20 May 2023 – Aviva Stadium, Dublin Attendance: 51,711 – HT: 14-23

STADE ROCHELAIS 27 LEINSTER RUGBY 26 STADE ROCHELAIS: B Dulin; D Leyds, UJ Seuteni, J Danty, R Rhule; A Hastoy, T Kerr-Barlow; R Wardi (J Sclavi 59), P Bourgarit (Q Lespiaucq Brettes 65), U Atonio (G-H Colombe 59), R Sazy (T Lavault 50), W Skelton, P Boudehent (U Dillane 65), L Botia (R Bourdeau 69), G Alldritt (capt). Unused replacements: T Berjon, J Favre Scorers – Tries: J Danty, UJ Seuteni, G-H Colombe; Cons: A Hastoy 3; Pen: A Hastoy 2 Yellow card: T Kerr-Barlow (10), J Danty (74) LEINSTER RUGBY: H Keenan; J O’Brien, G Ringrose, R Henshaw (C Ngatai 61), J Lowe; R Byrne, J Gibson-Park (L McGrath 78); A Porter (C Healy 78), D Sheehan (R Kelleher 68), T Furlong (M Alaalatoa 44), R Molony, J Ryan (capt; J Jenkins 29), C Doris, J van der Flier, J Conan (R Baird 59). Unused replacement: C Frawley Scorers – Tries: D Sheehan 2, J O’Brien; Con: R Byrne; Pens: R Byrne 3 Red card: M Ala’alatoa (78), Yellow card: R Kelleher (71) Heineken Star of the Match: Grégory Alldritt (Stade Rochelais) Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

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Pts

Union Bordeaux Bègles 4 Vodacom Bulls 4 Lyon 4 Saracens 4 Connacht Rugby 4 Bristol Bears 4

3 3 2 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 2 3 3

26 16 18 17 13 11

172 132 121 125 88 80

83 102 123 142 140 128

4 2 3 2 2 1

1 1 1 0 0 0

17 15 12 10 6 5

Results: Connacht 5 Union Bordeaux Bègles 41, Bulls 27 Saracens 16, Bristol Bears 36 Lyon 34, Saracens 55 Connacht Rugby 36, Union Bordeaux Bègles 36 Bristol Bears 17, Lyon 29 Bulls 28, Lyon 34 Connacht Rugby 20, Bristol Bears 17 Bulls 31, Union Bordeaux Bègles 55 Saracens 15, Connacht Rugby 27 Bristol Bears 10, Bulls 46 Union Bordeaux Bègles 40, Saracens 39 Lyon 24.

POOL 2

Pts

Stade Toulousain Harlequins Bath Rugby Racing 92 Ulster Rugby Cardiff Rugby

4 4 4 4 4 4

4 3 3 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 3 3 4

26 22 18 17 12 11

178 151 124 116 88 80

69 109 102 117 147 193

4 3 3 2 1 2

0 0 0 2 0 1

20 15 15 8 5 3

Results: Bath 37 Ulster Rugby 14, Stade Toulousain 52 Cardiff 7, Racing 92 28 Harlequins 31, Cardiff 32 Bath Rugby 39, Ulster Rugby 31 Racing 92 15, Harlequins 19 Stade Toulousain 47, Cardiff 15 Harlequins 54, Ulster Rugby 24 Stade Toulousain 48, Bath 29 Racing 92 25, Harlequins 47 Ulster Rugby 19, Racing 92 48 Cardiff 26, Stade Toulousain 31 Bath 19.

POOL 3

Pts

Northampton Saints 4 Exeter Chiefs 4 Glasgow Warriors 4 Munster Rugby 4 Aviron Bayonnais 4 RC Toulon 4

4 3 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 1 1 0

0 1 2 2 2 4

18 13 12 13 11 7

137 87 77 93 82 60

75 99 63 93 107 99

2 1 1 2 1 0

0 0 1 1 1 2

18 13 1 9 8 2

Results: Glasgow W 19 Northampton 28, RC Toulon 18 Exeter C 19, Munster 17 Aviron Bayonnais 17, Northampton 22 RC Toulon 19, Aviron Bayonnais 11 Glasgow W 12, Exeter C 32 Munster 24, Northampton 61 Aviron Bayonnais 14, Exeter C 19 Glasgow W 17, RC Toulon 18 Munster 29, Glasgow W 29 RC Toulon 5, Munster 23 Northampton 26, Aviron Bayonnais 40 Exeter C 17.

POOL 4

Pts

Leinster Rugby 4 DHL Stormers 4 Stade Rochelais 4 Leicester Tigers 4 Sale Sharks 4 Stade Français Paris 4

4 3 2 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 2 2 3 4

17 12 13 10 13 8

123 102 111 84 103 56

53 99 73 122 110 122

3 2 2 1 1 0

0 0 2 0 1 2

19 14 12 9 6 2

Results: Sale Sharks 28 Stade Français Paris 5, Stade Rochelais 9 Leinster 16, Leicester 35 Stormers 26, Stormers 21 Stade Rochelais 20, Leinster 37 Sale Sharks 27, Stade Français Paris 24 Leicester 27, Leinster 43 Stade Français Paris 7, Stormers 31 Sale Sharks 24, Stade Rochelais 45 Leicester 12, Leicester 10 Leinster 27, Stade Français Paris 20 Stormers 24, Sale Sharks 24 Stade Rochelais 37.

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RACING 92

EXETER CHIEFS

BATH RUGBY

UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES

SARACENS

HARLEQUINS

GLASGOW WARRIORS

LEINSTER RUGBY

LEICESTER TIGERS

DHL STORMERS

STADE ROCHELAIS

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

MUNSTER RUGBY

VODACOM BULLS

LYON

STADE TOULOUSAIN

EXETER CHIEFS

UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES

HARLEQUINS

LEINSTER RUGBY

STADE ROCHELAIS

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

VODACOM BULLS

STADE TOULOUSAIN

HARLEQUINS

LEINSTER RUGBY

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

QUARTER-FINALS

SEMI-FINALS 82,300

FINAL Saturday, 23 May 2024 – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Attendance: 61,531 – HT: 9-6

STADE TOULOUSAIN 31 LEINSTER RUGBY 22 AET TOULOUSE: B Kinghorn; J C Mallia (P Graou 92), P Costes (T Ramos 58), P Ahki (S Chocobares 23), M Lebel; R Ntamack, A Dupont (capt); C Baille (R Neti 58), P Mauvaka (J Marchand 55, Mauvaka 97), D Aldegheri (J Merkler 55), T Flament, E Meafou (R Arnold 55, E Meafou 81, F Cros 91), J Willis, F Cros (J Brennan 69, F Cros 91), A Roumat. Red card: Arnold (89) Scorers – Try: Lebel, Con: Ramos, Pens: Kinghorn 4, Ramos 4 LEINSTER: H Keenan; J Larmour, R Henshaw, J Osborne, J Lowe; R Byrne (C Frawley 70), J Gibson-Park; A Porter (C Healy 89, Porter blood 92-94), D Sheehan (R Kelleher 69), T Furlong (M Ala'alatoa 70), J McCarthy, J Jenkins (J Ryan 41), R Baird (J Conan 60), W Connors (J Van der Flier 45), C Doris (capt). Unused replacement: L McGrath Yellow card: Lowe (81) Scorers – Try: Van der Flier, Con: Frawley, Pens: R Byrne 4, Frawley Investec Player of the Match: Antoine Dupont (Stade Toulousain) Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

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Pts

Union Bordeaux Bègles 4 Stade Toulousain 4 Leicester Tigers 4 Ulster Rugby 4 Hollywoodbets Sharks 4 Exeter Chiefs 4

4 4 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 2 3 3 4

33 33 20 15 10 13

217 225 134 102 76 83

76 62 149 163 163 224

4 3 3 1 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

20 19 11 5 5 1

Results: Sharks 39 Exeter 21, Union Bordeaux Bègles 42 Leicester 28, Stade Toulousain 61 Ulster 21, Ulster 19 Union Bordeaux Bègles 40, Leicester 56 Sharks 17, Exeter 21 Stade Toulousain 64. Exeter 17 Union Bordeaux Bègles 69, Sharks 8 Stade Toulousain 20, Leicester 38 Ulster 10, Ulster 52 Exeter 24, Union Bordeaux Bègles 66 Sharks 12, Stade Toulousain 80 Leicester 12

POOL 2

Pts

Leinster Rugby 4 Stade Rochelais 4 Benetton Rugby 4 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 Bath Rugby 4 Bristol Bears 4

4 2 2 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 2 2 3 3

15 12 11 13 14 12

113 98 83 89 102 80

54 75 109 81 114 132

2 1 2 2 1 2

0 2 1 0 2 1

18 11 11 10 7 7

Results: Bath 20 Stade Rochelais 24, Clermont Auvergne 28 Benetton 0, Bristol 12 Leinster 35, Leinster 15 Clermont Auvergne 7, Stade Rochelais 35 Bristol 7, Benetton 22 Bath 21, Stade Rochelais 14 Leinster 16, Bristol 35 Benetton 29, Bath 40 Clermont Auvergne 21, Clermont Auvergne 33 Bristol 26, Benetton 32 Stade Rochelais 25, Leinster 47 Bath 21

POOL 3

Pts

Northampton Saints 4 Castres Olympique 4 Munster Rugby 4 Saracens 4 Vodacom Bulls 4 Stade Français Paris 4

3 3 2 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 2 3 3

20 13 13 11 12 11

137 105 96 91 84 76

106 86 69 71 113 144

4 2 2 2 1 1

0 0 2 1 0 0

16 14 12 11 5 5

Results: Northampton 38 Castres 8. Munster 33 Stade Français 7, Saracens 27 Bulls 5, Castres 16 Munster 14, Bulls 21 Northampton 30, Stade Français 17 Saracens 28, Munster 17 Saracens 12, Stade Français 45 Northampton 35, Castres 49 Bulls 10, Bulls 48 Stade Français 7, Northampton 34 Munster 32, Saracens 24 Castres 32

POOL 4

Pts

RC Toulon Glasgow Warriors Sale Sharks Harlequins Racing 92 DHL Stormers

4 4 4 4 4 4

3 2 2 2 2 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 2 2 2 2 3

12 16 12 16 12 12

94 103 81 110 80 92

94 92 92 79 92 108

1 3 2 1 1 1

0 1 0 0 0 0

13 12 10 9 9 5

Results: Stormers 14 Toulon 24, Glasgow Warriors 38 Sale Sharks 19, Racing 92 23 Harlequins 12, Sale Sharks 29 Racing 92 7, Harlequins 53 Stormers 16, Toulon 30 Glasgow Warriors 29. Glasgow Warriors 29 Racing 92 19, Stormers 40 Sale Sharks 0, Toulon 33 Harlequins 21, Harlequins 24 Glasgow Warriors 7, Racing 92 31 Stormers 22, Sale Sharks 33 Toulon 7

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ULSTER RUGBY

STADE ROCHELLAIS

MUNSTER RUGBY

RC TOULON

SARACENS

STADE TOULOUSAIN

SALE SHARKS

LEINSTER RUGBY

HARLEQUINS

GLASGOW WARRIORS

LEICESTER TIGERS

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

ASM CLERMONT AUVERGNE

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE

BENETTON RUGBY

UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES

MUNSTER RUGBY

RC TOULON

STADE TOULOUSAIN

LEINSTER RUGBY

GLASGOW WARRIORS

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE

UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES

STADE TOULOUSAIN

LEINSTER RUGBY

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

QUARTER-FINALS

SEMI-FINALS 18 37

FINAL Saturday, 24 May 2025 – Principality Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 70,225 – HT: 20-20

UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES 28 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 20 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS: G Furbank (T Litchfield 4); T Freeman, F Dingwall (capt), R Hutchinson, J Ramm (O Sleightholme 2); F Smith, A Mitchell (T James 78); E Iyogun (T Haffar 65), C Langdon (C Wright 60), T Davison (E Millar Mills 59); T Mayanavanua (E Prowse 29), T Lockett (A Scott-Young 60), A Coles, J Kemeny, H Pollock Yellow cards: T Freeman 35-45, E Prowse 43-53 Scorers – Tries: Coles 2, Cons: Smith 2, Pens: Smith 2 UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES: R Buros (A Retiere 20); D Penaud, N Depoortere, Y Moefana (R Janse van Rensburg 72), L Bielle-Biarrey; M Jalibert, M Lucu; J Poirot (U Boniface 58), M Lamothe (C Sa 62), S Falatea (B Tameifuna 40), A Coleman (P Bochaton 50), C Cazeaux, M Diaby (M Gazzotti 40), G Petti, P Samu (B Vergnes-Taillefer 67) Yellow cards: M Diaby 29-39 Scorers – Tries: Penaud 2, Coleman, Cazeau; Con: Jalibert, Pens: Jalibert, Lucu Investec Player of the Match: Maxime Lucu (Union Bordeaux Bègles) Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

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Pts

Glasgow Warriors 4 Stade Toulousain 4 Sale Sharks 4 Saracens 4 Hollywoodbets Sharks 4 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4

4 2 2 2 2 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 2 2 2 4

17 24 13 13 16 9

115 168 89 93 107 57

66 74 127 70 117 165

4 2 2 1 2 0

0 2 1 1 0 0

20 12 11 10 10 0

Results: Sale 21 Glasgow 26, Saracens 47 ASM Clermont Auvergne 10, Stade Toulousain 56 Sharks 19; Sharks 28 Saracens 23, ASM Clermont Auvergne 14 Sale 35, Glasgow 28 Stade Toulousain 21; ASM Clermont Auv 21 Glasgow 33, Sale 26 Sharks 10, Saracens 20 Stade Toulousain 14, Sharks 50 ASM Clermont Auv 12, Stade Toulousain 77 Sale 7, Glasgow 28 Saracens 3.

POOL 2

Pts

Bath Rugby RC Toulon Castres Olympique Edinburgh Rugby Munster Rugby Gloucester Rugby

4 4 4 4 4 4

3 3 2 2 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 0

1 1 2 2 3 3

25 14 13 9 15 8

180 123 98 69 99 75

89 106 106 140 101 102

4 2 2 2 2 1

0 0 0 0 2 1

16 14 10 10 8 6

Results: Bath 40 Munster 14, Gloucester 34 Castres Olympique 14, Edinburgh 33 RC Toulon 20; Munster 31 Gloucester 3, Castres Olympique 33 Edinburgh 0, RC Toulon 45 Bath 34; Castres Olympique 20 Bath 43, Edinburgh 26 Gloucester 24, RC Toulon 27 Munster 25; Bath 63 Edinburgh 10, Munster 29 Castres Olympique 31, Gloucester 14 RC Toulon 31.

POOL 3

Pts

Leinster Rugby Harlequins DHL Stormers Leicester Tigers Stade Rochelais Aviron Bayonnais

4 4 4 4 4 4

4 3 3 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 3 3 4

16 26 15 17 15 8

115 184 117 118 101 58

80 86 125 115 114 173

2 3 2 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 1 0

18 15 14 6 6 0

Results: Aviron Bayonnais 17 Stormers 26, Leinster 45 Harlequins 28, Stade Rochelais 39 Leicester 20; Leicester 15 Leinster 23, Stormers 42 Stade Rochelais 21, Harlequins 68 Aviron Bayonnais 14; Leinster 25 Stade Rochelais 24, Leicester 57 Aviron Bayonnais 14, Harlequins 61 Stormers 10; Aviron Bayonnais 13 Leinster 22, Stormers 39 Leicester 26, Stade Rochelais 17 Harlequins 27.

POOL 4

Pts

Union Bordeaux Bègles 4 Northampton Saints 4 Bristol Bears 4 Vodacom Bulls 4 Section Paloise 4 Scarlets 4

4 3 3 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1 1 3 3 4

27 23 23 17 15 13

173 156 154 113 110 103

97 110 104 181 160 157

4 4 2 3 1 2

0 0 0 0 1 1

20 16 14 7 6 3

Results: Bulls 33 UBB 46, Scarlets 16 Bristol 17, Section Paloise 27 Northampton 35; UBB 50 Scarlets 21, Northampton 50 Bulls 5, Bristol 61 Section Paloise 12; Bulls 49 Bristol 61, Scarlets 38 Section Paloise 47, UBB 50 Northampton 28; Section Paloise 24 Bulls 26, Bristol 15 UBB 27, Northampton 43 Scarlets 28.

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LEICESTER TIGERS

STADE TOULOUSAIN

BRISTOL BEARS

BATH RUGBY

SARACENS

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

CASTRES OLYMPIQUE

GLASGOW WARRIORS

VODACOM BULLS

RC TOULON

DHL STORMERS

LEINSTER RUGBY

EDINBURGH RUGBY

HARLEQUINS

SALE SHARKS

UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES

STADE TOULOUSAIN

BATH RUGBY

NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

GLASGOW WARRIORS

RC TOULON

LEINSTER RUGBY

SALE SHAKS

UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES

BATH RUGBY

LEINSTER RUGBY

RC TOULON

QUARTER-FINALS

SEMI-FINALS

FINAL Saturday, 23 May 2026 – San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao Attendance: 52,327 – HT: 28-7

UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES 41 LEINSTER RUGBY 19 UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES: S Rayasi; P Uberti (A Retiere 63), D Penaud, Y Moefana, L BielleBiarrey; M Jalibert (H Reus 70), M Lucu (capt); J Poirot (U Boniface 48), M Lamothe (G Barlot 54), C Sadie (B Tameifuna 48); B Palu, A Coleman (L Swinton 46) P Bochaton (T Matiu 10-17), C Woki (T Matiu 50), M Gazzotti (B Vergnes-Taillefer 54). Yellow cards: M Lucu (41-51), U Boniface (73) Scorers – Tries: Bielle-Biarrey (2) Lucu, Uberti, Moefana, Cons: Lucu 5, Pens: Lucu 2 LEINSTER RUGBY: H Keenan; T O'Brien, G Ringrose, R Henshaw (J Osborne 50), R Ioane; H Byrne (C Frawley 44), J Gibson-Park (L McGrath 73); A Porter (P McCarthy 62), D Sheehan (R Kelleher 53), T Clarkson (T Furlong 44); J McCarthy (D Mangan 71), J Ryan; J Conan (M Deegan 59), J van der Flier, C Doris (capt). Scorers – Tries: O’Brien, J McCarthy, Ringrose; Con: Byrne, Frawley, Investec Player of the Match: Maxime Lucu (Union Bordeaux Bègles) Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

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LEADING SCORERS SEASON-BY-SEASON POINTS

TRIES

1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99

Adrian Davies (Cardiff) 58 Richard Dourthe (Dax) 82 Lee Jarvis (Cardiff) 134 Simon Mason (Ulster Rugby) 144

1999/2000

Ronan O’Gara (Munster Rugby) 131

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03

Diego Dominguez (SF Paris) 188 Ronan O’Gara (Munster Rugby) 129 Stephen Jones (Llanelli) 107

2003/04

Henry Paul (Gloucester Rugby) 100

2004/05 2005/06

Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers) 114 Felipe Contepomi (Leinster Rugby) 131

2006/07

Andy Goode (Leicester Tigers) 89

2007/08

Glen Jackson (Saracens) 123

2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Ben Blair (Cardiff Blues) 99 Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz Olympique) 113 Johnny Sexton (Leinster Rugby) 138 Johnny Sexton (Leinster Rugby) 103 Morgan Parra (ASM Clermont Auv) 113 Jonny Wilkinson (RC Toulon) 113 Ian Madigan (Leinster Rugby) 106 Owen Farrell (Saracens) 127

2016/17 2017/18

Owen Farrell (Saracens) 126 Owen Farrell (Saracens) 92

2018/19

Owen Farrell (Saracens) 89

2019/20 2020/21

Joe Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs) 95 Matthieu Jalibert (Union Bordeaux Bègles) 72

2021/22 2022/23 2023/24

Johnny Sexton (Leinster Rugby) 83 Antoine Hastoy (Stade Rochelais) 97 Marcus Smith (Harlequins) 85

2024/25 2025/26

Thomas Ramos (Toulouse) 87 Finn Russell (Bath Rugby) 81

14 Players 2 Sebastien Carrat (Brive) 10 Kenny Logan (Wasps) 7 Thomas Lombard (SFP), Emile Ntamack (Toulouse), Michel Marfaing (Toulouse) 7 Christophe Dominici (SFP), Chris Wyatt (Llanelli) Conan Sharman (Edinburgh) 5 Matthew Robinson (Swansea) 9 Ugo Mola (Castres Olympique) 7 Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Garan Evans (Llanelli) 7 Nicolas Brusque (Biarritz Olympique), James Simpson-Daniel (Gloucester) 6 Shane Horgan (Leinster Rugby) 8 Sereli Bobo (Biarritz Olympique), Felipe Contepomi (Leinster Rugby), Vincent Clerc (Toulouse) 6 Clement Poitrenaud (Toulouse), Paul Sackey (London Wasps) 7 Vincent Clerc (Toulouse), Kameli Ratuvou (Saracens), Richard Haughton (Saracens), Aurelien Rougerie (ASM Clermont Auv) 5 Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster Rugby) 5 Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) 7 Paul Diggin (Northampton Saints) 6 Timoci Matanavou (Toulouse) 8 Naipolioni Nalaga (ASM Clermont Auv) 8 Chris Ashton (Saracens) 11 George North (Northampton Saints) 7 Vereniki Goneva (Leicester Tigers), Thomas Waldron (Exeter Chiefs) 6 Isa Nacewa (Leinster Rugby) 7 Dan Evans (Ospreys), Nemani Nadolo (Montpellier) 6 Jacob Stockdale (Ulster Rugby), Seán Cronin (Leinster Rugby) 6 Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs) 8 Kotaro Matsushima (ASM Clermont Auvergne), Santiago Cordero (Union Bordeaux Bègles), Xavier Mignot (Lyon), Antoine Dupont (Stade Toulousain 4 James Lowe (Leinster Rugby) 10 Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby) 6 James Lowe (Leinster Rugby), Louis BielleBiarray (Bordeaux Bègles), Matthis Debel (Toulouse) 6 Damien Penaud (Bordeaux Bègles) 14 Louis Bielle-Biarrey (Bordeaux Bègles) 10

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POINTS (425+) * denotes active player Player

Club

Ronan O’Gara * Owen Farrell Stephen Jones Johnny Sexton Dimitri Yachvili Diego Dominguez * Dan Biggar Morgan Parra David Humphreys * Leigh Halfpenny Neil Jenkins David Skrela

Munster Rugby 1,365 Saracens 863, Racing 92 30 893 Scarlets 830, ASM Clermont Auvergne 39 869 Leinster Rugby 728, Racing 92 56 784 Biarritz Olympique 661 Milan 64, Stade Français Paris 581 645 Ospreys 534, Northampton Saints 100 634 Bourgoin 9, ASM Clermont Auvergne 560 569 Ulster Rugby 559 Cardiff Blues 238, RC Toulon 185, Scarlets 100 523 Pontypridd 264, Cardiff 212, Celtic Warriors 26 502 Colomiers 63, Stade Français Paris 219, Stade Toulousain 192, Clermont 26 500 Leicester Tigers 406, Brive 17, Wasps 60 483 Glasgow Warriors 244, Cardiff Blues 111, Connacht 124 479 Bristol 73, Leinster Rugby 348, RC Toulon 23 444 Stade Toulousain 437 Leicester Tigers 358, Stade Toulousain 56, Newcastle 15 429

Andy Goode Dan Parks Felipe Contepomi Jean-Baptiste Elissalde Toby Flood

Points

TRIES (27+) * denotes active player Player

Club

Chris Ashton

Northampton Saints 8, Saracens 29, RC Toulon 2 Sale Sharks 1, Leicester Tigers 1 Stade Toulousain Munster Rugby 26, Racing 92 9 Leinster Rugby Racing 92 Leinster Rugby Castres Olympique 3, Stade Toulousain 27 Scarlets 15, Pontypridd 9, Bridgend 2, Celtic Warriors 1, Harlequins 2 Ulster Rugby 13, Ospreys 16 ASM Clermont Auvergne 9, Union Bordeaux Begles 19 Leinster Rugby Ulster Rugby Union Bordeaux-Begles Racing 92 19, Stade Rochelais 4, Stade Toulousain 4

Vincent Clerc Simon Zebo Brian O’Driscoll * Juan Imhoff * James Lowe * Antoine Dupont Dafydd James Tommy Bowe * Damian Penaud Shane Horgan Andrew Trimble Louis Bielle-Biarrey Teddy Thomas EPCRUGBY.COM

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TOURNAMENT RECORDS 1995-2026 INDIVIDUAL MATCH Most Tries

SEASON Most Points Most Tries

188 14

Damian Penaud (Union Bordeaux Bègles) v Sharks 24/25 Most Conversions 12 Diego Dominguez (Stade Français) v L’Aquila 00/01 Most Penalties 10 Owen Farrell (Saracens) v Racing Metro 92 12/13 Most Points 37 David Humphreys (Ulster Rugby) v Wasps 01/02 Most Drop Goals 4 David Humphreys (Ulster Rugby) v Wasps 01/02 Fastest Try from Start of Match 17 seconds Naipolioni Nalaga (ASM Clermont Auvergne) v Scarlets 13/14 POOL STAGE Try scorer in all six matches Felipe Contepomi (Leinster Rugby) 05/06; Tommy Bowe (Ospreys) 09/10 Most tries in a season 10 Damian Penaud (Union Bordeaux Bègles)

Diego Dominguez (Stade Français Paris) 00/01 Damian Penaud (Union Bordeaux Bègles)

TEAM MATCH Most Tries Most Points Highest Aggegate Biggest Win Margin

16 108 124 92

Stade Toulousain v Ebbw Vale (98/99) Stade Toulousain 108 Ebbw Vale 16 (98/99) Stade Toulousain 108 Ebbw Vale 16 (98/99) Stade Toulousain 108 Ebbw Vale 16 (98/99)

SEASON Most Points Most Tries in Pool Stage

379 36

Stade Français Paris (00/01) Stade Français Paris (01/02)

TOURNAMENT Most Consecutive Wins Longest Unbeaten Run Worst Losing Run Most Matches

16 20 30 219

Union Bordeaux-Begles (24/25-25/26) Saracens (15/16-16/17-17/18) Rugby Calvisano (03/09) Leinster Rugby (156 wins, 5 draws, 58 defeats)

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FINAL RECORDS 1996-2026 INDIVIDUAL Most Points

Most Tries

Most Conversions Most Penalties

5 9

Most Drop Goals Most Titles

2 4

Most Overall Points

TEAM

Most Titles Most Points Most Tries

6 42 5

Most Conversions Most Penalties Most Drop Goals Biggest Win Margin Most Appearances

5 9 3 28 9

Diego Dominguez (Stade Français Paris) 9P, 1DG v Leicester Tigers 2001 Sebastien Carrat (CA Brive) v Bath 1998 Leon Lloyd (Leicester Tigers) v Stade Français 2001 Johnny Sexton (Leinster Rugby) v Northampton Saints 2011 Simon Zebo (Racing 92) v Exeter Chiefs 2020 Dan Sheehan (Leinster Rugby) v Stade Rochelais 2023 Damian Penaud (UBB) v Northampton Saints 2025 Alex Coles (Northampton Saints) v UBB 2025 Louis Bielle-Biarrey (UBB) v Leinster Rugby 2026 Maxime Lucu (UBB) v Leinster Rugby 2026 Diego Dominguez (Stade Français Paris) v Leicester Tigers 2001 David Skrela (Stade Toulousain) v Biarritz Olympique 2010 Cédric Heymans (CA Brive/Stade Toulousain), Frédéric Michalak (Stade Toulousain/RC Toulon), Cian Healy, Isa Nacewa, Johnny Sexton, Devin Toner (all Leinster Rugby) Johnny Sexton (Leinster Rugby) 09, 11, 12, 18, 19, 22

Stade Toulousain (1996, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2021, 2024) Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby 2012 Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby 2012 UBB v Leinster Rugby 2026 UBB) v Leinster Rugby 2026 Stade Français Paris v Leicester Tigers 2001 Stade Toulousain v Biarritz Olympique 2010 Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby 2012 Leinster Rugby (2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023. 2024, 2026)

OVERALL Most Points Most Tries ` Most Conversions Most Penalties Most Drop Goals Attendance EPCRUGBY.COM

2001 (Leicester Tigers 34, Stade Français Paris 30) 2020 (Exeter Chiefs 4, Racing 92 4) 2026 (UBB 5, Leinster Rugby 3) 2026 (UBB 5, Leinster Rugby 2) 7 2001 (Leicester Tigers 5, Stade Français Paris 9) 14 2010 (Stade Toulousain 3) 3 81,774 Leinster Rugby v Ulster Rugby, Twickenham Stadium 2012

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Union Bordeaux-Bègles captain Maxime Lucu lifts the Investec Champions Cup with his teammates after beating Leinster Rugby in the Final at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao

THE 31 FINALS 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

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Cardiff Arms Park STADE TOULOUSAIN 21 Cardiff 18 (aet) 21,800 Cardiff Arms Park CA BRIVE 28 Leicester Tigers 9 41,664 Stade Lescure, Bordeaux BATH RUGBY 19 CA Brive 18 36,500 Lansdowne Road ULSTER RUGBY 21 Colomiers 6 49,000 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS 9 Munster Rugby 8 68,441 Twickenham Stadium Parc des Princes LEICESTER TIGERS 34 Stade Français 30 44,000 Millennium Stadium LEICESTER TIGERS 15 Munster Rugby 9 74,600 Lansdowne Road STADE TOULOUSAIN 22 USAP 17 28,600 Twickenham Stadium WASPS 27 Stade Toulousain 20 73,057 Murrayfield STADE TOULOUSAIN 18 Stade Français 12 (aet) 51,326 MUNSTER RUGBY 23 Biarritz Olympique 19 74,534 Millennium Stadium Twickenham Stadium WASPS 25 Leicester Tigers 9 81,076 Millennium Stadium MUNSTER RUGBY 16 Stade Toulousain 13 74,417 Murrayfield LEINSTER RUGBY 19 Leicester Tigers 16 66,523 Stade de France STADE TOULOUSAIN 21 Biarritz Olympique 19 78,962 Millennium Stadium LEINSTER RUGBY 33 Northampton Saints 22 72,456 Twickenham Stadium LEINSTER RUGBY 42 Ulster Rugby 14 81,744 Aviva Stadium, Dublin RC TOULON 16 ASM Clermont Auvergne 15 50,148 Millennium Stadium RC TOULON 23 Saracens 6 67,578 Twickenham Stadium RC TOULON 24 ASM Clermont Auvergne 18 56,662 Grand Stade de Lyon SARACENS 21 Racing 92 6 58,017 BT Murrayfield SARACENS 28 ASM Clermont Auvergne 17 55,272 San Mamés Stadium, BilbaoLEINSTER RUGBY 15 Racing 92 12 52,282 St James’ Park, Newcastle SARACENS 20 Leinster Rugby 10 51,930 Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol EXETER CHIEFS 31 Racing 92 27 n/a STADE TOULOUSAIN 22 Stade Rochelais 17 10,000 Twickenham Stadium Stade Vélodrome, Marseille STADE ROCHELAIS 24 Leinster Rugby 21 59,682 Aviva Stadium, Dublin STADE ROCHELAIS 27 Leinster Rugby 26 51,711 61,531 Tottenham Hotspur, London STADE TOULOUSAIN 31 Leinster Rugby 22 (AET) Principality Stadium, Cardiff UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES 28 Northampton Saints 20 70,225 San Mames Stadium, Bilbao UNION BORDEAUX BÈGLES 41 Leinster Rugby 19 52,327

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WINNERS BY NATIONALITY 1996-2026

Following Union Bordeaux Bègles’ Champions Cup victory a total of 477 players from 19 countries are now officially recognised by EPCR as tournament winners by dint of their inclusion in finals’ match day squads. Six players – Cédric Heymans (CA Brive/Stade Toulousain), Frédéric Michalak (Stade Toulousain/RC Toulon) as well as Cian Healy, Isa Nacewa, Johnny Sexton and Devin Toner of Leinster Rugby – have won the tournament four times while 35 players have three winners’ medals and 129 have two wins. Healy has now made the most final appearances with seven. Six players have won the title with two Leinster’s Cian Healy has played in a record different clubs: Philippe Carbonneau seven Champions Cup Finals (Stade Toulousain 1996, CA Brive 1997), Heymans (CA Brive 1997; Stade Toulousain 2003, 2005, 2010), Federico Mendez (Bath 1998, Northampton Saints 2000), Michalak (Stade Toulousain 2003, 2005; RC Toulon 2013, 2015), Eoin Reddan (Wasps 2007; Leinster 2011, 2012) and Will Skelton (Saracens 2019, Stade Rochelais 2022 and 2023). David Skrela featured in four Finals with four different clubs (Colomiers 1999, Stade Français Paris 2005, Stade Toulousain 2010 and ASM Clermont Auvergne 2013), winning with Stade Toulousain in 2010. Benjamin Kayser played for three different clubs in six Finals (Stade Français Paris 2005, Leicester 2009, ASM Clermont Auvergne 2013, 2015, 2017) and lost them all, before winning the 2019 Challenge Cup with Clermont. France now lead the all-time list with a total of 137 players who have been victorious in EPCR’s top-flight competition, ahead of England on 111. Ireland are third with 98 winners, next come South Africa on 27 followed by Scotland on 19, New Zealand 18, Argentina 14, Wales 13, Australia 13, Samoa 7, Tonga 4, USA 4, Fiji 3. Italy 2, and Georgia and Canada 2. the Cook Islands, Poland and Spain have one winner apiece.

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WINNERS BY NATIONALITY 1996-2026 KEY - Rep used = Replacement used The winning captains are in bold

Rep = Unused replacement

The nationality of each player is represented by the emblem of his country’s union.

FRANCE (141) Aldegheri Dorian 2024 Alegret Éric 1997 Alldritt Grégory 2022 (captain) 2023 (captain) Artiguste Éric 1996 (rep used) Atonio Uini 2022 2023 Bacque Nicolas 1996 (rep) Baille Cyril 2021, 2024 Barlot Gaetan 2026 (rep used) Bastareaud Mathieu 2013 2014 2015 Belot Franck 1996 Berjon Thomas 2022 2023 (rep) Berty David 1996 Bielle Biarrey Louis 2025 2026 Bochaton Pierre 2025 (rep used) 2026 Boniface Ugo 2025 (rep used) 2026 (rep used) Bonnet Sébastien 1997 (rep) Boudehent Paul 2023 Bouilhou Jean 2003 2005 (rep used) 2010 Bourdeau Rémi 2022 (rep used) 2023 (rep used) Bourgarit Pierre 2022 2023 Bouti Éric 1997 (rep used) Brennan Joshua 2024 (rep used) Bru Yannick 2003 2005 (rep used) Bruni Virgile 2014 (rep used) 2015 (rep) Bruno Sebastien 2013 Buros Romain 2025 Califano Christian 1996 Carbonneau Philippe 1996 1997 Carbonneau Olivier 1996 (rep) Carrat Sébastien 1997 Casadei Didier 1997 Castaignède Thomas 1996 Castets Clément 2021 (rep used) Castel Richard 1996 (rep used) Cazalbou Jérôme 1996 Cazeaux Cyril 2025 Chiocci Xavier 2014 2015 Clerc Vincent 2003 2005 2010 Colombe Georges-Henri 2023 (rep used) Costes Paul 2024 Crespy Richard 1997 Cros Francois 2021, 2024 Danty Jonathan 2022 2023

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David Yann 2010 (rep used) Delaigue Yann 2003 Depoortere Nicolas 2025 Desbrosse Cédric 2003 (rep) Deylaud Christophe 1996 Diaby Mahamadou 2025 Dispagne Sylvain 1996 Domi Yann 1997 (rep used) Dubois Jean-Frédéric 2005 (rep used) Duboisset François 1997 Dulin Brice 2022 2023 Dupont Antoine 2021 (captain), 2024 (captain) Dupuy Sylvain 2003 (rep) Dusautoir Thierry 2010 (captain) Elissalde Jean-Baptiste 2005 2010 (rep) Fabre Gérard 1997 Falatea Sipili 2025 Favre Jules 2022 (rep used) 2023 (rep used) Flament Thibaud 2021 (rep used), 2024 Fritz Florian 2005 2010 Garbajosa Xavier 2003 Gazzotti Marko 2025 (rep used) 2026 Gérard David 2003 2005 (rep used) Germain Baptiste 2021 (rep) Graou Paul 2024 (rep used) Guirado Guilhem 2015 Guiter Christophe 1996 (rep) Haddad Matthias 2022 Hastoy Antoine 2023 Heymans Cédric 1997 (rep) 2003 (rep) 2005 (rep used) 2010 (rep used) Ibanez Raphaël 2007 Jalibert Matthieu 2025 2026 Jauzion Yannick 2003 2005 2010 Labit Christian 2003 2005 Labrousse Thierry 1997 (rep used) Lacroix Didier 1996 Lamaison Christophe 1997 Lamboley Grégory 2003 (rep) Lamothe Maxime 2025 2026 Lasserre Pascal 1996 (rep) Lavault Thomas 2022 2023 (rep used) Lebel Matthis 2021, 2024 Lecouls Benoît 2003 2010 Lespiaucq-Brettes Quentin 2023 (rep used) Lucu Maxime 2025 (captain) 2025 (captain) Maestri Yoann 2010 (rep used) Manent Hervé 1996 Marchand Guillaume 2021 (rep used)

Marchand Julien 2024 (rep used) Matiu Temo 2026 (rep used) Mauvaka Peato 2021, 2024 Meafou Emmanuel 2024 Médard Maxime 2010 2021 Menini Alexandre 2014 (rep used) 2015 (rep used) Mermoz Maxime 2013 (rep) 2014 (rep used) Michalak Frédéric 2003 2005 2013 (rep used) 2015 (rep) Millo-Chluski Romain 2005 2010 Miorin Hugues 1996 Moefana Yoram 2026 Mola Ugo 1996 (rep used) Neti Rodrigue 2024 (rep used) Ntamack Emile 1996 (captain) 2003 Ntamack Romain 2021, 2024 Orioli Jean-Charles 2013 (rep used) 2014 (rep used) 2015 (rep used) Ougier Stéphane 1996 Paillat Romauld 1997 (rep used) Palisson Alexis 2013 Palu Boris 2026 Pelous Fabien 2003 (captain) 2005 (captain) Penaud Alain 1997 (captain) Penaud Damian 2025 2026 Picamoles Louis 2010 (rep used) Poirot Jefferson 2025 2026 Poitrenaud Clément 2003 2005 2010 Portolan Claude 1996 Poux Jean-Baptiste 2003 2005 2010 Priso Dany 2022 Ramos Thomas 2021 (rep used), 2024 (rep used) Retière Arthur 2022 (rep used), 2025 (rep used), 2026 (rep used) Reus Hugo 2026 (rep used) Romain Taofifenua 2015 (rep used) Roumat Alexandre 2024 Sa Connor 2025 (rep used) Sazy Romain 2022 (rep used) 2023 Servat William 2003 (rep used) 2005 2010 Sinzelle Jérémy 2022 Skrela David 2010 Soula Patrick 1996 Soulette Cédric 2003 (rep used) Suta Jocelino 2013 (rep used) 2014 (rep used) Tillous-Borde Sebastien 2013 2014 2015 Tolofua Selevasio 2021 (rep used)

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Travers Laurent 1997 Uberti Pablo 2026 Van der Linden Loic 1997 Venditti David 1997 Vergnes-Taillefer Bastien 2025 (rep used) 2026 (rep used) Viars Sébastien 1997 Wardi Reda 2022 (rep used) 2023 Woki Cameron 2026

ENGLAND (111) Abbott Stuart 2004 Adebayo Ade 1998 Allen Matt 2000 Armitage Delon 2013 2014 Armitage Steffon 2013 (rep used) 2014 2015 Ashton Chris 2016 2017 Barrington Richard 2016 (rep used) 2019 (rep used) Barritt Brad 2016 (captain) 2017 (captain) 2019 (captain) Back Neil 2001 2002 Birkett Richard 2004 Bramhall James 2000 (rep used) Butland Richard 1998 (rep) Callard Jonathan 1998 Catt Mike 1998 Cipriani Danny 2007 Cockerill Richard 2001 (rep) 2002 (rep) Cohen Ben 2000 Corry Martin 2001 2002 Cowan-Dickie Luke 2020 Dallaglio Lawrence 2004 (captain) 2007 (captain) De Glanville Phil 1998 Denney Mark 2004 (rep) Devoto Ollie 2020 (rep used) Earnshaw Russell 1998 (rep used) Ellis Harry 2002 (rep used) Erinle Ayoola 2004 (rep) Ewers Dave 2020 Farrell Owen 2016 2017 2019 Fraser Will 2016 French Tom 2007 Freshwater Perry 2001 (rep) 2002 (rep used) Garforth Darren 2001 2002 George Jamie 2016 (rep used) 2017 2019 Goode Alex 2016 2017 2019

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Goode Andy 2001 2002 (rep) Gotting Ben 2004 (rep) Gray Joe 2019 (rep) Grayson Paul 2000 Green Will 2004 Guscott Jeremy 1998 Gustard Paul 2001 (rep) Haag Martin 1998 Hamilton Jamie 2001 (rep used) 2002 Haskell James 2007 (rep used) Healey Austin 2001 2002 Hepburn Alec 2020 Hepher Ali 2000 Hill Jonny 2020 Hodgson Charlie 2016 (rep used) Isiekwe Nick 2019 (rep used) Itoje Maro 2016 2017 2019 Johnson Will 2001 2002 (rep) Johnson Martin 2001 (captain) 2002 (captain) Kay Ben 2001 2002 Kennedy Nick 2013 King Alex 2004 2007 Kruis George 2016 2017 2019 Lewsey Josh 2004 2007 Lloyd Leon 2001 Lock Mark 2004 (rep) Lozowski Alex 2017 (rep used) 2019 Mallett John 1998 (rep) Malone Dom 2000 Maunder Jack 2020 Moody Lewis 2001 (rep) 2002 Moon Ben 2020 (rep used) Nebbett Ricky 2001 (rep) Northey Andy 2000 (rep) Nowell Jack 2020 Nwume Henry 2004 (rep) O’Flaherty Tom 2020 Palmer Tom 2007 Payne Tim 2004 Pellow Ricky 1998 (rep) Perry Matt 1998 (rep) Phillips Jon 2000 (rep used) Purdy Martin 2004 (rep) Redman Nigel 1998 Rees Tom 2007 Regan Mark 1998 Richards Peter 2004 (rep) Rodber Tim 2000 Rowntree Graham 2001 2002 Sackey Paul 2007 Shaw Simon 2004 2007 Sheridan Andrew 2013

Simmonds Joe 2020 (captain) Simmonds Sam 2020 Slade Henry 2020 Smith Olly 2002 Spencer Ben 2016 (rep used) 2017 (rep used) 2019 Stimpson Tim 2001 2002 Strettle David 2019 (rep) Thompson Steve 2000 (rep) Ubogu Victor 1998 Van Gisbergen Mark 2004 2007 (rep used) Vickery Phil 2007 Volley Paul 2004 Voyce Tom 2004 2007 Vunipola Billy 2016 2017 2019 Vunipola Mako 2016 2017 2019 Waldouck Dom 2007 (rep used) Waters Fraser 2004 2007 West Dorian 2001 2002 Wigglesworth Richard 2016 2017 (rep used) 2019 (rep used) Wilkinson Jonny 2013 (captain) 2014 (captain) Williams Harry 2020 Willis Jack 2024 Worsley Joe 2004 2007 Wray Jackson 2016 (rep used) 2017 2019 Yeandle Jack 2020 (rep used)

IRELAND (99) Bell Jonny 1999 Bell Stephen 1999 (rep) Blair Mark 1999 Boss Isaac 2011 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) Bracken Peter 2007 (rep used) Brennan Trevor 2003 2005 Buckley Tony 2008 (rep used) Carbery Joey 2018 (rep) Clarke Allen 1999 Conan Jack 2018 (rep used) Cooney John 2012 (rep used) Coulter Sheldon 1999 Cronin Seán 2012 (rep used) 2018 Cullen Leo 2009 (captain) 2011 (captain) 2012 (captain) Cunningham Jan 1999 Cunningham Bryn 1999 (rep)

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D’Arcy Gordon 2009 2011 2012 Dempsey Girvan 2009 (rep) Dillane Ultan 2023 (rep used) Dowling Ian 2006 2008 Duncan Stuart 1999 (rep) Earls Keith 2008 (rep) Fitzgerald Luke 2009 2011 Fitzpatrick Justin 1999 Flannery Jerry 2006 2008 Fogarty Denis 2006 (rep) Fogarty John 2009 (rep used) Foley Anthony 2006 (captain) Furlong Tadhg 2018 Gibson-Park Jamison 2018 (rep used) Harris-Wright Jason 2011 (rep used) Hayes John 2006 2008 Healy Cian 2009 2011 2012 2018 Heaslip Jamie 2009 2011 2012 Henderson Rob 2006 (rep) Henshaw Robbie 2018 Horan Marcus 2006 2008 Horgan Anthony 2006 Horgan Shane 2009 2011 Humphreys David 1999 (captain) Hurley Denis 2008 Irwin Rab 1999 Jackman Bernard 2009 Jennings Shane 2009 2011 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) Kearney Dave 2012 (rep used) Kearney Rob 2009 (rep used) 2012 2018 Kelly John 2006 Keogh Simon 2009 (rep) Larmour Jordan 2018 Leamy Denis 2006 2008 Leavy Dan 2018 Leslie Gary 1999 (rep used) Longwell Gary 1999 Madigan Ian 2011 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) Manning Jeremy 2006 (rep) Mason Simon 1999 Matchett Andrew 1999 McCormack Ronan 2009 (rep used) McDowell Stan 1999 (rep used) McFadden Fergus 2011 (rep used) 2012 McGrath Jack 2018 (rep used) McGrath Luke 2018 McKinty Stephen 1999 McLaughlin Kevin 2011 2012 McWhirter Tony 1999 Murphy Geordan 2001 2002 Murphy Jordi 2018

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O’Brien Seán 2009 (rep) 2011 2012 O’Callaghan Donncha 2006 2008 O’Connell Paul 2006 2008 (captain) O’Driscoll Brian 2009 2011 2012 O’Driscoll Mick 2006 (rep used) 2008 (rep used) O’Gara Ronan 2006 2008 O’Kelly Malcolm 2009 O’Leary Tomas 2006 (rep) 2008 O’Loughlin Rory 2018 (rep) Park Andy 1999 Porter Andrew 2018 (rep used) Quinlan Alan 2006 (rep used) 2008 Reddan Eoin 2007 2011 2012 Ringrose Garry 2018 Ross Mike 2011 2012 Ruddock Rhys 2018 (rep) Ryan Donnacha 2008 (rep) Ryan James 2018 Sexton Johnny 2009 2011 2012 2018 Sheahan Frankie 2008 (rep) Steenson Gareth 2020 (rep) Strauss Richardt 2011 2012 Stringer Peter 2006 2008 (rep) Toner Devin 2009 (rep) 2011 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) 2018 Topping Derek 1999 (rep used) Tracy James 2018 (rep used) Wallace David 2006 2008 Ward Andy 1999 White Nathan 2012 (rep used) Whitten Ian 2020 Weir Richie 1999 (rep)

SOUTH AFRICA (27) Botha Bakkies 2013 2014 2015 Brits Schalk 2016 2017 (rep used) Burden Craig 2014 Burger Schalk 2017 (rep used) 2019 (rep used) Classens Michael 2014 (rep used) Du Plessis Petrus 2016 2017 (rep used) Elstadt Rynhardt 2021 Gelderbloom Glen 2001 (rep used) 2002 (rep used) Habana Bryan 2014 2015 Halstead Trevor 2006 Human Daan 2005 (rep used) 2010 (rep used)

Janse van Rensburg Rohan 2025 (rep used) Kirsten Jannes 2020 (rep used) Koch Vincent 2017 2019 (rep used) Kolbe Cheslin 2021 Leyds Dillyn 2022 2023 Liebenberg Wiaan 2022 Pagel Gary 2000 Payne Shaun 2006 Rhodes Michael 2016 2017 Rhule Raymond 2022 2023 Rossouw Danie 2013 2014 Sadie Carlu 2026 Smith Juan 2014 2015 Sowerby Shaun 2010 Van der Merwe Heinke 2011 (rep used) 2012 (rep used) Van Niekerk Joe 2013 (rep used) Vermeulen Jacques 2020

SCOTLAND (19) Gray Jonny 2020 Hamilton Jim 2016 (rep used) 2017 (rep used) Hidalgo-Clyne Sam 2020 (rep used) Hilton Dave 1998 Hines Nathan 2011 Hogg Stuart 2020 Holmes Simon 2000 (rep) Kinghorn Blair 2024 Mackinnon Don 2000 McMillan Mark 2007 (rep used) Maitland Sean 2019 Metcalfe Richard 2000 (rep) Moir Craig 2000 Nicol Andy 1998 (captain) Peters Eric 1998 (rep) Pountney Budge 2000 Skinner Sam 2020 (rep used) Stewart Mattie 2000 Taylor Duncan 2016 2017 (rep used)

NEW ZEALAND (18) Ahki Pita 2021 Faumuina Charlie 2021 Hayman Carl 2013 2014 2015 (captain) Howlett Doug 2008

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Kaino Jerome 2021 Kelleher Byron 2010 Kerr-Barlow Tawera 2023 Kronfeld Josh 2002 (rep) Mafi Lifeimi 2008 Maka Isitolo 2005 (rep used) Masoe Chris 2013 2015 Ross Grant 1997 Thorn Brad 2012 Tipoki Rua 2008 Ward Joe 2007 (rep used) West Ihaia 2022 Williams Ali 2014 (rep used) 2015 Wulf Rudi 2013 2015 (rep used)

ARGENTINA (14) Albacete Patricio 2010 Bosch Marcello 2016 (rep used) 2017 Bosch Facundo 2022 (rep used) Chocobares Santiago 2024 (rep used) Fernandez Lobbe Juan Martin 2013 2014 2015 (rep used) Figallo Juan 2016 (rep used) Hassan Omar 2005 Hernandez Juan-Martin 2015 Mallia Juan Cruz 2021, 2024 Mendez Federico 1998 (rep used) 2000 Petti Guido 2025 Scelzo Martin 2000 (rep used) Sclavi Joel 2022 (rep used) 2023 (rep used) Vernet Basualdo Alberto 2010 (rep used)

WALES (13) Bateman Allan 2000 Evans Ieuan 1998 Francis Tomas 2020 (rep used) Halfpenny Leigh 2015 Howley Rob 2004 Jenkins Gethin 2013 (rep used) Newman Andy 2000 Rees Tony 1997 (rep used) Thomas Nathan 1998 Thomas Gareth 2005 Tompkins Nick 2019 (rep) Webster Richard 1998

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Williams Liam 2019

AUSTRALIA (11) Arnold Richie 2021, 2024 (rep used) Arnold Rory 2021 Elsom Rocky 2009 Fardy Scott 2018 Giteau Matt 2013 2014 2015 Howard Pat 2001 Kafer Rod 2002 Mitchell Drew 2014 2015 Samu Pete 2025 Skelton Will 2019 2022 2023 Swinton Lachie 2026 (rep used) Warwick Paul 2008 (rep) Whitaker Chris 2009

FIJI (2) Botia Levani 2022 (rep used) 2023 Nacewa Isa 2009 2011 2012 2018 (captain) Rayasi Salesi 2026

GEORGIA (2) Chilachava Levan 2015 (rep used) Kubriashvili Davit 2013 (rep used)

ITALY (2) Castrogiovanni Martin 2014 (rep used) Pucciariello Federico 2006 (rep used) SAMOA (7) Johnston Census 2010 (rep used) Lam Pat 2000 (captain) Leota Trevor 2004 Leo Dan 2007 (rep used) Seuteni UJ 2023 Tekori Joe 2021 (rep used) Tuilagi Freddy 2002

CANADA (1) Stanley Winston 2001

POLAND (1) Kacala Gregori 1997 TONGA (4) Ahki Pita 2024 Coleman Adam 2025 2026 Maka Finau 2003 (rep used) 2005 Tameifuna Ben 2025 (rep used) 2026 (rep used)

USA (4) Ainu’u David 2021 (rep used) Lamositele Titi 2017 (rep used) 2019 Lyle Dan 1998 Wyles Chris 2016 2017

COOK ISLANDS (1) Wright Stan 2009 2011 (rep used)

SPAIN (1) Merkler Joel 2024 (rep used)

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PLAYER OF THE MATCH IN FINALS 1996 1997 1998 1999

Jonathan Bell

(Ulster Rugby)

2001

Austin Healey

(Leicester Tigers)

2002

Austin Healey

(Leicester Tigers)

2003

Christian Labit

(Stade Toulousain)

2004

Joe Worsley

(Wasps)

2005

Yannick Jauzion

(Stade Toulousain)

2006

Peter Stringer

(Munster Rugby)

2007

Fraser Waters

(Wasps)

2008

Alan Quinlan

(Munster Rugby)

2009

Rocky Elsom

(Leinster Rugby)

2010

William Servat

(Stade Toulousain)

2011

Johnny Sexton

(Leinster Rugby)

2012

Seán O’Brien

(Leinster Rugby)

2013

Mathieu Bastareaud (RC Toulon)

2014

Steffon Armitage

(RC Toulon)

2015

Ali Williams

(RC Toulon)

2016

Maro Itoje

(Saracens)

2017

Billy Vunipola

(Saracens)

2018

James Ryan

(Leinster Rugby)

2019

Brad Barritt

(Saracens)

2020

Joe Simmonds

(Exeter Chiefs)

2021

Francois Cros

(Stade Toulousain)

2022

Dillyn Leyds

(Stade Rochelais)

2023

Grégory Alldritt

(Stade Rochelais)

2024

Antoine Dupont

(Stade Toulousain)

2025

Maxime Lucu

(Union Bordeaux Bègles)

2026

Maxime Lucu

(Union Bordeaux Bègles)

2000

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The following 14 players have completed the Champions Cup (northern hemisphere) and Super Rugby (southern hemisphere) double: Rod Kafer (Brumbies 2001 / Leicester Tigers 2002) Doug Howlett (Blues 2003 / Munster Rugby 2008) Brad Thorn (Crusaders 2008 / Leinster Rugby 2012) Bakkies Botha (Bulls 2007, 2009 / RC Toulon 2013, 2014, 2015) Matt Giteau (Brumbies 2004 / RC Toulon 2013, 2014, 2015) Danie Rossouw (Bulls 2007, 2009, 2010 / RC Toulon 2013, 2014) Bryan Habana (Bulls 2007, 2009 / RC Toulon 2014, 2015) Ali Williams (Blues 2003 / Crusaders 2008/ RC Toulon 2014, 2015) Jamison Gibson-Park (Hurricanes 2016 / Leinster Rugby 2018) Seán Maitland (Crusaders 2008 / Saracens 2019) Will Skelton (Waratahs 2014 / Saracens 2019, Stade Rochelais 2022, 2023) Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs 2012, 2013 / Stade Rochelais 2023) Ben Tameifuna (Chiefs 2012 2013 / Union Bordeaux Bègles 2025, 2026) Pete Samu (Crusaders 2017 2018 / Union Bordeaux Bègles 2025) EPCRUGBY.COM

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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 and Ireland each have 19 players who have completed the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup double, and 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.

Dual captain Lawrence Dallaglio of Wasps

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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Challenge Cup

2004 2004 2004 (capt) 2007 (capt) 2004 (rep used) 2019 (rep) 2004 2016 (rep used) 2004 2007 2004 2007 2007 (rep used) 2017 (rep used) 2019 2007 2004 (rep) 2004 2007 2013 2016 (rep used) 2017 (rep used) 2019 2004 2007 (rep used) 2004 2004 2007 2004 2007

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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FINAL REFEREES

284

AMASHUKELI Nika Georgia

2025

BARNES Wayne

England

2010

BEVAN Derek

Wales

1997

2018

2022

CARLEY Matthew England

2024

DUMÉ Joël

France

2000

DICKSON Karl

England

2026

FLEMING Jim

Scotland

1998

JUTGE Joël

France

2002

GARCÈS Jérôme

France

2019

LEWIS Alan

Ireland

2007

McHUGH Dave

Ireland

1996

OWENS Nigel

Wales

2008 2009 2012 2015 2016 2017 2020

PEARCE Luke

England

2021

PEYPER Jaco

South Africa 2023

POITE Romain

France

2011

ROLLAND Alain

Ireland

2004 2013 2014

2001

SPREADBURY Tony England

2003 (rep)

THOMAS Clayton Wales

1999

WHITE Chris

2003 2005 2006

England

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