European Champions Cup Fixtures 2022-23
La Rochelle retained the Champions Cup after a sensational 27-26 defeat of Leinster in Dublin.
The holders were blown away in a blistering first 12 minutes that saw Leinster carve a 17-0 lead with tries by Dan Sheehan (two) and Jimmy O’Brien.
Tries by centres Jonathan Danty and Ulupano Seuteni steadied the ship for La Rochelle by half-time and the French side dominated a nerve-shredding second half.
The greatest-ever fightback in a Champions Cup final was completed by Georges-Henri Colombe’s converted try eight minutes from time.
It leaves Leinster still searching for a a record-equalling fifth European crown.
This season’s competition featured South African teams for the first time. There were two pools of 12, with the eight best-ranked clubs from each qualifying for the knockout stage.
The ninth- and tenth-ranked clubs – Lyon and Racing from Pool A and Clermont and Sale from Pool B – dropped down to the Challenge Cup knockout stage.
Below are all the results from this season and previous campaigns, plus key dates for the 2023-24 campaign. Next season culminates with the two European finals at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 May.
Following the RFU’s decision to suspend London Irish from all competitions, Bristol Bears – the highest-ranked club in the Gallagher Premiership table that didn’t qualify for the 2023-24 Champions Cup – will replace the Exiles in next season’s Champions Cup.
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European Champions Cup Fixtures 2022-23
Round 1
Fri 9 Dec London Irish 27-32 Montpellier
Sat 1o Dec Racing 10-42 Leinster
Sat 10 Dec Sharks 39-31 Harlequins
Sat 10 Dec Clermont 24-14 Stormers
Sat 10 Dec Gloucester 22-17 Bordeaux-Bègles
Sat 10 Dec Bulls 42-36 Lyon
Sat 10 Dec La Rochelle 46-12 Northampton
Sat 10 Dec Castres 12-27 Exeter
Sun 11 Dec Sale 39-0 Ulster
Sun 11 Dec Munster 13-18 Toulouse
Sun 11 Dec Saracens 30-26 Edinburgh
Sun 11 Dec Ospreys 17-23 Leicester
Round 2
Fri 16 Dec Bordeaux-Bègles 16-19 Sharks
Fri 16 Dec Leinster 57-0 Gloucester
Sat 17 Dec Edinburgh 31-20 Castres
Sat 17 Dec Exeter 44-14 Bulls
Sat 17 Dec Leicester 23-16 Clermont
Sat 17 Dec Lyon 20-28 Saracens
Sat 17 Dec Stormers 34-14 London Irish
Sat 17 Dec Ulster 29-36 La Rochelle
Sat 17 Dec Montpellier 10-21 Ospreys
Sun 18 Dec Northampton 6-17 Munster
Sun 18 Dec Toulouse 45-19 Sale
Sun 18 Dec Harlequins 14-10 Racing
Round 3
Fri 13 Jan Clermont 29-44 Leicester
Sat 14 Jan Gloucester 14-49 Leinster
Sat 14 Jan Sale 5-27 Toulouse
Sat 14 Jan Munster 27-23 Northampton
Sat 14 Jan Sharks 32-3 Bordeaux-Bègles
Sat 14 Jan Bulls 39-28 Exeter
Sat 14 Jan La Rochelle 7-3 Ulster
Sat 14 Jan Saracens 48-28 Lyon
Sat 14 Jan Ospreys 35-29 Montpellier
Sun 15 Jan Castres 21-34 Edinburgh
Sun 15 Jan London Irish 14-28 Stormers
Sun 15 Jan Racing 30-29 Harlequins
Round 4
Fri 20 Jan Leicester 26-27 Ospreys
Fri 20 Jan Lyon 31-7 Bulls
Sat 21 Jan Harlequins 39-29 Sharks
Sat 21 Jan Northampton 13-31 La Rochelle
Sat 21 Jan Bordeaux-Bègles 17-26 Gloucester
Sat 21 Jan Leinster 36-10 Racing
Sat 21 Jan Exeter 40-3 Castres
Sat 21 Jan Stormers 30-16 Clermont
Sat 21 Jan Ulster 22-11 Sale
Sun 22 Jan Montpellier 21-21 London Irish
Sun 22 Jan Toulouse 20-16 Munster
Sun 22 Jan Edinburgh 20-14 Saracens
Round of 16
Fri 31 Mar Leicester 16-6 Edinburgh
Sat 1 Apr Sharks 50-35 Munster
Sat 1 Apr Stormers 32-28 Harlequins
Sat 1 Apr La Rochelle 29-26 Gloucester
Sat 1 Apr Leinster 30-15 Ulster
Sun 2 Apr Exeter 33-33 Montpellier (Exeter win on try count)
Sun 2 Apr Saracens 35-20 Ospreys
Sun 2 Apr Toulouse 33-9 Bulls
Quarter-finals
Fri 7 Apr Leinster 55-24 Leicester
Sat 8 Apr Toulouse 54-20 Sharks
Sat 8 Apr Exeter 42-17 Stormers
Sun 9 Apr La Rochelle 24-10 Saracens
Semi-finals
Sat 29 Apr Leinster 41-22 Toulouse
Sun 30 Apr La Rochelle 47-28 Exeter Chiefs
Final
Sat 20 May Leinster 26-27 La Rochelle (Aviva Stadium, Dublin)
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EPCR has announced the dates for its fixtures in the 2023-24 season. The Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup will kick off in December with two consecutive weekends of pool stage action.
The knockout stages will start on 5-7 April with the finals taking place on Friday 24 and Saturday 25 May in London.
The venue for the 2024 finals is Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the largest football ground in the English capital with a capacity of 62,850.
2023-24 weekends
Round 1 – 8/9/10 December
Round 2 – 15/16/17 December
Round 3 – 12/13/14 January
Round 4 – 19/20/21 January
Round of 16 – 5/6/7 April
Quarter-finals – 12/13/14 April
Semi-finals – 3/4/5 May
EPCR Challenge Cup final – Friday 24 May 2024 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Heineken Champions Cup final – Saturday 25 May 2024 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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European Champions Cup Results 2021-22
Round 1
Fri 10 Dec Northampton 14-45 Racing
Sat 11 Dec Cardiff 7-39 Toulouse
Sat 11 Dec Leinster 45-20 Bath
Sat 11 Dec Bordeaux-Begles 13-16 Leicester
Sat 11 Dec Bristol C-C Scarlets (Bristol awarded 28-0 win)
Sat 11 Dec Clermont 23-29 Ulster
Sat 11 Dec Exeter 42-6 Montpellier
Sun 12 Dec Connacht 36-9 Stade Français
Sun 12 Dec Ospreys 13-21 Sale
Sun 12 Dec Wasps 14-35 Munster
Sun 12 Dec La Rochelle 20-13 Glasgow
Sun 12 Dec Castres 18-20 Harlequins
Round 2
Fri 17 Dec Ulster 27-22 Northampton
Fri 17 Dec Montpellier C-C Leinster (Montpellier awarded 28-0 win)
Sat 18 Dec Harlequins 43-17 Cardiff
Sat 18 Dec Bath C-C La Rochelle (deemed 0-0, 2 points to each club)
Sat 18 Dec Sale C-C Clermont (deemed 0-0, 2 points to each club)
Sat 18 Dec Racing C-C Ospreys (Racing awarded 28-0 win)
Sat 18 Dec Glasgow 22-7 Exeter
Sat 18 Dec Munster 19-13 Castres
Sun 19 Dec Scarlets C-C Bordeaux-Begles (deemed 0-0, 2 points to each club)
Sun 19 Dec Leicester 29-23 Connacht
Sun 19 Dec Toulouse C-C Wasps (deemed 0-0, 2 points to each club)
Sun 19 Dec Stade Français C-C Bristol (deemed 0-0, 2 points to each club)
Round 3
Fri 14 Jan Castres 13-16 Munster
Fri 14 Jan Cardiff 33-36 Harlequins
Sat 15 Jan Wasps 30-22 Toulouse
Sat 15 Jan Ospreys 10-25 Racing
Sat 15 Jan Connacht 28-29 Leicester
Sat 15 Jan La Rochelle 39-21 Bath
Sat 15 Jan Exeter 52-17 Glasgow
Sat 15 Jan Bristol 28-17 Stade Français
Sun 16 Jan Leinster 89-7 Montpellier
Sun 16 Jan Bordeaux-Begles 45-0 Scarlets
Sun 16 Jan Northampton 20-24 Ulster
Sun 16 Jan Clermont 25-19 Sale
Round 4
Fri 21 Jan Harlequins 36-33 Castres
Sat 22 Jan Toulouse C-C Cardiff (Covid cases at Toulouse, Cardiff awarded 28-0 win)
Sat 22 Jan Bath 7-64 Leinster
Sat 22 Jan Leicester C-C Bordeaux-Begles (Covid at Bordeaux, Leicester awarded 28-0 win)
Sat 22 Jan Ulster 34-31 Clermont
Sat 22 Jan Scarlets 21-52 Bristol
Sat 22 Jan Glasgow 30-38 La Rochelle
Sun 23 Jan Stade Français 37-31 Connacht
Sun 23 Jan Sale 49-10 Ospreys
Sun 23 Jan Racing C-C Northampton (Covid at Northampton, Racing awarded 28-0 win)
Sun 23 Jan Munster 45-7 Wasps
Sun 23 Jan Montpellier 37-26 Exeter
Round of 16 – First Leg
Fri 8 Apr Connacht 21-26 Leinster
Sat 9 Apr Sale 9-10 Bristol
Sat 9 Apr Bordeaux-Bégles 13-31 La Rochelle
Sat 9 Apr Toulouse 20-26 Ulster
Sat 9 Apr Exeter 13-8 Munster
Sat 9 Apr Stade Français 9-22 Racing
Sun 10 Apr Montpellier 40-26 Harlequins
Sun 10 Apr Clermont 10-29 Leicester
Round of 16 – Second Leg
Fri 15 Apr Leinster 56-20 Connacht (Leinster win 82-41 on aggregate)
Fri 15 Apr Bristol 29-35 Sale (Sale win 44-39 on aggregate)
Sat 16 Apr Harlequins 33-20 Montpellier (Montpellier win 60-59 on aggregate)
Sat 16 Apr Munster 26-10 Exeter (Munster win 34-23 on aggregate)
Sat 16 Apr La Rochelle 31-23 Bordeaux-Bégles (La Rochelle win 62-36 on aggregate)
Sat 16 Apr Leicester 27-17 Clermont (Leicester win 56-27 on aggregate)
Sat 16 Apr Ulster 23-30 Toulouse (Toulouse win 50-49 on aggregate)
Sun 17 Apr Racing 33-22 Stade Français (Racing win 55-31 on aggregate)
Quarter-finals
Sat 7 May Munster 24-24 Toulouse (aet, Toulouse win penalty shootout 4-2)
Sat 7 May Leicester 14-23 Leinster
Sat 7 May La Rochelle 31-19 Montpellier
Sun 8 May Racing 41-22 Sale
Semi-finals
Sat 14 May Leinster 40-17 Toulouse
Sun 15 May Racing 13-20 La Rochelle
Final
Sat 28 May Leinster 21-24 La Rochelle
European Champions Cup Results 2020-21
This Champions Cup season was disrupted significantly by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A new format was announced for the 2020-21 season that would see just four pool rounds, but both weekends of matches scheduled for January were cancelled when French teams were not permitted to travel by their government.
The tournament moved straight into a round of 16, followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final. You’ll find the results below.
The final was played on Saturday 22 May at Twickenham, instead of Marseille as first planned, with 10,000 fans in attendance as Toulouse won a record fifth European title by beating La Rochelle.
Round 1
Fri 11 Dec Northampton 12-16 Bordeaux-Begles
Fri 11 Dec Ulster 22-29 Toulouse
Sat 12 Dec Bristol 38-51 Clermont
Sat 12 Dec Bath 19-23 Scarlets
Sat 12 Dec Toulon 26-14 Sale
Sat 12 Dec Dragons 8-24 Wasps
Sat 12 Dec Montpellier 14-35 Leinster
Sat 12 Dec Edinburgh 8-13 La Rochelle
Sun 13 Dec Lyon 55-10 Gloucester
Sun 13 Dec Exeter 42-0 Glasgow
Sun 13 Dec Racing 26-22 Connacht
Sun 13 Dec Munster 21-7 Harlequins
Round 2
Fri 18 Dec Scarlets 28-0 Toulon
Fri 18 Dec Wasps 33-14 Montpellier
Sat 19 Dec Leinster 35-19 Northampton
Sat 19 Dec Glasgow 0-28 Lyon
Sat 19 Dec Gloucester 38-34 Ulster
Sat 19 Dec La Rochelle 28-0 Bath
Sat 19 Dec Clermont 31-39 Munster
Sat 19 Dec Sale 15-16 Edinburgh
Sat 19 Dec Bordeaux-Begles 47-8 Dragons
Sun 20 Dec Harlequins 7-49 Racing
Sun 20 Dec Toulouse 28-0 Exeter
European Champions Cup Results 2019-20
Sat 26 Sept Racing 19-15 Saracens
Sat 26 Sept Exeter 28-18 Toulouse
Sat 17 Oct Exeter 31-27 Racing
European Champions Cup Results 2018-19
Round 1
Fri 12 Oct Leinster 52-3 Wasps
Sat 13 Oct Bath 20-22 Toulouse
Sat 13 Oct Montpellier 21-15 Edinburgh
Sat 13 Oct Exeter 10-10 Munster
Sat 13 Oct Scarlets 13-14 Racing
Sat 13 Oct Ulster 24-10 Leicester
Sun 14 Oct Gloucester 19-14 Castres
Sun 14 Oct Lyon 21-30 Cardiff Blues
Sun 14 Oct Glasgow 3-13 Saracens
Sun 14 Oct Toulon 25-26 Newcastle
Round 2
Fri 19 Oct Leicester 45-27 Scarlets
Sat 20 Oct Castres 29-25 Exeter
Sat 20 Oct Munster 36-22 Gloucester
Sat 20 Oct Edinburgh 40-14 Toulon
Sat 20 Oct Wasps 35-35 Bath
Sat 20 Oct Racing 44-12 Ulster
Sat 20 Oct Saracens 29-10 Lyon
Sun 21 Oct Newcastle 23-20 Montpellier
Sun 21 Oct Cardiff Blues 12-29 Glasgow
Sun 21 Oct Toulouse 28-27 Leinster
Round 3
Fri 7 Dec Edinburgh 31-13 Newcastle
Fri 7 Dec Scarlets 24-25 Ulster
Sat 8 Dec Exeter 19-27 Gloucester
Sat 8 Dec Lyon 22-42 Glasgow
Sat 8 Dec Bath 10-17 Leinster
Sat 8 Dec Toulon 38-28 Montpellier
Sat 8 Dec Wasps 16-24 Toulouse
Sun 9 Dec Munster 30-5 Castres
Sun 9 Dec Saracens 51-25 Cardiff Blues
Sun 9 Dec Racing 36-26 Leicester
Round 4
Fri 14 Dec Gloucester 17-29 Exeter
Fri 14 Dec Ulster 30-15 Scarlets
Sat 15 Dec Cardiff Blues 14-26 Saracens
Sat 15 Dec Glasgow 21-10 Lyon
Sat 15 Dec Toulouse 42-27 Wasps
Sat 15 Dec Castres 13-12 Munster
Sat 15 Dec Leinster 42-15 Bath
Sun 16 Dec Leicester 11-34 Racing
Sun 16 Dec Montpellier 34-13 Toulon
Sun 16 Dec Newcastle 8-21 Edinburgh
Round 5
Fri 11 Jan Gloucester 15-41 Munster
Sat 12 Jan Leinster 29-13 Toulouse
Sat 12 Jan Montpellier 45-8 Newcastle
Sat 12 Jan Bath 18-16 Wasps
Sat 12 Jan Ulster 26-22 Racing
Sat 12 Jan Scarlets 33-10 Leicester
Sat 12 Jan Toulon 17-28 Edinburgh
Sun 13 Jan Exeter 34-12 Castres
Sun 13 Jan Glasgow 33-24 Cardiff Blues
Sun 13 Jan Lyon 10-28 Saracens
Round 6
Fri 18 Jan Edinburgh 19-10 Montpellier
Fri 18 Jan Newcastle 24-27 Toulon
Sat 19 Jan Cardiff Blues 33-14 Lyon
Sat 19 Jan Saracens 38-19 Glasgow
Sat 19 Jan Leicester 13-14 Ulster
Sat 19 Jan Racing 46-33 Scarlets
Sat 19 Jan Castres 24-22 Gloucester
Sat 19 Jan Munster 9-7 Exeter
Sun 20 Jan Toulouse 20-17 Bath
Sun 20 Jan Wasps 19-37 Leinster
Quarter-finals
Sat 30 Mar Edinburgh 13-17 Munster
Sat 30 Mar Saracens 56-27 Glasgow Warriors
Sat 30 Mar Leinster 21-18 Ulster
Sun 31 Mar Racing 21-22 Toulouse
Semi-finals
Sat 20 Apr Saracens 32-16 Munster
Sun 21 Apr Leinster 30-12 Toulouse
Final
Saturday 11 May Leinster 10-20 Saracens (5pm, St James’ Park)
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Heineken Champions Cup Results 2017-18
Round 1
Fri 13 Oct Ulster 19-9 Wasps
Sat 14 Oct Leinster 24-17 Montpellier
Sat 14 Oct Racing 92 22-18 Leicester
Sat 14 Oct Harlequins 27-34 La Rochelle
Sat 14 Oct Bath 23-0 Treviso
Sat 14 Oct Exeter 24-15 Glasgow
Sun 15 Oct Castres 17-17 Munster
Sun 15 Oct Toulon 21-20 Scarlets
Sun 15 Oct Northampton 13-57 Saracens
Sun 15 Oct Ospreys 21-26 Clermont
Round 2
Fri 20 Oct Scarlets 13-18 Bath
Sat 21 Oct Glasgow 18-34 Leinster
Sat 21 Oct Clermont 24-7 Northampton
Sat 21 Oct Treviso 29-30 Toulon
Sat 21 Oct Leicester 54-29 Castres
Sat 21 Oct Munster 14-7 Racing 92
Sat 21 Oct Saracens 36-34 Ospreys
Sun 22 Oct Montpellier 24-27 Exeter
Sun 22 Oct La Rochelle 41-17 Ulster
Sun 22 Oct Wasps 41-10 Harlequins
Round 3
Fri 8 Dec Glasgow 22-29 Montpellier
Sat 9 Dec Scarlets 33-28 Treviso
Sat 9 Dec Toulon 24-20 Bath
Sat 9 Dec Castres 16-13 Racing 92
Sat 9 Dec Northampton 32-43 Ospreys
Sat 9 Dec Munster 33-10 Leicester
Sun 10 Dec Harlequins 5-17 Ulster
Sun 10 Dec La Rochelle 49-29 Wasps
Sun 10 Dec Exeter 8-18 Leinster
Mon 11 Dec Saracens 14-46 Clermont Auvergne
Round 4
Fri 15 Dec Ulster 52-24 Harlequins
Sat 16 Dec Montpellier 36-26 Glasgow
Sat 16 Dec Treviso 12-31 Scarlets
Sat 16 Dec Leinster 22-17 Exeter
Sat 16 Dec Racing 29-7 Castres
Sat 16 Dec Bath 26-21 Toulon
Sun 17 Dec Wasps 21-3La Rochelle
Sun 17 Dec Clermont Auvergne 32-15 Saracens
Sun 17 Dec Ospreys 24-21 Northampton
Sun 17 Dec Leicester 16-25 Munster
Round 5
Fri 12 Jan Bath 17-35 Scarlets
Sat 13 Jan Ulster 20-13 La Rochelle
Sat 13 Jan Exeter 41-10 Montpellier
Sat 13 Jan Harlequins 33-28 Wasps
Sat 13 Jan Northampton 34-21 Clermont Auvergne
Sat 13 Jan Ospreys 15-15 Saracens
Sun 14 Jan Leinster 55-19 Glasgow
Sun 14 Jan Toulon 36-0 Treviso
Sun 14 Jan Racing 92 34-30 Munster
Sun 14 Jan Castres 39-0 Leicester
Round 6
Sat 20 Jan Glasgow 28-21 Exeter
Sat 20 Jan Montpellier 14-23 Leinster
Sat 20 Jan Saracens 62-14 Northampton
Sat 20 Jan Clermont Auvergne 24-7 Ospreys
Sat 20 Jan Scarlets 30-27 Toulon
Sat 20 Jan Treviso 28-47 Bath
Sun 21 Jan Leicester 20-23 Racing 92
Sun 21 Jan Munster 48-3 Castres
Sun 21 Jan La Rochelle 16-7 Harlequins
Sun 21 Jan Wasps 26-7 Ulster
Quarter-finals
Fri 30 Mar Scarlets 29-17 La Rochelle
Sat 31 Mar Munster 20-19 Toulon
Sun 1 Apr Clermont 17-28 Racing 92
Sun 1 Apr Leinster 30-19 Saracens
Semi-finals
Sat 21 Apr Leinster 38-16 Scarlets
Sun 22 Apr Racing 27-22 Munster
Final
Sat 12 May Leinster 15-12 Racing 92
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