About

INVESTEC CHAMPIONS CUP

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) is the organiser of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. EPCR’s mission is to create outstanding rugby experiences for all key stakeholders, including leagues, clubs, players, match officials, unions, fans, broadcast and commercial partners, communities and the media. Toulouse from France won the title for the 2023/24 season, beating Leinster in the final in London. Two South African sides, the DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls, took part in the competition.

The history

Established in 2014 with headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, EPCR has the following members: Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR), Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR), Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), Premier Rugby Ltd (PRL), PRO Rugby Championship DAC (URC), Rugby Football Union (RFU), Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments feature clubs which have qualified on merit from their respective domestic leagues – Gallagher Premiership Rugby, the TOP 14 and the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Investec Champions Cup 2024_25 table
Pos Team PL W L D PF PA DIFF TF TA PTS
1
Stade Toulousain
1 1 0 0 61 21 40 9 3 5
2
Northampton Saints
1 1 0 0 38 8 30 6 1 5
3
ASM Clermont Auvergne
1 1 0 0 28 0 28 4 0 5
4
Munster
1 1 0 0 33 7 26 5 1 5
5
Leinster
1 1 0 0 35 12 23 5 2 5
6
Saracens
1 1 0 0 27 5 22 4 1 5
7
Glasgow Warriors
1 1 0 0 38 19 19 6 3 5
8
Hollywoodbets Sharks
1 1 0 0 39 21 18 5 3 5
9
Union Bordeaux-Bègles
1 1 0 0 42 28 14 6 4 5
10
Racing 92
1 1 0 0 23 12 11 3 2 4
11
RC Toulon
1 1 0 0 24 14 10 3 2 4
12
Stade Rochelais
1 1 0 0 24 20 4 3 2 4
13
Bath Rugby
1 0 1 0 20 24 -4 2 3 1
14
Leicester Tigers
1 0 1 0 28 42 -14 4 6 1
15
DHL Stormers
1 0 1 0 14 24 -10 2 3 0
16
Harlequins
1 0 1 0 12 23 -11 2 3 0
17
Exeter Chiefs
1 0 1 0 21 39 -18 3 5 0
18
Sale Sharks
1 0 1 0 19 38 -19 3 6 0
19
Vodacom Bulls
1 0 1 0 5 27 -22 1 4 0
20
Bristol Bears
1 0 1 0 12 35 -23 2 5 0
21
Stade Français Paris
1 0 1 0 7 33 -26 1 5 0
22
Benetton
1 0 1 0 0 28 -28 0 4 0
23
Castres Olympique
1 0 1 0 8 38 -30 1 6 0
24
Ulster
1 0 1 0 21 61 -40 3 9 0

FIXTURES

Sale Sharks

13 Dec | Salford Stadium, Salford

22:00

Racing 92

Castres Olympique

13 Dec | Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres

22:00

Munster

Vodacom Bulls

14 Dec | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

15:00

Northampton Saints

Ulster

14 Dec | Kingspan Stadium, Belfast

17:15

Union Bordeaux-Bègles

Leicester Tigers

14 Dec | Mattioli Woods Welford Road, Leicester

19:30

Hollywoodbets Sharks

RESULTS

08 Dec|Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bears

12 - 35

Leinster

08 Dec|Stade Ernest Wallon, Toulouse

Stade Toulousain

61 - 21

Ulster

08 Dec|Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux

Union Bordeaux-Bègles

42 - 28

Leicester Tigers

07 Dec|Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow Warriors

38 - 19

Sale Sharks

07 Dec|Stade Dominique, Duvauchelle

Racing 92

23 - 12

Harlequins