About
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.
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 |
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