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. Stade Rochelais from France won the title for the 2021/22 season, and successfully defended their crown in 2023, with three South African sides - the DHL Stormers, Hollywoodbets Sharks and Vodacom Bulls - taking 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
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 69 | 109 | 26 | 10 | 20 |
2 |
Leinster
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 53 | 70 | 17 | 5 | 19 |
3 |
Northampton Saints
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 75 | 62 | 18 | 10 | 18 |
4 |
Union Bordeaux-Bègles
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 83 | 89 | 26 | 11 | 17 |
5 |
Harlequins
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 109 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
6 |
Vodacom Bulls
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 102 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
7 |
Bath Rugby
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 102 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
8 |
DHL Stormers
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 99 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
9 |
Exeter Chiefs
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 99 | -12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
10 |
Stade Rochelais
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 73 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
11 |
Lyon
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 123 | -2 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
12 |
Glasgow Warriors
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 63 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
13 |
Saracens
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 142 | -17 | 17 | 20 | 10 |
14 |
Leicester Tigers
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 122 | -38 | 10 | 16 | 9 |
15 |
Munster
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
16 |
Racing 92
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 117 | -1 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
17 |
Aviron Bayonnais
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 107 | -25 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
18 |
Sale Sharks
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 110 | -7 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
19 |
Connacht
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 140 | -52 | 13 | 19 | 6 |
20 |
Bristol Bears
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 128 | -48 | 11 | 19 | 5 |
21 |
Ulster
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 147 | -59 | 12 | 22 | 5 |
22 |
Cardiff Rugby
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 193 | -113 | 11 | 28 | 3 |
23 |
RC Toulon
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 99 | -39 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
24 |
Stade Français Paris
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 122 | -66 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Union Bordeaux-Bègles
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 83 | 89 | 26 | 11 | 17 |
2 |
Vodacom Bulls
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 102 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
3 |
Lyon
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 123 | -2 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
4 |
Saracens
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 142 | -17 | 17 | 20 | 10 |
5 |
Connacht
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 140 | -52 | 13 | 19 | 6 |
6 |
Bristol Bears
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 128 | -48 | 11 | 19 | 5 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Stade Toulousain
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 69 | 109 | 26 | 10 | 20 |
2 |
Harlequins
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 109 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
3 |
Bath Rugby
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 102 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
4 |
Racing 92
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 117 | -1 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
5 |
Ulster
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 147 | -59 | 12 | 22 | 5 |
6 |
Cardiff Rugby
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 193 | -113 | 11 | 28 | 3 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Northampton Saints
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 75 | 62 | 18 | 10 | 18 |
2 |
Exeter Chiefs
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 99 | -12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
3 |
Glasgow Warriors
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 63 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 10 |
4 |
Munster
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
5 |
Aviron Bayonnais
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 107 | -25 | 11 | 16 | 8 |
6 |
RC Toulon
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 99 | -39 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Leinster
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 53 | 70 | 17 | 5 | 19 |
2 |
DHL Stormers
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 99 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
3 |
Stade Rochelais
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 111 | 73 | 38 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
4 |
Leicester Tigers
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 122 | -38 | 10 | 16 | 9 |
5 |
Sale Sharks
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 103 | 110 | -7 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
6 |
Stade Français Paris
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 122 | -66 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
Leinster
25 May | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
15:45
Stade Toulousain