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2022 European Rugby Champions Cup final

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2022 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
Event2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup
Date28 May 2022
VenueStade Vélodrome, Marseille
Player of the MatchDillyn Leyds (La Rochelle)
RefereeWayne Barnes (England)
Attendance59,682
WeatherSunny
2021
2023

The 2022 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-seventh European club rugby final in general. The final was contested between La Rochelle and Leinster with La Rochelle winning the game with a late try.[1][2][3][4][5]

Despite having hosted a number of Champions Cup semi-finals, the Stade Vélodrome hosted its first European final, two years later than expected after it was rearranged from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

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Both Leinster and La Rochelle entered the final on similar form, with both teams having won 7 out of their 8 games in the Championship, with both losses being a default result due to cancellations earlier in the campaign.[citation needed]

This was Leinster's sixth appearance in the Champions Cup Final, winning four and losing one, their last win being in 2018. If Leinster had won, it would have been a record equalling victory for them, joining Toulouse with five European titles to their name. For La Rochelle, this was the second time they have made the final, after they made the final in the previous year. They became the first team since Leinster to appear in back-to-back finals after the Irish side achieved this in 2018 and 2019. La Rochelle's victory was the first major trophy for the club.[citation needed]

The two sides had met just once before in the Champions Cup, with La Rochelle triumphing 32–23 in last season's semi-finals and it was the fifth time that an Irish team faced a TOP 14 club in the European Cup final, with Irish sides having won on each of the previous four occasions.[citation needed]

Route to the final

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Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

France La Rochelle Round Ireland Leinster
Opponent Result Pool stage Opponent Result
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 20–13 (H) Matchday 1 England Bath 45–20 (H)
England Bath 0–0 (A)
(Cancelled)
Matchday 2 France Montpellier 0–28 (A)
(Cancelled)
England Bath 39–21 (H) Matchday 3 France Montpellier 89–7 (H)
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 38–20 (A) Matchday 4 England Bath 64–7 (A)
Final standings
Pool A Top 4
Team P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Racing 92 4 4 0 0 126 24 +102 16 3 3 0 19
Ireland Ulster 4 4 0 0 114 96 +18 15 9 3 0 19
France La Rochelle 4 3 1 0 97 64 +33 11 7 2 0 16
Ireland Leinster 4 3 0 1 198 62 +136 30 8 3 0 15
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
France Bordeaux 31–13 (A) Round of 16 Leg 1 Ireland Connacht 26–21 (A)
France Bordeaux 31–23 (H) Round of 16 Leg 2 Ireland Connacht 56–20 (H)
France Montpellier 31–19 (H) Quarter-finals England Leicester Tigers 14–23 (A)
France Racing 92 13–20 (A) Semi-finals France Toulouse 40–17 (H)

Match

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La Rochelle
Leinster

Details

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28 May 2022
17:45
La Rochelle France24–21Ireland Leinster
Try: Rhule 9' c
Bourgarit 60' c
Retière 79' c
Con: West (3/3) 11', 61', 80'
Pen: West (1/1) 41'
ReportPen: Sexton (6/6) 4', 8', 22', 40+2', 47', 53'
R. Byrne (1/1) 64'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 59,682
Referee: Wayne Barnes: (England)
FB 15 France Brice Dulin
RW 14 South Africa Dillyn Leyds downward-facing red arrow 67'
OC 13 France Jérémy Sinzelle
IC 12 France Jonathan Danty downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 11 South Africa Raymond Rhule
FH 10 New Zealand Ihaia West
SH 9 France Thomas Berjon downward-facing red arrow 64'
N8 8 France Grégory Alldritt (c)
OF 7 France Matthias Haddad downward-facing red arrow 29'
BF 6 South Africa Wiaan Liebenberg downward-facing red arrow 53'
RL 5 Australia Will Skelton
LL 4 France Thomas Lavault yellow card 63' to 73' downward-facing red arrow 74'
TP 3 France Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 France Pierre Bourgarit downward-facing red arrow 66'
LP 1 France Dany Priso
Substitutions:
HK 16 Argentina Facundo Bosch upward-facing green arrow 66'
PR 17 France Reda Wardi upward-facing green arrow 53'
PR 18 Argentina Joel Sclavi upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 19 France Romain Sazy upward-facing green arrow 74'
FL 20 France Rémi Bourdeau upward-facing green arrow 29'
SH 21 France Arthur Retière upward-facing green arrow 64'
CE 22 Fiji Levani Botia upward-facing green arrow 68'
WG 23 France Jules Favre upward-facing green arrow 67'
Coach:
Ireland Ronan O'Gara
FB 15 Ireland Hugo Keenan
RW 14 Ireland Jimmy O'Brien
OC 13 Ireland Garry Ringrose
IC 12 Ireland Robbie Henshaw
LW 11 Ireland James Lowe
FH 10 Ireland Johnny Sexton (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
SH 9 Ireland Jamison Gibson-Park downward-facing red arrow 75'
N8 8 Ireland Jack Conan
OF 7 Ireland Josh van der Flier
BF 6 Ireland Caelan Doris downward-facing red arrow 66'
RL 5 Ireland James Ryan
LL 4 Ireland Ross Molony downward-facing red arrow 76'
TP 3 Ireland Tadhg Furlong downward-facing red arrow 62'
HK 2 Ireland Rónan Kelleher downward-facing red arrow 14'
LP 1 Ireland Andrew Porter downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Ireland Dan Sheehan upward-facing green arrow 14'
PR 17 Ireland Cian Healy upward-facing green arrow 62'
PR 18 Samoa Michael Alaalatoa upward-facing green arrow 62'
LK 19 Ireland Joe McCarthy upward-facing green arrow 76'
FL 20 Ireland Rhys Ruddock upward-facing green arrow 66'
SH 21 Ireland Luke McGrath upward-facing green arrow 75'
FH 22 Ireland Ross Byrne upward-facing green arrow 62'
CE 23 Ireland Ciarán Frawley
Coach:
Ireland Leo Cullen

Star of the Match:
South Africa Dillyn Leyds (La Rochelle)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television Match Official:
Tom Foley (England)

References

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  1. ^ "2022 European Rugby Champions Cup Final". EPC Rugby.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Sublime Leinster dethrone Toulouse to march into Champions Cup final". The 42. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "La Rochelle win 20-13 at Racing 92 to reach second successive final". BBC Sport. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Leinster 21-24 La Rochelle: Champions Cup final – as it happened". Guardian. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ronan O'Gara leads La Rochelle to first Champions Cup title with stunning last-gasp victory over Leinster". The 42. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.