2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup

Second-tier rugby union competition

2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup

Tournament details
Countries|  England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Tournament format(s)| Round-robin and knockout
Tournament statistics
Teams| 14+8
Matches played| 27
Attendance| 12,000 (444 per match)
Highest attendance| 10,000
Final
Venue| Twickenham Stadium
Attendance| 10,000
Champions|  Montpellier (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Leicester Tigers

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The 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup is the seventh edition of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, an annual second-tier rugby union competition for professional clubs. Including the predecessor competition, the original European Challenge Cup, this was the 25th edition of European club rugby's second-tier competition.

The tournament began in December 2020.[1] The final, originally scheduled to be held at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille,[2] took place on 21 May 2021 at Twickenham Stadium.[3]

On 11 January 2021 EPCR announced the competition was suspended temporarily due to new restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] A revised format to finish the tournament was announced on 24 February 2021.[5]

## Teams

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Fourteen teams will qualified for the 2020–21 European Challenge Cup from Premiership Rugby, the Pro14 and the Top 14, as a direct result of their domestic league performance having not qualified for the Heineken Champions Cup. Although, the two South African Pro14 teams are not eligible.[6]

The distribution of teams was:

* England: four teams
* Any teams finishing between 9th and 11th position in the Premiership Rugby that do not qualify for the 2020–21 European Champions Cup
* The champion of the RFU Championship
* France: six teams
* Any teams finishing between 9th and 14th position in the Top 14 that do not qualify for the 2020–21 European Champions Cup
* Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales: four teams
* Four teams from the Pro14, excluding the South African teams, that do not qualify for the 2020–21 European Champions Cup

Round  | Premiership  | Top 14  | Pro14

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|  England  |  France  |  Ireland  |  Italy  |  Scotland  |  Wales
Preliminary stage  |

* Leicester Tigers
* London Irish
* Newcastle Falcons
* Worcester Warriors

* Agen
* Bayonne
* Brive
* Castres
* Pau
* Stade Français

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* Benetton
* Zebre

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* Cardiff Blues
* Ospreys

Knockout stage  |

* Bath
* Harlequins
* Northampton Saints

* Montpellier

* Connacht
* Ulster

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* Glasgow Warriors

* Dragons

### Team details

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Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team.

Team  | Coach /
Director of Rugby  | Captain  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Method of qualification

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Entering at Preliminary Stage
Agen |  Christophe Laussucq
Rémi Vaquin |  Antoine Erbani | Stade Armandie | 14,000  | Top 14 bottom 6 (13th)
Bayonne |  Yannick Bru |  Antoine Battut | Stade Jean Dauger | 16,934  | Top 14 bottom 6 (11th)
Benetton |  Kieran Crowley |  Dewaldt Duvenage | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 6,700  | Pro14 Conference B (5th)
Brive |  Jeremy Davidson |  Saïd Hireche | Stade Amédée-Domenech | 13,979  | Top 14 bottom 6 (10th)
Cardiff Blues |  John Mulvihill |  Ellis Jenkins | Cardiff Arms Park | 12,125  | Pro14 Conference B (6th)
Castres |  Mauricio Reggiardo |  Mathieu Babillot | Stade Pierre-Fabre | 12,500  | Top 14 bottom 6 (9th)
Leicester Tigers |  Steve Borthwick |  Tom Youngs | Welford Road Stadium | 25,849  | Premiership 9th–11th (11th)
London Irish |  Declan Kidney |  Blair Cowan
Paddy Jackson
Nick Phipps
Matt Rogerson | Brentford Community Stadium | 17,250  | Premiership 9th–11th (10th)
Newcastle Falcons |  Dean Richards |  Mark Wilson | Kingston Park | 10,200  | RFU Championship champions
Ospreys |  Toby Booth |  Justin Tipuric | Liberty Stadium | 20,827  | Pro14 Conference A (7th)
Pau |  Nicolas Godignon
Frédéric Manca |  Quentin Lespiaucq-Brettes | Stade du Hameau | 18,324  | Top 14 bottom 6 (12th)
Stade Français |  Laurent Sempéré
Julien Arias |  Yoann Maestri | Stade Jean-Bouin | 20,000  | Top 14 bottom 6 (14th)
Zebre |  Michael Bradley |  Tommaso Castello | Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi | 5,000  | Pro14 Conference A (6th)
Worcester Warriors |  Alan Solomons |  Ted Hill[a] | Sixways Stadium | 11,499  | Premiership 9th–11th (9th)
Entering at Knockout Stage (transferred from Champions Cup)
Bath |  Stuart Hooper |  Charlie Ewels | The Recreation Ground | 14,509  | Champions Cup Pool A 9th–12th (10th)
Connacht |  Andy Friend |  Jarrad Butler | Galway Sportsgrounds | 8,129  | Champions Cup Pool B 9th–12th (10th)
Dragons |  Dean Ryan |  Rhodri Williams | Rodney Parade | 8,700  | Champions Cup Pool A 9th–12th (12th)
Glasgow Warriors |  Danny Wilson |  Fraser Brown
Ryan Wilson | Scotstoun Stadium | 7,351  | Champions Cup Pool B 9th–12th (12th)
Harlequins |  Billy Millard  |  Stephan Lewies | Twickenham Stoop | 14,800  | Champions Cup Pool B 9th–12th (11th)
Montpellier |  Xavier Garbajosa |  Fulgence Ouedraogo | Altrad Stadium | 15,697  | Champions Cup Pool A 9th–12th (11th)
Northampton Saints |  Chris Boyd |  Lewis Ludlam
Alex Waller | Franklin's Gardens | 15,200  | Champions Cup Pool A 9th–12th (9th)
Ulster |  Dan McFarland |  Iain Henderson | Ravenhill Stadium | 18,196  | Champions Cup Pool B 9th–12th (9th)

## Preliminary stage

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[[File:

Leicester

London Irish

Worcester

Newcastle

Agen

Pau

Stade Français

Castres

Bayonne

Brive

Zebre

Benetton

Cardiff

Ospreys

Ulster

Connacht

Bath

Northampton

Montpellier

Dragons

Harlequins

Glasgow

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Locations

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Red: Competed in pool stage;  Green: Entered from Champions Cup.]]

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Leicester

London Irish

Worcester

Newcastle

Agen

Pau

Stade Français

Castres

Bayonne

Brive

Zebre

Benetton

Cardiff

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Ulster

Connacht

Bath

Northampton

Montpellier

Dragons

Harlequins

Glasgow

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Locations

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Locations of teams of the European Rugby Challenge Cup.
Red: Competed in pool stage;  Green: Entered from Champions Cup.

Main article: 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup preliminary stage

Teams were placed into one of the two tiers, with the higher ranked clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system meant that no draw was needed this year. Brackets show each team's ranking and their league. e.g. 9 Top 14 indicates the team was the ninth placed team from the Top 14.

Tier 1  |  Bayonne (11 Top 14)  |  Benetton (9 Pro14)  |  Brive (10 Top 14)  |  Cardiff Blues (10 Pro14)  |  Castres (9 Top 14)  |  London Irish (10 Prem)  |  Worcester Warriors (9 Prem)

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Tier 2  |  Agen (13 Top 14)  |  Leicester Tigers (11 Prem)  |  Newcastle Falcons (12 Prem)  |  Ospreys (12 Pro14)  |  Pau (12 Top 14)  |  Stade Français (14 Top 14)  |  Zebre (11 Top 14)

The preliminary stage would consist of a single pool of 14 teams. No team would play a team in the same tier and no club would play another club from the same league. Each team was scheduled to play four matches with the top eight teams advancing to the knockout stage. The top eight teams were due to be joined in the round of 16 by the teams finishing between 5th and 8th in each pool of the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage.

The revised format announced in February 2021 would see the top 8 teams after 2 pool games advance to the round of 16 along with the eight teams placed between 9th and 12th in each pool of the Champions Cup.[5]

Key to colours  | Top 8, advance to round of 16

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Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | Diff  | TF  | TA  | TB  | LB  | Pts

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London Irish | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10
Ospreys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10
Cardiff Blues | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20 | +41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9
Leicester Tigers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9
Zebre | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6
Agen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5
Benetton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5
Newcastle Falcons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4
Pau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4
Bayonne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2
Worcester Warriors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 62 | −13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2
Brive | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1
Castres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 65 | −33 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0
Stade Français | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 72 | −52 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0

### Last 16 rankings

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Key to colours  | Top 8 in Challenge Cup  |  | Champions Cup 17th-24th

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Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | Diff  | TF  | TA  | TB  | LB  | Pts

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London Irish | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10
Ospreys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10
Cardiff Blues | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 20 | +41 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9
Leicester Tigers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9
Zebre | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6
Agen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5
Benetton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5
Newcastle Falcons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4
Ulster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3
Connacht | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1
Northampton Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1
Bath | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 51 | −32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1
Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 68 | −40 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0
Dragons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 71 | −55 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0
Harlequins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 70 | −56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0
Glasgow Warriors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70 | −70 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0

## Knockout stage

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The knockout stage commenced with a round of 16 consisting of the top 8 ranked teams from the preliminary stage and the teams placed between 9th and 12th in each Champions Cup pool. Due to the truncation of the preliminary stage, a draw was used to determine matches in both round of 16 and quarter-finals but no team would face a team from the same league in the round of 16. Teams which won both their matches and were not awarded points due to COVID cancellations would be guaranteed home advantage. Therefore, Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Ospreys received home advantage.[5]

The draw for the round of 16 and quarter-finals took place on 9 March 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland.[7]

### Bracket

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| Round of 16 | | | Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  Leicester Tigers | 48 | | | |
|  Connacht | 32 |
| |  Leicester Tigers | 39 |
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| | |  Newcastle Falcons | 15 |
|  Ospreys | 24 |

|  Newcastle Falcons | 28 |
| |  Leicester Tigers | 33 |
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| | |  Ulster | 24 |
|  Dragons | 39 | |

|  Northampton Saints | 43 |
| |  Northampton Saints | 27 |
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| | |  Ulster | 35 |
|  Harlequins | 21 |

|  Ulster | 57 |
| |  Leicester Tigers | 17 |
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| | |  Montpellier | 18 |
|  Zebre | 27 | | |

|  Bath | 35 |
| |  Bath | 26 |
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| | |  London Irish | 13 |
|  London Irish | 41 |

|  Cardiff Blues | 35 |
| |  Bath | 10 |
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|  Montpellier | 26 | |

|  Glasgow Warriors | 21 |
| |  Montpellier | 31 |
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| | |  Benetton | 25 |
|  Benetton | 29 |

|  Agen | 16 |

### Round of 16

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Fixtures were announced on 16 March 2021.[8]

2 April 2021
16:00 CET

Zebre | 27–35|  Bath

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Try: Bruno 2' c, 9' c, 22' c
Con: Canna (3/3) 3', 10', 23'
Pen: Pescetto (2/3) 67', 71'| Report| Try: Cokanasiga 14' c
Stuart 40' c
Obano 45' c
Watson 61' c
du Toit 78' c
Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)

2 April 2021
17:30 BST

London Irish | 41–35|  Cardiff Blues

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Try: Loader 30' c
Hassell-Collins (2) 49' c, 74' c
Hepetema 71' c
Rona 79' c
Con: Jackson (5/5) 31', 49', 72', 76', 80'
Pen: Jackson (2/3) 13', 39'| Report| Try: Dacey 16' c
Adams 20' c
Harries 57' m
L. Williams 64' c
Con: Evans (3/4) 17', 20', 65'
Pen: Evans (2/3) 27', 46'
Drop: Evans 77'
Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

2 April 2021
21:00 CET

Montpellier | 26–21|  Glasgow Warriors

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Try: Guirado 38' c
Bouthier 43' c
Con: Lozowski (2/2) 40', 44'
Pen: Lozowski (4/6) 14', 24', 58', 71'| Report| Pen: Hastings (5/5) 1', 16', 27', 55', 62'
Thompson (2/2) 70', 73'
GGL Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

3 April 2021
16:00 CET

Benetton | 29–16|  Agen

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Try: Duvenage 20' m
Ioane 45' m
Brex 62' m
Padovani 73' m
Pen: Garbisi (3/3) 12', 29', 39'| Report| Try: Hayes 1' c
Con: Verdu (1/1) 2'
Pen: Verdu (3/3) 18', 50', 55'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christophe Ridley (England)

3 April 2021
15:00 BST

Ospreys | 24–28|  Newcastle Falcons

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Try: K. Williams 8' c
D. Evans 12' c
Botha 70' c
Con: Price (3/3) 9', 13', 71'
Pen: Price (1/1) 56'| Report| Try: Davison 33' c
Penalty try 38'
Robinson 41' c
McGuigan 64' m
van der Walt 66' c
Con: Connon (3/4) 34', 42', 67'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

3 April 2021
17:30 BST

Dragons | 39–43|  Northampton Saints

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Try: Hewitt (2) 11' c, 33' m
Screech 26' c
S. Davies 50' c
Brown 60' c
Con: S. Davies (4/5) 12', 26', 51', 60'
Pen: S. Davies (2/2) 6', 43'| Report| Try: Naiyaravoro (2) 36' c, 73' c
Sleightholme 41' c
Mitchell 54' c
Harrison 62' m
Collins 74' c
Con: Grayson (5/6) 37', 41, 55', 73' 75'
Pen: Grayson (1/1) 24'
Rodney Parade
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

3 April 2021
20:00 BST

Leicester Tigers | 48–32|  Connacht

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Try: Clare (2) 11' m, 65' c
Porter 14' c
Moroni 27' m
Henry 31' c
Wells 73' c
Wiese 78' c
Con: Henry (2/4) 15', 32'
McPhillips (3/3) 66', 74', 79'
Pen: McPhillips (1/1) 57'| Report| Try: Marmion 6' m
E. Masterson 43' c
Wootton 56' c
Boyle 71' c
Con: Carty (2/3) 44', 59'
C. Fitzgerald (1/1) 71'
Pen: Carty (2/3) 23', 40+5'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adam Jones (Wales)[b]

4 April 2021
20:00 BST

Harlequins | 21–57|  Ulster

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Try: Lawday 31' c
Kenningham 64' c
Els 77' c
Con: Herron (3/3) 32', 64', 78'| Report| Try: McCloskey 7' c
Herring (2) 21' c, 55' c
Reidy (2) 26' c, 69' c
Lowry 33' m
Burns 59' c
Mathewson 65' c
Con: Cooney (5/6) 8', 23', 27', 57', 60'
Madigan (2/2) 66', 70'
Pen: Cooney (1/1) 12'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 0
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

### Quarter-finals

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9 April 2021
20:00 BST

Bath | 26–13|  London Irish

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Try: McNally 8' c
Stuart (2) 23' c, 31' m
Mercer 67' c
Con: Spencer (3/4) 9', 24', 68'| Report| Try: Creevy 5' c
Con: Jackson (1/1) 6'
Pen: Jackson (2/2) 40', 63'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Murphy (Ireland)

10 April 2021
12:30 BST

Leicester Tigers | 39–15|  Newcastle Falcons

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Try: Potter (2) 4' m, 80' c
Penalty try (2) 13', 75'
Moroni 46' c
Con: McPhillips (1/2) 47'
Ford (1/1) 80+1'
Pen: McPhillips (1/1) 17'
Ford (1/1) 56'| Report| Try: Wacokecoke 32' m
Penny 48' c
Con: Connon (1/2) 50'
Pen: Connon (1/1) 9'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

10 April 2021
20:00 BST

Northampton Saints | 27–35|  Ulster

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Try: Mitchell 4' c
Freeman (2) 32' m, 34' c
Sleightholme 58' m
Con: Francis (2/4) 6', 35'
Pen: Francis (1/1) 16'| Report| Try: Penalty try 11'
Herring 24' c
M. Moore 46' c
Cooney 61' c
Stockdale 72' c
Con: Cooney (4/4) 25', 47', 62', 73'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (France)

10 April 2021
21:00 CET

Montpellier | 31–25|  Benetton

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Try: Paillaugue (2) 11' m, 54' c
Willemse 36' c
Con: Paillaugue (2/3) 37', 55'
Pen: Paillaugue (3/3) 4', 29', 60'
Drop: Bouthier 24'| Report| Try: Garbisi 45' c
Con: Garbisi (1/1) 46'
Pen: Garbisi (5/6) 1', 6', 14', 27', 31'
Allan (1/1) 65'
GGL Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)

### Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals took place on 11 April 2021 at BT Sport's studios in London.[2]

30 April 2021
20:00 BST

Leicester Tigers | 33–24|  Ulster

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Try: Wiese 44' c
Genge 52' c
Porter 73' c
Con: Ford (3/3) 44', 54', 75'
Pen: Ford (3/4) 6', 19', 49'
Drop: Ford 58'| Report| Try: Henderson 15' c
Burns 21' c
Timoney 67' c
Con: Cooney (2/2) 16', 22'
Lowry (1/1) 68'
Pen: Cooney (1/1) 9'
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)

1 May 2021
20:00 BST

Bath | 10–19|  Montpellier

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Try: Dunn 2' c
Con: B. Spencer (1/1) 3'
Pen: B. Spencer (1/2) 26'| Report| Try: Camara 22' c
Con: Paillaugue (1/1) 23'
Pen: Paillaugue (3/5) 19', 31', 36'
Pollard (1/1) 79'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

### Final

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21 May 2021
20:00

Leicester Tigers | 17–18|  Montpellier

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Try: Wells 32' c
Wiese 46' c
Con: Ford (2/2) 34', 47'
Pen: Ford (1/2) 8'| Report| Try: Rattez 13' c
Goosen 57' m
Con: Paillaugue (1/2) 14'
Pen: Paillaugue (2/3) 16', 50'
Twickenham Stadium
Attendance: 10,000[c]
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

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FB | 15 |  Freddie Steward
RW | 14 |  Guy Porter |  |  19'
OC | 13 |  Matías Moroni
IC | 12 |  Dan Kelly
LW | 11 |  Nemani Nadolo |  |  68'
FH | 10 |  George Ford
SH | 9 |  Richard Wigglesworth |  |  45'
N8 | 8 |  Jasper Wiese
OF | 7 |  Cyle Brink |  |  29'
BF | 6 |  Hanro Liebenberg
RL | 5 |  Calum Green |  |  77'
LL | 4 |  Harry Wells |  |  60'
TP | 3 |  Dan Cole |  |  52'
HK | 2 |  Tom Youngs (c) |  |  52'
LP | 1 |  Ellis Genge |  |  65'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Charlie Clare |  |  52'
PR | 17 |  Luan de Bruin |  |  65'
PR | 18 |  Joe Heyes |  |  52'
LK | 19 |  Cameron Henderson |  |  77'
FL | 20 |  Tommy Reffell |  |  29'
SH | 21 |  Ben Youngs |  |  45'
FH | 22 |  Zack Henry |  |  68'
WG | 23 |  Kini Murimurivalu |  |  19'
Coach:
Steve Borthwick
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FB | 15 |  Anthony Bouthier
RW | 14 |  Arthur Vincent |  |  43'
OC | 13 |  Johan Goosen
IC | 12 |  Jan Serfontein |  |  63'
LW | 11 |  Vincent Rattez
FH | 10 |  Alex Lozowski
SH | 9 |  Benoît Paillaugue |  |  62'
N8 | 8 |  Alexandre Bécognée |  29' to 40' |  52' |  55'
OF | 7 |  Yacouba Camara
BF | 6 |  Fulgence Ouedraogo |  |  25'
RL | 5 |  Paul Willemse |  |  77'
LL | 4 |  Florian Verhaeghe |  |  67'
TP | 3 |  Mohamed Haouas |  |  65'
HK | 2 |  Guilhem Guirado (c) |  44' to 54' |  |  |  65'
LP | 1 |  Enzo Forletta
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Bismarck du Plessis |  |  52' |  55' |  65'
PR | 17 |  Robert Rodgers
PR | 18 |  Titi Lamositele |  |  65'
LK | 19 |  Tyler Duguid |  |  77'
FL | 20 |  Jacques du Plessis |  |  25'
SH | 21 |  Cobus Reinach |  |  62'
FH | 22 |  Handré Pollard |  |  63'
CE | 23 |  Gabriel N'Gandebe |  |  43'
Coach:
Philippe Saint-André

## See also

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* 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup

## Notes

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1. ^ Hill was named as Worcester's club captain in July 2020, with Matt Moulds serving as team captain.
2. ^ Replaces Pascal Gaüzère who was originally appointed to the fixture but changed to Jones on 26 March
3. ^ Capacity limited to 10,000 due to national restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

## References

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1. ^ "New EPCR dates for 2019/20 announced". European Professional Club Rugby. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
2. ^ a b "EPCR statement – 2021 Marseille finals and semi-final matches". European Professional Club Rugby. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
3. ^ "Twickenham Stadium to host 2021 EPCR finals". European Professional Club Rugby. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. ^ "EPCR tournaments temporarily suspended". European Professional Club Rugby. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
5. ^ a b c "Revised EPCR tournament formats for 2020/21 season announced". European Professional Club Rugby. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
6. ^ "New EPCR tournament formats agreed for 2020/21 season". European Professional Club Rugby. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
7. ^ "All you need to know about the European Rugby Challenge Cup knockout stage draws". European Professional Club Rugby. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
8. ^ "Challenge Cup Round of 16 fixture dates announced". European Professional Club Rugby. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

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EPCR Challenge Cup

Organised by European Professional Club Rugby
Formerly the "European Challenge Cup" and "European Rugby Challenge Cup", organised by European Rugby Cup

2024–25 teams|

* Gloucester
* Newcastle Falcons
* Pau
* Perpignan
* Lyon
* Bayonne
* Vannes
* Montpellier
* Connacht
* Zebre Parma
* Edinburgh
* Ospreys
* Cardiff
* Scarlets
* Dragons
* Lions
* Cheetahs
* Black Lion

European Challenge Cup
(1996–2014)|

| Seasons|

* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14

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Pool stages|

* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14

European Shield|

* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05

European Rugby Challenge Cup
(2014–2021)|

| Seasons|

* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21

|

Pool stages|

* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21

EPCR Challenge Cup
(2021–present)|

| Seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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Pool stages|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

Qualification play-offs|

| Continental Shield|

* European Rugby Continental Shield

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Play-offs|

* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18

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