2022 European Rugby Champions Cup Final

Football match

2022 European Rugby Champions Cup FinalEvent| 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup

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| La Rochelle | Leinster

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24 | 21
Date| 28 May 2022
Venue| Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Man of the Match|  Dillyn Leyds (La Rochelle)
Referee| Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance| 59,682
Weather| Sunny

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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.[1][2][3]

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.

## Contents

* 1 Background
* 2 Route to the final
* 3 Match
* 3.1 Details
* 4 References

## Background[edit]

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.

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 Saracens to appear in back-to-back finals after the English side achieved this in 2016 and 2017. La Rochelle's victory was the first major trophy for the club.

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.

## Route to the final[edit]

Further information: 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup

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

La Rochelle | Round  |  Leinster

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Opponent  | Result  | Pool stage | Opponent  | Result
Glasgow Warriors | 20–13 (H)  | Matchday 1 |  Bath | 45–20 (H)
Bath | 0–0 (A)
(Cancelled) | Matchday 2 |  Montpellier | 0–28 (A)
(Cancelled)
Bath | 39–21 (H)  | Matchday 3 |  Montpellier | 89–7 (H)
Glasgow Warriors | 38–20 (A)  | Matchday 4 |  Bath | 64–7 (A)
| Final standings  |
| Pool A Top 4

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

## Match[edit]

### Details[edit]

28 May 2022
17:45

La Rochelle | 24–21|  Leinster

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Try: Rhule 9' c
Bourgarit 60' c
Retière 79' c
Con: West (3/3) 11', 61', 80'
Pen: West (1/1) 41'| Report| Pen: 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)

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FB | 15 |  Brice Dulin
RW | 14 |  Dillyn Leyds |  |  67'
OC | 13 |  Jérémy Sinzelle
IC | 12 |  Jonathan Danty |  |  68'
LW | 11 |  Raymond Rhule
FH | 10 |  Ihaia West
SH | 9 |  Thomas Berjon |  |  64'
N8 | 8 |  Grégory Alldritt (c)
OF | 7 |  Matthias Haddad |  |  29'
BF | 6 |  Wiaan Liebenberg |  |  53'
RL | 5 |  Will Skelton
LL | 4 |  Thomas Lavault |  63' to 73' |  74'
TP | 3 |  Uini Atonio |  |  62'
HK | 2 |  Pierre Bourgarit |  |  66'
LP | 1 |  Dany Priso
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Facundo Bosch |  |  66'
PR | 17 |  Reda Wardi |  |  53'
PR | 18 |  Joel Sclavi |  |  62'
LK | 19 |  Romain Sazy |  |  74'
FL | 20 |  Rémi Bourdeau |  |  29'
WG | 21 |  Arthur Retière |  |  64'
CE | 22 |  Levani Botia |  |  68'
CE | 23 |  Jules Favre |  |  67'
Coach:
Ronan O'Gara
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FB | 15 |  Hugo Keenan
RW | 14 |  Jimmy O'Brien
OC | 13 |  Garry Ringrose
IC | 12 |  Robbie Henshaw
LW | 11 |  James Lowe
FH | 10 |  Johnny Sexton (c) |  |  62'
SH | 9 |  Jamison Gibson-Park |  |  75'
N8 | 8 |  Jack Conan
OF | 7 |  Josh van der Flier
BF | 6 |  Caelan Doris |  |  66'
RL | 5 |  James Ryan
LL | 4 |  Ross Molony |  |  76'
TP | 3 |  Tadhg Furlong |  |  62'
HK | 2 |  Rónan Kelleher |  |  14'
LP | 1 |  Andrew Porter |  |  62'
Substitutions:
HK | 16 |  Dan Sheehan |  |  14'
PR | 17 |  Cian Healy |  |  62'
PR | 18 |  Michael Ala'alatoa |  |  62'
LK | 19 |  Joe McCarthy |  |  76'
FL | 20 |  Rhys Ruddock |  |  66'
SH | 21 |  Luke McGrath |  |  75'
FH | 22 |  Ross Byrne |  |  62'
CE | 23 |  Ciarán Frawley
Coach:
Leo Cullen

Star of the Match:
Dillyn Leyds (La Rochelle)

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

## References[edit]

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.

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