A group stage with a bitter taste for the French clubs involved in the European Rugby Cup. Only three French clubs (La Rochelle, Toulouse, Montpellier) qualified on Sunday January 22 for the knockout stages of the Champions Cup, all present in Pool B. Group A is a real slaughter since Lyon, Racing, Bordeaux Bègles and Castres finish in the last four places.
In the round of 16, Stade Toulousain will play at home and face the South Africans of the Bulls while La Rochelle, defending champion, will also play at home against the English of Gloucester. The task looks complicated for the champions of France since Montpellier will move the lawn of Exeter next April.
What are the results of the European Rugby Cup?
Discover all the results of the day of the European Rugby Cup
- FRIDAY JANUARY 20
- Pool A
- Lyons – Blue Bulls (31-7)
- Pool B
- Leicester-Ospreys (26-27)
- SATURDAY 21 JANUARY
- Pool A
- Harlequins-Sharks (39-29)
- Leinster- Racing 92 (36-10)
- Bordeaux-Bègles – Gloucester (17-26)
- Exeter- Castres (40-3)
- Pool B
- Northampton- La Rochelle (13-31)
- Stormers- Clermont (30-16)
- Ulster-Sales (22-11)
- SUNDAY 22 JANUARY
- Pool A
- Edinburgh – Saracens (20-14)
- Pool B
- Montpellier – London Irish 21-21)
- Toulouse – Munster (20-16)
What is the schedule for the European Rugby Cup
The program for the round of 16 of the European Rugby Cup which takes place between March 31 and April 1/2.
- Leinster – Ulster
- Exeter-Montpellier
- Sharks – Munster
- Saracens-Ospreys
- La Rochelle – Gloucester
- Toulouse-Bulls
- Stormers – Harlequins
- Leicester – Edinburgh
- Quarter-finals: 7/8/9 April 2023
- Semi-finals: 28/29/30 April 2023
- Champions Cup Final: Saturday 20 May 2023, Aviva Stadium, Dublin
What are the European Rugby Cup standings?
Here is the classification of the two groups of the European Rugby Cup. The first eight of each group will qualify for the round of 16 of the competition.
Pool A
| 1 | Leinster | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +150 | |
| 2 | Exeter | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +71 | |
| 3 | Sharks | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +30 | |
| 4 | Saracens | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +26 | |
| 5 | Edinburgh | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +26 | |
| 6 | Harlequins | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +5 | |
| 7 | Blue Bulls | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -37 | |
| 8 | Gloucester | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -78 | |
| 9 | Lyons | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -10 | |
| 10 | Racing 92 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -61 | |
| 11 | Bordeaux-Bègles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -46 | |
| 12 | Castres | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -76 |
Pool B
| 1 | La Rochelle | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +63 | |
| 2 | Toulouse | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +57 | |
| 3 | Stormers | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +38 | |
| 4 | Leicester | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +27 | |
| 5 | Ospreys | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +12 | |
| 6 | Munster | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +6 | |
| 7 | Montpellier | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -12 | |
| 8 | Ulster | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -39 | |
| 9 | Clermont | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -26 | |
| 10 | Dirty | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -20 | |
| 11 | London Irish | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -39 | |
| 12 | Northampton | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -67 |
What are the winners of the European Rugby Cup?
Here is the detail of the winners since the creation of the European Rugby Cup in 1996:
- 2022: La Rochelle
- 2021: Toulouse
- 2020: Exeter
- 2019: Saracens
- 2018: Leinster
- 2017: Saracens
- 2016: Saracens
- 2015: Toulouse
- 2014: Toulouse
- 2013: Toulouse
- 2012: Leinster
- 2011: Leinster
- 2010: Toulouse
- 2009: Leinster
- 2008: Munster
- 2007: London Wasps
- 2006: Munster
- 2005: Toulouse
- 2004: London Wasps
- 2003: Toulouse
- 2002: Leicester
- 2001: Leicester
- 2000: Northampton
- 1999: Ulster
- 1998: Bath
- 1997: Brive
- 1996: Toulouse