Draft:2024 European Rugby Champions Cup Final

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2024 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
The match will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Event2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup
VenueTottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
2023
2025

The 2024 European Rugby Champions Cup Final will be the final match of the 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-ninth European club rugby final in general. The final will be contested by Leinster and Toulouse, the two most decorated clubs in the competition's history.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be the host venue of the final, becoming the second stadium in London to host the final after Twickenham hosted in 2000, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2021.

Background[edit]

For the first time, the competition's two most decorated clubs meet in a Champions Cup final. Toulouse have previously won 5 times (1996, 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2021), while Leinster have previously won 4 times in (2009, 2011, 2012 and 2018).

Both finalists will appear in the final for the 8th time. Toulouse's most recent appearance was their triumph in 2021, while Leinster were the defeated finalists in both previous editions (2022, 2023) and will appear in their fifth final in the last 7 editions (missing only 2020 and 2021).

The two teams have met 14 times previously, with Leinster winning 8 and Toulouse winning 6. In knockout games, Leinster hold a 5-1 advantage, with Leinster eliminating Toulouse at the semi-final stage in each of the last two editions.

Both teams enter the final in similar form, with both teams having won every game in their European campaign. They both topped their respective pool, with Toulouse gaining a maximum of 20 points and Leinster gaining 19. They both received home advantage through the knock-out stage, before gaining home country advantage in the semi-final to see them through to the final.

Route to the final[edit]

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

France Toulouse Round Ireland Leinster
Opponent Result Pool stage Opponent Result
Wales Cardiff 52–7 (H) Round 1 France La Rochelle 16–9 (A)
England Harlequins 47–19 (A) Round 2 England Sale Sharks 37–27 (H)
Ireland Ulster 48–24 (A) Round 3 France Stade Français 43–7 (H)
England Bath 31–19 (H) Round 4 England Leicester Tigers 27–10 (A)
Final standings
Pool B Top 4
Team P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Toulouse 4 4 0 0 178 69 +109 26 10 4 0 20
England Harlequins 4 3 0 1 151 109 +42 22 16 3 0 15
England Bath 4 3 0 1 124 102 +22 18 14 3 0 15
France Racing 92 4 1 0 3 116 117 –1 17 16 2 2 8
Pool D Top 4
Team P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Ireland Leinster 4 4 0 0 123 53 +70 17 5 3 0 19
South Africa Stormers 4 3 0 1 102 99 +3 12 12 2 0 14
France La Rochelle 4 2 0 2 111 73 +38 13 9 2 2 12
England Leicester Tigers 4 2 0 2 84 122 –38 10 16 1 0 9
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
France Racing 92 31–7 (H) Round of 16 England Leicester Tigers 26–22 (H)
England Exeter Chiefs 64–26 (H) Quarter-finals France La Rochelle 40–13 (H)
France Toulouse 38–26 (H) Semi-finals England Northampton Saints 20–17 (H)

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