2024 European Rugby Champions Cup final

The match took place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Event	2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup
Leinster Toulouse 22 31
After extra time
Date	25 May 2024
Venue	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
Player of the Match	Antoine Dupont (Toulouse)
Referee	Matthew Carley (England)
Attendance	61,531
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The 2024 European Rugby Champions Cup final was the final match of the 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the 29th European club rugby final in general. It was contested by Leinster and Toulouse, the two most decorated clubs in the competition's history.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was the host venue of the final, becoming the second stadium in London to host the final after Twickenham Stadium.^[1]

The final was won by Toulouse, who beat Leinster 31–22.

Background[edit]

For the first time, the competition's two most decorated clubs met in a Champions Cup final.^[2] Toulouse had previously won 5 times (1996, 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2021), while Leinster have previously won 4 times in (2009, 2011, 2012 and 2018).^[3]

Both finalists appeared in the final for the eighth time. Toulouse's most recent appearance had been their triumph in 2021, while Leinster were the defeated finalists in both previous editions (2022, 2023) and would appear in their fifth final in the last seven editions (missing only 2020 and 2021).^[4]

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

Both teams entered 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).

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

Match[edit]

Details[edit]

25 May 2024 14:45 BST (UTC+01)

Leinster	22–31 (a.e.t.)	Toulouse
Try: Van der Flier 90'+3 Con: Frawley 90'+7 (1/1) Pen: Byrne (4/4) 18', 43', 46', 65' Frawley (1/1) 77' Drop: Frawley (0/2)		Try: Lebel 82' Con: Ramos 84' (1/1) Pen: Kinghorn (4/5) 4', 7', 36', 57' Ramos (4/5) 70', 88', 92', 95'

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London Attendance: 61,531 Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Leinster

Toulouse

FB 15 Hugo Keenan RW 14 Jordan Larmour OC 13 Robbie Henshaw IC 12 Jamie Osborne LW 11 James Lowe FH 10 Ross Byrne  70' SH 9 Jamison Gibson-Park N8 8 Caelan Doris (c) OF 7 Will Connors  45' BF 6 Ryan Baird  60' RL 5 Jason Jenkins  41' LL 4 Joe McCarthy TP 3 Tadhg Furlong  70' HK 2 Dan Sheehan  69' LP 1 Andrew Porter  89'  92'  94' Substitutions: HK 16 Rónan Kelleher  69' PR 17 Cian Healy  89' 92' to 94' PR 18 Michael Ala'alatoa  70' LK 19 James Ryan  41' FL 20 Jack Conan  60' SH 21 Luke McGrath CE 22 Ciarán Frawley  70' FL 23 Josh van der Flier  45' Coach: Leo Cullen

FB 15 Blair Kinghorn RW 14 Juan Cruz Mallía  92' OC 13 Paul Costes  58' IC 12 Pita Ahki  23' LW 11 Matthis Lebel FH 10 Romain Ntamack SH 9 Antoine Dupont N8 8 Alexandre Roumat OF 7 Francois Cros  69'  91' BF 6 Jack Willis RL 5 Emmanuel Meafou  55'  81'  91' LL 4 Thibaud Flament TP 3 Dorian Aldegheri  55' HK 2 Peato Mauvaka  55'  97' LP 1 Cyril Baille  58' Substitutions: HK 16 Julien Marchand  55'  97' PR 17 Rodrigue Neti  58' PR 18 Joel Merkler  55' LK 19 Richie Arnold  55' FL 20 Joshua Brennan  69'  81' SH 21 Paul Graou  92' CE 22 Santiago Chocobares  23' FB 23 Thomas Ramos  58' Coach: Ugo Mola

References[edit]

External Links[edit]

• Official Site