2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final

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2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
Stade de Twickenham à Londres.jpg
Twickenham Stadium hosted the final
Event 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup
Clermont Toulon
France France
18 24
Date 2 May 2015
Venue Twickenham Stadium, London
Referee Nigel Owens (Wales)
Attendance 56,622
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The 2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match in the first European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twentieth European club rugby final in general, as the competition replaces the Heineken Cup.

The final was played between the French clubs Clermont and Toulon at Twickenham Stadium on 2 May 2015.

Toulon won the final, beating Clermont by 24 points to 18.[1] This was the third successive win by Toulon of the top European club rugby competition.[2][3]

Background

In the Heineken Cup (1995–2014), Toulon won twice, the two last editions of the tournament (2013 and 2014). The first of those finals was also Clermont's only final, and Toulon won 16–15 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.[4] In 2014, Toulon won 23–6 against England's Saracens at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.[5]

Venue and ticketing

Following a competitive tendering process, the tournament organisers, European Professional Club Rugby, announced in August 2014 that the final would be held in the 82,000 capacity Twickenham Stadium, London on May 2nd 2015.[6] The scheduling makes it the earliest in the season that the European final has been held since the 1999 Heineken Cup Final, and is two weeks after the semi-finals are held, providing limited opportunity for supporters of the two finalists to make arrangements to attend.[7] Around 8000 supporters of the two clubs involved in the final travelled to Twickenham, with part of their allocations being returned.[8]

Efforts were made to try and boost attendance by offering free tickets to the final to those that purchased tickets to the Aviva Premiership final that was to be held in the same venue later in the month. However, a technical issue meant that the requirement to purchase the Premiership final tickets was not initially enforced, meaning customers could order only the free ticket and pay just a booking fee.[9]

Route to Final

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France Clermont Auvergne Round France Toulon
Opponent Result Pool stage Opponent Result
England Saracens 23–30 (A) Matchday 1 Wales Scarlets 28–18 (H)
England Sale Sharks 35–3 (H) Matchday 2 Ireland Ulster 23–13 (A)
Ireland Munster 16–9 (A) Matchday 3 England Leicester Tigers 21–25 (A)
Ireland Munster 26–19 (H) Matchday 4 England Leicester Tigers 23–8 (H)
England Sale Sharks 22–13 (A) Matchday 5 Ireland Ulster 60–22 (H)
England Saracens 18–6 (H) Matchday 6 Wales Scarlets 26–3 (A)
Pool 1 winner
Team
P Pts
France Clermont 6 22
England Saracens 6 17
Ireland Munster 6 15
England Sale Sharks 6 2
Final standings Pool 3 winner
Team
P Pts
France Toulon 6 22
England Leicester Tigers 6 13
Ireland Ulster 6 12
Wales Scarlets 6 8
Opponent Result Knock-out stage Opponent Result
England Northampton Saints 37–5 (H) Quarter-finals England Wasps 32–18 (H)
England Saracens 13–9 (H) Semi-finals Ireland Leinster 25–20 (H)
(A.E.T.)

Clermont

In the pool stages, third-seeds Clermont topped Pool 1, winning five of six games. Their only defeat was their first game, losing 30–23 away to Saracens at Allianz Park on 18 October 2014.[10] After that, they defeated Munster and Sale Sharks home and away, and concluded on 15 January 2015 with an 18–6 victory over Saracens at the Stade Marcel Michelin.[11]

On 4 April in the quarter-finals, Clermont hosted English champions Northampton Saints and won 37–5.[12] Fourteen days later in the semi-finals they hosted Saracens, who had defeated them in the previous season's Heineken Cup semi-finals, and won 13–9. Wesley Fofana scored the only try of the match for Clermont, converted by Brock James, who also scored both of their penalties.[13]

Toulon

Seeded second, Toulon won Pool 3 with five victories and one defeat. Their one loss came away to Leicester Tigers on 7 December, 25–21.[14] In the quarter-finals, they triumphed 32–18 over Wasps at the Stade Mayol on 5 April, with tries by Mathieu Bastareaud and Ali Williams. Both were converted by Frédéric Michalak, who also scored all six of their penalties.[15] Two weeks later they won their semi-final 25–20 after extra time against Leinster at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. The game finished 12–12 after 80 minutes, and in extra time both teams scored tries: Bryan Habana's for Toulon was converted by Leigh Halfpenny, but Séan O'Brien scored a late try for Leinster.[16]

Match

Details

2 May 2015
17:00 BST (UTC+01)
Clermont France 18–24 France Toulon
Try: Fofana 24' m
Abendanon 62' c
Con: Lopez (1/2) 62'
Pen: Lopez (2/2) 7', 12'		 Report Try: Bastareaud 40' c
Mitchell 69' m
Con: Halfpenny (1/2) 40+2'
Pen: Halfpenny (4/5) 16', 28', 32', 51'
Twickenham Stadium, London
Attendance: 56,622
Referee: Wales Nigel Owens (Wales)
FB 15 England Nick Abendanon
RW 14 France Noa Nakaitaci Substituted off 67'
OC 13 Wales Jonathan Davies
IC 12 France Wesley Fofana
LW 11 Fiji Napolioni Nalaga Substituted off 54'
FH 10 France Camille Lopez
SH 9 France Morgan Parra Substituted off 56'
N8 8 New Zealand Fritz Lee Substituted off 54'
OF 7 France Damien Chouly (c)
BF 6 France Julien Bonnaire
RL 5 France Sebastien Vahaamahina Substituted off 67'
LL 4 Canada Jamie Cudmore Substituted off 10' Substituted in 16' Sent to blood bin 57' to 65'
TP 3 Georgia (country) Davit Zirakashvili Substituted off 66'
HK 2 France Benjamin Kayser Substituted off 63'
LP 1 France Vincent Debaty Substituted off 47'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Australia John Ulugia Substituted in 63'
PR 17 France Thomas Domingo Substituted in 47'
PR 18 France Clément Ric Substituted in 66'
LK 19 France Julien Pierre Substituted in 10' Substituted off 16' Substituted in 57' Substituted off 65' Substituted in 67'
FL 20 Portugal Julien Bardy Substituted in 54'
SH 21 France Ludovic Radosavljevic Substituted in 56'
FH 22 New Zealand Mike Delany Substituted in 67'
CE 23 France Aurélien Rougerie Substituted in 54'
Coach:
France Franck Azéma
FB 15 Wales Leigh Halfpenny
RW 14 Australia Drew Mitchell
OC 13 France Mathieu Bastareaud
IC 12 Argentina Juan Martin Hernandez Substituted off 66'
LW 11 South Africa Bryan Habana
FH 10 Australia Matt Giteau
SH 9 France Sébastien Tillous-Borde
N8 8 New Zealand Chris Masoe
OF 7 England Steffon Armitage
BF 6 South Africa Juan Smith Substituted off 58'
RL 5 New Zealand Ali Williams
LL 4 South Africa Bakkies Botha Substituted off 47'
TP 3 New Zealand Carl Hayman (c) Substituted off 63' Substituted in 76'
HK 2 France Guilhem Guirado Substituted off 63'
LP 1 France Xavier Chiocci Substituted off 48'
Substitutions:
HK 16 France Jean-Charles Orioli Substituted in 63'
PR 17 France Alexandre Menini Substituted in 48'
PR 18 Georgia (country) Levan Chilachava Substituted in 63' Substituted off 76'
LK 19 Argentina Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Substituted in 58'
FL 20 France Virgile Bruni
CE 21 New Zealand Rudi Wulf Substituted in 66'
SH 22 France Frédéric Michalak
LK 23 France Romain Taofifenua Substituted in 47'
Coach:
France Bernard Laporte

Man of the Match:
New Zealand Ali Williams (Toulon)

Touch judges:
Ireland George Clancy (Ireland)
England Wayne Barnes (England)
Television match official:
England Graham Hughes (England)

References

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