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Positions on Jan 22, 2023
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Head to Head
2
Wins
6
Draws
0
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Metres Gained
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Tackles Made
0
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Penalties Conceded
0
0
Turnovers Won
0
0
Tournament record
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team A)
Bath Rugby
Played | 115 (57 home, 58 away) |
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Wins | 57 (34 home, 23 away) |
Losses | 55 (21 home, 34 away) |
Draws | 3 (2 home, 1 away) |
Average points | 22 |
Biggest win | 56 - 15 |
Heaviest defeat | 7 - 64 |
Match Centre - Preview - Tournament Record (Team B)
Scarlets
Played | 156 (77 home, 79 away) |
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Wins | 70 (44 home, 26 away) |
Losses | 82 (29 home, 53 away) |
Draws | 4 (4 home, 0 away) |
Average points | 22 |
Biggest win | 93 - 14 |
Heaviest defeat | 14 - 64 |
Leinster dreaming of fifth star as they take on La Rochelle again
Thursday 18th May 2023
12:00 pm (GMT)
Leinster Rugby will again go in search of a record-equalling fifth Heineken Champions Cup title when they take on reigning champions Stade Rochelais in the final in Dublin on Saturday.
The Irish province were defeated by La Rochelle in last season’s showpiece game in Marseille but have bounced back in style to reach the final for a seventh time.
Leinster have lifted the coveted trophy on four occasions –2009, 2011, 2012 and 2018 – but they face a La Rochelle team playing their third successive Heineken Champions Cup final and a fourth EPCR final in five years.
Both teams are unbeaten in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup, with Leinster finishing top of Pool A and La Rochelle achieving the same feat in Pool B.
This year’s final is the sixth between Irish and French clubs, with the Irish currently leading the way with four victories to one.
The game kicks off at 16:45 (UK & Irish time) at the Aviva Stadium and is available to watch on RTE, BT Sport, France TV, beIN SPORTS, SuperSport and ITV.
Route to the final: Leinster Rugby
Round 1: Racing 92 10 Leinster Rugby 42
Round 2: Leinster Rugby 57 Gloucester Rugby 0
Round 3: Gloucester Rugby 14 Leinster Rugby 49
Round 4: Leinster Rugby 36 Racing 92 10
Leinster finished top of Pool A on 20 points
Round of 16: Leinster Rugby 30 Ulster Rugby 15
Quarter-finals: Leinster Rugby 55 Leicester Tigers 24
Semi-finals: Leinster Rugby 41 Stade Toulousain 22
https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/status/1658427573804863489
Route to the final: Stade Rochelais
Round 1: Stade Rochelais 46 Northampton Saints 12
Round 2: Ulster Rugby 29 Stade Rochelais 36
Round 3: Stade Rochelais 7 Ulster Rugby 3
Round 4: Northampton Saints 13 Stade Rochelais 31
La Rochelle finished top of Pool B on 18 points
Round of 16: Stade Rochelais 29 Gloucester Rugby 26
Quarter-finals: Stade Rochelais 24 Saracens 10
Semi-finals: Stade Rochelais 47 Exeter Chiefs 28
https://twitter.com/ChampionsCup/status/1658789961590624256
Key facts
- Holders La Rochelle have reached the Heineken Champions Cup final for the third season in a row, and having qualified for the 2019 Challenge Cup decider, the club’s appearance at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday will be their fourth EPCR final in five years.
- Stade Toulousain (2003, 2004, 2005) and RC Toulon (2013, 2014, 2015) are the only other clubs to have qualified for three consecutive Heineken Champions Cup finals.
- If Cian Healy is selected in Leinster’s match day 23 for the final, and if the Irish province are victorious, he will become the first player in history to win the tournament five times.
- Prop Healy could also set a new tournament record of seven final appearances, surpassing his total of six which he shares with Leinster teammate, Johnny Sexton, and Cédric Heymans of CA Brive and Stade Toulousain.
- La Rochelle captain Grégory Alldritt has made the most carries this season with 112 from his seven matches to date.
- La Rochelle fly-half Antoine Hastoy is the leading scorer in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup with 85 points, four ahead of Leinster counterpart Ross Byrne on 81. Leinster flanker Josh van der Flier is the top try scorer with six, while La Rochelle scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow has crossed for five.
- If they are named in their respective match day 23s, both Leinster’s Tadhg Furlong and La Rochelle’s Brice Dulin will make their 50th Heineken Champions Cup appearances on Saturday.
- Players from eight different countries – Argentina, Australia, Fiji, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Samoa and South Africa – are likely to feature in Saturday’s showpiece match which will be watched by TV viewers in close to 200 countries worldwide.
- Leinster back Jimmy O’Brien is the tournament’s top metre maker on 449 and he also has made the most line breaks with 13.
Match Centre - Preview - Lineups
C. Piutau
W. Le Roux
L. Ludik
C. Wade
L. Marshall
T. Bowe 68'
E. Daly
S. McCloskey
B. Macken
R. Miller 17'
J. Stockdale
J. Bassett
C. Lealiifano
J. Gopperth
J. Cooney
. Marshall 64'
D. Robson
K. McCall
M. Mullan
S. McIntyre 64'
R. Herring
T. Cruse
. Johnson 14'
W. Herbst
R. Ah You 64'
J. Cooper-Woolley
M. Moore 67'
K. Treadwell
J. Launchbury
I. Henderson
W. Rowlands
J. Gaskell 61'
R. Diack
J. Haskell
S. Reidy
T. Young
. Willis 41'
J. Deysel
C. Ross 64'
N. Hughes
Replacements
J. Andrew
A. Johnson
T. Cruse
C. Black
S. McIntyre
M. Mullan
R. Ah You
W. Herbst
M. Moore
J. Cooper-Woolley
M. Rea
J. Gaskell
W. Rowlands
C. Ross
. Deysel
J. Willis
T. Young
P. Marshall
J. Cooney
J. Simpson
P. Nelson
R. Miller
B. Macken
T. Bowe
L. Marshall
M. Watson
La Rochelle stun Leinster to retain Heineken Champions Cup
Saturday 20th May 2023
7:09 pm (GMT)
Stade Rochelais retained the Heineken Champions Cup in dramatic fashion in Dublin on Saturday as they recovered from 17 points down to beat Leinster Rugby 27-26.
Leinster looked on course for a record-equalling fifth crown when Dan Sheehan (2) and Jimmy O’Brien crossed inside the first quarter of an hour.
But they could only add three Ross Byrne penalties from that point and La Rochelle battled their way back into the contest in an incredible and gripping turnaround.
Jonathan Danty, UJ Seuteni and Georges Henri Colombe all went over for the TOP 14 side, in addition to 12 points from the boot of Antoine Hastoy.
Double Dan 🤩
Two tries for the Irish Hooker, it's been a masterclass first 1️⃣0️⃣ minutes for @leinsterrugby 🔥#HeinekenChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/xsOjpsq6Be
— Heineken Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) May 20, 2023
51,711 fans contributed to a pulsating atmosphere inside the Aviva Stadium, and the game delivered on all its promise as the battle for glory between two of the best sides on the planet went down to the wire.
Leinster sent their supporters into delirium when they grabbed three tries in a sensational start.
Sheehan was over inside the first minute as a brilliant lineout move released Jack Conan, allowing the No.8 to send his hooker clear down the right, fly-half Byrne adding the extras.
O’Brien would then cross on five minutes amid relentless Leinster pressure, the wing finishing out wide after a perfectly timed pass by Byrne, whose conversion drifted just wide.
It went from bad to worse for La Rochelle when scrum-half Tawera Kerr-Barlow was shown yellow for stopping a quick tap, with Sheehan splashing over again moments later after another slick Leinster move.
Leading by example 💛
The 2023 EPCR Player of the Year is @StadeRochelais skipper, Grégory Alldritt 🏆
#HeinekenChampionsCup | #EPOTY2023 pic.twitter.com/FDNXfcHoz9— Heineken Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) May 20, 2023
Byrne was off target with the conversion again, though, and La Rochelle found a foothold in the game and notched their first try while still down to 14 men, centre Danty crashing over in a powerful finish, fly-half Hastoy’s extras reducing the margin to 10 points.
Momentum swung back in Leinster’s favour momentarily after Kerr-Barlow returned, and allowed Byrne to slot two penalties before the half hour mark, though the Irish province would lose captain James Ryan to injury.
But La Rochelle ended the first half in the ascendancy and when centre Seuteni glided across unchallenged and Hastoy converted again, the gap was down to just nine points.
The nerves began to set in following the restart as two Hastoy penalties either side of one from Byrne saw La Rochelle move to within six points by 49 minutes.
Ronan O’Gara’s side continued to pile on the pressure, but it wasn’t until 71 minutes that they found their decisive third try, replacement prop Colombe squeezing over from close range to stun the Dublin crowd.
⭐️⭐️@StadeRochelais are two time #HeinekenChampionsCup Champions 🏆 pic.twitter.com/NgrtnvMKrW
— Heineken Champions Cup (@ChampionsCup) May 20, 2023
Hastoy converted to hand La Rochelle the lead, and Leinster replacement hooker Ronan Kelleher was sin-binned for an accumulation of offences to leave the Irish province with a monumental task to turn things back around.
The final nine minutes were electrifying, with Danty then shown yellow for a high shot on Leinster flanker Caelan Doris, boosting their hopes of a late score.
But replacement prop Michael Ala’alatoa sent off for an illegal clear-out close to the La Rochelle line with two minutes to play, all but ending Leinster’s dreams of a fifth star for another year.
La Rochelle would see the game out to make it successive Heineken Champions Cup crowns, captain Grégory Alldritt scooping the 2023 EPCR Player of the Year award.
Match Page - Summary
Score Summary
Tries
G. Fickou 4’
K. Kamikamica 34’
F. Saili 41’
D. Care 44’
C. Murley 49’ , 64’
Penalty try
. 75’
Conversions
F. Russell 5’ , 35’ , 41’
M. Smith 45’ , 51’
Penalties
F. Russell 55’ , 69’
N. Le Garrec 77’
M. Smith 24’
Yellow cards
D. Taofifenua 71’
E. Ben Arous 73’
F. Russell 75’
A. Morris 53’
A. Dombrandt 58’
Match Page - Timeline
Timeline
FT
5224
Conversion 80'
J. Cooney
5024
Try 79'
A. Trimble
-
Substitute 76'
C. Gilroy
J. Cooney
-
Substitute 76'
M. Smith
M. Brown
-
Substitute 75'
J. Cooney
P. Marshall
-
Substitute 72'
K. Sinckler
A. White
4524
Conversion 72'
J. Cooney
4324
Try 71'
J. Cooney
-
Substitute 69'
A. White
P. Swainston
-
Substitute 68'
K. Treadwell
M. Rea
-
Substitute 68'
G. Merrick
D. Lamb
-
Substitute 68'
P. Swainston
A. White
-
Substitute 68'
E. Elia
C. Piper
3824
Conversion 67'
M. Smith
3822
Try 66'
D. Ward
-
Substitute 65'
A. White
P. Swainston
-
Substitute 65'
J. Stockdale
P. Nelson
3817
Conversion 62'
J. Cooney
3617
Try 61'
A. O'Connor
-
Substitute 60'
C. Piutau
A. Trimble
-
Yellow card 60'
K. Sinckler
-
Substitute 59'
L. Boyce
M. Lambert
-
Missed conversion 59'
I. Prior
3117
Try 58'
R. Chisholm
-
Missed conversion 57'
J. Cooney
3112
Try 55'
C. Piutau
-
Substitute 55'
R. Bothma
M. Luamanu
-
Substitute 55'
N. Timoney
S. Reidy
-
Substitute 52'
R. Herring
J. Andrew
2612
Penalty 50'
J. Cooney
2312
Conversion 45'
J. Cooney
2112
Try 43'
C. Gilroy
-
Substitute 41'
W. Herbst
R. Kane
-
Substitute 41'
C. Black
A. Warwick
-
Substitute 41'
J. Andrew
R. Herring
-
Substitute 34'
R. Herring
J. Andrew
1612
Penalty 33'
J. Cooney
1312
Conversion 30'
M. Smith
1310
Try 29'
C. Walker
135
Conversion 18'
J. Cooney
115
Try 17'
S. McCloskey
-
Missed conversion 14'
M. Smith
65
Try 13'
M. Smith
60
Penalty 9'
J. Cooney
30
Penalty 4'
J. Cooney
Attack
Match Report - Team Stats (Attack)
54%
46%
54%
46%
Metres Gained
531
533
Tries
2
4
Carries
155
132
Defenders Beaten
26
15
Clean Breaks
9
13
Passes
203
166
Offloads
8
14
Turnovers Conceded
20
14
Defence
Match Report - Team Stats (Defence)
Tackles
121
179
Missed Tackles
15
26
Turnovers Won
7
10
Kicking
Match Report - Team Stats (Kicking)
Conversions (%)
100%
2/2
75%
3/4
Penalty goals (%)
100%
1/1
100%
3/3
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
17
23
Metres gained from kicks
479
678
Average metres per kick
28.18
29.48
Breakdown
Match Report - Team Stats (Breakdown)
Rucks (%)
98%
119/122
94%
81/86
Mauls (%)
67%
4/6
33%
1/3
Maul metres gained
11
2
Turnover in ruck or maul
4
6
Set Plays
Match Report - Team Stats (Set Piece)
Lineouts (%)
78%
7/9
100%
8/8
Scrums (%)
75%
3/4
92%
12/13
Restarts (%)
0%
0/8
25%
1/4
Discipline
Match Report - Team Stats (Discipline)
Penalties Conceded
9
6
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Match Page - Player Performance
Key
Lyon | M | Ca | Pa | Tk | MT | TOW | TAs | O | CB | ||||||||||
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15 Toby Arnold | 128 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||
14 Tavite Veredamu Regard 64' | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
13 Josiah Maraku | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
12 Kyle Godwin | 24 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
11 Noa Nakaitaci | 75 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
10 Lima Sopoaga Berdeu 59' | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
9 Jonathan Pélissié Couilloud 51' | 0 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
1 Jérôme Rey Fotuaika 59' | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
2 Liam Coltman Marchand 51' | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
3 Francisco Gomez Kodela Bamba 46' | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
4 Killian Geraci | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
5 Loann Goujon Lambey 51' | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
6 Liam Allen | 13 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
7 Mickael Guillard Kpoku 46' | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
8 Arno Botha | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Replacements | |||||||||||||||||||
16 Guillaume Marchand Coltman 51' | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
17 Feao Fotuaika Rey 59' | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
18 Demba Bamba Francisco Gomez Kodela 46' | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
19 Felix Lambey Loann Goujon 51' | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
20 Joel Kpoku Guillard 46' | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
21 Baptiste Couilloud Jonathan Pélissié 51' | 24 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
22 Leo Berdeu Sopoaga 59' | 25 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||
23 Thibaut Regard Veredamu 64' | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LIVE - TEST - Commentary
Match Commentary
Pat Sanderdon awarded Man Of The Match
Gloucester chase Worcester deep into their 22 and force them to concede a scrum
Gloucester attack the tryline, Lamb and then Richards are held up just short
Lombard, Drahm and Powell drive their side 40m down the left touchline through six phases before Drahm is set for another drop goal attempt. This time he is wide from 30m
Loose ball is collected after Gillies knocked on. Mercier chips ahead and takes Gloucester deep into Worcester 22. Worcester win lineout ball, drive on and Powell kicks up field.
Driving lineout from near halfway earns penalty which Lamb kicks deep into Worcester 22.
Worcester drive from halfway to home 10m line. Gloucester pull down maul to give Drahm the chance to extend the lead, and he hits the mark
Richards leads breakout from 22. Mercier frees Lamb and Tindall drives over Worcester 10m line. The move breaks down when Brown's kick ahead goes out
Great tackle on Rasmussen releases ball and Allen kicks through to gain 30m
Tindall knocks on 10m from Worcester posts. Oduoza released on the left. He out flanks defence to reach halfway and pass inside to Sanderson. His pass for try in the Gloucester 22 goes forward
Worcester scrum 5 metres out, the scrum collapses and Worcester reset after the penalty.
Another Worcester raid led by Lombard comes to grief when Windo knocks on
Lombard offloads in tackle on halfway line lets Trueman break clear in home half. LeRoux takes up the running into the 22 but his pass goes to ground 15m out.
Lamb misses conversion
Worcester win a scrum five metres out but concede free kick
Lombard breaks into Gloucester 22 and home defence has to hold firm through five phases of attack.
Richards sparks breakout of Gloucester 22 from quickly taken penalty. Morgan races over half way and Worcester concede penalty at ruck on their 10m line.
Worcester return loose kick out of home 22 and Phil Murphy makes good ground to within 10 meters, but Drahm drops Powell's pass from the ruck to end a promising attack.
Gloucester kick off down the slope and win the first lineout, The ball moves infield but Tindall's goes into the (dead ball zone and Worcester make it safe.