2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage

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2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage
Season2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup
Date13 October 2017 – 21 January 2018
Qualifiers
Seed 1Ireland Leinster
Seed 2France Clermont
Seed 3Ireland Munster
Seed 4Wales Scarlets
Seed 5France La Rochelle
Seed 6France Toulon
Seed 7France Racing 92
Seed 8England Saracens
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2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage is located in the United Kingdom
Ulster
Ulster
Wasps
Wasps
Harlequins
Harlequins
Northampton
Northampton
Saracens
Saracens
Ospreys
Ospreys
Leinster
Leinster
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs
Glasgow Warriors
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Munster
Munster
Bath
Bath
Scarlets
Locations of British and Irish teams of the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup group stage.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Pool 1; Red pog.svg Red: Pool 2; Orange pog.svg Orange: Pool 3; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Pool 4;
Green pog.svg Green: Pool 5.
2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage is located in France
La Rochelle
La Rochelle
Clermont
Clermont
Montpellier
Racing 92
Racing 92
Castres
Castres
Toulon
Toulon
Benetton
Benetton Green pog.svg
Locations of French and Italian teams of the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup group stage.
Brown pog.svg Brown: Pool 1; Red pog.svg Red: Pool 2; Orange pog.svg Orange: Pool 3; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Pool 4;
Green pog.svg Green: Pool 5.

The 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage is the first stage of the 23rd season of European club rugby union, and the fourth under the European Rugby Champions Cup format.

The competition involves twenty teams, across five pools of four teams, for eight quarter-final places – awarded to the five pool winners and the three top-ranked pool runners-up.

The pool stage began on the weekend of 13–15 October 2017, and ended following round 6, on the weekend of 19–21 January 2018.

Seeding[]

The 20 competing teams are seeded and split into four tiers, each containing five teams.

For the purpose of creating the tiers, clubs are ranked based on their domestic league performances and on their qualification for the knockout phases of their championships, so a losing quarter-finalist in the Top 14 would be seeded below a losing semi-finalist, even if they finished above them in the regular season.[1]

Rank Top 14 Premiership Pro 12
1 France Clermont England Exeter Chiefs Wales Scarlets
2 France Toulon England Wasps Ireland Munster
3 France La Rochelle England Saracens Ireland Leinster
4 France Racing 92 England Leicester Tigers Wales Ospreys
5 France Montpellier England Bath Rugby Ireland Ulster
6 France Castres England Harlequins Scotland Glasgow Warriors
7 England Northampton Saints Italy Benetton

Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top seed clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second seed clubs to Tier 1. The tiers are shown below. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league (for example, 1 Top 14 indicates the team was seeded 1st from the Top 14).

Tier 1 England Exeter Chiefs (1 AP) Wales Scarlets (1 Pro12) France Clermont (1 Top 14) England Wasps (2 AP) Ireland Munster (2 Pro12)
Tier 2 France Toulon (2 Top 14) England Saracens (3 AP) Ireland Leinster (3 Pro12) France La Rochelle (3 Top 14) France Racing 92 (4 Top 14)
Tier 3 England Leicester Tigers (4 AP) Wales Ospreys (4 Pro12) England Bath Rugby (5 AP) Ireland Ulster (5 Pro12) France Montpellier (5 Top 14)
Tier 4 England Harlequins (6 AP) Scotland Glasgow Warriors (6 Pro12) France Castres (6 Top 14) Italy Benetton (7 Pro12) England Northampton Saints (Play-off)

The following restrictions will apply to the draw:

  • Each pool will consist of four clubs, one from each tier in the draw.
  • Each pool must have one from each league drawn from Tier 1, 2 or 3. No pool will have a second team from the same league until the allocation of Tier 4 takes place.
  • Where two PRO12 clubs compete in the same pool, they must be from different countries.

Pool stage[]

The draw took place on 8 June 2017, in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.[2]

Teams in the same pool play each other twice, at home and away, in the group stage that begins on the weekend of 13/14/15 October 2017, and continues through to 19/20/21 January 2018. The five pool winners and three best runners-up progress to the quarter-finals.

Teams are awarded group points based on match performances. Four points are awarded for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.[3]

In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers will be used, as directed by EPCR:

  1. Where teams have played each other
    1. The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
    2. If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
    3. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.
  2. Where teams remain tied and/or have not played each other in the competition (i.e. are from different pools)
    1. The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
    2. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.
    3. If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.
    4. If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking.
Key to colours
     Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.
     Three highest-scoring second-place teams advance to quarter-finals.
     Cannot advance to the quarter-finals.

(Q) denotes the team has qualified for the quarter-finals as the pool winners
(q) denotes team has at least qualified for the quarter-finals as one of the three highest-scoring second-place teams

Pool 1[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France La Rochelle (5) 6 4 0 2 156 121 +35 18 17 3 1 20
England Wasps 6 3 0 3 154 121 +33 21 15 4 1 17
Ireland Ulster 6 4 0 2 132 118 +14 15 15 1 0 17
England Harlequins 6 1 0 5 106 188 –82 15 22 2 1 7
13 October 2017
19:45
Ulster Ireland 19–9 England Wasps
Try: Stockdale 54' m
McCloskey 56' m
Pen: Cooney (1/2) 14'
Lealiifano (2/2) 69', 74'
 Report Pen: Daly (1/1) 3'
Gopperth (2/2) 40', 46'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 15,291
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
14 October 2017
17:30
(1 BP) Harlequins England 27–34 France La Rochelle (1 BP)
Try: Matthews 14' c
Marchant 32' c
Collier 61' c
Con: Smith (3/3) 15', 33', 62'
Pen: Smith (2/2) 9', 79'
 Report Try: 2' c
Doumayrou (2) 24' c, 44' c
Priso 30' c
Con: Lamb (4/4) 3', 25', 31', 45'
Pen: Lamb (2/3) 12', 52'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 11,705
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
22 October 2017
16:15
(1 BP) La Rochelle France 41–17 Ireland Ulster
Try: Sinzelle 2' c
Vito 50' c
Gourdon 59' c
62' c
Eaton 65' c
Con: Lamb (1/1) 3'
(2/2) 51', 60'
(2/2) 64', 66'
Pen: (2/2) 22', 27'
 Report Try: Lealiifano 9' c
Bowe 69' c
Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 10'
Pen: Lealiifano (1/1) 15'
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
22 October 2017
17:30
(1 BP) Wasps England 41–10 England Harlequins
Try: Robson 3' c
Wade (2) 6' c, 71' c
Johnson 32' c
Bassett 66' c
Con: Gopperth (4/4) 4', 8', 33', 68'
Miller (1/1) 72'
Pen: Gopperth (2/2) 54', 64'
 Report Try: Saili 59' c
Con: Smith (1/1) 60'
Pen: Smith (1/1) 11'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,806
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
10 December 2017
13:00
Harlequins England 5–17 Ireland Ulster
Try: Sinckler 49' m
 Report Try: Stockdale 25' m
Pen: Cooney (4/5) 5', 61', 65', 78'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 8,327
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
10 December 2017
14:00
(1 BP) La Rochelle France 49–29 England Wasps (1 BP)
Try: 11' c
Bourgarit 16' c
(2) 25' c, 77' c
Rattez (2) 46' m, 63' c
Con: James (3/4) 12', 17', 26'
Lamb (2/2) 64', 78'
Pen: James (3/3) 7', 34', 40'
 Report Try: Miller 10' m
Young 21' c
Daly 60' m
Simpson 69' c
Stuart 74' m
Con: Gopperth (2/5) 22', 69'
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
15 December 2017
19:45
(1 BP) Ulster Ireland 52–24 England Harlequins (1 BP)
Try: McCloskey 17' c
Gilroy 43' c
Piutau 55' m
O'Connor 61' c
Cooney 71' c
Trimble 79' c
Con: Cooney (5/6) 18', 45', 62', 72', 80'
Pen: Cooney (4/4) 4', 9', 33', 50'
 Report Try: Smith 13' m
Walker 29' c
Chisholm 58' m
Ward 66' c
Con: Smith (2/4) 30', 67'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 15,646
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
17 December 2017
13:00
Wasps England 21–3 France La Rochelle
Try: Daly (2) 10' c, 46' c
72' c
Con: Daly (2/2) 11', 46'
Cipriani (1/1) 73'
 Report Pen: James (1/1) 59'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 12,931
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
13 January 2018
13:00
Ulster Ireland 20–13 France La Rochelle (1 BP)
Try: Best 27' m
Stockdale 34' m
Timoney 44' c
Con: Cooney (1/3) 45'
Pen: Cooney (1/1) 49'
 Report Try: Balès 42' c
Con: Balès (1/1) 43'
Pen: Balès (2/2) 8', 15'
Kingspan Stadium
Attendance: 15,004
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
13 January 2018
17:30
(1 BP) Harlequins England 33–28 England Wasps (2 BP)
Try: R. Chisholm 34' m
Lang 40' c
Care 64' c
Elia 69' c
J. Chisholm 79' c
Con: Lang (1/2) 40'
Smith (3/3) 65', 70', 80'
 Report Try: Eastmond 16' c
Carr 19' c
Johnson 30' c
Macken 54' c
Con: Cipriani (4/4) 17', 20', 31', 56'
Twickenham Stoop
Attendance: 10,354
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
21 January 2018
16:15
La Rochelle France 16–7 England Harlequins
Try: 19' m
Murimurivalu 37' m
Pen: Balès (2/2) 4', 50'
 Try: Care 46' c
Con: Smith (1/1) 47'
Stade Marcel-Deflandre
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
21 January 2018
15:15
(1 BP) Wasps England 26–7 Ireland Ulster
Try: Thompson 10' c
Cruse 31' c
Le Roux 46' m
Cooper-Woolley 55' c
Con: Cipriani (3/4) 11', 32', 56'
 Try: Reidy 23' c
Con: Cooney (1/1) 24'
Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 13,124
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)

Pool 2[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Clermont (2) 6 5 0 1 165 104 +61 16 14 2 0 22
England Saracens (8) 6 3 1 2 205 146 +59 24 13 3 1 18
Wales Ospreys 6 2 1 3 152 148 +4 18 16 3 2 15
England Northampton Saints 6 1 0 5 115 239 –124 16 31 2 0 6
15 October 2017
17:30
Northampton Saints England 13–57 England Saracens (1 BP)
Try: Haywood 75' c
Con: Mallinder (1/1) 76'
Pen: Myler (2/2) 8', 33'
 Report Try: L. Williams (2) 11' c, 28' m
Barritt 20' c
Clark 39' c
Koch 41' c
M. Vunipola 64' c
Lozowski 67' c
Spencer 77' c
Con: Farrell (7/8) 12', 21', 40', 42', 65', 67', 77'
Pen: Farrell (1/2) 16'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 13,320
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
15 October 2017
17:30
(1 BP) Ospreys Wales 21–26 France Clermont
Try: Webb 18' c
D. Evans (2) 60' c, 74' c
Con: Biggar (3/3) 19', 61', 74'
 Report Try: Raka 5' c
Spedding 10' c
Con: Parra (2/2) 7', 11'
Pen: Parra (3/3) 23', 28', 52'
Spedding (1/1) 79'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 7,458
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
21 October 2017
16:15
(1 BP) Clermont France 24–7 England Northampton Saints
Try: Lee 6' c
Cassang (2) 38' c, 41' m
59' m
Con: Parra (2/4) 7', 39'
 Report Try: Day 47' c
Con: Mallinder (1/1) 48'
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,444
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
21 October 2017
19:45
(1 BP) Saracens England 36–34 Wales Ospreys (2 BP)
Try: Wyles 7' c
Brits 40' c
Penalty try 54'
Williams 60' m
Tompkins 72' c
Con: Farrell (3/4) 8', 40', 73'
Pen: Farrell (1/1) 33'
 Report Try: D. Evans (2) 10' c, 18' c
Watkin 68' c
Cross 77' c
Con: Biggar (4/4) 11', 19', 68', 78'
Pen: Biggar (2/2) 25', 44'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 9,045
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
9 December 2017
17:30
(1 BP) Northampton Saints England 32–43 Wales Ospreys (1 BP)
Try: Hartley 52' m
Groom 63' m
Horne 66' m
Tuala 68' c
Mallinder 71' m
Con: Mallinder (2/4) 66', 68'
Pen: Myler (1/1) 16'
 Report Try: D. Evans (2) 28' c, 55' c
Habberfield 37' c
Hassler (2) 45' c, 59' m
Fonotia 48' c
Con: Davies (5/6) 28', 38', 46', 49', 56'
Pen: Davies (1/1) 20'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 8,105
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
11 December 2017[b 1]
17:30
Saracens England 14–46 France Clermont (1 BP)
Try: Penalty try 27'
Kruis 73' c
Con: Farrell (1/1) 73'
 Report Try: Raka (3) 12' c, 20' c, 24' c
Van der Merwe 45' c
Fofana 59' c
Toeava 76' m
Con: Parra (5/5) 13', 21', 25', 47', 60'
Pen: Parra (2/2) 31', 63'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 2,811
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
  1. ^ Game was originally to be held on 10 December 2017 but due to safety concerns caused by bad weather (snow) the date was changed to Monday afternoon.[4]
17 December 2017
16:15
Clermont France 24–21 England Saracens (1 BP)
Pen: Parra (6/7) 18', 22', 33', 48', 54', 72'
Spedding (2/2) 40', 78'
 Report Try: Spencer 10' c
Lozowski 63' m
Con: Farrell (1/2) 11'
Pen: Farrell (3/3) 4', 7', 60'
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,808
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
17 December 2017
15:15
(1 BP) Ospreys Wales 32–15 England Northampton Saints
Try: Arhip 1' m
Webb (2) 55' c, 68' c
Tipuric 65' c
Con: Davies (3/4) 56', 66', 69'
Pen: Davies (2/2) 24', 30'
 Report Try: Mallinder 45' m
Gibson 80' c
Con: Mallinder (1/1) 80'
Pen: Francis (1/1) 49'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 6,947
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
13 January 2018
17:30
(1 BP) Northampton Saints England 34–21 France Clermont
Try: Harrison 12' m
Tuitavake 30' m
Foden 43' c
Pisi 63' c
Reinach 72' c
Con: Mallinder (3/5) 45', 64', 74'
Pen: Mallinder (1/2) 42'
 Report Try: Grosso 1' c
Toeava 15' m
Con: Parra (1/2) 2'
Pen: Parra (3/5) 30', 48', 57'
Franklin's Gardens
Attendance: 8,253
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
13 January 2018
19:45
Ospreys Wales 15–15 England Saracens
Pen: Biggar (5/5) 30', 40', 44', 71', 79'
 Report Pen: Farrell (5/5) 5', 19', 33', 47', 75'
Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 9,158
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
20 January 2018
16:15
Clermont France 24–7 Wales Ospreys
Try: Abendanon 24' c
McAlister 77' m
Con: Parra (1/1) 25'
Pen: Parra (3/3) 30', 37', 69'
Laidlaw (1/1) 75'
 Report Try: Beck 58' c
Con: Dan Biggar (1/1) 59'
Stade Marcel-Michelin
Attendance: 18,007
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
20 January 2018
15:15
(1 BP) Saracens England 62–14 England Northampton Saints
Try: M. Vunipola 14' c
Goode 20' c
Bosch 28' m
Wigglesworth 34' c
Koch 40' c
Maitland 53' c
62' c
Con: Farrell (6/7) 14', 21', 36', 40', 54', 63'
Pen: Farrell (5/5) 9', 46', 49', 68', 73'
 Report Try: Reinach 5' c
Tuitavake 16' c
Con: Mallinder (2/2) 6', 17'
Allianz Park
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)

Pool 3[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Ireland Leinster (1) 6 6 0 0 176 93 +83 22 12 3 0 27
England Exeter Chiefs 6 3 0 3 138 117 +21 18 14 1 2 15
France Montpellier 6 2 0 4 130 163 –33 18 23 3 2 13
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 1 0 5 128 199 –71 18 27 2 1 7
14 October 2017
13:00
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland 24–17 France Montpellier (1 BP)
Try: Carbery 17' m
Van der Flier 25' c
Henshaw 43' c
B. Daly 66' m
Con: R. Byrne (1/3) 44'
Nacewa (1/1) 26'
 Report Try: Nadolo (2) 37' c, 61' c
Con: Pienaar (2/2) 38', 63'
Pen: Pienaar (1/2) 70'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 15,995
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
14 October 2017
19:45
Exeter Chiefs England 24–15 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Williams 17' c
J. Hill 26' c
S. Simmonds 77' c
Con: Steenson (3/3) 17', 26', 78'
Pen: Steenson (1/2) 42'
 Report Try: Seymour 9' c
L. Jones 43' m
Con: Russell (1/2) 11'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 6'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 10,672
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR)
21 October 2017
13:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland 18–34 Ireland Leinster (1 BP)
Try: Hogg 15' c
Seymour 48' m
Con: Russell (1/2) 16'
Pen: Russell (2/2) 14', 63'
 Report Try: Healy (2) 23' c, 40' c
Sexton 44' c
Reid 75' c
Con: Sexton (3/3) 25', 40', 45'
R. Byrne (1/1) 75'
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 2', 67'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 7,351
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
22 October 2017
14:00
(2 BP) Montpellier France 24–27 England Exeter Chiefs
Try: Tomane 6' m
Paillaugue 24' m
Nadolo (2) 39' c, 45' c
Con: Paillaugue (2/4) 40', 46'
 Report Try: Armand (2) 17' c, 63' c
Whitten 42' c
Con: Steenson (3/3) 18', 43', 64'
Pen: Steenson (2/2) 20', 71'
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 9,541
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
8 December 2017
19:45
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 22–29 France Montpellier (1 BP)
Try: Sarto (2) 12' c, 57' m
Turner 22' c
Con: Russell (2/3) 13', 24'
Pen: Russell (1/1) 3'
 Report Try: Galletier (2) 9' m, 32' c
Penalty try 37'
WHJ. du Plessis 47' c
Con: Steyn (2/3) 33', 48'
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 70'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 7,351
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
10 December 2017
17:30
Exeter Chiefs England 8–18 Ireland Leinster
Try: Short 53' m
Pen: Steenson (1/1) 24'
 Report Try: Sexton 20' m
Conan 70' c
Con: Nacewa (1/1) 71'
Pen: Sexton (1/2) 20'
Nacewa (1/1) 61'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 12,606
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
16 December 2017
14:00
(1 BP) Montpellier France 36–26 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (1 BP)
Try: Nadolo 6' c
Ruffenach 15' c
Immelman (2) 44' c, 66' c
Paillaugue 47' m
Con: Paillaugue (4/5) 6', 16', 45', 67'
Pen: Steyn (1/1) 77'
 Report Try: Brown 1' c
P. Horne 12' c
Grigg 18' m
G. Horne 69' c
Con: P. Horne (3/4) 2', 13', 70'
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
16 December 2017
15:15
Leinster Ireland 22–17 England Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: L. McGrath 65' c
Con: Nacewa (1/1) 66'
Pen: Nacewa (5/5) 11', 38', 40', 55', 63'
 Report Try: Skinner 2' c
Cowan-Dickie 30' c
Con: Steenson (2/2) 2', 31'
Pen: Steenson (1/1) 28'
Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 40,064
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
13 January 2018
15:15
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England 41–10 France Montpellier
Try: Ewers 27' c
S. Simmonds 54' c
Woodburn (2) 57' m, 63' c
White 68' m
Armand 73' c
Con: Steenson (3/5) 28', 54', 64'
J. Simmonds (1/1) 74'
Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 80'
 Report Try: Nadolo 77' c
Con: Cruden (1/1) 78'
Pen: Cruden (1/1) 52'
Sandy Park
Attendance: 11,427
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
14 January 2018
13:00
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland 55–19 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
Try: Murphy 7' c
Nacewa (2) 20' c, 56' c
Cronin 31' c
Fardy (2) 34' m, 77' c
Sexton 38' m
Lowe 67' c
Con: Sexton (3/4) 8', 20', 32'
R. Byrne (3/3) 57', 68', 78'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 23'
 Report Try: Matawalu (2) 16' c, 70' c
Ashe 61' m
Con: P. Horne (1/2) 17'
Thomson (1/1) 71'
RDS Arena
Attendance: 15,947
Referee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)
20 January 2018
13:00
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland 28–21 England Exeter Chiefs (1 BP)
Try: Hogg 1' c
Penalty try 52'
Seymour 59' c
Fagerson 61' c
Con: Russell (3/3) 1', 60', 62'
 Report Try: S. Simmonds 38' c
Armand 65' c
Whitten 68' c
Con: Steenson (3/3) 39', 65', 69'
Scotstoun Stadium
Attendance: 7,351
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
20 January 2018
14:00
Montpellier France 14–23 Ireland Leinster
Try: B. Du Plessis 23' c
Camara 36' c
Con: Cruden (2/2) 24', 37'
 Report Try: R. Byrne 4' m
Henshaw 45' m
Cronin 51' c
Con: R. Byrne (1/3) 53'
Pen: R. Byrne (2/2) 19', 49'
Altrad Stadium
Attendance: 8,250
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)

Pool 4[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Ireland Munster (3) 6 4 1 1 167 87 +80 18 8 2 1 21
France Racing 92 (7) 6 4 0 2 128 105 +23 14 10 1 2 19
France Castres 6 2 1 3 111 161 –50 13 20 2 0 12
England Leicester Tigers 6 1 0 5 118 171 –53 12 19 1 2 7
14 October 2017
16:15
Racing 92 France 22–18 England Leicester Tigers (1 BP)
Try: Nakarawa 17' c
Le Roux 23' c
Thomas 28' m
Con: Iribaren (2/3) 18', 24'
Pen: Machenaud (1/1) 57'
 Report Try: Hamilton 2' c
May 34' m
Con: G. Ford (1/2) 3'
Pen: G. Ford (2/2) 21', 76'
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,333
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
15 October 2017
14:00
Castres France 17–17 Ireland Munster
Try: Ebersohn 12' c
Dumora 32' c
Con: Urdapilleta (2/2) 13', 33'
Pen: Urdapilleta (1/3) 50'
 Report Try: Zebo 29' c
Kilcoyne 46' c
Con: Bleyendaal (2/2) 30', 47'
Pen: Bleyendaal (1/1) 38'
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
21 October 2017
17:30
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers England 54–29 France Castres (1 BP)
Try: May (2) 15' c, 42' c
B. Youngs 25' c
Veainu (3) 28' m, 34' c, 46' m
Malouf 55' c
Con: G. Ford (4/5) 17', 26', 35', 43'
J. Ford (1/2) 56'
Pen: G. Ford (3/3) 1', 9', 14'
 Report Try: Tulou 51' c
Smith (3) 65' c, 71' c, 76' m
Con: Kockott (3/4) 52', 66', 73'
Pen: Kockott (1/1) 6'
Welford Road
Attendance: 18,304
Referee: George Clancy (IRFU)
21 October 2017
17:30
Munster Ireland 14–7 France Racing 92 (1 BP)
Try: Murray 60' c
Conway 69' c
Con: Keatley (2/2) 61', 70'
 Report Try: Nakarawa 75' c
Con: Iribaren (1/1) 76'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 22,054
Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)
9 December 2017
18:30
Castres France 16–13 France Racing 92 (1 BP)
Try: Vaipulu 73' c
Con: Urdapilleta (1/1) 73'
Pen: Urdapilleta (3/3) 20', 32', 76'
 Report Try: Maka 50' c
Con: Machenaud (1/1) 51'
Pen: Machenaud (2/2) 10', 35'
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,538
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
9 December 2017
19:45
(1 BP) Munster Ireland 33–10 England Leicester Tigers
Try: Marshall 19' c
Zebo 30' c
O'Mahony 55' m
Cloete 67' m
Con: Keatley (2/4) 20', 31'
Pen: Keatley (3/3) 7', 26', 37'
 Report Try: Thacker 64' c
Con: G. Ford (1/1) 65'
Pen: G. Ford (1/1) 35'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 25,355
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
16 December 2017
16:15
(1 BP) Racing 92 France 29–7 France Castres
Try: Nakarawa 4' c
Vakatawa 14' c
Dupichot (2) 59' m, 67' c
Con: Machenaud (2/2) 5', 16'
Iribaren (1/2) 69'
Pen: Machenaud (1/1) 24'
 Report Try: Kockott 30' c
Con: Kockott (1/1) 31'
Stade Yves-du-Manoir
Attendance: 9,067
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
17 December 2017
17:30
Leicester Tigers England 16–25 Ireland Munster
Try: Tait 12' c
Con: G. Ford (1/1) 14'
Pen: G. Ford (3/3) 2', 51', 60'
 Report Try: Stander 42' c
Con: Keatley (1/1) 43'
Pen: Keatley (6/7) 10', 23', 33', 39', 72', 77'
Welford Road
Attendance: 23,100
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
14 January 2018
16:15
Racing 92 France 34–30 Ireland Munster (1 BP)
Try: Nyanga 2' c
Andreu 42' m
Szarzewski 64' c
Con: Machenaud (1/2) 3', 65'
Pen: Machenaud (5/5) 8', 40', 54', 75', 77'
 Report Try: Kleyn 20' c
Earls 45' c
Farrell 51' c
Con: Keatley (3/3) 21', 47', 51'
Pen: Keatley (2/3) 56', 63'
Murray (1/3) 73'
U Arena
Attendance: 16,155
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
14 January 2018
18:30
(1 BP) Castres France 39–0 England Leicester Tigers
Try: Urdapilleta 1' c
Combezou (2) 24' c, 38' c
Batlle (2) 47' m, 77' c
Con: Urdapilleta (3/4) 1', 25', 39'
Le Bourhis (1/1) 77'
Pen: Urdapilleta (2/2) 14', 20'
 Report
Stade Pierre-Fabre
Attendance: 8,400
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
21 January 2018
13:00
(1 BP) Leicester Tigers England 20–23 France Racing 92
Try: O'Connor 43' m
Pen: G. Ford (5/5) 16', 28', 38', 64', 71'
 Report Try: Chavancy 6' c
Machenaud 11' c
Con: Machenaud (2/2) 7', 12'
Pen: Machenaud (3/3) 54', 69', 75'
Welford Road
Attendance: 18,165
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
21 January 2018
16:00[c 1]
(1 BP) Munster Ireland 48–3 France Castres
Try: Earls 32' c
Marshall 44' c
Penalty try 56'
Zebo 58' c
Wootton 67' c
Cronin 80'
Con: Keatley (3/3) 34', 45', 59'
Hanrahan (2/2) 68', 80'
Pen: Keatley (2/2) 17', 25'
 Report Pen: Kockott (1/1) 13'
Thomond Park
Attendance: 23,116
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
  1. ^ Game was originally scheduled to kick off at 13:00 local time. However due to pitch conditions because of the weather, the game was delayed until 16:00 local time.

Pool 5[]

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Wales Scarlets (4) 6 4 0 2 162 123 +39 19 12 3 2 21
France Toulon (6) 6 4 0 2 159 125 +34 16 12 1 2 19
England Bath 6 4 0 2 151 121 +30 15 14 1 1 18
Italy Benetton 6 0 0 6 97 200 −103 12 25 2 2 4
14 October 2017
17:30
Bath England 23–0 Italy Benetton
Try: Mercer 39' c
Brew 70' c
Con: Lewis (2/2) 40', 71'
Pen: Lewis (3/3) 2', 5', 46'
 Report
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,160
Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU)
15 October 2017
16:15
Toulon France 21–20 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: 5' c
Guirado 11' m
Con: Belleau (1/2) 6'
Pen: Belleau (2/2) 9', 22'
Trinh-Duc (1/1) 63'
 Report Try: McNicholl 41' c
Halfpenny 49' c
Con: Halfpenny (2/2) 42', 50'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/4) 32', 59'
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,882
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
20 October 2017
19:45
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales 13–18 England Bath
Try: S. Evans 22' c
Con: Halfpenny (1/1) 22'
Pen: Halfpenny (2/2) 8', 73'
 Report Pen: Priestland (6/7) 5', 10', 29', 36', 55', 68'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 11,479
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
21 October 2017
16:15
(1 BP) Benetton Italy 29–30 France Toulon
Try: Brex 6' c
Gori 27' c
Con: McKinley (2/2) 7', 28'
Pen: McKinley (5/7) 41', 59', 66', 73', 78'
 Report Try: Radradra 1' c
Tuisova 45' m
Con: Trinh-Duc (1/2) 1'
Pen: Trinh-Duc (5/5) 10', 36', 50', 62', 71', 80'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU)
9 December 2017
13:00
(1 BP) Scarlets Wales 33–28 Italy Benetton (2 BP)
Try: G. Davies (2) 2' c, 5' c
Beirne 26' c
S. Evans 75' c
Asquith 78' m
Con: Halfpenny (3/3) 2', 6', 27'
Patchell (1/2) 76'
 Report Try: Barbieri 13' c
Hayward 36' c
Esposito 56' c
Ruzza 69' c
Con: Allan (4/4) 14', 37', 57', 70'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 6,856
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR)
9 December 2017
16:15
Toulon France 24–20 England Bath (1 BP)
Try: Nonu 33' c
Mathewson 50' c
Belleau 75' c
Con: Trinh-Duc (2/2) 35', 51'
Belleau (1/1) 77'
Pen: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 66'
 Report Try: Watson 14' c
Joseph 60' c
Con: Priestland (2/2) 15', 61'
Pen: Priestland (2/3) 12', 40'
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,541
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)
16 December 2017
14:00
Benetton Italy 12–31 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Ioane (2) 77' c, 80' m
Con: McKinley (1/2) 79'
 Report Try: McNicholl 12' c
Asquith 23' c
G. Davies (2) 36' c, 43' c
Con: Halfpenny (4/4) 14', 24', 37', 45'
Pen: Halfpenny (1/1) 8'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Romain Poite (FFR)
16 December 2017
16:15
Bath England 26–21 France Toulon (1 BP)
Try: Obano 1' c
Watson (2) 27' m, 40' m
Con: Priestland (1/3) 1'
Pen: Priestland (3/4) 9', 12', 55'
 Report Try: Mathewson 17' c
Manoa 41' m
Con: Trinh-Duc (1/2) 18'
Pen: Trinh-Duc (3/5) 26', 35', 64'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 14,422
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
12 January 2018
19:45
Bath England 17–35 Wales Scarlets (1 BP)
Try: Banahan 57' c
Mercer 73' c
Con: Burns (2/2) 57', 73'
Pen: Burns (1/1) 21'
 Report Try: Beirne 10' c
Asquith 24' m
Parkes 31' c
S. Williams 50' c
Con: D. Jones (3/4) 11', 32', 52'
Pen: D. Jones (3/3) 39', 68', 79'
Recreation Ground
Attendance: 13,822
Referee: Jérôme Garcès (FFR)
14 January 2018
14:00
(1 BP) Toulon France 36–0 Italy Benetton
Try: Belleau 7' c
Tuisova (2) 42' c, 57' m
Bastareaud 52' c
Bonneval 67' c
Con: Belleau (3/4) 7', 43', 53'
Trinh-Duc (1/1) 68'
Pen: Belleau (1/1) 38'
 Report
Stade Mayol
Attendance: 13,489
Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU)
20 January 2018
18:30
(1 BP) Benetton Italy 28–47 England Bath (1 BP)
Try: Sperandio 12' c
Negri 43' c
Benvenuti 46' c
Ioane 80' c
Con: Allan (4/4) 13', 44', 47', 80'
 Report Try: Dunn 15' c
Penalty try 21'
Banahan 29' c
Watson 33' c
Joseph 40' c
Mercer 59' c
Charteris 77' m
Con: Burns (5/5) 16', 30', 33', 40', 60'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR)
20 January 2018
17:30
Scarlets Wales 30–27 France Toulon (1 BP)
Try: Prydie 2' c
Parkes 18' c
D. Jones 34' c
Con: D. Jones (3/3) 3', 20', 34'
Pen: D. Jones (2/2) 9', 24'
Patchell (1/1) 48'
 Report Try: Vermeulen 4' m
Ashton 16' c
Con: Belleau (1/2) 18'
Pen: Belleau (3/4) 14', 27', 40'
Trinh-Duc (2/2) 51', 56'
Parc y Scarlets
Attendance: 14,476
Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)

References[]

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  2. ^ "2017/18 Pool Draws produce top-quality fixtures". epcrugby.com. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Champions Cup Rules". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-04. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  4. ^ "Champions Cup update - Saracens v Clermont". EPC Rugby. 10 December 2017.
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