2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final

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2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
Event2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup
La Rochelle Toulouse
France France
17 22
Date22 May 2021
VenueTwickenham Stadium, London
RefereeLuke Pearce
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The 2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-sixth European club rugby final in general. The final was between French teams La Rochelle and Toulouse.

Background[]

English referee Luke Pearce was officiating a Champions Cup final for the first time. Aged 33, he was the youngest referee to officiate at the final.[1] A maximum of 10,000 fans were allowed to attend the final at Twickenham. [2] La Rochelle were appearing in their first final, with Toulouse appearing in the final for the seventh time, winning on four occasions in 1996, 2003, 2005, and 2010.

Toulouse won the game 22-17 to claim their fifth title.[3][4]

Match[]

La Rochelle
Toulouse

Details[]

22 May 2021
16:45
La Rochelle France 17–22 France Toulouse
Try: Kerr-Barlow 72' m
Pen: West (4/6) 7', 26', 32', 40'
 Report Try: Cruz Mallía 59' c
Con: Ntamack (1/1) 60'
Pen: Ntamack (5/5) 4', 10', 37', 46', 69'
FB 15 France Brice Dulin
RW 14 South Africa Dillyn Leyds Sent to blood bin 51' to 60' Substituted off 67'
OC 13 France Geoffrey Doumayrou
IC 12 Fiji Levani Botia Red card 27'
LW 11 South Africa Raymond Rhule
FH 10 New Zealand Ihaia West
SH 9 New Zealand Tawera Kerr-Barlow
N8 8 New Zealand Victor Vito Substituted off 54'
OF 7 France Kevin Gourdon Substituted off 60'
BF 6 France Grégory Alldritt
RL 5 Australia Will Skelton
LL 4 France Romain Sazy (c)
TP 3 France Uini Atonio Substituted off 64'
HK 2 France Pierre Bourgarit Substituted off 60'
LP 1 France Dany Priso Substituted off 41'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Argentina Facundo Bosch Substituted in 60'
PR 17 France Substituted in 41'
PR 18 France Substituted in 64'
LK 19 France Thomas Lavault Substituted in 61'
BR 20 South Africa Wiaan Liebenberg Substituted in 54'
CE 21 France Substituted in 60' Substituted off 61'
WG 22 France Arthur Retière Substituted in 51' Substituted off 60' Substituted in 67'
FH 23 France Jules Plisson
Coach:
New Zealand Jono Gibbes
Ireland Ronan O'Gara
FB 15 France Maxime Médard Sent to blood bin 28' to 37'
RW 14 South Africa Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Argentina Juan Cruz Mallía
IC 12 New Zealand Pita Ahki
LW 11 France Matthis Lebel
FH 10 France Romain Ntamack
SH 9 France Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 New Zealand Jerome Kaino Substituted off 54'
OF 7 France François Cros
BF 6 South Africa Rynhardt Elstadt
RL 5 Australia Richie Arnold Substituted off 9'
LL 4 Australia Rory Arnold Substituted off 69'
TP 3 New Zealand Charlie Faumuina Substituted off 64'
HK 2 France Substituted off 69'
LP 1 France Cyril Baille Substituted off 69' Substituted in 79'
Substitutions:
HK 16 France Guillaume Marchand Substituted in 69'
PR 17 France Substituted in 69' Substituted off 79'
PR 18 United States David Ainu'u Substituted in 64'
LK 19 Samoa Joe Tekori Substituted in 9'
LK 20 France Thibaud Flament Substituted in 69'
BR 21 France Selevasio Tolofua Substituted in 54'
SH 22 France
FB 23 France Thomas Ramos Substituted in 28' Substituted off 37'
Coach:
France Ugo Mola

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 finals – match officials appointments". Epcrugby.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Twickenham Stadium set to welcome fans for European Finals Weekend". Epcrugby.com. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Toulouse edge 14-man La Rochelle for fifth European Cup". RTE Sport. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Juan Cruz Mallía fires Toulouse past 14-man La Rochelle to win Champions Cup". Guardian. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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