About
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) is the organiser of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. EPCR’s mission is to create outstanding rugby experiences for all key stakeholders, including leagues, clubs, players, match officials, unions, fans, broadcast and commercial partners, communities and the media. Union Bordeaux Bègles from France won the title for the 2024/25 season, beating Northampton Saints from England in the final in Cardiff. Three South African sides took part in the competition - the DHL Stormers, Vodacom Bulls and Hollywoodbets Sharks, who qualified after winning the EPRC Challenge Cup in 2023/24.
The history
Established in 2014 with headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, EPCR has the following members: Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR), Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR), Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), Premier Rugby Ltd (PRL), PRO Rugby Championship DAC (URC), Rugby Football Union (RFU), Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments feature clubs which have qualified on merit from their respective domestic leagues – Gallagher Premiership Rugby, the TOP 14 and the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Glasgow Warriors
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 |
Saracens
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 38 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 |
Stade Toulousain
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 47 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 |
Sale Sharks
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 |
Hollywoodbets Sharks
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 79 | -32 | 7 | 11 | 5 |
| 6 |
ASM Clermont Auvergne
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 82 | -58 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bath Rugby
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 59 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| 2 |
Castres Olympique
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 |
Munster
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 |
RC Toulon
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 67 | -2 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 |
Gloucester Rugby
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 6 |
Edinburgh
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 53 | -20 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DHL Stormers
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 |
Leinster
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 43 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 |
Harlequins
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 59 | 37 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 |
Stade Rochelais
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 62 | -2 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 5 |
Leicester Tigers
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 62 | -27 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 |
Aviron Bayonnais
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 94 | -63 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Northampton Saints
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 32 | 53 | 13 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 |
Union Bordeaux-Bègles
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 54 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 |
Bristol Bears
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 28 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 |
Scarlets
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 67 | -30 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 |
Vodacom Bulls
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 96 | -58 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| 6 |
Section Paloise
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 96 | -57 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
Edinburgh
09 Jan | Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
22:00
Gloucester Rugby
Castres Olympique
09 Jan | Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres
22:00
Bath Rugby
Vodacom Bulls
10 Jan | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
15:00
Bristol Bears
ASM Clermont Auvergne
10 Jan | Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont
17:15
Glasgow Warriors
Leinster
10 Jan | TBC
19:30
Stade Rochelais
