2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage
| 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup | ||
| Date | 15 November 2019 – 19 February 2020 | ||
| Qualifiers | |||
| Seed 1 |  Leinster | ||
| Seed 2 |  Exeter Chiefs | ||
| Seed 3 |  Toulouse | ||
| Seed 4 | Clermont Auvergne | ||
| Seed 5 | Racing 92 | ||
| Seed 6 | Ulster | ||
| Seed 7 | Northampton Saints | ||
| Seed 8 | Saracens | ||
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The 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage is the first stage of the 25th season of European club rugby union, and the sixth 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 begins on the weekend of 15–17 November 2019, and will end, following 6 rounds of games, on the weekend of 18–19 February 2020.
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Locations of teams of the 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup group stage.
Green: Pool 1; 
Red: Pool 2; 
Orange: Pool 3; 
Yellow: Pool 4; 
Blue: Pool 5.
Seeding
[edit]The twenty 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 | Pro14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toulouse |
Saracens |
Leinster
|
| 2 | Clermont |
Exeter Chiefs |
 Glasgow Warriors
|
| 3 | Lyon |
Gloucester |
Munster
|
| 4 | La Rochelle |
Northampton Saints |
Ulster
|
| 5 | Racing |
Harlequins |
Connacht
|
| 6 | Montpellier |
Bath |
 Benetton
|
| 7 | Sale Sharks |
 Ospreys
|
Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top-seeded 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 fourth-seed team from the same domestic league as the second-seed team which was put in Tier 2 will also be placed in Tier 2. Brackets show each team's seeding and their league. e.g. 1 Top 14 indicates the team was the top seed from the Top 14.
| Tier 1 | Saracens (1 Prem)
|
Leinster (1 Pro14)
|
Toulouse (1 Top 14)
|
Exeter Chiefs (2 Prem)
|
Clermont (2 Top 14)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 2 | Glasgow Warriors (2 Pro14)
|
Gloucester (3 Prem)
|
Munster (3 Pro14)
|
Lyon (3 Top 14)
|
Ulster (4 Pro14)
|
| Tier 3 | Northampton Saints (4 Prem)
|
La Rochelle (4 Top 14)
|
Harlequins (5 Prem)
|
Connacht (5 Pro14)
|
Racing (5 Top 14)
|
| Tier 4 | Bath (6 Prem)
|
Benetton (6 Pro14)
|
Montpellier (6 Top 14)
|
Ospreys (7 Pro14)
|
Sale Sharks (CC)
|
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 Pro14 clubs compete in the same pool, they must be from different countries.
Pool stage
[edit]The draw took place on 19 June 2019, in Lausanne, 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 15–17 November 2019, and continues through to 17–19 January 2020. 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 are used, as directed by EPCR:
- Where teams have played each other
- The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
- If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
- If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.
- Where teams remain tied and/or have not played each other in the competition (i.e. are from different pools)
- The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
- If equal, the club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.
- If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.
- If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking.
| Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals. | |
| Three second-place teams with the highest number of points advance to 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
[edit]| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster (1)
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 76 | 123 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Northampton Saints (7)
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 183 | –17 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Lyon
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 141 | –33 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Benetton
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 169 | –73 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Round 1
[edit]| 16 November 2019 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 33–19 | Benetton |
| Try: Ringrose (3) 4' m, 14' c, 68' c Sexton 43' c Kelleher 29' c Con: Sexton (3/4) 15', 31', 44' Byrne (1/1) 69' | Report[5] | Try: Budd 8' c Faiva 50' c Sperandio 78' m Con: Keatley (2/3) 9', 51' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 15,080 Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) |
| 17 November 2019 13:00 |
| Northampton Saints | 25–14 | Lyon |
| Try: Hutchinson 19' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 20' Pen: Biggar (6/6) 3', 9', 32', 36', 42', 64' | Report[6] | Try: Regard (2) 60' c, 73' c Con: Wisniewski (2/2) 61', 74' |
| Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,603 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
Round 2
[edit]| 23 November 2019 14:00 |
| (2 BP) Benetton | 32–35 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
| Try: Faiva (2) 6' c, 69' c Ratuva Tavuyara 19' m Brex 26' c Con: Allan (3/4) 7', 27', 70' Pen: Allan (2/2) 13', 34' | Report[7] | Try: Collins (2) 9' m, 65' c Reinach 39' c Sleightholme 56' c Con: Biggar (3/4) 40', 56', 66' Pen: Biggar (3/3) 3', 52', 80'+4 |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,845 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
| 23 November 2019 16:15 |
| (1 BP) Lyon | 6–13 | Leinster |
| Pen: Wisniewski (2/2) 66', 77' Drop: Wisniewski (0/1) | Report[8] | Try: Deegan 21' c Con: Sexton (1/1) 23' Pen: Sexton (2/3) 8', 76' |
| Matmut Stadium de Gerland Attendance: 15,517 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) |
Round 3
[edit]| 7 December 2019 13:00 |
| Northampton Saints | 16–43 | Leinster (1 BP) |
| Try: Tuala 6' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 7' Pen: Biggar (3/3) 14', 26', 30' | Report[9] | Try: Lowe 2' c Ruddock 15' c Porter 37' m Healy 43' m R. Byrne 46' c McGrath 75' m E. Byrne 80' c Con: Sexton (2/3) 2', 17' R. Byrne (2/4) 45', 80'+1 |
| Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 13,735 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) |
| 7 December 2019 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Lyon | 28–0 | Benetton |
| Try: Buttin 2' m Ngatai 7' c Mignot 27' m Gill 74' m Con: Wisniewski (1/3) 8' Fernandez (0/1) Pen: Wisniewski (1/1) 17' Fernandez 67' (1/1) | Report[10] |
| Matmut Stadium de Gerland Attendance: 13,446 Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) |
Round 4
[edit]| 14 December 2019 13:45 |
| Benetton | 25–22 | Lyon (1 BP) |
| Try: Sarto 8' m Ioane 13' c Lazzaroni 71' c Con: Keatley (1/2) 13' Rizzi (1/1) 73' | Report[11] | Try: Gill 17' c Wulf 23' c Barassi 64' m Con: Fernandez (2/2) 18', 25' Wisniewski (0/1) |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) |
| 14 December 2019 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 50–21 | Northampton Saints |
| Try: Ringrose (3) 1' c, 5' c, 47' c Furlong 21' c D. Kearney 35' c Lowe 42' m Doris 66' c Con: R. Byrne (4/5) 3', 6', 22', 36' Frawley (2/2) 48', 67' | Report[12] | Try: Biggar 18' c Sleightholme 38' c Tuala 57' c Con: Biggar (3/3) 19', 39', 57' |
| Aviva Stadium Attendance: 42,041 Referee: Daniel Jones (WRU) |
Round 5
[edit]| 12 January 2020 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Leinster | 42–14 | Lyon |
| Try: Kearney (2) 9' c, 30' c Van der Flier 13' c Deegan 53' c Cronin 64' c Porter 71' m Con: R. Byrne (5/5) 10', 14', 32', 53', 65' Frawley (0/1) | Report[13] | Try: Bruni 21' c Roodt 37' c Con: Pélissié (2/2) 22', 38' |
| RDS Arena Attendance: 18,138 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| 12 January 2020 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Northampton Saints | 33–20 | Benetton |
| Try: Mallinder 5' m Taylor 43' c Van Wyk 58' c Dingwall 71' c Symons 77' c Con: Grayson (4/5) 43', 59', 71', 77' | Report[14] | Try: Benvenuti 33' c Faiva 50' c Con: Allan (2/2) 11', 64' Pen: Allan (2/3) 34', 52' |
| Franklin's Gardens Attendance: 12,770 Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) |
Round 6
[edit]| 18 January 2020 14:00 |
| Benetton | 0–18 | Leinster |
| Report[15] | Try: Doris 59' m Tracy 64' c Con: R. Byrne (1/2) 66' Pen: R. Byrne (2/2) 34', 52' |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo Attendance: 3,861 Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) |
| 18 January 2020 14:00 |
| Lyon | 24–36 | Northampton Saints (1 BP) |
| Try: Lambey 24' c Gill 32' c Ngatai 65' c Con: Wisniewski (3/3) 24', 33', 66' Pen: Wisniewski 40' | Report[16] | Try: Haywood 19' m Harrison 45' c Reinach 63' c Furbank 71' c Fish 77' c Con: Biggar (4/5) 45', 64', 72', 78' Pen: Biggar (1/2) 61' |
| Matmut Stadium de Gerland Attendance: 14,748 Referee: Daniel Jones (WRU) |
Pool 2
[edit]| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Chiefs (2)
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 105 | 81 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 27 |
| Glasgow Warriors
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 141 | 115 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| La Rochelle
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 107 | 146 | –39 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Sale Sharks
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 160 | –68 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
Round 1
[edit]| 16 November 2019 13:00 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 13–7 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
| Try: Van der Merwe 35' c Con: Hastings (1/1) 36' Pen: Hastings (2/3) 15', 26' | Report[18] | Try: Oosthuizen 61' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 62' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) |
| 16 November 2019 16:15 |
| La Rochelle | 12–31 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
| Try: Doumayrou 44' m Murimurivalu 80' c Con: James (1/1) 80'+2 | Report[19] | Try: Dennis 8' c O'Flaherty 32' c Slade 53' c S. Simmonds 62' c Con: J. Simmonds (4/4) 9', 34', 54', 64' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 74' |
| Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
Round 2
[edit]| 23 November 2019 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 34–18 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Hill 27' c Slade 41' c S. Simmonds 52' c O'Flaherty 58' c Con: J. Simmonds (4/4) 28', 42', 54', 60' Pen: J. Simmonds (2/2) 12', 67' | Report[20] | Try: Grigg 8' c Turner 78' m Con: Hastings (1/2) 8' Pen: Hastings (2/2) 32', 40' |
| Sandy Park Attendance: 10,545 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR) |
| 24 November 2019 13:00 |
| Sale Sharks | 25–15 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Janse van Rensburg 6' c Penalty try 45' Ashton 72' m Con: MacGinty (1/2) 8' Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 31', 71' | Report[21] | Try: Rattez 19' c Sinzelle 80'+1 m Con: James (1/2) 20' Pen: James (1/1) 43' Drop: James (0/1) |
| AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) |
Round 3
[edit]| 7 December 2019 16:15 |
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 24–27 | Glasgow Warriors |
| Try: Priso 4' c Kieft 35' m Con: Plisson (1/2) 5' Pen: Plisson (4/4) 17', 20', 42', 53' | Report[22] | Try: Gibbins 40' c Matawalu 50' Steyn 63' Con: Hastings (3/3) 40'+1, 51', 65' Pen: Hastings (2/2) 1', 28' |
| Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 15,678 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) |
| 8 December 2019 15:00 |
| (1 BP) Sale Sharks | 20–22 | Exeter Chiefs |
| Try: Van der Merwe (2) 20' m, 30' m Ross 74' c Con: R. du Preez (1/3) 74' Pen: R. du Preez (1/1) 8' | Report[23] | Try: Penalty try 13' Hogg 14' m Cowan-Dickie 24' c Con: J. Simmonds (1/2) 25' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 19' |
| AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 11,090 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) |
Round 4
[edit]| 14 December 2019 17:15 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 7–12 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Brown 15' Con: Hastings (1/1) 16' | Report[24] | Try: Favre 21' m Botia 34' c Con: James (1/2) 35' Pen: Balès (1/1) 64' |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 6,801 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) |
| 15 December 2019 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 35–10 | Sale Sharks |
| Try: S. Simmonds (2) 21' c, 56' c J. Simmonds 50' c Moon 70' c Nowell 72' c Con: J. Simmonds (3/3) 22', 51', 58' Steenson (2/2) 71', 73' | Report[25] | Try: James 61' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 62' Pen: MacGinty (1/1) 17' |
| Sandy Park Attendance: 10,217 Referee: Pierre Brousset (FFR) |
Round 5
[edit]| 10 January 2020 20:45 |
| (1 BP) La Rochelle | 30–23 | Sale Sharks (1 BP) |
| Try: Railevu 22' m Kerr-Barlow 25' c Doumayrou 58' c Alldritt 73' m Con: West (2/3) 27', 59' James (0/1) Pen: West (2/4) 33', 63' | Report[26] | Try: J. du Preez 7' c Langdon 78' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 8' Williams (1/1) 78' Pen: MacGinty (2/2) 16', 29' Williams (1/1) 40' |
| Stade Marcel-Deflandre Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
| 11 January 2020 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Glasgow Warriors | 31–31 | Exeter Chiefs (1 BP) |
| Try: Seymour 0' c Jones 7' c Horne 40' Matawalu 62' Con: Hastings (4/4) 1', 8', 40', 64' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 22' Drop: Hastings (0/1) | Report[27] | Try: White 12' c Kvesic (2) 28' c, 54' c Vermeulen 35' c Con: J. Simmonds (4/4) 13', 28', 37', 54' Pen: J. Simmonds (1/1) 4' Hogg (0/1) |
| Scotstoun Stadium Attendance: 7,351 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR) |
Round 6
[edit]| 18 January 2020 17:30 |
| (1 BP) Exeter Chiefs | 33–14 | La Rochelle |
| Try: Cowan-Dickie 11' c Ewers 19' c S. Simmonds (2) 46' c, 56' m Townsend 61' c Con: J. Simmonds (4/5) 12', 19', 48', 62' | Report[28] | Try: Murimurivalu 15' c Penalty try 23' Con: West (1/1) 16' |
| Sandy Park Attendance: 12,632 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
| 18 January 2020 17:30 |
| Sale Sharks | 7–45 | Glasgow Warriors (1 BP) |
| Try: Cooper-Woolley 55' c Con: Curtis (1/1) 56' | Report[29] | Try: Nakarawa 2' c Brown 10' c Van der Merwe 28' c Johnson 47' c Gray 64' c Turner 75' c Con: Hastings (6/6) 3', 11', 29', 48', 65', 76' Pen: Hastings (1/1) 61' |
| AJ Bell Stadium Attendance: 7,708 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR) |
Pool 3
[edit]| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont (4)
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 207 | 114 | 93 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| Ulster (6)
|
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 107 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Harlequins
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 166 | –52 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Bath
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 165 | –63 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Round 1
[edit]| 16 November 2019 16:00 |
| (1 BP) Bath | 16–17 | Ulster |
| Try: Hamer-Webb 60' c Con: Burns (1/1) 61' Pen: Burns (2/2) 25', 29' Priestland (1/2) 66' | Report[31] | Try: Cooney 13' c Lyttle 57' c Con: Cooney (2/2) 14', 58' Pen: Cooney (1/2) 70' |
| The Recreation Ground Attendance: 13,289 Referee: Manuel Bottino (FIR) |
| 16 November 2019 18:30 |
| (1 BP) Clermont | 53–21 | Harlequins |
| Try: Raka (2) 10' c, 61' c Yato (2) 17' m, 24' c Toeava 45' c Moala 69' c Tadjer 75' c Con: Parra (4/5) 11', 25', 46', 61' Laidlaw (2/2) 70', 77' Pen: Parra (2/2) 2', 40' | Report[32] | Try: Lawday 28' c Elia 50' c Lang 71' c Con: Smith (3/3) 29', 51', 71' |
| Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 17,701 Referee: Daniel Jones (WRU) |
Round 2
[edit]| 22 November 2019 19:45 |
| Ulster | 18–13 | Clermont (1 BP) |
| Try: Murphy 17' c Cooney 62' m Con: Cooney (1/2) 18' Pen: Cooney (2/2) 2', 36' | Report[33] | Try: Penalty try 71' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 32', 61' |
| Ravenhill Stadium Attendance: 15,466 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU) |
| 23 November 2019 17:30 |
| Harlequins | 15–9 | Bath (1 BP) |
| Pen: Smith (4/4) 2', 8', 14', 49' Lang (1/1) 74' | Report[34] | Pen: Burns (3/3) 52', 58', 78' |
| Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 13,205 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
Round 3
[edit]| 6 December 2019 19:45 |
| Bath | 17–34 | Clermont (1 BP) |
| Try: Priestland 12' c Joseph 75' c Con: Priestland (1/1) 13' Burns (1/1) 75' Pen: Priestland (1/1) 49' | Report[35] | Try: Moala 26' c Ezeala (2) 65' c, 72' c Lapandry 67' c Con: Parra (1/1) 27' Laidlaw (3/3) 66', 68', 73' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 46', 52' Drop: Lopez (0/1) |
| The Recreation Ground Attendance: 11,700 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) |
| 7 December 2019 15:15 |
| Ulster | 25–24 | Harlequins (1 BP) |
| Try: Reidy 31' c McCloskey 43' m McBurney 66' c Con: Cooney (2/3) 32', 66' Pen: Cooney (2/2) 7', 78' | Report[36] | Try: Dombrandt 24' c Elia (2) 56' c, 59' c Con: Smith (3/3) 25', 58', 60' Pen: Smith (1/2) 9' |
| Ravenhill Stadium Attendance: 17,923 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
Round 4
[edit]| 13 December 2019 19:45 |
| Harlequins | 10–34 | Ulster (1 BP) |
| Try: Lewies 61' c Con: Lang (1/1) 62' Pen: Lang (1/1) 34' | Report[37] | Try: Cooney (2) 38' c, 58' c Marshall 46' c Faddes 75' m O'Toole 78' m Con: Cooney (3/4) 40', 47', 59' Pen: Cooney (1/1) 6' |
| Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 13,808 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) |
| 15 December 2019 16:15 |
| (1 BP) Clermont | 52–26 | Bath (1 BP) |
| Try: Ulugia 3' c Penaud 7' c Raka (2) 14' c, 29' c Moala (2) 19' m, 32' c Lopez 44' m McIntyre 76' c Con: Parra (5/7) 4', 8', 15', 30', 34' Laidlaw (1/1) 77' | Report[38] | Try: Walker 24' c McConnochie 39' c Dunn 50' c Bayliss 71' m Con: Burns (3/4) 25', 39', 51' |
| Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 16,332 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
Round 5
[edit]| 10 January 2020 19:45 |
| (1 BP) Bath | 19–25 | Harlequins |
| Try: Walker 5' c Hamer-Webb 38' c Willison 57' m Con: Burns (2/3) 6', 39' | Report[39] | Try: Chisholm 11' c Ibitoye 17' m Dombrandt 54' c Con: Herron (2/3) 12', 55' Pen: Herron (2/2) 47', 69' |
| The Recreation Ground Attendance: 12,059 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR) |
| 11 January 2020 13:00 |
| Clermont | 29–13 | Ulster |
| Try: Raka 48' c Moala 76' c Con: Parra (1/1) 49' Laidlaw (1/1) 77' Pen: Parra (3/4) 18', 40'+1, 67' Laidlaw (1/1) 71' Drop: Lopez (1/1) 6' | Report[40] | Try: Cooney 7' c Con: Cooney (1/1) 8' Pen: Cooney (2/2) 2', 64' |
| Stade Marcel-Michelin Attendance: 19,004 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) |
Round 6
[edit]| 18 January 2020 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Harlequins | 19–26 | Clermont |
| Try: Northmore 4' c Dombrandt 30' m Herron 56' c Con: Herron (2/3) 5', 58' | Report[41] | Try: Betham 2' c Naqalevu 26' c Con: Parra (2/2) 3', 28' Pen: Parra (4/5) 11', 43', 49', 55' |
| Twickenham Stoop Attendance: 13,600 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU) |
| 18 January 2020 15:15 |
| Ulster | 22–15 | Bath (1 BP) |
| Try: Coetzee 5' c Baloucoune 41' c Addison 47' m Con: Cooney (2/3) 6', 42' Pen: B. Burns (1/1) 73' | Report[42] | Try: McConnochie 18' c Batty 65' m Con: F. Burns (1/2) 19' Pen: F. Burns (1/1) 46' |
| Ravenhill Stadium Attendance: 17,682 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) |
Pool 4
[edit]| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing 92 (5)
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 194 | 126 | 68 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| Saracens (8)
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 88 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| Munster
|
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 124 | 97 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Ospreys
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 211 | –128 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Round 1
[edit]| 16 November 2019 17:30 |
| Ospreys | 13–32 | Munster (1 BP) |
| Try: A. Davies 71' c Con: Price (1/1) 72' Pen: Price (2/2) 7', 28' | Report[44] | Try: Loughman 33' c Earls 49' Conway 51' c J. Cronin 80'+4 c Con: Bleyendaal (3/4) 34', 52', 80'+5 Pen: Bleyendaal (2/2) 15', 19' |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,295 Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) |
| 17 November 2019 16:15 |
| (1 BP) Racing 92 | 30–10 | Saracens |
| Try: Vakatawa 9' c Thomas 25' m Russell 53' c Lauret 64' m Con: Machenaud (2/3) 10', 54' Pen: Machenaud (2/3) 5', 20' | Report[45] | Try: Lozowski 50' c Con: Spencer (1/1) 51' Pen: Spencer (1/1) 24' |
| Paris La Défense Arena Attendance: 20,275 Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) |
Round 2
[edit]| 23 November 2019 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Saracens | 44–3 | Ospreys |
| Try: Singleton 20' m Segun (2) 31' m, 46' c Lewington 36' c Penalty try 61' Barrington 65' c Con: Man. Vunipola (3/5) 37', 47', 66' Pen: Daly (1/1) 12' Man. Vunipola (1/1) 16' | Report[46] | Pen: Hook (1/1) 28' |
| Allianz Park Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) |
| 23 November 2019 17:30 |
| Munster | 21–21 | Racing 92 |
| Try: Earls 39' m Conway 74' c Con: Hanrahan (1/2) 75' Pen: Hanrahan (3/3) 8', 26', 46' Drop: Hanrahan (0/1) | Report[47] | Try: Russell 18' c Thomas 28' c Imhoff 47' c Con: Iribaren (3/3) 19', 29', 48' Pen: Iribaren (0/1) |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 25,600 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) |
Round 3
[edit]| 7 December 2019 17:30 |
| Munster | 10–3 | Saracens (1 BP) |
| Try: O'Mahony 30' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 31' Pen: Hanrahan (1/1) 17' | Report[48] | Pen: Spencer (1/3) 36' |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 25,034 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR) |
| 7 December 2019 17:30 |
| Ospreys | 19–40 | Racing 92 (1 BP) |
| Try: Dirksen 7' c Fia 50' c A. Davies 57' m Con: McKenzie (2/3) 9', 51' | Report[49] | Try: Baubigny 19' c Thomas (2) 23' c, 30' c Penalty try 28' Tanga 45' c Chavancy 65' c Con: Machenaud (4/5) 20', 24', 31', 66' Pen: Machenaud (0/1) |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 5,487 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
Round 4
[edit]| 13 December 2019 20:45 |
| (1 BP) Racing 92 | 40–27 | Ospreys (1 BP) |
| Try: Dupichot 10' m Imhoff (2) 13' c, 24' c Zebo 38' c Colombe 48' c Tanga 53' c Con: Machenaud (5/6) 14', 25', 40', 50', 54' | Report[50] | Try: Morgan 7' m Klim (2) 56' c, 77' m Price 67' m Venter 71' m Con: McKenzie (0/1) Price (1/4) 57' |
| Paris La Défense Arena Attendance: 10,113 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) |
| 14 December 2019 15:00 |
| Saracens | 15–6 | Munster |
| Try: Maitland 65' m Mak. Vunipola 71' c Con: Farrell (1/2) 72' Pen: Farrell (1/2) 7' | Report[51] | Pen: Hanrahan (2/3) 24', 43' |
| Allianz Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (FFR) |
Round 5
[edit]| 11 January 2020 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Ospreys | 15–22 | Saracens |
| Try: D. Evans (2) 33' c, 42' m Con: Price (1/2) 34' Pen: Price (1/2) 14' | Report[52] | Try: Lewington 50' c Con: Man. Vunipola (1/1) 51' Pen: Man. Vunipola (4/4) 3', 16', 25', 31', 67' |
| Liberty Stadium Attendance: 7,002 Referee: Alexandre Ruiz (FFR) |
| 12 January 2020 16:15 |
| (1 BP) Racing 92 | 39–22 | Munster |
| Try: Thomas (2) 28' m, 71' m Vakatawa 76' c Imhoff 80' c Con: Iribaren (0/1) Machenaud (2/3) 77', 80'+2 Pen: Iribaren (3/3) 19', 32', 46' | Report[53] | Try: Conway 37' c Con: Hanrahan (1/1) 38' Pen: Hanrahan (4/5) 3', 17', 49', 63' |
| Paris La Défense Arena Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) |
Round 6
[edit]| 19 January 2020 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Munster | 33–6 | Ospreys |
| Try: Stander (2) 31' c, 78' c Archer 40' c Murray 47' m Casey 59' c Con: Hanrahan (4/5) 32', 40+1', 60', 79' | Report[54] | Pen: Price (2/2) 8', 14' |
| Thomond Park Attendance: 19,891 Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR) |
| 19 January 2020 13:00 |
| Saracens | 27–24 | Racing 92 (1 BP) |
| Try: Itoje (2) 2' c, 49' c Mak. Vunipola 11' c Con: Farrell (3/3) 3', 13', 51' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 19', 76' | Report[55] | Try: Vakatawa (2) 14' c, 31' c Dupichot 27' c Con: Russell (1/1) 15' Iribaren (2/2) 28', 32' Pen: Iribaren (1/2) 46' |
| Allianz Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU) |
Pool 5
[edit]| P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Diff | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toulouse (3)
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 85 | 77 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Gloucester
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| Montpellier
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 157 | –39 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Connacht
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 158 | –38 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Round 1
[edit]| 15 November 2019 19:45 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 20–25 | Toulouse |
| Try: Simpson 10' c, 20' c Con: Cipriani (2/2) 12', 20' Pen: Cipriani (2/3) 27', 34' | Report[57] | Try: Bézy 61' c Con: Ramos (1/1) 62' Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 42' Ramos (4/4) 23', 30', 51', 68' Drop: Holmes (1/1) 2' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 11,659 Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) |
| 17 November 2019 13:00 |
| Connacht | 23–20 | Montpellier (1 BP) |
| Try: Boyle 37' m McCartney 40'+4 m Blade 52' c Con: Carty (1/3) 53' Pen: Carty (1/1) 15' C. Fitzgerald 67' (1/1) | Report[58] | Try: Cruden 1' c Bouthier 62' c Con: Paillaugue (2/2) 1', 63' Pen: Paillaugue (2/2) 22', 46' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 6,229 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) |
Round 2
[edit]| 23 November 2019 14:00 |
| (1 BP) Toulouse | 32–17 | Connacht |
| Try: Bézy 12' c Huget 33' m Kaino 63' c Ahki 80'+1 c Con: Ramos (3/4) 14', 64', 80'+2 Pen: Ramos (2/2) 18', 60' | Report[59] | Try: Farrell 10' c Blade 24' c Con: Fitzgerald (2/2) 11', 25' Pen: Fitzgerald (0/1) Drop: Fitzgerald (1/1) 49' |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 15,100 Referee: Karl Dickson (RFU) |
| 24 November 2019 16:15 |
| Montpellier | 30–27 | Gloucester (1 BP) |
| Try: Serfontein 21' c Timu 32' c Nadolo 40'+5 c Con: Paillaugue (3/3) 22', 33', 40'+ 6 Pen: Paillaugue (3/3) 13', 52', 64' | Report[60] | Try: Braley 35' c Banahan 45' c Simpson 74' c Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 36', 46' Evans (1/1) 76' Pen: Twelvetrees (2/2) 27', 59' |
| Altrad Stadium Attendance: 10,302 Referee: George Clancy (IRFU) |
Round 3
[edit]| 8 December 2019 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 26–17 | Connacht |
| Try: Marshall (2) 3' c, 60' m Rees-Zammit 46' c Polledri 63' c Con: Cipriani (3/4) 4', 46', 64' | Report[61] | Try: Porch 8' c Roux 80' c Con: Carty (1/1) 8' Fitzgerald (1/1) 80'+1 Pen: Carty (1/2) 17' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 10,875 Referee: Pascal Gauzère (FFR) |
| 8 December 2019 16:15 |
| Toulouse | 23–9 | Montpellier |
| Try: Ntamack (2) 35' c, 49' c Con: Ramos (2/2) 36', 50' Pen: Ramos (3/3) 2', 23', 69' | Report[62] | Pen: Paillaugue (2/3) 38', 54' Steyn (1/1) 41' |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 16,260 Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU) |
Round 4
[edit]| 14 December 2019 12:45 |
| Connacht | 27–24 | Gloucester (2 BP) |
| Try: Blade 29' c Delahunt 76' c Copeland 80' c Con: Fitzgerald (3/3) 30', 77', 80'+ 2 Pen: Fitzgerald (2/2) 14', 59' | Report[63] | Try: Grobler 33' c Atkinson (2) 50' m, 68' m Ludlow 65' c Con: Twelvetrees (2/4) 34', 66' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 6,787 Referee: Romain Poite (FFR) |
| 14 December 2019 16:00 |
| Montpellier | 18–26 | Toulouse (1 BP) |
| Try: Ouedraogo 19' c Nadolo 59' m Con: Goosen (1/2) 20' Pen: Goosen (2/3) 28', 31' | Report[64] | Try: Ntamack 14' c Arnold (2) 33' c, 48' c Tauzin 80' m Con: Ramos (3/4) 15', 34', 50' Pen: Ramos (0/1) |
| Altrad Stadium Attendance: 11,366 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU) |
Round 5
[edit]| 11 January 2020 15:15 |
| Connacht | 7–21 | Toulouse |
| Try: Penalty try 10' | Report[65] | Try: Kaino 19' c Marchand 37' c Ahki 44' c Con: Ramos (3/3) 21', 39', 46' |
| Galway Sportsgrounds Attendance: 8,129 Referee: Luke Pearce (RFU) |
| 11 January 2020 17:30 |
| (1 BP) Gloucester | 29–6 | Montpellier |
| Try: Heinz 32' c Rees-Zammit 49' m B. Morgan 57' c Gleave 65' c Con: Twelvetrees (3/4) 33', 58', 66' Pen: Twelvetrees (1/1) 41' | Report[66] | Pen: Steyn (1/1) 20' Darmon (1/1) 54' |
| Kingsholm Stadium Attendance: 12,837 Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU) |
Round 6
[edit]| 19 January 2020 16:15 |
| (1 BP) Montpellier | 35–29 | Connacht (2 BP) |
| Try: Chilachava 3' c N'Gandebe (2) 23' c, 28' c Reilhac (2) 52' c, 77' c Con: Pollard (5/5) 4', 24', 30', 52', 78' | Report[67] | Try: Healy 34' c Porch 36' c Marmion 40'+1 c Godwin 43' m Con: Carty (3/4) 35', 38', 40'+ 2 Pen: Carty (1/1) 57' |
| Altrad Stadium Attendance: 9,900 Referee: Matthew Carley (RFU) |
| 19 January 2020 16:15 |
| (1 BP) Toulouse | 35–14 | Gloucester |
| Try: Tekori 14' c Ntamack (2) 20' c, 33' c Marchand 51' c Baille 61' c Con: Ramos (5/5) 15', 22', 34', 53', 62' | Report[68] | Try: Rees-Zammit 2' c Woodward 38' c Con: Twelvetrees (2/2) 3', 39' |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon Attendance: 18,780 Referee: Mike Adamson (SRU) |
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