About

EPCR CHALLENGE CUP

European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) is the organiser of the Heineken 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. Lyon from France won the title for the 2021/22 season, after which two South African sides were welcomed to the fold.

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 Heineken 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.

Pool A

Pos	Team	PL	W	L	D	PF	PA	DIFF	TF	TA	PTS
1	Bristol Bears	4	4	0	0	121	54	67	19	8	19
2	RC Toulon	4	4	0	0	102	56	46	14	8	19
3	Glasgow Warriors	4	3	0	1	107	82	25	16	10	16
4	Cardiff Rugby	4	3	1	0	154	57	97	23	7	15
5	Connacht	4	3	1	0	135	72	63	19	10	14
6	CA Brive	4	1	3	0	66	157	-91	9	23	6
7	Newcastle Falcons	4	1	3	0	63	132	-69	8	19	5
8	Bath Rugby	4	0	3	1	68	105	-37	8	14	3
9	USAP	4	0	4	0	68	118	-50	10	18	1
10	Zebre Parma	4	0	4	0	56	107	-51	8	17	1

Pool B

Pos	Team	PL	W	L	D	PF	PA	DIFF	TF	TA	PTS
1	Scarlets	4	4	0	0	124	57	67	16	8	18
2	Benetton	4	3	1	0	120	70	50	16	10	15
3	Emirates Lions	4	2	1	1	98	85	13	11	11	12
4	Stade Français Paris	4	2	2	0	85	86	-1	11	10	10
5	Toyota Cheetahs	4	2	2	0	73	87	-14	8	9	10
6	Dragons RFC	4	1	2	1	98	103	-5	12	11	10
7	Section Paloise	4	1	3	0	64	72	-8	6	6	7
8	Aviron Bayonnais	4	0	4	0	28	130	-102	4	19	0