Login
Login

2014–15 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2014–15 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs

| image =

| event = European Rugby Champions Cup Qualification Play-off

| team1 = {{flagicon|ENG}}
Wasps

| team1score = 50

| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}}
Stade Français

| team2score = 35

| details = Aggregate Score, after 2 Legs

| date = 18 and 24 May 2014

| stadium = Adams Park, High Wycombe
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

| previous =

| next = 2015–16

}}

The 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup-Challenge Cup play-off was the first play-off for entry into the top-level competition of European Club rugby union, the European Rugby Champions Cup.

In March 2014, following the announcement of new European club competitions, the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup, it was announced that the final place in the Champions Cup competition would be awarded by a play-off.

For the 2014–15 season, this was a two-legged play-off between the seventh placed teams from the 2013–14 Aviva Premiership season, and the 2013–14 Top 14 season. Following the completion of both legs, the team with the highest aggregate score took the twentieth berth in the 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup, the new top-tier competition, while the loser will play in the second tier 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Teams

class="wikitable"
League

! Team

! Coach

! Stadium

Aviva Premiership

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Wasps

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dai Young

| Adams Park

Top 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Stade Français

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Quesada

| Stade Jean-Bouin

Legs

On 29 April 2014, it was announced that the play off would take place over two legs, with each side hosting one leg.{{cite web|url=http://www.afp.com/en/node/2338991|title=Anglo-french play-off dates announced|website=afp.com|access-date=14 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430050339/http://www.afp.com/en/node/2338991|archive-date=2014-04-30|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/PremiershipRugby/posts/10152346338216539?stream_ref=10|title=Premiership Rugby|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=14 September 2017}} The draw to decide which team would hold home-advantage for each leg took place on 6 May 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/31547.php#.U2jd_ldnBbw|title=Play-off details announced|website=premiershiprugby.com|access-date=14 September 2017}}

=First leg=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 18 May 2014

|time = 15:00 BST

|home = Wasps {{flagicon|ENG}}

|score = 30–29

|report = Report{{Cite web |url=http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/31761.php |title=London Wasps 30 Stade Francais 29 |access-date=2021-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205554/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/31761.php |archive-date=2014-05-18 |url-status=dead | publisher=Premiership Rugby | date=18 May 2014 }}

|away = {{flagicon|FRA}} Stade Français

|try1 = Varndell 26' c
Johnson 44' c
Simpson 59' c

|con1 = Goode (3/3) 27', 46', 61'

|pen1 = Goode (3/3) 2', 15', 80'

|try2 = Taulafo 10' c
Camara 31' m
Fillol 61' c
Nayacalevu Vuidravuwalu 73' c

|con2 = Dupuy (1/2) 10'
Fillol (2/2) 62', 74'

|pen2 = Dupuy (1/3) 55'

|stadium = Adams Park

|attendance = 5,125

|referee = John Lacey (IRFU)

}}

style="width:100%"
style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Masi
RW14{{flagicon|TON}} William Helu
OC13{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Daly
IC12{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Bell (c)
LW11{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Varndell
FH10{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Goode
SH9{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Simpson
N88{{flagicon|ENG}} Nathan Hughes{{suboff|77}}
OF7{{flagicon|ENG}} James Haskell{{sin bin|55|65}}
BF6{{flagicon|RSA}} Ashley Johnson{{suboff|65}}{{subon|77}}
RL5{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Palmer{{suboff|50}}
LL4{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Launchbury
TP3{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Swainston{{suboff|69}}
HK2{{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Festuccia{{suboff|65}}
LP1{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Mullan{{suboff|61}}
colspan=3|Replacements:
HK16{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Lindsay{{subon|65}}
PR17{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon McIntyre{{subon|61}}
PR18{{flagicon|TON}} Taione Vea{{subon|69}}
LK19{{flagicon|ENG}} Kearnan Myall{{subon|50}}
N820{{flagicon|ENG}} Guy Thompson{{subon|65}}
SH21{{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Sheehan
FH22{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Carlisle
CE23{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Hayter
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Dai Young

|style="vertical-align:top"|

|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15{{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Bonneval
RW14{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Arias
OC13{{flagicon|FIJ}} Waisea Nayacalevu
IC12{{flagicon|RSA}} Meyer Bosman
LW11{{flagicon|FRA}} Djibril Camara{{suboff|69}}
FH10{{flagicon|RSA}} Morné Steyn{{suboff|53}}{{subon|72}}{{suboff|74}}
SH9{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Dupuy{{suboff|56}}
N88{{flagicon|AUS}} David Lyons
OF7{{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvain Nicolas{{suboff|2}}
BF6{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Burban
RL5{{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Papé (c)
LL4{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Flanquart{{suboff|63}}
TP3{{flagicon|FRA}} Rabah Slimani{{suboff|48}}{{subon|77}}
HK2{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Sempéré{{suboff|53}}
LP1{{flagicon|SAM}} Sakaria Taulafo{{suboff|48}}
colspan=3|Replacements:
HK16{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Panis{{subon|53}}{{suboff|77}}
PR17{{flagicon|RSA}} Heinke van der Merwe{{subon|48}}
PR18{{flagicon|GEO}} Davit Kubriashvili{{subon|48}}
LK19{{flagicon|RSA}} Anton van Zyl{{subon|63}}
FL20{{flagicon|USA}} Scott LaValla{{subon|2}}
SH21{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Fillol{{subon|56}}
FH22{{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Plisson{{subon|53}}colspan=2| {{blood bin|72|74}}
WG23{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Sinzelle{{subon|69}}
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Quesada

|}

style="width:100%"

|

Touch judges:


Dudley Phillips (IRFU)


Michael Black (IRFU)


Television match official:


Simon McDowell (IRFU)

=Second leg=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 24 May 2014

|time = 14:45 CEST

|home = Stade Français {{flagicon|FRA}}

|score = 6–20

|report = Report{{Cite web |url=http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/31821.php |title=Stade Francais 6 London Wasps 20 | publisher=Premiership Rugby | date=24 May 2014 |access-date=2021-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525234055/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/31821.php |archive-date=2014-05-25 |url-status=dead }}

|away = {{flagicon|ENG}} Wasps

|pen1 = Plisson (2/3) 14', 28'

|try2 = Varndell 6' c
Thompson 60' c

|con2 = Goode (2/2) 7', 61'

|pen2 = Goode (2/5) 34', 75'

|stadium = Stade Jean-Bouin

|attendance = 9,000

|referee = Nigel Owens (WRU)

}}

style="width:100%"
style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

{| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

width="25"|width="25"|
FB15{{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Bonneval{{suboff|73}}
RW14{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Arias
OC13{{flagicon|FIJ}} Waisea Nayacalevu
IC12{{flagicon|FRA}} Jonathan Danty
LW11{{flagicon|AUS}} Digby Ioane{{suboff|29}}
FH10{{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Plisson
SH9{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Fillol{{suboff|49}}
N88{{flagicon|ITA}} Sergio Parisse
OF7{{flagicon|USA}} Scott LaValla{{suboff|49}}
BF6{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Burban{{sin bin|53|63}}
RL5{{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Papé (c)
LL4{{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Flanquart{{sin bin|27|37}}{{suboff|67}}
TP3{{flagicon|GEO}} Davit Kubriashvili{{suboff|43}}
HK2{{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Sempéré{{suboff|71}}{{subon|77}}
LP1{{flagicon|RSA}} Heinke van der Merwe{{suboff|62}}
colspan=3|Replacements:
HK16{{flagicon|RSA}} Michael van Vuuren{{sin bin|74|80}}{{subon|71}}
PR17{{flagicon|SAM}} Sakaria Taulafo{{subon|62}}
PR18{{flagicon|FRA}} Rabah Slimani{{subon|43}}
LK19{{flagicon|RSA}} Anton van Zyl{{subon|67}}
N820{{flagicon|AUS}} David Lyons{{subon|49}}{{suboff|77}}
FH21{{flagicon|RSA}} Morné Steyn{{subon|73}}
SH22{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Dupuy{{subon|49}}
CE23{{flagicon|RSA}} Meyer Bosman{{subon|29}}
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Quesada

|style="vertical-align:top"|

|style="vertical-align:top; width:50%"|

cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:auto"
width="25"|width="25"|
FB15{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Masi
RW14{{flagicon|TON}} William Helu
OC13{{flagicon|ENG}} Elliot Daly
IC12{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Bell (c)
LW11{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Varndell
FH10{{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Goode{{suboff|78}}
SH9{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Simpson{{suboff|77}}
N88{{flagicon|ENG}} Guy Thompson{{suboff|77}}
OF7{{flagicon|ENG}} James Haskell{{sin bin|28|38}}
BF6{{flagicon|RSA}} Ashley Johnson{{suboff|73}}
RL5{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Palmer{{suboff|70}}
LL4{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Launchbury
TP3{{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Swainston{{suboff|78}}
HK2{{flagicon|ITA}} Carlo Festuccia{{suboff|73}}
LP1{{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Mullan{{suboff|75}}
colspan=3|Replacements:
HK16{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Lindsay{{subon|73}}
PR17{{flagicon|ENG}} Simon McIntyre{{subon|75}}
PR18{{flagicon|TON}} Taione Vea{{subon|78}}
LK19{{flagicon|ENG}} Kearnan Myall{{subon|70}}
N820{{flagicon|ENG}} Ed Jackson{{subon|73}}
SH21{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Davies{{subon|77}}
FH22{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Carlisle{{subon|78}}
CE23{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Hayter{{subon|77}}
colspan=3|Coach:
colspan="4"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Dai Young

|}

style="width:100%"

|

Touch judges:


Ian Davies (WRU)


Sean Brickell (WRU)


Television match official:


Derek Bevan (WRU)

Result

Wasps won the playoff 50 - 35 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup. Stade Français competed in the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{European Rugby Champions Cup}}

{{European Rugby Challenge Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:play-offs}}

2014-15

Category:2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup

Category:2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup

Category:2013–14 in English rugby union

Category:2013–14 in French rugby union

Category:Stade Français Paris matches

Category:Wasps RFC matches