2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup

{{Short description|Rugby union competition}}

{{distinguish|2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox European Rugby Cup season

| name = 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| countries = {{flag|England}}
{{flag|France}}
{{flag|Ireland|rugby union}}
{{flag|Italy}}
{{flag|Scotland}}
{{flag|South Africa}}

| tournament format = Modified round-robin and knockout

| date = 6 December 2024 – 24 May 2025

| teams = 24

| matches = 60

| highest attendance = 55,627 – Leinster v Harlequins
5 April 2025

| lowest attendance = 4,642 – Benetton v Bath
15 December 2024

| attendance = {{#expr:

+ 10452 + 32215 + 18837 + 14037 + 14641 + 15680 + 12801 + 17241 + 9035 + 23150 + 6889 + 5497

+ 11576 + 17168 + 13832 + 34184 + 16700 + 4642 + 9615 + 13549 + 11276 + 6072 + 10085 + 14410

+ 10234 + 24762 + 16429 + 16700 + 13104 + 12335 + 22030 + 14878 + 9876 + 7216 + 23544 + 15252

+ 13093 + 32215 + 18800 + 17415 + 4813 + 40195 + 10369 + 15153 + 8848 + 11802 + 9812 + 7656

+ 13481 + 15733 + 55627 + 12258 + 16700 + 7321 + 32275 + 31737

+ 22400 + 32215 + 11673 + 16490

}}

| tries = {{#expr:

+ 5 + 3 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 2

+ 3 + 6 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 10 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 4

+ 3 + 11 + 1 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 0 + 7 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 0 + 5 + 3

+ 8 + 4 + 10 + 2 + 12 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 7 + 3 + 7 + 1 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 0 + 0

+ 7 + 3 + 10 + 6 + 10 + 0 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 2

+ 8 + 0 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 1 + 0 + 2

}}

| top point scorer = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA|rugby union}} Thomas Ramos (Toulouse)
87 points
}}

| top try scorer = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|FRA}} Damian Penaud (Bordeaux)
12 tries
}}

| venue = Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

| attendance2 =

| champions =

| count =

| runner-up =

| website = [http://www.epcrugby.com Home | Investec Champions Cup]

| previous year = 2023–24

| previous tournament = 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup

| next year = 2025–26

| next tournament = 2025–26 European Rugby Champions Cup

}}

The 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the 2024–25 Investec Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the eleventh season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for professional clubs. It is the 30th season of the pan-European professional club rugby competition and the second season in which Investec are named as title sponsors.

For the first time since its 1995 founding (as the Heineken Cup), no Welsh teams are playing in the ERCC, as none of them finished in the top seven of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/european-challenge-cup-pools-announced-29457542|title=European Challenge Cup pools announced as Welsh regions face difficult task|first=Steffan|last=Thomas|date=2 July 2024|website=Wales Online}} The final will be played at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.{{cite web |title=Champions Cup: Cardiff to host 2025 final before 2026 return to Bilbao |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/68152867 |website=www.bbc.co.uk/sport |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=7 April 2024 |date=31 January 2024}}{{cite web |title=2024/25 EPCR season and Pool Draws dates |url=https://www.epcrugby.com/european-professional-club-rugby/content/2024-25-epcr-season-and-pool-draws-dates |website=www.epcrugby.com |publisher=European Professional Club Rugby |access-date=12 June 2024 |date=12 June 2024}}

Stade Toulousain, also known as simply Toulouse, enter the competition as defending champions, seeking a record seventh title. Leinster Rugby, beaten finalists in the past three editions, seek a record fourth consecutive final, and to become the second team after Toulouse to win a fifth Champions Cup.

Teams

Twenty-four clubs from the three major European domestic and regional leagues will qualify to compete in the 2024–25 edition of the Champions Cup.{{cite web |title=Qualification |url=https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/qualification |website=www.epcrugby.com |publisher=European Professional Club Rugby |access-date=18 May 2024}}

The distribution of teams is:

  • England: eight clubs
  • The top eight clubs from the 2023–24 Premiership.
  • France: eight clubs
  • The top eight clubs from the 2023–24 Top 14. The European champions, Toulouse qualified in the top eight of the French league.
  • Ireland, Italy, Scotland and South Africa: eight clubs
  • The top seven sides from the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship.
  • The champions of the 2023–24 Challenge Cup (Sharks), who displaced the eighth-placed side in the URC (Ospreys) to take the final qualification spot.{{cite news |url=https://www.planetrugby.com/news/what-does-the-sharks-maiden-title-mean-for-champions-cup-qualification-in-the-united-rugby-championship |title=What does the Sharks' maiden title mean for Champions Cup qualification in the United Rugby Championship? |publisher=Planet Rugby |date=25 May 2024 |access-date=12 June 2024}}

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=Team details=

Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team.

Note: Placing shown in brackets, denotes standing at the end of the regular season for their respective leagues, with their end of season positioning shown through CH for Champions, RU for Runner-up, SF for losing Semi-finalist, and QF for losing Quarter-finalist.

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Team

! Coach(es)/
Director of Rugby

! Captain(s)

! Stadium

! Capacity

! Method of qualification

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bath

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Johann van Graan

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Spencer

| Recreation Ground

| 14,509

| Premiership top 8 (2nd) (RU)

{{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bortolami

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Lamaro

| Stadio Comunale di Monigo

| 5,000

| URC top 8 (7th) (QF)

{{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Bru

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jefferson Poirot

| Stade Chaban-Delmas

| 34,694

| Top 14 top 8 (3rd) (RU)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Bristol Bears

| {{flagicon|SAM}} Pat Lam

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Fitz Harding

| Ashton Gate

| 27,000

| Premiership top 8 (5th)

{{flagicon|RSA}} Bulls

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Jake White

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Marcell Coetzee

| Loftus Versfeld

| 51,762

| URC top 8 (2nd) (RU)

{{flagicon|FRA}} Castres

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Jeremy Davidson

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Babillot

| Stade Pierre-Fabre

| 12,500

| Top 14 top 8 (7th)

{{flagicon|FRA}} Clermont

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Urios

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Baptiste Jauneau

| Stade Marcel-Michelin

| 19,022

| Top 14 top 8 (8th)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Exeter Chiefs

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Rob Baxter

| {{flagicon|WAL}} Dafydd Jenkins

| Sandy Park

| 13,593

| Premiership top 8 (7th)

{{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow Warriors

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Franco Smith

| {{flagicon|SCO}} Kyle Steyn

| Scotstoun Stadium

| 7,351

| URC top 8 (4th) (CH)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Billy Millard

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Dombrandt

| Twickenham Stoop

| 14,800

| Premiership top 8 (6th)

{{flagicon|FRA}} La Rochelle

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ronan O'Gara

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Alldritt

| Stade Marcel-Deflandre

| 16,700

| Top 14 top 8 (5th) (SF)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester Tigers

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Cheika

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Julián Montoya

| Welford Road Stadium

| 25,849

| Premiership top 8 (8th)

{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leinster

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leo Cullen

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Caelan Doris

| Aviva Stadium

| 51,700

| URC top 8 (3rd) (SF)

{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Munster

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ian Costello

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Tadhg Beirne

| Thomond Park

| 25,600

| URC top 8 (1st) (SF)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Saints

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Phil Dowson

| {{flagicon|ENG}} George Furbank

| Franklin's Gardens

| 15,200

| Premiership top 8 (1st) (CH)

{{flagicon|FRA}} Racing 92

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Stuart Lancaster

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henry Chavancy

| Paris La Défense Arena

| 32,000

| Top 14 top 8 (6th) (QF)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Sale Sharks

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Sanderson

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ben Curry

| Salford Community Stadium

| 12,000

| Premiership top 8 (3rd) (SF)

{{flagicon|ENG}} Saracens

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Mark McCall

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Maro Itoje

| StoneX Stadium

| 10,500

| Premiership top 8 (4th) (SF)

{{flagicon|RSA}} Sharks

| {{flagicon|NZL}} John Plumtree

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Lukhanyo Am

| Kings Park Stadium

| 52,000

| Challenge Cup Champions

{{flagicon|FRA}} Stade Français

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Labit

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Gabrillagues

| Stade Jean-Bouin

| 20,000

| Top 14 top 8 (2nd) (SF)

{{flagicon|RSA}} Stormers

| {{flagicon|RSA}} John Dobson

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Salmaan Moerat

| Cape Town Stadium

| 55,000

| URC top 8 (5th) (QF)

{{flagicon|FRA}} Toulon

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Mignoni

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Charles Ollivon

| Stade Mayol

| 17,500

| Top 14 top 8 (4th) (QF)

{{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouse

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ugo Mola

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Dupont

| Stade Ernest-Wallon

| 19,500

| Top 14 top 8 (1st) (CH)

{{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ulster

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Richie Murphy

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Iain Henderson

| Ravenhill Stadium

| 18,196

| URC top 8 (6th) (QF)

Pool stage

{{main|2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage}}

Teams were drawn into pools in Cardiff on 2 July 2024. Teams are awarded four points for a win, two for a draw, one for scoring four tries in a game, and one for losing by less than eight points.

The format is, once again, a modified round robin. Each pool consists of six teams, two from each of the three contributing leagues. Each team plays the four teams not from its own league once, with one game away to each league and one game at home. Teams do not play their league partners at this stage. The top four teams go to the first knock out round, where the top two teams in each group are given home advantage. The fifth placed teams 'drop' into the Challenge Cup knockout rounds, joining twelve clubs from that competition's pool stages in the knockout stage as the ninth to twelfth seeds, earning away ties with the fifth-to eighth-ranked sides from the Challenge Cup's pool stage. The sixth placed team in each group is eliminated.

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=Pool 1=

{{2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 1 table}}

=Pool 2=

{{2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2 table}}

=Pool 3=

{{2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 3 table}}

=Pool 4=

{{2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 4 table}}

Knockout stage

The knockout stage follows the same format as used in previous years, which begins with a single-leg round of 16, starting on 4 April 2025. This round is followed by the quarter-finals and semi-finals, before the tournament concludes with the final at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on 24 May 2025.

All clubs are thereafter ranked in descending order, based firstly on their ranking in their pool, and subsequently on the number of competition points they have accumulated, to create an overall ranking from 1 to 16. The pool winners are ranked 1 to 4, the second-placed clubs are ranked 5 to 8, the third-placed clubs are ranked 9 to 12, and the fourth-placed clubs are ranked 13 to 16.

Whilst the round of 16 follows a pre-determined format, the quarter-finals see home advantage given to the higher ranked team, based on a pre-determined match-up. As such the teams seeded 1 to 4 are guaranteed home advantage in they reach the quarter-final, and teams seeded 13 to 16 are guaranteed an away fixture if they do so. Whether a team ranked from 5 to 12 will play home or away will depend on other results in their section of the bracket.

At the semi-final stage, the higher ranked team has 'home country' advantage, with the match to be played in a suitably-sized stadium in their home union's territory, but not necessarily their own normal home stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/champions-cup-rules|title=Investec Champions Cup Rules}}

=Seeding=

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Rank

!Team

!{{abbr|Pts|Competition points}}

!{{abbr|Diff|Match points difference}}

!{{abbr|TF|Tries scored for}}

colspan=5| Pool leaders
1align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux20+14133
2align=left| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leinster18+5918
3align=left| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Saints16+3120
4align=left| {{Flagicon|FRA}} Toulon13012
colspan=5| Pool runners-up
5align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouse19+16333
6align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Castres14+1913
7align=left| {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow Warriors12+1116
8align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} La Rochelle11+2312
colspan=5| Pool third place
9align=left| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Munster12+2713
10align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester Tigers11–1520
11align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton11–2611
12align=left| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Sale Sharks10–1112
colspan=5| Pool fourth place
13align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Saracens11+2011
14align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Clermont10+813
15align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins9+3116
16align=left| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ulster5–6115

=Bracket=

{{16TeamBracket

| RD1 = Round of 16

| RD2 = Quarter-finals

| RD3 = Semi-finals

| RD4 = Final

| RD1-seed1 = 1

| RD1-team1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux

| RD1-score1 = 43

| RD1-seed2 = 16

| RD1-team2 = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ulster

| RD1-score2 = 31

| RD1-seed3 = 8

| RD1-team3 = {{flagicon|FRA}} La Rochelle

| RD1-score3 = 24

| RD1-seed4 = 9

| RD1-team4 = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Munster

| RD1-score4 = 25

| RD1-seed5 = 4

| RD1-team5 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulon

| RD1-score5 = 72

| RD1-seed6 = 13

| RD1-team6 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Saracens

| RD1-score6 = 42

| RD1-seed7 = 5

| RD1-team7 = {{flagicon|FRA }} Toulouse

| RD1-score7 = 38

| RD1-seed8 = 12

| RD1-team8 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Sale Sharks

| RD1-score8 = 15

| RD1-seed9 = 2

| RD1-team9 = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leinster

| RD1-score9 = 62

| RD1-seed10 = 15

| RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins

| RD1-score10 = 0

| RD1-seed11 = 7

| RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow Warriors

| RD1-score11 = 43

| RD1-seed12 = 10

| RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|ENG }} Leicester Tigers

| RD1-score12 = 19

| RD1-seed13 = 3

| RD1-team13 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Saints}}

| RD1-score13 = 46

| RD1-seed14 = 14

| RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Clermont

| RD1-score14 = 24

| RD1-seed15 = 6

| RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|FRA }} Castres

| RD1-score15 = 39

| RD1-seed16 = 11

| RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton

| RD1-score16 = 37

| RD2-seed1 = 1

| RD2-team1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux

| RD2-score1 = 47

| RD2-seed2 = 9

| RD2-team2 = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Munster

| RD2-score2 = 29

| RD2-seed3 = 4

| RD2-team3 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulon

| RD2-score3 = 18

| RD2-seed4 =5

| RD2-team4 = {{flagicon|FRA }} Toulouse

| RD2-score4 = 21

| RD2-seed5 = 2

| RD2-team5 = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leinster

| RD2-score5 = 52

| RD2-seed6 = 7

| RD2-team6 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow Warriors

| RD2-score6 = 0

| RD2-seed7 = 3

| RD2-team7 = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Saints}}

| RD2-score7 = 51

| RD2-seed8 = 6

| RD2-team8 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Castres

| RD2-score8 = 16

| RD3-seed1 = 1

| RD3-team1 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux

| RD3-score1 =

| RD3-seed2 = 5

| RD3-team2 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouse

| RD3-score2 =

| RD3-seed3 = 2

| RD3-team3 = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leinster

| RD3-score3 =

| RD3-seed4 = 3

| RD3-team4 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton Saints

| RD3-score4 =

| RD4-seed1 =

| RD4-team1 = {{flagicon|FRA}}

| RD4-score1 =

| RD4-seed2 =

| RD4-team2 =

| RD4-score2 =

}}

=Round of 16=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 4 April 2025

|time = 20:00

|home = Northampton Saints {{flagicon|ENG}} (3)

|score = 46–24

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282724/commentary Report]

|away = (14) {{flagicon|FRA}} Clermont

|try1 = F. Smith 18' c
Freeman (3) 23' m, 29' m, 60' m
Augustus (2) 41' c, 46' c
Pollock 71' c

|con1 = F. Smith (4/7) 19', 42', 47', 72'

|pen1 = F. Smith (1/1) 15'

|try2 = Moala 11' c
Raka 49' c
Fainga'a 55' c

|con2 = Belleau (3/3) 12', 50', 56'

|pen2 = Belleau (1/1) 41'

|stadium = cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

|attendance = 13,481

|referee = Andrew Brace (Ireland)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 5 April 2025

|time = 13:30

|home = Toulon {{flagicon|FRA}} (4)

|score = 72–42

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282725/commentary Report]

|away = (13) {{flagicon|ENG}} Saracens

|try1 = Wainiqolo 5' c
Isa (3) 35' c, 55' c, 59' c
Jaminet (2) 39' c, 70' m
Alainu'uese 44' m
Fainga'anuku 62' c
Serin 74' c
Tuicuvu 76' c

|con1 = Jaminet (8/10) 6', 35', 40', 55', 60', 63', 75', 77'

|pen1 = Jaminet (2/2) 12', 14'

|try2 = González (2) 3' c, 22' c
Tompkins 7' c
Hartley 16' c
van Zyl 31' c
Hadfield 65' c

|con2 = Burke (6/6) 4', 8', 17', 23', 32', 66'

|stadium = Stade Mayol, Toulon

|attendance = 15,733

|referee = Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 5 April 2025

|time = 15:00

|home = Leinster {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} (2)

|score = 62–0

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282723/commentary Report]

|away = (15) {{flagicon|ENG}} Harlequins

|try1 = Prendergast 14' m
J. McCarthy 17' c
J. Osborne 27' c
van der Flier 44' m
Ringrose 47' c
Sheehan 58' m
Penalty try 66'
R. Byrne 71' c
Lowe (2) 77' m, 80' c

|con1 = Prendergast (3/6) 17', 27', 48'
R. Byrne (2/3) 72', 80'

|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance = 55,627

|referee = Pierre Brousset (France)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 5 April 2025

|time = 16:00

|home = Castres {{flagicon|FRA}} (6)

|score = 39–37

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282727/commentary Report]

|away = (11) {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton

|try1 = Baget (2) 2' c, 22' m
Chabouni 16' c
Babillot 39' m
Ambadiang 64' m
Fernandez 78' c

|con1 = Le Brun (2/4) 3', 17'
Fernandez (1/2) 79'

|pen1 = Le Brun (1/2) 47'

|try2 = Gallo 4' c
Mendy 32' m
Brex 35' c
Bernasconi 43' m
Odogwu 57' c

|con2 = Albornoz (3/5) 5', 36', 58'

|pen2 = Albornoz (2/2) 7', 62'

|stadium = Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres

|attendance = 12,258

|referee = Karl Dickson (England)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 5 April 2025

|time = 18:30

|home = La Rochelle {{flagicon|FRA}} (8)

|score = 24–25

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282729/commentary Report]

|away = (9) {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Munster

|try1 = Botia 10' c
Penalty try 65'
Bosmorin 76' c

|con1 = West (1/1) 11'
Hastoy (1/1) 76'

|pen1 = West (1/1) 42'

|try2 = Casey 24' c
Coombes 47' c
A. Smith 51' m

|con2 = Crowley (2/3) 24', 48'

|pen2 = Crowley (1/1) 41'

|drop2 = Crowley 68'

|stadium = Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle

|attendance = 16,700

|referee = Andrea Piardi (Italy)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 5 April 2025

|time = 20:00

|home = Glasgow Warriors {{flagicon|SCO}} (7)

|score = 43–19

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282728/commentary Report]

|away = (10) {{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester Tigers

|try1 = Venter (2) 13' c, 74' m
Vailanu (2) 18' c, 41' c
Hastings 49' c
Horne 50' c

|con1 = Hastings (5/6) 14', 19', 42', 50', 51'

|pen1 = Hastings (1/1) 42'

|try2 = Cracknell 2' m
Kata 56' c
Liebenberg 66' c

|con2 = Pollard (2/3) 59', 67'

|stadium = Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

|attendance = 7,321

|referee = Craig Evans (Wales)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 6 April 2025

|time = 13:30

|home = Bordeaux {{flagicon|FRA}} (1)

|score = 43–31

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282722/commentary Report]

|away = (16) {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ulster

|try1 = Penaud 6' c
Tameifuna 15' c
Coleman 20' c
Buros 40' c
Lamothe 50' m
Janse van Rensburg 70' c

|con1 = Carbery (4/5) 6', 16', 21', 40+1'
Jalibert (1/1) 71'

|pen1 = Lucu (1/1) 46'

|try2 = O'Toole 28' c
McCann 35' c
Timoney 55' m
Ward (2) 63' m, 75' c

|con2 = Cooney (2/2) 29', 37'
Doak (1/3) 76'

|stadium = Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux

|attendance = 32,275

|referee = Luke Pearce (England)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 6 April 2025

|time = 16:00

|home = Toulouse {{flagicon|FRA}} (5)

|score = 38–15

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282726/commentary Report]

|away = (12) {{flagicon|ENG}} Sale Sharks

|try1 = Willis 1' c
Cros 45' c
Marchand 58' c
Capuozzo 73' c
Cramont 76' c

|con1 = Ramos (5/5) 2', 46', 59', 74', 77'

|pen1 = Ramos (1/1) 35'

|try2 = L. James 4' m
Hill 29' c

|con2 = Ford (1/2) 30'

|pen2 = Ford (1/1) 21'

|stadium = Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

|attendance = 31,737

|referee = Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

}}

=Quarter-finals=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 11 April 2025

|time = 20:00

|home = Leinster {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} (2)

|score = 52–0

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282731/commentary Report]

|away = (7) {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow Warriors

|try1 = Deegan (2) 13' c, 75' m
Penalty try 22'
Lowe 24' m
T. O'Brien 29' c
Keenan 33' c
Ringrose 46' c
Sheehan 57' c

|con1 = Prendergast (5/6) 14', 30', 34', 47', 58'

|stadium = Aviva Stadium, Dublin

|attendance = 22,400

|referee = Luke Pearce (England)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 12 April 2025

|time = 16:00

|home = Bordeaux {{flagicon|FRA}} (1)

|score = 47–29

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282730/commentary Report]

|away = (9) {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Munster

|try1 = Penaud 5' m
Lucu 12' c
Samu 24' c
Echegaray 33' c
Lamothe 56' m
Bielle-Biarrey 77' c

|con1 = Jalibert (3/5) 13', 25', 34'
Lucu (1/1) 78'

|pen1 = Jalibert (3/5) 11', 53', 76'

|try2 = Nankivell 43' m
A. Smith (2) 50' m, 72' c
Penalty try 67'

|con2 = Crowley (2/3) 33', 73'

|pen2 = Crowley (1/1) 9'

|stadium = Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux

|attendance = 32,215

|referee = Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 12 April 2025

|time = 17:30

|home = Northampton Saints {{flagicon|ENG}} (3)

|score = 51–16

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282733/commentary Report]

|away = (6) {{flagicon|FRA}} Castres

|try1 = Freeman 6' c
Langdon 13' m
Coles 31' m
Furbank 44' c
Pollock (2) 47' c, 61' c
Pearson 77' c

|con1 = F. Smith (5/7) 7', 44', 47', 61', 77'

|pen1 = F. Smith (2/2) 52', 68'

|try2 = Fernandez 35' c

|con2 = Fernandez (1/1) 36'

|pen2 = Fernandez (3/3) 9', 39', 42

|stadium = cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

|attendance = 11,673

|referee = Andrea Piardi (Italy)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 13 April 2025

|time = 16:00

|home = Toulon {{flagicon|FRA}} (4)

|score = 18–21

|report = [https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/matches/282732/commentary Report]

|away = (5) {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouse

|pen1 = Jaminet (6/6) 12', 23', 28', 31', 59', 62'

|try2 = Willis 42' m
Ahki 50' c

|con2 = Ramos (1/2) 51'

|pen2 = Ramos (3/5) 10', 41', 80'

|stadium = Stade Mayol, Toulon

|attendance = 16,490

|referee = Matthew Carley (England)

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Rugbybox

|date = 3 May 2025

|time = 17:30

|home = Leinster {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} (2)

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|stadium = Aviva Stadium, Dublin

|attendance =

|referee = Pierre Brousset (France)

}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 4 May 2025

|time = 16:00

|home = Bordeaux {{flagicon|FRA}} (1)

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|stadium = Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux

|attendance =

|referee = Andrew Brace (Ireland)

}}

=Final=

{{main|2025 European Rugby Champions Cup Final}}

{{Rugbybox

|date = 24 May 2025

|time = 14:45 BST (UTC+01)

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}}

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

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=Most points=

{{updated|13 April 2025}}

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.epcrugby.com/champions-cup/statistics|title=Season Statistics |publisher=EPC Rugby |access-date=17 January 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Points

1align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Ramosalign=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouse87
2align=left| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Sam Prendergastalign=left| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leinster65
3align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Jalibertalign=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux64
4align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Damian Penaudalign=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux60
5align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Fin Smithalign=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton59

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=Most tries=

{{updated|13 April 2025}}

Source:

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Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tries

1align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Damian Penaudalign=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux12
rowspan=3| 2align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Tommy Freemanalign=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Northamptonrowspan=3| 6
align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Henry Pollockalign=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton
align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Louis Bielle-Biarreyalign=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux
rowspan=4| 5align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Meafoualign=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouserowspan=4| 5
align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ange Capuozzoalign=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulouse
align=left| {{flagicon|RSA}} Juarno Augustusalign=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Northampton
align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Rémy Bagetalign=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Castres

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Discipline

=Citings/bans=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;width:100%"
Player

! Match{{refn|group=N|name=1:|The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.{{cite web | url=https://www.epcrugby.com/european-professional-club-rugby/disciplinary-hearing-decisions-2024-25-season | title=Disciplinary hearing decisions: 2024/25 Season | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | access-date=12 December 2024}}}}

! Citing date

! Law breached

! Result

! {{abbr|Refs|References}}

align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Henri Azagoh

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Munster vs. {{flagicon|FRA}} Stade Français
(Round 1 – 7 December 2024)

| 10 December 2024

| 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)

| 3-match ban{{refn|group=N|name=2:|The ban is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.{{cite news | url=https://www.world.rugby/news/777793/world-rugby-coaching-intervention-programme-changing-tackle-behaviour | title=World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme changing tackle behaviour | publisher=World Rugby | date=30 November 2022 | access-date=12 December 2024}}}}

| {{cite news | url=https://www.epcrugby.com/european-professional-club-rugby/content/disciplinary-decision-round-1-24-25 | title=Disciplinary Decisions – Round 1 | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=12 December 2024 | access-date=12 December 2024}}
{{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/8078ccae-7847-4067-984f-4890607e20a9.pdf | title=Pierre-Henri Azagoh: 3 weeks suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=10 December 2024 | access-date=12 December 2024}}

align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Baptiste Pesenti

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Munster vs. {{flagicon|FRA}} Stade Français
(Round 1 – 7 December 2024)

| 10 December 2024

| 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)

| 2-match ban

|
{{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/b5985448-b047-462c-897d-c4cc04b1a5ec.pdf | title=Baptiste Pesenti: 2 weeks suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=10 December 2024 | access-date=12 December 2024}}

align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Youyoutte

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Stormers vs. {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulon
(Round 1 – 7 December 2024)

| 11 December 2024

| 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)

| 5-match ban{{refn|group=N|name=2:}}

|
{{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/a39053aa-1e72-4847-9387-aa8cdad9deb0.pdf | title=Yannick Youyouette: 5 weeks suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=11 December 2024 | access-date=12 December 2024}}

align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sekou Macalou

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Stade Français vs. {{flagicon|ENG}} Saracens
(Round 2 – 15 December 2024)

| 17 December 2024

| 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)

| 3-match ban

| {{cite web | url=https://www.epcrugby.com/european-professional-club-rugby/content/disciplinary-hearings-round-2-24-25 | title=Disciplinary Hearings – Round 2 | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=17 December 2024 | access-date=19 December 2024}}
{{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/c3af8136-7316-44e2-81de-c732d61a334a.pdf | title=Sekou Macalou: 3 weeks suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=17 December 2024 | access-date=17 December 2024}}

align=left| {{flagicon|SCO}} Stafford McDowall

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Toulon vs. {{flagicon|SCO}} Glasgow
(Round 2 – 15 December 2024)

| 19 December 2024

| 9.12 – Contact with Eye Area
(Citing)

| 3-match ban

|
{{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/1ff8b9de-59d0-4d5e-8793-4905326b0b16.pdf | title=Stafford McDowall: 3 weeks suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=19 December 2024 | access-date=19 December 2024}}

align=left| {{flagicon|TON}} Toma'akino Taufa

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Exeter vs. {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux
(Round 3 – 11 January 2025)

| 16 January 2025

| 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)

| 3-match ban{{refn|group=N|name=2:}}

| {{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/c0323f7e-6cd3-4a35-bc61-fa2c2e4b2c4d.pdf | title=Toma'akino Taufa: 3 weeks suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=16 January 2025 | access-date=16 January 2025}}

align=left| {{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Akhaladze

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bath vs. {{flagicon|FRA}} Clermont
(Round 3 – 12 January 2025)

| 16 January 2025

| 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card)

| 4-match ban

| {{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/0a040c17-7171-4199-b19f-326aa5da48c9.pdf | title=Giorgi Akhaladze: 4 weeks suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=16 January 2025 | access-date=16 January 2025}}

align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Beno Obano

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Leinster vs. {{flagicon|ENG}} Bath
(Round 4 – 18 January 2025)

| 21 January 2025

| 9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards
(Red card)

| Sending off sufficient

| {{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/631b9b53-fdb4-4555-879f-af944e878516.pdf| title=Beno Obano: free to play | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=21 January 2025 | access-date=21 January 2025}}

align=left| {{flagicon|ENG}} Will Goodrick-Clarke

| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Ulster vs. {{flagicon|ENG}} Exeter
(Round 4 – 17 January 2025)

| 22 January 2025

| 9.12 – Stamp/Trample
(Citing)

| 1-match ban

| {{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/5f5a4af6-468f-42b3-9480-9967704f6c6e.pdf | title=Will Goodrick-Clarke: 1 week suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=22 January 2025 | access-date=22 January 2025}}

align=left| {{flagicon|RSA}} Hakeem Kunene

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Bordeaux vs. {{flagicon|RSA}} Sharks
(Round 4 – 19 January 2025)

| 22 January 2025

| 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing)

| 3-match ban{{refn|group=N|name=2:}}

| {{cite web | url=https://media-cdn.incrowdsports.com/cfddb929-f79f-44ac-ae2a-f9f857d559b7.pdf | title=Hakeem Kunene: 3 weeks suspension | publisher=European Professional Club Rugby | date=22 January 2025 | access-date=22 January 2025}}

Notes:

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References

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