2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage

2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage
Season2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup
Date15 November 2019 – 19 February 2020
Qualifiers
Seed 1Ireland Leinster
Seed 2England Exeter Chiefs
Seed 3France Toulouse
Seed 4France Clermont Auvergne
Seed 5France Racing 92
Seed 6Ireland Ulster
Seed 7England Northampton Saints
Seed 8England Saracens
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Main article: 2019–20 European Rugby Champions Cup

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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Green: Pool 1; Red: Pool 2; Orange: Pool 3; Yellow: Pool 4; Blue: Pool 5.]]
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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

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 France Toulouse England Saracens Ireland Leinster
2 France Clermont England Exeter Chiefs Scotland Glasgow Warriors
3 France Lyon England Gloucester Ireland Munster
4 France La Rochelle England Northampton Saints Ireland Ulster
5 France Racing England Harlequins Ireland Connacht
6 France Montpellier England Bath Italy Benetton
7 England Sale Sharks Wales 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 England Saracens (1 Prem) Ireland Leinster (1 Pro14) France Toulouse (1 Top 14) England Exeter Chiefs (2 Prem) France Clermont (2 Top 14)
Tier 2 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (2 Pro14) England Gloucester (3 Prem) Ireland Munster (3 Pro14) France Lyon (3 Top 14) Ireland Ulster (4 Pro14)
Tier 3 England Northampton Saints (4 Prem) France La Rochelle (4 Top 14) England Harlequins (5 Prem) Ireland Connacht (5 Pro14) France Racing (5 Top 14)
Tier 4 England Bath (6 Prem) Italy Benetton (6 Pro14) France Montpellier (6 Top 14) Wales Ospreys (7 Pro14) England 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

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:

  1. Where teams have played each other
    1. The club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.
    2. If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.
    3. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.
  2. Where teams remain tied and/or have not played each other in the competition (i.e. are from different pools)
    1. The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.
    2. If equal, the club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.
    3. If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.
    4. If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club's ranking.
Key to colours
     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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
Ireland Leinster (1) 6 6 0 0 199 76 123 28 9 4 0 28
England Northampton Saints (7) 6 4 0 2 166 183 –17 19 25 3 0 19
France Lyon 6 1 0 5 108 141 –33 14 16 1 2 7
Italy Benetton 6 1 0 5 96 169 –73 12 23 1 1 6

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Round 1

16 November 2019
15:15
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland33–19Italy 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 England25–14France 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

23 November 2019
14:00
(2 BP) Benetton Italy32–35England 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 France6–13Ireland 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

7 December 2019
13:00
Northampton Saints England16–43Ireland 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 France28–0Italy 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

14 December 2019
13:45
Benetton Italy25–22France 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 Ireland50–21England 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

12 January 2020
13:00
(1 BP) Leinster Ireland42–14France 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 England33–20Italy 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

18 January 2020
14:00
Benetton Italy0–18Ireland 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 France24–36England 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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
England Exeter Chiefs (2) 6 5 1 0 186 105 81 25 14 5 0 27
Scotland Glasgow Warriors 6 3 1 2 141 115 26 17 14 2 1 17
France La Rochelle 6 2 0 4 107 146 –39 14 18 1 1 10
England Sale Sharks 6 1 0 5 92 160 –68 11 21 0 3 7

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Round 1

16 November 2019
13:00
Glasgow Warriors Scotland13–7England 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 France12–31England 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

23 November 2019
15:15
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England34–18Scotland 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 England25–15France 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

7 December 2019
16:15
(1 BP) La Rochelle France24–27Scotland 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 England20–22England 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

14 December 2019
17:15
(1 BP) Glasgow Warriors Scotland7–12France 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 England35–10England 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

10 January 2020
20:45
(1 BP) La Rochelle France30–23England 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 Scotland31–31England 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

18 January 2020
17:30
(1 BP) Exeter Chiefs England33–14France 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 England7–45Scotland 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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Clermont (4) 6 5 0 1 207 114 93 24 15 3 1 24
Ireland Ulster (6) 6 5 0 1 129 107 22 16 10 1 0 21
England Harlequins 6 2 0 4 114 166 –52 13 20 0 2 10
England Bath 6 0 0 6 102 165 –63 12 20 1 4 5

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Round 1

16 November 2019
16:00
(1 BP) Bath England16–17Ireland 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 France53–21England 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

22 November 2019
19:45
Ulster Ireland18–13France 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 England15–9England 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

6 December 2019
19:45
Bath England17–34France 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 Ireland25–24England 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

13 December 2019
19:45
Harlequins England10–34Ireland 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 France52–26England 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

10 January 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Bath England19–25England 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 France29–13Ireland 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

18 January 2020
15:15
(1 BP) Harlequins England19–26France 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 Ireland22–15England 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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Racing 92 (5) 6 4 1 1 194 126 68 26 15 4 1 23
England Saracens (8) 6 4 0 2 121 88 33 13 10 1 1 18
Ireland Munster 6 3 1 2 124 97 27 13 10 2 0 16
Wales Ospreys 6 0 0 6 83 211 –128 11 28 1 1 2

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Round 1

16 November 2019
17:30
Ospreys Wales13–32Ireland 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 France30–10England 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

23 November 2019
13:00
(1 BP) Saracens England44–3Wales 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 Ireland21–21France 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

7 December 2019
17:30
Munster Ireland10–3England 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 Wales19–40France 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

13 December 2019
20:45
(1 BP) Racing 92 France40–27Wales 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 England15–6Ireland 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

11 January 2020
13:00
(1 BP) Ospreys Wales15–22England 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 France39–22Ireland 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

19 January 2020
13:00
(1 BP) Munster Ireland33–6Wales 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 England27–24France 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

Team
 P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
France Toulouse (3) 6 6 0 0 162 85 77 19 9 3 0 27
England Gloucester 6 2 0 4 140 140 0 19 14 3 3 14
France Montpellier 6 2 0 4 118 157 –39 12 20 1 1 10
Ireland Connacht 6 2 0 4 120 158 –38 15 22 1 1 10

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Round 1

15 November 2019
19:45
(1 BP) Gloucester England20–25France 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 Ireland23–20France 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

23 November 2019
14:00
(1 BP) Toulouse France32–17Ireland 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 France30–27England 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

8 December 2019
13:00
(1 BP) Gloucester England26–17Ireland 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 France23–9France 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

14 December 2019
12:45
Connacht Ireland27–24England 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 France18–26France 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

11 January 2020
15:15
Connacht Ireland7–21France 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 England29–6France 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

19 January 2020
16:15
(1 BP) Montpellier France35–29Ireland 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 France35–14England 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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