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The 2022 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match of the 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-seventh European club rugby final in general. The final was contested between La Rochelle and Leinster with La Rochelle winning the game with a late try.[1][2][3][4][5]

2022 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
Event2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup
La Rochelle Leinster
France Ireland
24 21
Date28 May 2022
VenueStade Vélodrome, Marseille
Player of the MatchDillyn Leyds (La Rochelle)
RefereeWayne Barnes (England)
Attendance59,682
WeatherSunny
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Despite having hosted a number of Champions Cup semi-finals, the Stade Vélodrome hosted its first European final, two years later than expected after it was rearranged from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background

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Both Leinster and La Rochelle entered the final on similar form, with both teams having won 7 out of their 8 games in the Championship, with both losses being a default result due to cancellations earlier in the campaign.[citation needed]

This was Leinster's sixth appearance in the Champions Cup Final, winning four and losing one, their last win being in 2018. If Leinster had won, it would have been a record equalling victory for them, joining Toulouse with five European titles to their name. For La Rochelle, this was the second time they have made the final, after they made the final in the previous year. They became the first team since Leinster to appear in back-to-back finals after the Irish side achieved this in 2018 and 2019. La Rochelle's victory was the first major trophy for the club.[citation needed]

The two sides had met just once before in the Champions Cup, with La Rochelle triumphing 32–23 in last season's semi-finals and it was the fifth time that an Irish team faced a TOP 14 club in the European Cup final, with Irish sides having won on each of the previous four occasions.[citation needed]

Route to the final

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Further information: 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

  La Rochelle Round   Leinster
Opponent Result Pool stage Opponent Result
  Glasgow Warriors 20–13 (H) Matchday 1   Bath 45–20 (H)
  Bath 0–0 (A)
(Cancelled) 		Matchday 2   Montpellier 0–28 (A)
(Cancelled)
  Bath 39–21 (H) Matchday 3   Montpellier 89–7 (H)
  Glasgow Warriors 38–20 (A) Matchday 4   Bath 64–7 (A)
Final standings
Pool A Top 4
Team P W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
  Racing 92 4 4 0 0 126 24 +102 16 3 3 0 19
  Ulster 4 4 0 0 114 96 +18 15 9 3 0 19
  La Rochelle 4 3 1 0 97 64 +33 11 7 2 0 16
  Leinster 4 3 0 1 198 62 +136 30 8 3 0 15
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
  Bordeaux 31–13 (A) Round of 16 Leg 1   Connacht 26–21 (A)
  Bordeaux 31–23 (H) Round of 16 Leg 2   Connacht 56–20 (H)
  Montpellier 31–19 (H) Quarter-finals   Leicester Tigers 14–23 (A)
  Racing 92 13–20 (A) Semi-finals   Toulouse 40–17 (H)

Match

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La Rochelle
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leinster

Details

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28 May 2022
17:45
La Rochelle  24–21  Leinster
Try: Rhule 9' c
Bourgarit 60' c
Retière 79' c
Con: West (3/3) 11', 61', 80'
Pen: West (1/1) 41'		ReportPen: Sexton (6/6) 4', 8', 22', 40+2', 47', 53'
R. Byrne (1/1) 64'
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 59,682
Referee: Wayne Barnes: (England)
FB 15   Brice Dulin
RW 14   Dillyn Leyds   67'
OC 13   Jérémy Sinzelle
IC 12   Jonathan Danty   68'
LW 11   Raymond Rhule
FH 10   Ihaia West
SH 9   Thomas Berjon   64'
N8 8   Grégory Alldritt (c)
OF 7   Matthias Haddad   29'
BF 6   Wiaan Liebenberg   53'
RL 5   Will Skelton
LL 4   Thomas Lavault   63' to 73'   74'
TP 3   Uini Atonio   62'
HK 2   Pierre Bourgarit   66'
LP 1   Dany Priso
Substitutions:
HK 16   Facundo Bosch   66'
PR 17   Reda Wardi   53'
PR 18   Joel Sclavi   62'
LK 19   Romain Sazy   74'
FL 20   Rémi Bourdeau   29'
SH 21   Arthur Retière   64'
CE 22   Levani Botia   68'
WG 23   Jules Favre   67'
Coach:
  Ronan O'Gara
FB 15   Hugo Keenan
RW 14   Jimmy O'Brien
OC 13   Garry Ringrose
IC 12   Robbie Henshaw
LW 11   James Lowe
FH 10   Johnny Sexton (c)   62'
SH 9   Jamison Gibson-Park   75'
N8 8   Jack Conan
OF 7   Josh van der Flier
BF 6   Caelan Doris   66'
RL 5   James Ryan
LL 4   Ross Molony   76'
TP 3   Tadhg Furlong   62'
HK 2   Rónan Kelleher   14'
LP 1   Andrew Porter   62'
Substitutions:
HK 16   Dan Sheehan   14'
PR 17   Cian Healy   62'
PR 18   Michael Alaalatoa   62'
LK 19   Joe McCarthy   76'
FL 20   Rhys Ruddock   66'
SH 21   Luke McGrath   75'
FH 22   Ross Byrne   62'
CE 23   Ciarán Frawley
Coach:
  Leo Cullen

Star of the Match:
  Dillyn Leyds (La Rochelle)

Assistant referees:
Matthew Carley (England)
Christophe Ridley (England)
Television Match Official:
Tom Foley (England)

References

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  1. ^ "2022 European Rugby Champions Cup Final". EPC Rugby.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Sublime Leinster dethrone Toulouse to march into Champions Cup final". The 42. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "La Rochelle win 20-13 at Racing 92 to reach second successive final". BBC Sport. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Leinster 21-24 La Rochelle: Champions Cup final – as it happened". Guardian. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ronan O'Gara leads La Rochelle to first Champions Cup title with stunning last-gasp victory over Leinster". The 42. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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