2020/21 SEASON SEMI - FINALS REVIEW

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Results

Semi-finals

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Date Home Away Score 01/05/2021 Bordeaux-Bègles 21-9 02/05/2021 La Rochelle 32-23

Fixtures

Final Date Time Home Away Venue 22/05/2021 16:45 La Rochelle Toulouse Twickenham

2020/21 season weekends

Round 1 – 11/12/13 December 2020 Round 2 – 18/19/20 December 2020 Round of 16 – 2/3/4/ April 2021 Quarter-finals – 9/10/11 April 2021 Semi-finals – 30 April – 1/2 May 2021 Finals – 21/22 May 2021

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Pools

Pool A

Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 Leinster Rugby 2 2 0 0 70 33 37 9 4 2 0 10 2 Wasps 2 2 0 0 57 22 35 9 3 2 0 10 3 Bordeaux-Bègles 2 2 0 0 63 20 43 8 1 1 0 9 4 La Rochelle 2 2 0 0 41 8 33 6 1 1 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 51 19 32 6 2 1 0 9 6 2 1 0 1 24 28 -4 2 4 0 1 5 7 RC Toulon 2 1 0 1 26 42 -16 2 6 0 0 4 8 Sale 2 0 0 2 29 42 -13 4 3 0 1 1 9 2 0 0 2 31 51 -20 3 5 0 1 1 10 2 0 0 2 19 51 -32 2 6 0 1 1 11 Montpellier 2 0 0 2 28 68 -40 3 10 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 2 16 71 -55 2 11 0 0 0

Pool B

Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts 1 2 2 0 0 83 10 73 12 1 2 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 75 29 46 11 4 2 0 10 3 Toulouse 2 2 0 0 57 22 35 8 3 2 0 10 4 2 2 0 0 60 38 22 5 5 0 0 8 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne 2 1 0 1 82 77 5 11 8 2 0 6 6 2 1 0 1 65 69 -4 9 9 2 0 6 7 2 1 0 1 42 28 14 6 4 1 0 5 8 2 1 0 1 48 89 -41 6 12 1 0 5 9 2 0 0 2 56 67 -11 7 9 1 2 3 10 2 0 0 2 40 53 -13 5 8 0 1 1 11 Harlequins 2 0 0 2 14 70 -56 2 9 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 2 0 70 -70 0 10 0 0 0

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Semi-finals Top Performers

Points La Rochelle 22 ROSS BYRNE Leinster Rugby 18 ROMAIN NTAMACK Toulouse 11 MATTHIEU JALIBERT Bordeaux-Bègles 9 5 PLAYERS - 5

Carries GREGORY ALLDRITT La Rochelle 21 JACK CONAN Leinster Rugby 18 MATTHIEU JALIBERT Bordeaux-Bègles 14 CHARLIE FAUMUINA Toulouse 12 Toulouse 12 GREGORY ALLDRITT La Rochelle 21 JACK CONAN Leinster Rugby 18

Metres MATTHIEU JALIBERT Bordeaux-Bègles 145 ANTOINE DUPONT Toulouse 132 CHESLIN KOLBE Toulouse 69 JAMES LOWE Leinster Rugby 63 JACK CONAN Leinster Rugby 54

Defenders Beaten MATTHIEU JALIBERT Bordeaux-Bègles 7 La Rochelle 7 PITA AHKI Toulouse 7 GARRY RINGROSE Leinster Rugby 5 ANTOINE DUPONT Toulouse 5 CHESLIN KOLBE Toulouse 5

Offloads CHARLIE FAUMUINA Toulouse 3 La Rochelle 2 MATTHIEU JALIBERT Bordeaux-Bègles 2 La Rochelle 2 IHAIA WEST La Rochelle 2 TAWERA KERR-BARLOW La Rochelle 2 ANTOINE DUPONT Toulouse 2

Tackles JOSH VAN DER FLIER Leinster Rugby 17 JANDRÉ MARAIS Bordeaux-Bègles 16 VICTOR VITO La Rochelle 16 RICHIE ARNOLD Toulouse 16 RONAN KELLEHER Leinster Rugby 15

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2020/21 Heineken Champions Cup - Leading Scorers

Points

Rank Matches Points Penalties Conversions Drop Goals Tries 1 Matthieu Jalibert Bordeaux-Bègles 5 72 16 7 0 2 2 Ross Byrne Leinster Rugby 4 55 12 7 0 1 3 Romain Ntamack Toulouse 4 52 14 5 0 0 4 Ihaia West La Rochelle 4 48 11 6 1 0 5 AJ MacGinty 3 47 8 9 0 1 6 Racing 92 4 39 8 5 0 1 7 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 35 5 10 0 0 8 JJ Hanrahan Munster Rugby 3 33 9 3 0 0 9 Callum Sheedy Bristol Bears 3 28 6 5 0 0 10 Exeter Chiefs 3 27 1 12 0 0

Tries

Rank Matches Tries 1 Antoine Dupont Toulouse 4 4 1 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 4 1 Santiago Cordero Bordeaux-Bègles 3 4 1 Xavier Mignot Lyon 2 4 5 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 3 5 Gavin Coombes Munster Rugby 3 3 5 Exeter Chiefs 3 3 5 Raymond Rhule La Rochelle 4 3 5 Teddy Thomas Racing 92 3 3 5 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 3 3

Goal-kicking

Rank Matches Penalties Conversions Attempts* % 1 JJ Hanrahan Munster Rugby 3 9 3 13 92% 2 Camille Lopez ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 5 10 17 88% 3 AJ MacGinty Sale Sharks 3 8 9 20 85% 4 Lyon 2 3 7 12 83% 5 Matthieu Jalibert Bordeaux-Bègles 5 16 7 28 82% 6 Joe Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 3 1 12 16 81% 7 Teddy Iribaren Racing 92 3 2 6 10 80% 8 Romain Ntamack Toulouse 4 14 5 24 79% 8 Ross Byrne Leinster Rugby 4 12 7 24 79% 10 Callum Sheedy Bristol Bears 3 6 5 14 79% * 10+ attempts

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2020/21 Heineken Champions Cup – Top Performers

Carries

Rank Matches Carries 1 Gregory Alldritt La Rochelle 4 59 2 Matthieu Jalibert Bordeaux-Bègles 5 55 3 Kurtley Beale Racing 92 4 46 4 Exeter Chiefs 3 42 5 Robbie Henshaw Leinster Rugby 4 41 6 Rhys Ruddock Leinster Rugby 4 40 6 Romain Buros Bordeaux-Bègles 5 40 8 Mike Haley Munster Rugby 3 39 9 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 38 9 Will Skelton La Rochelle 4 38

Metres

Rank Matches Metres 1 Matthieu Jalibert Bordeaux-Bègles 5 317 2 Kurtley Beale Racing 92 4 309 3 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 3 293 4 Antoine Dupont Toulouse 4 279 5 Romain Buros Bordeaux-Bègles 5 271 6 Kotaro Matsushima ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 252 7 Mike Haley Munster Rugby 3 244 8 Dillyn Leyds La Rochelle 4 217 9 Teddy Thomas Racing 92 3 204 10 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 202

Breaks

Rank Matches Breaks 1 Kurtley Beale Racing 92 4 11 2 Damian Penaud ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 9 2 Xavier Mignot Lyon 2 9 4 Dillyn Leyds La Rochelle 4 8 4 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 3 8 6 Antoine Dupont Toulouse 4 6 6 Dave Kearney Leinster Rugby 3 6 6 Matthis Lebel Toulouse 4 6 6 Olly Woodburn Exeter Chiefs 3 6 10 Baptiste Couilloud Lyon 2 5 10 Cheslin Kolbe Toulouse 4 5 10 Lyon 2 5 10 Henry Purdy Bristol Bears 2 5 10 Henry Slade Exeter Chiefs 3 5 10 Josh Bassett Wasps 3 5 10 Kotaro Matsushima ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 5 10 Lyon 2 5

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Defenders Beaten

Rank Matches Defenders Beaten 1 Damian Penaud ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 23 2 Antoine Dupont Toulouse 4 20 2 George Moala ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 20 4 Tom O'Flaherty Exeter Chiefs 3 19 5 Dillyn Leyds La Rochelle 4 17 6 Matthieu Jalibert Bordeaux-Bègles 5 16 7 Kotaro Matsushima ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 14 8 Pita Ahki Toulouse 4 13 9 Cheslin Kolbe Toulouse 4 12 9 Kurtley Beale Racing 92 4 12 9 Romain Buros Bordeaux-Bègles 5 12

Offloads

Rank Matches Offloads 1 Matthieu Jalibert Bordeaux-Bègles 5 12 2 Antoine Dupont Toulouse 4 7 3 Maxime Medard Toulouse 4 6 3 Romain Buros Bordeaux-Bègles 5 6 3 Yoram Moefana Bordeaux-Bègles 5 6 6 Baptiste Couilloud Lyon 2 5 6 Charlie Faumuina Toulouse 4 5 6 Jean-Luc du Preez Sale Sharks 4 5 6 Julien Marchand Toulouse 4 5 6 Max Malins Bristol Bears 2 5 6 Victor Vito La Rochelle 3 5

Tackles

Rank Matches Tackles Missed Tackles 1 Josh van der Flier Leinster Rugby 4 65 6 2 ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 56 7 3 Hamish Watson Edinburgh Rugby 3 50 3 4 Ronan Kelleher Leinster Rugby 4 48 1 5 Cyril Cazeaux Bordeaux-Bègles 5 42 5 6 Wian Liebenberg La Rochelle 4 41 4 7 Rhys Ruddock Leinster Rugby 4 39 4 8 Daniel Thomas Bristol Bears 3 38 4 8 Scott Higginbotham Bordeaux-Bègles 5 38 3 8 Victor Vito La Rochelle 3 38 1 8 Will Skelton La Rochelle 4 38 3 8 Yoram Moefana Bordeaux-Bègles 5 38 5

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Lineouts

Rank Matches Lineouts Won (inc. steals) Lineout Steals 1 Cameron Woki Bordeaux-Bègles 5 25 5 2 Rory Arnold Toulouse 4 19 2 2 Will Rowlands Wasps 2 19 1 4 Baptiste Chouzenoux Racing 92 4 17 2 4 Ben Toolis Edinburgh Rugby 2 17 0 4 Lewis Ludlow Gloucester Rugby 3 17 2 7 Cobus Wiese Sale Sharks 4 16 0 8 Ultan Dillane Connacht Rugby 2 15 2 8 Victor Vito La Rochelle 3 15 0 10 Judicael Cancoriet ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 14 0 10 Tadhg Beirne Munster Rugby 3 14 2

Turnovers

Rank Matches Turnovers Won 1 Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs 3 6 2 Antoine Dupont Toulouse 4 5 2 Fritz Lee ASM Clermont Auvergne 4 5 2 Josh van der Flier Leinster Rugby 4 5 2 Thomas Young Wasps 3 5 6 Bevan Rodd Sale Sharks 4 4 6 Bismarck Du Plessis Montpellier 2 4 6 Julien Marchand Toulouse 4 4 6 La Rochelle 4 4 6 Sam Dugdale Sale Sharks 2 4 6 Samuel Matavesi Northampton Saints 2 4 6 Taine Basham Dragons 2 4 6 Tom Curry Sale Sharks 2 4 6 Yoram Moefana Bordeaux-Bègles 5 4

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Disciplinary Update

Yellow Cards

Round Name Club Opposition Match Date Cameron Woki Bordeaux-Bègles Northampton Saints 11/12/2020 Maxime Lucu Bordeaux-Bègles Northampton Saints 11/12/2020 Maxime Médard Toulouse Ulster Rugby 11/12/2020 Sébastien Bézy ASM Clermont Auvergne Bristol Bears 12/12/2020 Aaron Jarvis Dragons Wasps 12/12/2020 Jared Rosser Dragons Wasps 12/12/2020 1 Will Rowlands Wasps Dragons 12/12/2020 Wasps Dragons 12/12/2020 Sam Johnson Glasgow Warriors Exeter Chiefs 13/12/2020 Will Evans Harlequins Munster Rugby 13/12/2020 James Chisholm Harlequins Munster Rugby 13/12/2020 Alex Dombrandt Harlequins Munster Rugby 13/12/2020 Stephen Archer Munster Rugby Harlequins 13/12/2020 Alfie Barbeary Wasps Montpellier 18/12/2020 Judicael Cancoriet ASM Clermont Auvergne Munster Rugby 19/12/2020 Thibault Lanen ASM Clermont Auvergne Munster Rugby 19/12/2020 Louis Rees-Zammit Gloucester Rugby Ulster Rugby 19/12/2020 Shane Daly Munster Rugby ASM Clermont Auvergne 19/12/2020 Jean-Luc du Preez Sale Sharks Edinburgh Rugby 19/12/2020 2 Rob Herring Ulster Rugby Gloucester Rugby 19/12/2020 Alan O'Connor Ulster Rugby Gloucester Rugby 19/12/2020 Ethan McIlroy Ulster Rugby Gloucester Rugby 19/12/2020 Siale Piutau Bristol Bears Connacht Rugby 20/12/2020 Bundee Aki Connacht Rugby Bristol Bears 20/12/2020 Scott Steele Harlequins Racing 92 20/12/2020 Lewis Ludlow Gloucester Rugby La Rochelle 02/04/2021 Jannes Kirsten Exeter Chiefs Lyon 03/04/2021 Chris Farrrell Munster Rugby Toulouse 03/04/2021 Clement Castets Toulouse Munster Rugby 03/04/2021 Round of 16 Vivien Devisme Lyon Exeter Chiefs 03/04/2021 Lyon Exeter Chiefs 03/04/2021 Zach Kibirige Wasps ASM Clermont Auvergne 03/04/2021 Cyril Cazeaux Bordeaux-Bègles Bristol Bears 04/04/2021 Kane Douglas Bordeaux-Bègles Bristol Bears 04/04/2021 Remi Lamerat Bordeaux-Bègles Racing 92 11/04/2021 Quarter-finals Baptiste Chouzenoux Racing 92 Bordeaux-Bègles 11/04/2021 Cameron Woki Bordeaux-Bègles Toulouse 01/05/2021 Semi-finals Wian Liebenberg La Rochelle Leinster Rugby 02/05/2021 James Lowe Leinster Rugby La Rochelle 02/05/2021

Red Cards

Round Name Club Opposition Match Date 2 Henry Immelman Montpellier Wasps 18/12/2020