2020/21 SEASON SEMI - FINALS REVIEW
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Results
Semi-finals
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Date Home Away Score 30/04/2021 Leicester Tigers Ulster Rugby 33-24 01/05/2021 Bath Rugby Montpellier 10-19
Fixtures
Final
Date Time Home Away Venue 21/05/2021 20:00 Leicester Tigers Montpellier 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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Standings
Rank Pl W D L PF PA Diff TF TA TB LB Pts
1 London Irish 2 2 0 0 60 25 35 9 3 2 0 10
2 Ospreys 2 2 0 0 77 44 33 9 6 2 0 10
3 Cardiff Blues 2 2 0 0 61 20 41 7 2 1 0 9
4 Leicester Tigers 2 2 0 0 67 37 30 7 3 1 0 9
5 Zebre Rugby Club 2 1 1 0 43 41 2 5 4 0 0 6
6 Agen 2 1 0 1 36 34 2 5 5 1 0 5
7 Benetton Rugby 2 1 0 1 44 48 -4 7 7 1 0 5
8 Newcastle Falcons 2 1 0 1 46 50 -4 5 6 0 0 4
9 Pau 2 1 0 1 41 46 -5 5 6 0 0 4
10 Bayonne 2 0 1 1 45 53 -8 5 6 0 0 2
11 Worcester Warriors 2 0 0 2 49 62 -13 6 7 1 1 2
12 Brive 2 0 0 2 33 57 -24 2 6 0 1 1
13 Castres Olympique 2 0 0 2 32 65 -33 5 8 0 0 0
14 Stade Français Paris 2 0 0 2 20 72 -52 3 11 0 0 0
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Semi-Finals Top Performers
Points GEORGE FORD Leicester Tigers 18 BENOIT PAILLAUGUE Montpellier 11 JOHN COONEY Ulster Rugby 7 9 PLAYERS - 5
Carries ZACH MERCER Bath 22 JASPER WIESE Leicester Tigers 18 FREDDIE STEWARD Leicester Tigers 16 JACOB STOCKDALE Ulster Rugby 15 IAIN HENDERSON Ulster Rugby 15
Metres JACOB STOCKDALE Ulster Rugby 113 ANTHONY WATSON Bath 79 ZACH MERCER Bath 75 ALEX LOZOWSKI Montpellier 64 JOE COKANASIGA Bath 59
Defenders Beaten NICK TIMONEY Ulster Rugby 6 JACOB STOCKDALE Ulster Rugby 5 NEMANI NADOLO Leicester Tigers 5 FREDDIE STEWARD Leicester Tigers 4 ZACH MERCER Bath 4 ELLIS GENGE Leicester Tigers 4
Offloads JASPER WIESE Leicester Tigers 4 15 PLAYERS - 1
Tackles PAUL WILLEMSE Montpellier 22 ALEXANDRE BECOGNEE Montpellier 18 ARTHUR VINCENT Montpellier 18 GUILHEM GUIRADO Montpellier 18 ENZO FORLETTA Montpellier 18
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2020/21 Challenge Cup - Leading Scorers
Points
Rank Matches Points Penalties Conversions Drop Goals Tries 1 Benoit Paillaugue Montpellier 2 34 6 3 0 2 2 John Cooney Ulster Rugby 3 33 2 11 0 1 2 George Ford Leicester Tigers 3 33 6 6 1 0 4 Paolo Garbisi Benetton Rugby 2 31 8 1 0 1 4 Jarrod Evans Cardiff Blues 2 31 6 5 1 0 6 Stephen Myler Ospreys 2 30 6 6 0 0 6 Paddy Jackson London Irish 3 30 4 9 0 0 8 Zack Henry Leicester Tigers 2 22 3 4 0 1 8 Brett Connon Newcastle Falcons 4 22 4 5 0 0 10 Ben Spencer Bath Rugby 3 21 1 9 0 0
Tries
Rank Matches Tries 1 Pierre Bruno Zebre Rugby Club 3 4 2 Ollie Hassell-Collins London Irish 3 3 2 Rob Herring Ulster Rugby 3 3 2 Sam Parry Ospreys 3 3 2 Will Stuart Bath Rugby 3 3 6 21 Players - - 2
Goal-kicking
Rank Matches Penalties Conversions Attempts* % 1 Paddy Jackson London Irish 3 4 9 15 87% 2 Stephen Myler Ospreys 2 6 6 14 86% 3 Jarrod Evans Cardiff Blues 2 6 5 13 85% 4 Ben Spencer Bath Rugby 3 1 9 12 83% 5 John Cooney Ulster Rugby 3 2 11 16 81% 6 George Ford Leicester Tigers 3 6 6 15 80% 7 Benoit Paillaugue Montpellier 2 6 3 12 75% 7 Paolo Garbisi Benetton Rugby 2 8 1 12 75% 9 Zack Henry Leicester Tigers 2 3 4 10 70% 10 Brett Connon Newcastle Falcons 4 4 5 13 69% *10+ attempts
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2020/21 Challenge Cup – Top Performers
Carries
Rank Matches Carries 1 Jasper Wiese Leicester Tigers 4 54 2 Freddie Steward Leicester Tigers 4 41 3 Zach Mercer Bath Rugby 2 40 4 Albert Tuisue London Irish 4 38 5 Stuart McCloskey Ulster Rugby 3 36 6 Jacob Stockdale Ulster Rugby 3 34 6 Peter Lucock Newcastle Falcons 4 34 8 Sean Reidy Ulster Rugby 3 32 9 Anthony Watson Bath Rugby 3 31 10 Dan Evans Ospreys 3 30 10 Jayden Hayward Benetton Rugby 3 30 10 Sebastian Negri Benetton Rugby 2 30 10 Tom Parton London Irish 4 30 10 Will Stuart Bath Rugby 3 30
Metres
Rank Matches Metres 1 Jacob Stockdale Ulster Rugby 3 236 2 Anthony Watson Bath Rugby 3 232 3 Tom Arscott Newcastle Falcons 2 225 4 Kini Murimurivalu Leicester Tigers 4 214 4 Tom Parton London Irish 4 214 6 Ollie Hassell-Collins London Irish 3 211 7 Jayden Hayward Benetton Rugby 3 208 8 Dan Evans Ospreys 3 207 9 Freddie Steward Leicester Tigers 4 202 10 Jasper Wiese Leicester Tigers 4 194
Breaks
Rank Matches Clean Breaks 1 Ollie Hassell-Collins London Irish 3 8 2 Jacob Stockdale Ulster Rugby 3 6 2 Robert Baloucoune Ulster Rugby 3 6 4 Cooper Vuna Newcastle Falcons 3 5 4 Harry Potter Leicester Tigers 2 5 4 Jayden Hayward Benetton Rugby 3 5 4 Kieran Williams Ospreys 3 5 4 Kini Murimurivalu Leicester Tigers 4 5 4 Ollie Sleightholme Northampton Saints 2 5 10 10 Players - - 4
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Defenders Beaten
Rank Matches Defenders Beaten 1 Jasper Wiese Leicester Tigers 4 21 2 George North Ospreys 3 13 3 Freddie Steward Leicester Tigers 4 12 3 Kini Murimurivalu Leicester Tigers 4 12 5 Tom Arscott Newcastle Falcons 2 11 6 Jacob Stockdale Ulster Rugby 3 10 6 Michael Lowry Ulster Rugby 3 10 6 Morgan Morris Ospreys 3 10 6 Ollie Hassell-Collins London Irish 3 10 6 Renato Giammarioli Zebre Rugby Club 3 10
Offloads
Rank Matches Offloads 1 Jasper Wiese Leicester Tigers 4 6 2 George Nott London Irish 3 5 2 Renato Giammarioli Zebre Rugby Club 3 5 2 Stéphane Onambele Mbarga Castres Olympique 2 5 2 Thibault Debaes Pau 2 5 6 Ahsee Tuala Northampton Saints 2 4 6 George North Ospreys 3 4 6 Jayden Hayward Benetton Rugby 3 4 6 Joe Cokanasiga Bath Rugby 3 4 10 Agustin Creevy London Irish 3 3 10 Fraser Dingwall Northampton Saints 2 3 10 Jessy Jegerlehner Agen 2 3 10 Matias Orlando Newcastle Falcons 2 3 10 Matt Scott Leicester Tigers 4 3 10 Michael Lowry Ulster Rugby 3 3 10 Micky Young Newcastle Falcons 2 3 10 Taqele Naiyaravoro Northampton Saints 2 3 10 Terrence Hepetema London Irish 2 3
Tackles
Rank Matches Tackles Missed Tackles 1 George Martin Leicester Tigers 3 54 4 2 Teimana Harrison Northampton Saints 2 52 1 3 Enzo Forletta Montpellier 3 47 4 3 Jasper Wiese Leicester Tigers 4 47 5 3 Joe Heyes Leicester Tigers 5 47 3 3 Nick Timoney Ulster Rugby 3 47 7 7 Albert Tuisue London Irish 4 46 2 7 Blair Cowan London Irish 3 46 4 7 Cameron Henderson Leicester Tigers 3 46 4 10 Matt Rogerson London Irish 3 45 3
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Lineouts
Rank Matches Lineouts Won (inc. steals) Lineout Steals 1 Rob Simmons London Irish 2 21 0 2 Darren Barry Newcastle Falcons 2 16 0 3 Cory Hill Cardiff Blues 2 15 1 3 Justin Tipuric Ospreys 2 15 1 5 Guillaume Ducat Bayonne 1 14 2 6 Baptiste Heguy Bayonne 2 13 2 6 Hanro Liebenberg Leicester Tigers 3 13 1 6 Harry Wells Leicester Tigers 5 13 0 6 Justin Clegg Worcester Warriors 2 13 0 10 Federico Ruzza Benetton Rugby 3 12 1 10 Florian Verhaeghe Montpellier 2 12 5
Turnovers
Rank Matches Turnovers 1 Matt Scott Leicester Tigers 4 5 1 Paul Willemse Montpellier 2 5 3 Bismarck Du Plessis Montpellier 3 4 3 George North Ospreys 3 4 3 Matias Moroni Leicester Tigers 4 4 3 Morgan Morris Ospreys 3 4 7 Albert Tuisue London Irish 4 3 7 Alexandre Becognee Montpellier 2 3 7 Aneurin Owen Dragons 1 3 7 Bastien Chalureau Montpellier 2 3 7 Cameron Redpath Bath Rugby 2 3 7 Dan Evans Ospreys 3 3 7 Jeremy Fernandez Castres Olympique 2 3 7 Kyle Cooper Newcastle Falcons 4 3 7 Tommy Reffell Leicester Tigers 3 3
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Disciplinary Update
Yellow Cards
Round Name Club Opposition Match Date Mark Wilson Newcastle Falcons Cardiff Blues 11/12/2020 Waisea Nayacalevu Stade Français Paris Benetton Rugby 11/12/2020 Luc Mousset Bayonne Zebre Rugby Club 12/12/2020 Armand Batlle Castres Olympique Ospreys 12/12/2020 1 Hubert Texier Pau Worcester Warriors 12/12/2020 Charly Malie Pau Worcester Warriors 12/12/2020 Caleb Montgomery Worcester Warriors Pau 12/12/2020 Marco Manfredi Zebre Rugby Club Bayonne 12/12/2020 Mesake Doge Brive Zebre Rugby Club 18/12/2020 Alexis Decaux Castres Olympique Newcastle Falcons 18/12/2020 Joe Heyes Leicester Tigers Bayonne 19/12/2020 2 Nephi Leatigaga Leicester Tigers Bayonne 19/12/2020 Cyle Brink Leicester Tigers Bayonne 19/12/2020 Richard Palframan Worcester Warriors Ospreys 19/12/2020 Ethan Waller Worcester Warriors Ospreys 19/12/2020 Miles Reid Bath Rugby Zebre Rugby Club 02/04/2021 Nick Grigg Glasgow Warriors Montpellier 02/04/2021 Ben Loader London Irish Cardiff Blues 02/04/2021 Martin Devergie Montpellier Glasgow Warriors 02/04/2021 Bastien Chalureau Montpellier Glasgow Warriors 02/04/2021 Eduardo Bello Zebre Rugby Club Bath Rugby 02/04/2021 John Porch Connacht Rugby Leicester Tigers 03/04/2021 Elliot Dee Dragons Northampton Saints 03/04/2021 Round of 16 Charlie Clare Leicester Tigers Connacht Rugby 03/04/2021 Mark Wilson Newcastle Falcons Ospreys 03/04/2021 Ollie Sleightholme Northampton Saints Dragons 03/04/2021 JJ Tonks Northampton Saints Dragons 03/04/2021 Alex Coles Northampton Saints Dragons 03/04/2021 Justin Tipuric Ospreys Newcastle Falcons 03/04/2021 Adam Beard Ospreys Newcastle Falcons 03/04/2021 Jordi Murphy Ulster Rugby Harlequins 04/04/2021 Kyle Cooper Newcastle Falcons Leicester Tigers 10/04/2021 Paul Willemse Montpellier Benetton Rugby 10/04/2021 Yacouba Camara Montpellier Benetton Rugby 10/04/2021 Mark Wilson Newcastle Falcons Leicester Tigers 10/04/2021 Quarter-Finals Mark Tampin Newcastle Falcons Leicester Tigers 10/04/2021 Samuel Matavesi Northampton Saints Ulster Rugby 10/04/2021 David Ribbans Northampton Saints Ulster Rugby 10/04/2021 Nick Isiekwe Northampton Saints Ulster Rugby 10/04/2021 Tom Youngs Leicester Tigers Ulster Rugby 30/04/2021 Semi-finals Enzo Forletta Montpellier Bath Rugby 01/05/2021
Red Cards
Round Name Club Opposition Match Date Charlie Rorke Stade Français Paris Benetton Rugby 11/12/2020 1 Leonardo Sarto Benetton Rugby Stade Français Paris 11/12/2020 TJ Ioane Glasgow Warriors Montpellier 02/04/2021 Round of 16 William Goodrick-Clarke London Irish Cardiff Blues 02/04/2021 Jamie-Jerry Taulagi Agen Benetton Rugby 03/04/2021 Quarter-Finals Kyle Cooper Newcastle Falcons Leicester Tigers 10/04/2021