The European Rugby Cup 2016/2017 is the third European Championship Cup draw (the 22nd in terms of the Heineken Cup predecessor tournament), an international tournament organized by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), in which the best clubs from the most strong European championships - the English Premier League , Pro12 and Top 14 .
| Rugby European Cup 2016/2017 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup | |||
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| Kind of rugby | rugby 15 | ||
| Tournament Dates | October 14, 2016 - May 13, 2017 | ||
| Number of participants | twenty | ||
| Winner |  “ Saracens ” (2nd time) | ||
| Attendance | 1 018 026 (15 194 per game) | ||
| Matches played | 67 | ||
| Top scoring players | |||
| glasses | Owen Farrell (126) | ||
| attempts |  Isa Naseva (7) | ||
| The best player | Owen Farrell | ||
| Web site | www.epcrugby.com | ||
← 2015/16 2017/18 → | |||
The final of the competition was held on May 13, 2017 at the Edinburgh Murrayfield Stadium . In the decisive match, the current winner of the Saracens and Clermont Auvergne cups met. In a stubborn confrontation, the English team managed to defend their title, winning with a score of 28:17.
Content
- 1 Teams
- 1.1 Selection
- 1.2 Participants
- 2 Group stage
- 2.1 Summary Items
- 2.2 Distribution of teams in the playoffs
- 3 playoffs
- 3.1 Quarter finals
- 3.2 Semifinals
- 3.3 Final
- 4 notes
Commands
Selection
In the group stage of the tournament was attended by 20 teams from the three strongest leagues in Europe, which were determined by the following criteria:
- England: 6 best teams of the Premier League;
- France: 6 best teams of the Top 14;
- Pro12 (Ireland, Italy, Wales, Scotland):
- According to the best team from each country;
- The three best teams of the championship, not qualified by the first criterion.
- Twentieth place went to the team that won the European Challenge Cup last season. Since the winner, the French club Montpellier Hero , who had won Harlequins in the final of the 2015/16 season with a score of 19:26, qualified according to the previous criterion, the Bordeaux-Begle team became the seventh participant from the French championship.
Members
20 teams in the group stage of the tournament:
| Premier League | Top 14 | Pro12 | |||
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| England | France | Ireland | Italy | Wales | Scotland |
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Group Stage
The draw for the group stage of the competition was held on June 29, 2016 in the Swiss Neuchatel [2] . In August, the dates of the group matches of the competition were announced [3] . The stadium where the tournament finals will be held was announced the year before, it was the Scottish Murrayfield Arena [4] .
Teams were divided into 4 in five groups, each played at home and away with each of the rivals. In the playoffs came five teams that took first places in their groups, and the three best teams that took second places. For the victory, the team received 4 points, for a draw 2 points. In addition, in the event of a skid of 4 or more attempts in one match, the team received a bonus point in the attack. In the event of a defeat with a difference of less than 7 points - a bonus point in defense [5] .
Summary Positions
| Key to colors in group tables |
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| The winners of the groups who got into the playoffs of the tournament |
| Teams that took second places and also got into the playoffs of the tournament |
Group 1
| Team [6] | AND | AT | N | P | O + | ABOUT- | Oh ± | Pop. + | Pop. | BA | Bz | Glasses |
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| " Munster " | 6 | 5 | 0 | one | 160 | 64 | +96 | eighteen | four | 3 | one | 24 |
| Glasgow Warriors | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 160 | 86 | +74 | eighteen | 10 | 2 | one | 19 |
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 61 | 190 | -129 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Racing 92 | 6 | one | 0 | 5 | 89 | 130 | -41 | 12 | fourteen | one | 0 | 5 |
Group 2
| Team [6] | AND | AT | N | P | O + | ABOUT- | Oh ± | Pop. + | Pop. | BA | Bz | Glasses |
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| Wosp | 6 | four | one | one | 210 | 112 | +98 | 28 | 13 | 3 | one | 22 |
| Toulouse | 6 | 3 | one | 2 | 164 | 91 | +73 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | eighteen |
| Connaught | 6 | four | 0 | 2 | 188 | 118 | +70 | 26 | fifteen | 2 | 0 | eighteen |
| " Zebra " | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 331 | -241 | eleven | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group 3
| Team [6] | AND | AT | N | P | O + | ABOUT- | Oh ± | Pop. + | Pop. | BA | Bz | Glasses |
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| " Saracens " | 6 | 5 | one | 0 | 181 | 87 | +94 | twenty | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Toulon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 120 | one hundred | +20 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Scarlets | 6 | 2 | one | 3 | 141 | 154 | -13 | eleven | fifteen | 0 | one | eleven |
| Sale Sharks | 6 | one | 0 | 5 | 66 | 167 | -101 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | four |
Group 4
| Team [6] | AND | AT | N | P | O + | ABOUT- | Oh ± | Pop. + | Pop. | BA | Bz | Glasses |
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| Lenster | 6 | four | one | one | 227 | 87 | +140 | 31 | 10 | four | one | 23 |
| " Montpellier Hero " | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 149 | -39 | fifteen | fifteen | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Castres | 6 | 2 | one | 3 | 144 | 147 | -3 | fifteen | twenty | one | one | 12 |
| Northampton Saints | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 91 | 199 | -108 | 10 | 26 | one | 0 | 9 |
Group 5
| Team [6] | AND | AT | N | P | O + | ABOUT- | Oh ± | Pop. + | Pop. | BA | Bz | Glasses |
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| Clermont Auvergne | 6 | 5 | 0 | one | 211 | 131 | +80 | 27 | eighteen | 5 | one | 26 |
| Bordeaux Begle | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 120 | -2 | eleven | 13 | one | one | fourteen |
| Exeter Chiefs | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 110 | 146 | -36 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Ulster | 6 | 2 | 0 | four | 131 | 173 | -42 | 16 | 19 | one | one | 10 |
Distribution of Playoff Teams
| No. | Winner | Points | Pop. + | Oh ± |
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| one | Clermont Auvergne | 26 | 26 | +80 |
| 2 | " Munster " | 24 | eighteen | +96 |
| 3 | " Saracens " | 24 | twenty | +94 |
| four | Lenster | 23 | 31 | +140 |
| 5 | Wosps | 22 | 28 | +98 |
| No. | Second place | Points | Pop. + | Oh ± |
| 6 | Glasgow Warriors | 19 | eighteen | +74 |
| 7 | Toulouse | eighteen | twenty | +73 |
| 8 | Toulon | 16 | 12 | +20 |
| 9 | " Montpellier Hero " | 16 | fifteen | -29 |
| 10 | Bordeaux Begle | fourteen | eleven | -2 |
Playoffs
Eight teams were distributed taking into account their performance in the group part of the tournament. The best qualified will play the worst with the principle of the first with the eighth, the second with the seventh, the third with the sixth and the fourth with the fifth. Quarter finals will be held from April 1 to April 2, semi-finals - from April 22 to 23. The final will be held May 14 at the Murrayfield Stadium .
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | The final | ||||||||
| April 1, Thomond Park | ||||||||||
| " Munster " | 41 | |||||||||
| April 22, Aviva | ||||||||||
| Toulouse | 16 | |||||||||
| " Munster " | 10 | |||||||||
| April 2, Alliance Park | ||||||||||
| " Saracens " | 26 | |||||||||
| " Saracens " | 38 | |||||||||
| May 13th, Murrayfield | ||||||||||
| Glasgow Warriors | 13 | |||||||||
| Clermont Auvergne | 17 | |||||||||
| April 1, Aviva | ||||||||||
| " Saracens " | 29th | |||||||||
| Lenster | 32 | |||||||||
| April 23, Gerland | ||||||||||
| Wosps | 17 | |||||||||
| Clermont Auvergne | 27 | |||||||||
| April 2, Marseille Michelin | ||||||||||
| Lenster | 22 | |||||||||
| Clermont Auvergne | 29th | |||||||||
| Toulon | 9 | |||||||||
Quarter Finals
| April 1, 2017 15:15 | Lenster | 35:17 | Wosp | Aviva Spectators: 50,266 Referee: Nigel Owens |
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| Attempts: Naseva 14 ' Conan 33 ' Henshaw 40 McFadden 73 ' Implementations: Sexton (3/4) 34 ', 40', 75 ' Penalty: Sexton (2/2) 6 ', 48' | Report | Attempts: Wade 52 ' Goppert 59 ' Realizations: Goppert (2/2) 53 ', 61' Penalty: Gopper (1/1) 31 ' |
| April 1, 2017 17:45 | " Munster " | 41:16 | Toulouse | Thomond Park Spectators: 26,200 Referee: J.P. Doyle |
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| Attempts: Ryan 4 ' Stender 47 ' Sweetham 75 ' Conway 79 ' Implementations: Bleiendal (3/4) 4 ', 77', 80 ' Penalty: Bleiendal (5/5) 9 ', 26', 42 ', 52', 74 ' | Report | Attempts: Perez 54 ' Realizations: Dussen (1/1) 55 ' Penalty: Dussen (3/3) 19 ', 31', 40 ' |
| April 2, 2017 13:00 | " Saracens " | 38:13 | Glasgow Warriors | Alliance Park Spectators: 15,000 Referee: Jerome Garce |
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| Attempts: Ashton (2) 31 ', 78' Bosch 59 ' Barrit 73 ' Implementations: Farrell (3/4) 59 ', 73', 78 ' Penalty: Farrell (4/4) 9 ', 15', 27 ', 70' | Report | Attempts: Jones 48 ' Wilson 80 ' Penalty: Russell (1/1) 11 ' |
| April 2, 2017 16:15 | Clermont Auvergne | 29: 9 | Toulon | Marseille Michelin Spectators: 18 873 Referee: Wayne Barnes |
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| Attempts: Nakaitashi 61 ' Foam 80 ' Realizations: Parra (2/2) 61 ', 80' Penalty: Parra (4/4) 5 ', 29', 45 ', 78' Drop goals: Lopez (1/1) 71 ' | Report | Penalty: Halfpenny (3/3) 21 ', 34', 58 ' |
Semifinals
| April 22, 2017 15:15 | " Munster " | 10:26 | " Saracens " | Aviva Spectators: 51,300 Referee: Romain Poit |
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| Attempts: Stender 80 ' Implementations: Kitley (1/1) 80 ' Penalty: Bleiendaal (1/2) 7 ' | Report | Attempts: Wunipola 54 ' Wiles 70 ' Implementations: Farrell (2/2) 55 ', 72' Penalty: Farrell (4/4) 17 ', 35', 64 ', 75' |
| April 23, 2017 16:00 | Clermont Auvergne | 27:22 | Lenster | Gerlan Viewers: 40,024 Referee: Nigel Owens |
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| Attempts: Yato 4 ' Strettle 15 ' Realizations: Parra (1/2) 6 ' Penalty: Parra (2/3) 10 ', 57' Lopez (1/1) 72 ' Drop goals: Lopez (2/2) 64 ', 76' | Report | Attempts: Ringrose 68 ' Implementations: Sexton (1/1) 69 ' Penalty: Sexton (5/5) 41 '+ 3, 44', 49 ', 54', 79 ' |
Final
| May 13, 2017 5 p.m. | " Saracens " | 28:17 | Clermont Auvergne | Murrayfield Spectators: 55,272 Referee: Nigel Owens |
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| Attempts: Ashton 12 ' Cruise 21 Hood 72 ' Implementations: Farrell (2/3) 22 ', 73' Penalty: Farrell (3/3) 50 ', 57', 78 ' | Report | Attempts: Lamera 26 ' Abendanon 51 ' Realizations: Parra (2/2) 27 ', 53' Penalty: Parra (1/1) 60 ' |
Notes
- ↑ REPORT: Montpellier claim maiden Challenge Cup crown (inaccessible link) . EPC Rugby (May 13, 2016). Date of treatment March 1, 2017. Archived May 17, 2016.
- ↑ Mouthwatering fixtures to come following 2016/17 Pool Draws . EPC Rugby (June 29, 2016). Date of treatment March 1, 2017.
- ↑ 2016/17 Fixtures announcement on Friday . EPC Rugby (August 17, 2016). Date of treatment March 1, 2017.
- ↑ Lyon to host 2016 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals with Edinburgh chosen for 2017 . EPC Rugby (June 17, 2015). Date of treatment March 1, 2017.
- ↑ Champions Cup Rules (inaccessible link) . EPCRugby . Date of treatment March 1, 2017. Archived on May 4, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 2016-2017 - European Rugby Champions Cup (English) . EPC Rugby . Date of treatment March 1, 2017. (unavailable link)