About
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) is the organiser of the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup. EPCR’s mission is to create outstanding rugby experiences for all key stakeholders, including leagues, clubs, players, match officials, unions, fans, broadcast and commercial partners, communities and the media. English club Bath, coached by former Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan, won the title for the 2024/25 season after beating Lyon Olympique Universitaire Rugby from France in the final in Cardiff.
The history
Established in 2014 with headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, EPCR has the following members: Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR), Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR), Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), Premier Rugby Ltd (PRL), PRO Rugby Championship DAC (URC), Rugby Football Union (RFU), Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) and Welsh Rugby Union (WRU). The Invested Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments feature clubs which have qualified on merit from their respective domestic leagues – Gallagher Premiership Rugby, the TOP 14 and the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Montpellier Hérault Rugby
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 |
Ospreys
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 66 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 |
| 3 |
Zebre Parma
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 67 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| 4 |
Connacht
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 57 | 47 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 |
Black Lion
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 104 | -60 | 6 | 16 | 5 |
| 6 |
US Montauban
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 105 | -38 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Benetton
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 70 | 74 | 19 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 |
Newcastle Red Bulls
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 |
USAP
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 87 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 |
Lions
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 70 | 73 | -3 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 |
Dragons RFC
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 136 | -75 | 9 | 20 | 4 |
| 6 |
Lyon
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 88 | -20 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | PL | W | L | D | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Stade Français Paris
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 64 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 15 |
| 2 |
Ulster
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 36 | 79 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 |
Cardiff Rugby
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 77 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 4 |
Exeter Chiefs
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 70 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| 5 |
Racing 92
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 124 | -73 | 8 | 17 | 3 |
| 6 |
Toyota Cheetahs
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 115 | -81 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
Dragons RFC
16 Jan | Rodney Parade, Newport
22:00
Newcastle Red Bulls
Ulster
17 Jan | Affidea Stadium
15:00
Stade Français Paris
Black Lion
17 Jan | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi
15:00
Zebre Parma
USAP
17 Jan | Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
19:30
Lions
Connacht
17 Jan | Dexcom Stadium, Galway
22:00
US Montauban
