Draft:2024 European Rugby Champions Cup Final

2024 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
	The match will take place at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Event	2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup
Venue	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
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The 2024 European Rugby Champions Cup Final will be the final match of the 2023–24 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-ninth European club rugby final in general. The final will be contested by Leinster and Toulouse, the two most decorated clubs in the competition's history.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be the host venue of the final, becoming the second stadium in London to host the final after Twickenham hosted in 2000, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2015, and 2021.

Background edit

For the first time, the competition's two most decorated clubs meet in a Champions Cup final. Toulouse have previously won 5 times (1996, 2003, 2005, 2010 and 2021), while Leinster have previously won 4 times in (2009, 2011, 2012 and 2018).

Both finalists will appear in the final for the 8th time. Toulouse's most recent appearance was their triumph in 2021, while Leinster were the defeated finalists in both previous editions (2022, 2023) and will appear in their fifth final in the last 7 editions (missing only 2020 and 2021).

The two teams have met 14 times previously, with Leinster winning 8 and Toulouse winning 6. In knockout games, Leinster hold a 5-1 advantage, with Leinster eliminating Toulouse at the semi-final stage in each of the last two editions.

Both teams enter the final in similar form, with both teams having won every game in their European campaign. They both topped their respective pool, with Toulouse gaining a maximum of 20 points and Leinster gaining 19. They both received home advantage through the knock-out stage, before gaining home country advantage in the semi-final to see them through to the final.

Route to the final edit

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

Toulouse

Round

Leinster

Opponent

Result

Pool stage

Opponent

Result

Cardiff

52–7 (H)

Round 1

La Rochelle

16–9 (A)

Harlequins

47–19 (A)

Round 2

Sale Sharks

37–27 (H)

Ulster

48–24 (A)

Round 3

Stade Français

43–7 (H)

Bath

31–19 (H)

Round 4

Leicester Tigers

27–10 (A)

Final standings

Pool B Top 4
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Toulouse	4	4	0	0	178	69	+109	26	10	4	0	20
Harlequins	4	3	0	1	151	109	+42	22	16	3	0	15
Bath	4	3	0	1	124	102	+22	18	14	3	0	15
Racing 92	4	1	0	3	116	117	–1	17	16	2	2	8

Pool D Top 4
Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Diff	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Leinster	4	4	0	0	123	53	+70	17	5	3	0	19
Stormers	4	3	0	1	102	99	+3	12	12	2	0	14
La Rochelle	4	2	0	2	111	73	+38	13	9	2	2	12
Leicester Tigers	4	2	0	2	84	122	–38	10	16	1	0	9