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2021 European Rugby Champions Cup final

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2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final
Event2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup
Date22 May 2021
VenueTwickenham Stadium, London
RefereeLuke Pearce (England)
2020
2022

The 2021 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match in the 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-sixth European club rugby final in general. The final was between French teams La Rochelle and Toulouse.

Background

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English referee Luke Pearce was officiating a Champions Cup final for the first time. Aged 33, he was the youngest referee to officiate at the final.[1] A maximum of 10,000 fans were allowed to attend the final at Twickenham. [2] La Rochelle were appearing in their first final, with Toulouse appearing in the final for the seventh time, winning on four occasions in 1996, 2003, 2005, and 2010.

Toulouse won the game 22–17 to claim their fifth title.[3][4]

Match

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La Rochelle
Toulouse

Details

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22 May 2021
16:45
La Rochelle France17–22France Toulouse
Try: Kerr-Barlow 72' m
Pen: West (4/6) 7', 26', 32', 40'
ReportTry: Mallía 59' c
Con: Ntamack (1/1) 60'
Pen: Ntamack (5/5) 4', 10', 37', 46', 69'
Twickenham Stadium
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
FB 15 France Brice Dulin
RW 14 South Africa Dillyn Leyds red cross icon 51' to 60' downward-facing red arrow 67'
OC 13 France Geoffrey Doumayrou
IC 12 Fiji Levani Botia Red card 27'
LW 11 South Africa Raymond Rhule
FH 10 New Zealand Ihaia West
SH 9 New Zealand Tawera Kerr-Barlow
N8 8 New Zealand Victor Vito downward-facing red arrow 54'
OF 7 France Kevin Gourdon downward-facing red arrow 60'
BF 6 France Grégory Alldritt
RL 5 Australia Will Skelton
LL 4 France Romain Sazy (c)
TP 3 France Uini Atonio downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 France Pierre Bourgarit downward-facing red arrow 60'
LP 1 France Dany Priso downward-facing red arrow 41'
Substitutions:
HK 16 Argentina Facundo Bosch upward-facing green arrow 60'
PR 17 France Reda Wardi upward-facing green arrow 41'
PR 18 France Arthur Joly upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 France Thomas Lavault upward-facing green arrow 61'
BR 20 South Africa Wiaan Liebenberg upward-facing green arrow 54'
CE 21 France Paul Boudehent upward-facing green arrow 60' downward-facing red arrow 61'
WG 22 France Arthur Retière upward-facing green arrow 51' downward-facing red arrow 60' upward-facing green arrow 67'
FH 23 France Jules Plisson
Coach:
New Zealand Jono Gibbes
Ireland Ronan O'Gara
FB 15 France Maxime Médard red cross icon 28' to 37'
RW 14 South Africa Cheslin Kolbe
OC 13 Argentina Juan Cruz Mallía
IC 12 New Zealand Pita Ahki
LW 11 France Matthis Lebel
FH 10 France Romain Ntamack
SH 9 France Antoine Dupont (c)
N8 8 New Zealand Jerome Kaino downward-facing red arrow 54'
OF 7 France François Cros
BF 6 South Africa Rynhardt Elstadt
RL 5 Australia Richie Arnold downward-facing red arrow 9'
LL 4 Australia Rory Arnold downward-facing red arrow 69'
TP 3 New Zealand Charlie Faumuina downward-facing red arrow 64'
HK 2 France Peato Mauvaka downward-facing red arrow 69'
LP 1 France Cyril Baille downward-facing red arrow 69' upward-facing green arrow 79'
Substitutions:
HK 16 France Guillaume Marchand upward-facing green arrow 69'
PR 17 France Clément Castets upward-facing green arrow 69' downward-facing red arrow 79'
PR 18 United States David Ainu'u upward-facing green arrow 64'
LK 19 Samoa Joe Tekori upward-facing green arrow 9'
LK 20 France Thibaud Flament upward-facing green arrow 69'
BR 21 France Selevasio Tolofua upward-facing green arrow 54'
SH 22 France Baptiste Germain
FB 23 France Thomas Ramos upward-facing green arrow 28' downward-facing red arrow 37'
Coach:
France Ugo Mola

References

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  1. ^ "2021 finals – match officials appointments". Epcrugby.com. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Twickenham Stadium set to welcome fans for European Finals Weekend". Epcrugby.com. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Toulouse edge 14-man La Rochelle for fifth European Cup". RTE Sport. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Juan Cruz Mallía fires Toulouse past 14-man La Rochelle to win Champions Cup". Guardian. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.