[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/2019-20-european-rugby-champions-cup\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/2019-20-european-rugby-champions-cup\/","headline":"2019\u201320 European Rugby Champions Cup","name":"2019\u201320 European Rugby Champions Cup","description":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The 2019\u201320 European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1]","datePublished":"2020-02-28","dateModified":"2020-02-28","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/be\/Flag_of_England.svg\/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/be\/Flag_of_England.svg\/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png","height":"14","width":"23"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/2019-20-european-rugby-champions-cup\/","wordCount":10153,"articleBody":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe 2019\u201320 European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the sixth season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (ECPR) for teams from the top six nations in European rugby. It was the 25th season of pan-European professional club rugby competition.The tournament began on 15 November 2019. The knock-out stage of the tournament was rescheduled from April and May to September and October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the final, originally scheduled for 23 May 2020 at the Stade V\u00e9lodrome in Marseille in France, taking place on 17 October 2020 at Ashton Gate in Bristol.[2]Twenty clubs from the three major European domestic and regional leagues competed in the Champions Cup. Nineteen of these qualified directly as a result of their league performance. The final place was awarded in the following order:[3]2018\u201319 Champions Cup winner, if not already qualified.  Saracens have qualified through their league position.2018\u201319 Challenge Cup winner, if not already qualified.  Clermont have qualified through their league position.2018\u201319 Challenge Cup losing finalist, if not already qualified. La Rochelle have qualified through their league position.2018\u201319 Challenge Cup losing semi-finalist if not already qualified, or the winner of a play-off between both losing semi-finalists if neither have already qualified. As Harlequins have qualified through their league position, Sale Sharks took this place.Highest ranked non-qualified club by virtue of league position from the same league as the 2018\u201319 Champions Cup winner. This step will not be needed, as a team will have qualified via one of the previous steps.The distribution of teams is:England: seven clubsThe top six clubs in the English PremiershipSale Sharks also qualified as Challenge Cup losing semi-finalists because Saracens, Clermont, La Rochelle, and Harlequins all qualified through their league positionsFrance: six clubsThe top six clubs in the Top 14Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Wales: seven clubsThe top three sides (not including the South African sides, which are ineligible for European competition) in both conferences in the Pro14The next best-placed eligible team in each conference will compete in a one-off play-off game to determine the 7th Pro14 team.The following teams qualified for the tournament.Team details[edit]Below is the list of coaches, captain and stadiums with their method of qualification for each team.Note: Placing shown in brackets, denotes standing at the end of the regular season for their respective leagues, with their end of season positioning shown through CH for Champions, RU for Runner-up, SF for losing Semi-finalist, QF for losing Quarter-finalist, and PO for the Pro14 7th place play-off winner.TeamCoach \/Director of RugbyCaptainStadiumCapacityMethod of qualification Bath Stuart Hooper Matt GarveyRecreation Ground14,509English Premiership top 6 (6th) Benetton Kieran Crowley Dean BuddStadio Comunale di Monigo6,700Pro14 Conference B (3rd) (QF) Clermont Franck Az\u00e9ma Morgan ParraStade Marcel-Michelin19,022Top 14 top 6 (2nd) (RU) Connacht Andy Friend Jarrad ButlerGalway Sportsgrounds8,129Pro14 Conference A (3rd) (QF) Exeter Chiefs Rob Baxter Jack YeandleSandy Park13,593[a]English Premiership top 6 (1st) (RU) Glasgow Warriors Dave Rennie Ryan Wilson Callum GibbinsScotstoun Stadium7,351Pro14 Conference A (1st) (RU) Gloucester George Skivington[b] Willi HeinzKingsholm Stadium16,115English Premiership top 6 (4th) (SF) Harlequins Paul Gustard Chris RobshawTwickenham Stoop14,800English Premiership top 6 (5th) La Rochelle Jono Gibbes Victor VitoStade Marcel-Deflandre16,000Top 14 top 6 (5th) (SF) Leinster Leo Cullen Johnny SextonRDS ArenaAviva Stadium18,50051,700Pro14 Conference A (1st) (CH) Lyon Pierre Mignoni Baptiste Couilloud F\u00e9lix LambeyMatmut Stadium de Gerland25,000Top 14 top 6 (3rd) (SF) Montpellier Xavier Garbajosa Fulgence OuedraogoAltrad Stadium15,697Top 14 top 6 (6th) (QF)  Munster Johann van Graan Peter O’MahonyThomond Park25,600Pro14 Conference A (2nd) (SF) Northampton Saints Chris Boyd Teimana Harrison Alex WallerFranklin’s Gardens15,200English Premiership top 6 (4th) (SF) Ospreys Allen Clarke Justin TipuricLiberty Stadium20,827Pro14 Conference A (4th) (PO) Racing 92 Laurent Travers Henry ChavancyParis La D\u00e9fense Arena30,681Top 14 top 6 (4th) (QF) Sale Sharks Steve Diamond Jono RossAJ Bell Stadium12,000European Challenge Cup (SF) Saracens Mark McCall Brad BarrittAllianz Park8,500English Premiership top 6 (2nd) (CH) Toulouse Ugo Mola Julien MarchandStade Ernest-Wallon19,500Top 14 top 6 (1st) (CH) Ulster Dan McFarland Iain HendersonRavenhill Stadium18,196Pro14 Conference B (2nd) (SF)Seeding[edit]The twenty competing teams are seeded and split into four tiers, each containing five teams.For the purpose of creating the tiers, clubs are ranked based on their domestic league performances and on their qualification for the knockout phases of their championships, so a losing quarter-finalist in the Top 14 would be seeded below a losing semi-finalist, even if they finished above them in the regular season.[5]Based on these seedings, teams are placed into one of the four tiers, with the top-seeded clubs being put in Tier 1. The nature of the tier system means that a draw is needed to allocate two of the three second-seed clubs to Tier 1. The fourth-seed team from the same domestic league as the second-seed team which was put in Tier 2 will also be placed in Tier 2. Brackets show each team’s seeding and their league. e.g. 1 Top 14 indicates the team was the top seed from the Top 14.The following restrictions will apply to the draw:Each pool will consist of four clubs, one from each Tier in the draw.Each pool must have one from each league drawn from Tier 1, 2, or 3. No pool will have a second team from the same league until the allocation of Tier 4 takes place.Where two Pro14 clubs compete in the same pool, they must be from different countries.Pool stage[edit]The draw took place on 19 June 2019, in Lausanne, Switzerland.[6]Teams in the same pool play each other twice, at home and away, in the group stage that begins on the weekend of 15\u201317 November 2019, and continues through to 17\u201319 January 2020. The five pool winners and three best runners-up progress to the quarter finals.Teams are awarded group points based on match performances. Four points are awarded for a win, two points for a draw, one attacking bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one defensive bonus point for losing a match by seven points or fewer.[7]In the event of a tie between two or more teams, the following tie-breakers are used, as directed by EPCR:Where teams have played each otherThe club with the greater number of competition points from only matches involving tied teams.If equal, the club with the best aggregate points difference from those matches.If equal, the club that scored the most tries in those matches.Where teams remain tied and\/or have not played each other in the competition (i.e. are from different pools)The club with the best aggregate points difference from the pool stage.If equal, the club that scored the most tries in the pool stage.If equal, the club with the fewest players suspended in the pool stage.If equal, the drawing of lots will determine a club’s ranking.Key to colours\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Winner of each pool, advance to quarter-finals.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Three second-place teams with the highest number of points advance to quarter-finals.Pool 1[edit]PWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts Leinster (1)6600199761232894028 Northampton Saints (7)6402166183\u20131719253019 Lyon6105108141\u2013331416127 Benetton610596169\u2013731223116[8]Pool 2[edit][9]Pool 3[edit]PWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts Clermont (4)65012071149324153124 Ulster (6)65011291072216101021 Harlequins6204114166\u20135213200210 Bath6006102165\u2013631220145[10]Pool 4[edit]PWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts Racing 92 (5)64111941266826154123 Saracens (8)6402121883313101118 Munster6312124972713102016 Ospreys600683211\u20131281128112[11]Pool 5[edit]PWDLPFPADiffTFTATBLBPts Toulouse (3)660016285771993027 Gloucester6204140140019143314 Montpellier6204118157\u20133912201110 Connacht6204120158\u20133815221110[12]Ranking of pool leaders and runners-up[edit]Knock-out stage[edit]Bracket[edit]Quarter-finals[edit]Semi-finals[edit]Final[edit]Player scoring[edit]Appearance figures also include coming on as substitutes (unused substitutes not included).Season records[edit]Team[edit]Largest home win \u2013 41 points44\u20133 Saracens at home to Ospreys on 23 November 2019Largest away win \u2013 38 points45\u20137 Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020Most points scored \u2013 53 points53\u201321 Clermont at home to Harlequins on 16 November 2019Most tries in a match \u2013 8Clermont at home to Bath on 15 December 2019Most conversions in a match \u2013 6 (4)Clermont at home to Harlequins on 16 November 2019Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019Clermont at home to Bath on 15 December 2019Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020Most penalties in a match \u2013 6Northampton Saints at home to Lyon on 17 November 2019Most drop goals in a match \u2013 1 (3)Toulouse away to Gloucester on 15 November 2019Connacht away to Toulouse on 23 November 2019Clermont at home to Ulster on 11 January 2020[14][15][16][17][18]Player[edit]Most points in a match \u2013 20 Dan Biggar for Northampton Saints at home to Lyon on 17 November 2019Most tries in a match \u2013 3 (2) Garry Ringrose for Leinster at home to Benetton on 16 November 2019 Garry Ringrose for Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019Most conversions in a match \u2013 6 Adam Hastings for Glasgow Warriors away to Sale Sharks on 18 January 2020Most penalties in a match \u2013 6 Dan Biggar for Northampton Saints at home to Lyon on 17 November 2019Most drop goals in a match \u2013 1 (3) Zack Holmes for Toulouse away to Gloucester on 15 November 2019 Conor Fitzgerald for Connacht away to Toulouse on 23 November 2019 Camille Lopez for Clermont at home to Ulster on 11 January 2020[19][20][21][22][23]Attendances[edit]Highest \u2013 42,041[24]Leinster at home to Northampton Saints on 14 December 2019Lowest \u2013 3,114Benetton at home to Lyon on 14 December 2019Highest average attendance \u2014 25,086LeinsterLowest average attendance \u2014 3,607BenettonSee also[edit]^ Sandy Park’s capacity increased from 12,921 to 13,593 from December 2019 onward.[4]^ Skivington replaced Johan Ackermann as head coach in July 2020. Simultaneously, DoR David Humphreys also left the club.References[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/2019-20-european-rugby-champions-cup\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2019\u201320 European Rugby Champions Cup"}}]}]