2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final

2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final

Event	2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup
Racing 92 Saracens
Date	14 May 2016
Venue	Grand Stade de Lyon, Lyon
Referee	Nigel Owens (WRU)

The 2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final will be the final match in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-first European club rugby final in general.

The final will be contested by French side Racing 92, and Saracens of England, at the Grand Stade de Lyon, in Lyon, France, on Saturday 14 May 2016. For either side, this will be their first European Cup win, making them the first new champions since Leinster, whose first victory in what was then known as the Heineken Cup came in 2009. This will be Racing's first European Cup final, while Saracens were previously defeated by Toulon in the 2014 Heineken Cup Final.

Venue and ticketing

Prior to the draw for the 2015–16 tournament, it was announced that Lyon would host the 2016 Challenge Cup and Champions Cup finals at the newly built Grand Stade de Lyon, while the 2017 finals would be held in Edinburgh.^[1] Ticket prices ranged from €25 - €125.

Route to the final

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

Racing 92		Round	Saracens
Opponent	Result	Pool stage	Opponent	Result
Glasgow Warriors[lower-alpha 1]	34–10 (H)	Matchday 1	Toulouse	32–7 (H)
Scarlets	29–12 (A)	Matchday 2	Ulster	27–9 (A)
Northampton Saints	33–3 (H)	Matchday 3	Oyonnax	45–10 (A)
Northampton Saints	9–9 (A)	Matchday 4	Oyonnax	55–13 (H)
Scarlets	64–14 (H)	Matchday 5	Ulster	33–17 (H)
Glasgow Warriors	5–22 (A)	Matchday 6	Toulouse	28–17 (A)
Pool 3 winner Team P Pts Racing 92 6 22 Northampton Saints 6 19 Glasgow Warriors 6 14 Scarlets 6 2		Final standings	Pool 1 winner Team P Pts Saracens 6 28 Ulster 6 18 Oyonnax 6 7 Toulouse 6 5
Opponent	Result	Knock-out stage	Opponent	Result
Toulon	19–16 (H)	Quarter-finals	Northampton Saints	29–20 (H)
Leicester Tigers	19–16 (A)	Semi-finals	Wasps	24–17 (H)

Match

Details

14 May 2016 17:45 CEST (UTC+02)

Racing 92	v	Saracens

Grand Stade de Lyon, Lyon

Notes

1. Due to the terrorist attacks that took place in Paris on 13 November 2015, the Round 1 match between Racing 92 v Glasgow Warriors was postponed from 14 November 2015 to 9 January 2016.

References

1. "Lyon to host 2016 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals with Edinburgh chosen for 2017". epcrugby.com.