Rugby - Champions Cup
The premier tournament below international level in the northern hemisphere and, from 2022/23, for South African sides involves the leading clubs from the English Premiership, French Top 14 and multi-national United Rugby Championship leagues.
YEAR | WINNERS | RUNNERS-UP |
1996 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | Cardiff (Wal) |
1997 | BRIVE (Fra) | Leicester (Eng) |
1998 | BATH (Eng) | Brive (Fra) |
1999 | ULSTER (Ire) | Colomiers (Fra) |
2000 | NORTHAMPTON (Eng) | Munster (Ire) |
2001 | LEICESTER (Eng) | S Francais (Fra) |
2002 | LEICESTER (Eng) | Munster (Ire) |
2003 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | Perpignan (Fra) |
2004 | WASPS (Eng) | Toulouse (Fra) |
2005 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | S Francais (Fra) |
2006 | MUNSTER (Ire) | Biarritz (Fra) |
2007 | WASPS (Eng) | Leicester (Eng) |
2008 | MUNSTER (Ire) | Toulouse (Fra) |
2009 | LEINSTER (Ire) | Leicester (Eng) |
2010 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | Biarritz (Fra) |
2011 | LEINSTER (Ire) | N'ampton (Eng) |
2012 | LEINSTER (Ire) | Ulster (Ire) |
2013 | TOULON (Fra) | Clermont (Fra) |
2014 | TOULON (Fra) | Saracens (Eng) |
2015 | TOULON (Fra) | Clermont (Fra) |
2016 | SARACENS (Eng) | Racing 92 (Fra) |
2017 | SARACENS (Eng) | Clermont (Fra) |
2018 | LEINSTER (Ire) | Racing 92 (Fra) |
2019 | SARACENS (Eng) | Leinster (Ire) |
2020 | EXETER (Eng) | Racing 92 (Fra) |
2021 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | La Rochelle (Fra) |
2022 | LA ROCHELLE (Fra) | Leinster (Ire) |
2023 | LA ROCHELLE (Fra) | Leinster (Ire) |
2024 | TOULOUSE (Fra) | Leinster (Ire) |
Finals at: | |
Cardiff | 1996, 1997, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014 |
Bordeaux | 1998 |
Dublin | 1999, 2003, 2013, 2023 |
London | 2000, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2021 (all Tw), 2024 (Th) |
Paris | 2001 (Parc de P), 2010 (Stade de F) |
Edinburgh | 2005, 2009, 2017 |
Lyon | 2016 |
Bilbao | 2018 |
Newcastle | 2019 |
Bristol | 2020 |
Marseille | 2022 |
Links to other Rugby |
National Teams | Club/Provincial |