The group stage ended this Sunday, so we know the posters for the elimination phase. Six French teams appear in the table and will take part in the round of 16. This final phase will begin on the weekend of April 4, 5 and 6, with the exact schedule still to be determined.
The European winter is ending in a very nice way while we wait for spring! After the group stage, six of the eight French teams competing in the competition are qualified. Bordeaux-Bègles, Toulon, Toulouse, La Rochelle, Clermont, and Castres will participate in the knockout matches.
Five French clubs will receive in the eighth
There will therefore be six French clubs to take part in this final phase, only Stade français and Racing 92 did not manage to qualify. Among the first in the group, UBB finished at the top of its group 1 and at the top of the general ranking as well. With 20 points collected out of 20 possible, the Girondins secure a possible royal road with three receptions until the final. They will host Ulster in the round of 16, a team who qualified in 16th and last place with just 5 points. Despite its defeat in Sale, the RCT finished first in pool 4 and will host Saracens, three-time winners of the competition.
Among the second group, La Rochelle, which lost in Treviso for its last match, will host Munster. Toulouse, who finished best second, will welcome the English from Sale to Ernest-Wallon. Author of an immense feat at the Stone X Stadium (London), Olympic Castres will host the Italians of Treviso. Finally, Clermont will travel to Northampton.
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The complete ranking at the end of the group stage
- 1. UBB (20 points, + 141)
- 2. Leinster (18 points, + 59)
- 3. Northampton (16 points, + 31)
- 4. Toulon (13 points, – 3)
- 5. Toulouse (19 points, + 163)
- 6. Castres (14 points, + 19)
- 7. Glasgow (12 points, + 11)
- 8. La Rochelle (11 points, + 23)
- 9. Munster (12 points, + 27)
- 10. Leicester (11 points, – 15)
- 11. Treviso (11 points, – 26)
- 12. Sale (10 points, – 11)
- 13. Saracens (11 points, + 20)
- 14. Clermont (10 points, + 8)
- 15. Harlequins (9 points, + 31)
- 16. Ulster (5 points, – 61)
All the posters for the round of 16
- UBB (1) – Ulster (16)
- La Rochelle (8) – Munster (9)
- Toulouse (5) – Sale (12)
- Toulon (4) – Saracens (13)
- Leinster (2) – Harlequins (15)
- Glasgow (7) – Leicester (10)
- Castres (6) – Treviso (11)
- Northampton (3) – Clermont (14)
Potential quarter-final posters
- Quarter-final 1: UBB (1) or Ulster (16) – La Rochelle (8) or Munster (9)
- Quarter-final 2: Toulouse (5) or Dirty (12) – Toulon (4) or Saracens (13)
- Quarter-final 3: Leinster (2) or Harlequins (15) – Glasgow (7) or Leicester (10)
- Quarter-final 4: Castres (6) or Treviso (11) – Northampton (3) or Clermont (14)
Important note : the best ranked teams in the general classification will advance to the quarter-finals. For example, if UBB wins against Ulster, it will host La Rochelle or Munster. But if the Irish create the feat, they will move to the Maritimes or the Munstermen. You will have understood, same thing for a possible duel between Toulon and Toulouse: the Varois will welcome the reigning champions.
In the scenario where the six French teams win their round of 16, the 2024-2025 edition of the Champions Cup will offer three Franco-French quarter-finals. This is only a projection, but Union Bordeaux-Bègles could host La Rochelle, Toulon could host Toulouse, and Christophe Urios would find his former club Castres Olympique at Pierre-Fabre in the event of an exploit in Northampton. There is still a way to go before imagining three French teams in the last four, but the table makes the idea possible.
Potential semi-final posters
- Semi-final 1 : Quarter-final 1 / Quarter-final 2
- Semi-final 2 : Quarter-final 3 / Quarter-final 4
As a reminder, the round of 16 will be played on the weekend of April 5, 2025. The quarterfinals will be played the following weekend. You will have to wait until the weekend of May 2 to follow the two semi-finals, and Saturday May 24 for the grand final in Cardiff.
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