2014–15 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs

2014–15 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs
Event	European Rugby Champions Cup Qualification Play-off
	Aggregate Score, after 2 Legs
Date	18 and 24 May 2014
Venue	Adams Park, High Wycombe; Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris

The 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup-Challenge Cup play-off was the first play-off for entry into the top-level competition of European Club rugby union, the European Rugby Champions Cup.

In March 2014, following the announcement of new European club competitions, the European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup, it was announced that the final place in the Champions Cup competition would be awarded by a play-off.

For the 2014–15 season, this was a two-legged play-off between the seventh placed teams from the 2013–14 Aviva Premiership season, and the 2013–14 Top 14 season. Following the completion of both legs, the team with the highest aggregate score took the twentieth berth in the 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup, the new top-tier competition, while the loser will play in the second tier 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

Teams

League	Team	Coach	Stadium
Aviva Premiership	Wasps	Dai Young	Adams Park
Top 14	Stade Français	Gonzalo Quesada	Stade Jean-Bouin

Legs

On 29 April 2014, it was announced that the play off would take place over two legs, with each side hosting one leg.^[1]^[2] The draw to decide which team would hold home-advantage for each leg took place on 6 May 2014^[3]

First leg

18 May 2014
15:00 BST

Wasps	30–29	Stade Français
Try: Varndell 26' c Johnson 44' c Simpson 59' c Con: Goode (3/3) 27', 46', 61' Pen: Goode (3/3) 2', 15', 80'	Report^[4]	Try: Taulafo 10' c Camara 31' m Fillol 61' c Nayacalevu Vuidravuwalu 73' c Con: Dupuy (1/2) 10' Fillol (2/2) 62', 74' Pen: Dupuy (1/3) 55'

Adams Park
Attendance: 5,125
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	William Helu
OC	13	Elliot Daly
IC	12	Chris Bell (c)
LW	11	Tom Varndell
FH	10	Andy Goode
SH	9	Joe Simpson
N8	8	Nathan Hughes			77'
OF	7	James Haskell	55' to 65'
BF	6	Ashley Johnson		65'	77'
RL	5	Tom Palmer		50'
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Phil Swainston		69'
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia		65'
LP	1	Matt Mullan		61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Lindsay		65'
PR	17	Simon McIntyre		61'
PR	18	Taione Vea		69'
LK	19	Kearnan Myall		50'
N8	20	Guy Thompson		65'
SH	21	Brett Sheehan
FH	22	Joe Carlisle
CE	23	Charlie Hayter
Coach:
Dai Young


FB	15	Hugo Bonneval
RW	14	Julien Arias
OC	13	Waisea Nayacalevu
IC	12	Meyer Bosman
LW	11	Djibril Camara	69'
FH	10	Morné Steyn	53'	72'	74'
SH	9	Julien Dupuy	56'
N8	8	David Lyons
OF	7	Sylvain Nicolas	2'
BF	6	Antoine Burban
RL	5	Pascal Papé (c)
LL	4	Alexandre Flanquart	63'
TP	3	Rabah Slimani	48'	77'
HK	2	Laurent Sempéré	53'
LP	1	Sakaria Taulafo	48'
Replacements:
HK	16	Laurent Panis	53'	77'
PR	17	Heinke van der Merwe	48'
PR	18	Davit Kubriashvili	48'
LK	19	Anton van Zyl	63'
FL	20	Scott LaValla	2'
SH	21	Jérôme Fillol	56'
FH	22	Jules Plisson	53'	72' to 74'
WG	23	Jérémy Sinzelle	69'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada

Touch judges:
Dudley Phillips (IRFU)
Michael Black (IRFU)
Television match official:
Simon McDowell (IRFU)

Second leg

24 May 2014
14:45 CEST

Stade Français	6–20	Wasps
Pen: Plisson (2/3) 14', 28'	Report^[5]	Try: Varndell 6' c Thompson 60' c Con: Goode (2/2) 7', 61' Pen: Goode (2/5) 34', 75'

Stade Jean-Bouin
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)


FB	15	Hugo Bonneval		73'
RW	14	Julien Arias
OC	13	Waisea Nayacalevu
IC	12	Jonathan Danty
LW	11	Digby Ioane		29'
FH	10	Jules Plisson
SH	9	Jérôme Fillol		49'
N8	8	Sergio Parisse
OF	7	Scott LaValla		49'
BF	6	Antoine Burban	53' to 63'
RL	5	Pascal Papé (c)
LL	4	Alexandre Flanquart	27' to 37'	67'
TP	3	Davit Kubriashvili		43'
HK	2	Laurent Sempéré		71'	77'
LP	1	Heinke van der Merwe		62'
Replacements:
HK	16	Michael van Vuuren	74' to 80'	71'
PR	17	Sakaria Taulafo		62'
PR	18	Rabah Slimani		43'
LK	19	Anton van Zyl		67'
N8	20	David Lyons		49'	77'
FH	21	Morné Steyn		73'
SH	22	Julien Dupuy		49'
CE	23	Meyer Bosman		29'
Coach:
Gonzalo Quesada


FB	15	Andrea Masi
RW	14	William Helu
OC	13	Elliot Daly
IC	12	Chris Bell (c)
LW	11	Tom Varndell
FH	10	Andy Goode		78'
SH	9	Joe Simpson		77'
N8	8	Guy Thompson		77'
OF	7	James Haskell	28' to 38'
BF	6	Ashley Johnson		73'
RL	5	Tom Palmer		70'
LL	4	Joe Launchbury
TP	3	Phil Swainston		78'
HK	2	Carlo Festuccia		73'
LP	1	Matt Mullan		75'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Lindsay		73'
PR	17	Simon McIntyre		75'
PR	18	Taione Vea		78'
LK	19	Kearnan Myall		70'
N8	20	Ed Jackson		73'
SH	21	Charlie Davies		77'
FH	22	Joe Carlisle		78'
CE	23	Charlie Hayter		77'
Coach:
Dai Young

Touch judges:
Ian Davies (WRU)
Sean Brickell (WRU)
Television match official:
Derek Bevan (WRU)

Result

Wasps won the playoff 50 - 35 on aggregate and qualified for the 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup. Stade Français competed in the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup.

References

^ "Anglo-french play-off dates announced". afp.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "Premiership Rugby". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "Play-off details announced". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^ "London Wasps 30 Stade Francais 29". Premiership Rugby. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Stade Francais 6 London Wasps 20". Premiership Rugby. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[1] "Anglo-french play-off dates announced". afp.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[2] "Premiership Rugby". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[3] "Play-off details announced". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

[4] "London Wasps 30 Stade Francais 29". Premiership Rugby. 18 May 2014. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[5] "Stade Francais 6 London Wasps 20". Premiership Rugby. 24 May 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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