2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup

Not to be confused with 2024–25 EPCR Challenge Cup.

2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup
Tournament details
Countries England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
South Africa
Tournament format(s)Modified round-robin and knockout
Date6 December 2024 – 24 May 2025
Tournament statistics
Teams24
Matches played63
Attendance1,142,553 (18,136 per match)
Highest attendance70,225 – Bordeaux Bègles v Northampton Saints
24 May 2025
Lowest attendance4,642 – Benetton v Bath
15 December 2024
Tries scored486 (7.71 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Thomas Ramos (Toulouse)
87 points
Top try scorer(s) Damian Penaud (Bordeaux Bègles)
14 tries
Final
VenueMillennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
Attendance70,225
ChampionsBordeaux Bègles (1st title)
Runners-upNorthampton Saints

The 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the 2024–25 Investec Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the European Rugby Champions Cup, the annual club rugby union competition run by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) for professional clubs. It was the 30th season of the pan-European professional club rugby competition and the second season in which Investec are named as title sponsors.

For the first time since its 1995 founding (as the Heineken Cup), no Welsh teams are playing in the ERCC, as none of them finished in the top seven of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship.[1] The final will be played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.[2][3]

Toulouse entered the competition as defending champions, seeking a record-extending seventh title, but fell in the semi final to French rivals Bordeaux Bègles. Leinster, beaten finalists in the past three editions, sought a record fourth consecutive final, and to become the second team after Toulouse to win a fifth Champions Cup, but lost to English champions and former European champions Northampton Saints, also in the semi-final.

Bordeaux Bègles won the final, beating Northampton Saints 28–20 for their first title.[4]

Teams

Twenty-four clubs from the three major European domestic and regional leagues qualified for the 2024–25 edition of the Champions Cup.[5]

The distribution of teams was:

Premiership Top 14 United Rugby Championship
England France Ireland Italy Scotland South Africa

Team details

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, and QF for losing Quarter-finalist.

Team Coach(es)/
Director of Rugby 		Captain(s) Stadium Capacity Method of qualification
Bath Johann van Graan Ben Spencer Recreation Ground 14,509 Premiership top 8 (2nd) (RU)
Benetton Marco Bortolami Michele Lamaro Stadio Comunale di Monigo 5,000 URC top 8 (7th) (QF)
Bordeaux Bègles Yannick Bru Jefferson Poirot Stade Chaban-Delmas 34,694 Top 14 top 8 (3rd) (RU)
Bristol Bears Pat Lam Fitz Harding Ashton Gate 27,000 Premiership top 8 (5th)
Bulls Jake White Marcell Coetzee Loftus Versfeld 51,762 URC top 8 (2nd) (RU)
Castres Jeremy Davidson Mathieu Babillot Stade Pierre-Fabre 12,500 Top 14 top 8 (7th)
Clermont Christophe Urios Baptiste Jauneau Stade Marcel-Michelin 19,022 Top 14 top 8 (8th)
Exeter Chiefs Rob Baxter Dafydd Jenkins Sandy Park 13,593 Premiership top 8 (7th)
Glasgow Warriors Franco Smith Kyle Steyn Scotstoun Stadium 7,351 URC top 8 (4th) (CH)
Harlequins Billy Millard Alex Dombrandt Twickenham Stoop 14,800 Premiership top 8 (6th)
La Rochelle Ronan O'Gara Grégory Alldritt Stade Marcel-Deflandre 16,700 Top 14 top 8 (5th) (SF)
Leicester Tigers Michael Cheika Julián Montoya Welford Road Stadium 25,849 Premiership top 8 (8th)
Leinster Leo Cullen Caelan Doris Aviva Stadium 51,700 URC top 8 (3rd) (SF)
Munster Ian Costello Tadhg Beirne Thomond Park 25,600 URC top 8 (1st) (SF)
Northampton Saints Phil Dowson George Furbank Franklin's Gardens 15,200 Premiership top 8 (1st) (CH)
Racing 92 Stuart Lancaster Henry Chavancy Paris La Défense Arena 32,000 Top 14 top 8 (6th) (QF)
Sale Sharks Alex Sanderson Ben Curry Salford Community Stadium 12,000 Premiership top 8 (3rd) (SF)
Saracens Mark McCall Maro Itoje StoneX Stadium 10,500 Premiership top 8 (4th) (SF)
Sharks John Plumtree Lukhanyo Am Kings Park Stadium 52,000 Challenge Cup Champions
Stade Français Laurent Labit Paul Gabrillagues Stade Jean-Bouin 20,000 Top 14 top 8 (2nd) (SF)
Stormers John Dobson Salmaan Moerat Cape Town Stadium 55,000 URC top 8 (5th) (QF)
Toulon Pierre Mignoni Charles Ollivon Stade Mayol 17,500 Top 14 top 8 (4th) (QF)
Toulouse Ugo Mola Antoine Dupont Stade Ernest-Wallon 19,500 Top 14 top 8 (1st) (CH)
Ulster Richie Murphy Iain Henderson Ravenhill Stadium 18,196 URC top 8 (6th) (QF)

Pool stage

Main article: 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup pool stage

Teams were drawn into pools in Cardiff on 2 July 2024.[3] Teams are awarded four points for a win, two for a draw, one for scoring four tries in a game, and one for losing by less than eight points.

The format is, once again, a modified round robin. Each pool consists of six teams, two from each of the three contributing leagues. Each team plays the four teams not from its own league once, with one game away to each league and one game at home. Teams do not play their league partners at this stage. The top four teams go to the first knock out round, where the top two teams in each group are given home advantage. The fifth placed teams 'drop' into the Challenge Cup knockout rounds, joining twelve clubs from that competition's pool stages in the knockout stage as the ninth to twelfth seeds, earning away ties with the fifth-to eighth-ranked sides from the Challenge Cup's pool stage. The sixth placed team in each group is eliminated.

Locations
Locations of the Europe-based teams of the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup group stage.
Red: Pool 1; Blue: Pool 2; Green: Pool 3; Yellow: Pool 4.
Locations of London teams of the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup group stage.
Green: Pool 3; Yellow: Pool 4.
Locations of South African teams of the 2024–25 European Rugby Champions Cup group stage.
Red: Pool 1; Green: Pool 3; Yellow: Pool 4.

Pool 1

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 1
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Bordeaux Bègles (1) 4 4 0 0 217 76 +141 33 12 4 0 20 Home round of 16.
2 Toulouse (5) 4 4 0 0 225 62 +163 33 9 3 0 19
3 Leicester Tigers (10) 4 2 0 2 134 149 −15 20 21 3 0 11 Away round of 16.
4 Ulster (16) 4 1 0 3 102 163 −61 15 24 1 0 5
5 Sharks (12CC) 4 1 0 3 76 163 −87 10 23 1 0 5 Away Challenge Cup round of 16.
6 Exeter Chiefs 4 0 0 4 83 224 −141 13 34 1 0 1
Source: EPCR[7]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Pool 2

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Leinster (2) 4 4 0 0 113 54 +59 15 7 2 0 18 Home round of 16.
2 La Rochelle (8) 4 2 0 2 98 75 +23 12 6 1 2 11
3 Benetton (11) 4 2 0 2 83 109 −26 11 14 2 1 11 Away round of 16.
4 Clermont (14) 4 2 0 2 89 81 +8 13 12 2 0 10
5 Bath (10CC) 4 1 0 3 102 114 −12 14 16 1 2 7 Away Challenge Cup round of 16.
6 Bristol Bears 4 1 0 3 80 132 −52 12 20 2 1 7
Source: EPCR[8]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Pool 3

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 3
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Northampton Saints (3) 4 3 0 1 137 106 +31 20 15 4 0 16 Home round of 16.
2 Castres (6) 4 3 0 1 105 86 +19 13 13 2 0 14
3 Munster (9) 4 2 0 2 96 69 +27 13 7 2 2 12 Away round of 16.
4 Saracens (13) 4 2 0 2 91 71 +20 11 9 2 1 11
5 Bulls (11CC) 4 1 0 3 84 113 −29 12 15 1 0 5 Away Challenge Cup round of 16.
6 Stade Français 4 1 0 3 76 144 −68 11 21 1 0 5
Source: EPCR[9]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Pool 4

European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 4
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Toulon (4) 4 3 0 1 94 94 0 12 14 1 0 13 Home round of 16.
2 Glasgow Warriors (7) 4 2 0 2 103 92 +11 16 12 3 1 12
3 Sale Sharks (12) 4 2 0 2 81 92 −11 12 14 2 0 10 Away round of 16.
4 Harlequins (15) 4 2 0 2 110 79 +31 16 10 1 0 9
5 Racing 92 (9CC) 4 2 0 2 80 92 −12 12 14 1 0 9 Away Challenge Cup round of 16.
6 Stormers 4 1 0 3 92 108 −16 12 16 1 0 5
Source: EPCR[10]
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers for teams tied on points: 1) Number of matches won; 2) Difference between points for and against; 3) Total number of points for; 4) Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams; 5) Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled.

Knockout stage

The knockout stage follows the same format as used in previous years, which begins with a single-leg round of 16, starting on 4 April 2025. This round is followed by the quarter-finals and semi-finals, before the tournament concludes with the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 24 May 2025.

All clubs are thereafter ranked in descending order, based firstly on their ranking in their pool, and subsequently on the number of competition points they have accumulated, to create an overall ranking from 1 to 16. The pool winners are ranked 1 to 4, the second-placed clubs are ranked 5 to 8, the third-placed clubs are ranked 9 to 12, and the fourth-placed clubs are ranked 13 to 16.

Whilst the round of 16 follows a pre-determined format, the quarter-finals see home advantage given to the higher ranked team, based on a pre-determined match-up. As such the teams seeded 1 to 4 are guaranteed home advantage in they reach the quarter-final, and teams seeded 13 to 16 are guaranteed an away fixture if they do so. Whether a team ranked from 5 to 12 will play home or away will depend on other results in their section of the bracket.

At the semi-final stage, the higher ranked team has 'home country' advantage, with the match to be played in a suitably-sized stadium in their home union's territory, but not necessarily their own normal home stadium.[11]

Seeding

Rank Team Pts Diff TF
Pool leaders
1 Bordeaux Bègles 20 +141 33
2 Leinster 18 +59 18
3 Northampton Saints 16 +31 20
4 Toulon 13 0 12
Pool runners-up
5 Toulouse 19 +163 33
6 Castres 14 +19 13
7 Glasgow Warriors 12 +11 16
8 La Rochelle 11 +23 12
Pool third place
9 Munster 12 +27 13
10 Leicester Tigers 11 –15 20
11 Benetton 11 –26 11
12 Sale Sharks 10 –11 12
Pool fourth place
13 Saracens 11 +20 11
14 Clermont 10 +8 13
15 Harlequins 9 +31 16
16 Ulster 5 –61 15

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
1 Bordeaux Bègles 43
16 Ulster 31
1 Bordeaux Bègles 47
9 Munster 29
8 La Rochelle 24
9 Munster 25
1 Bordeaux Bègles 35
5 Toulouse 18
4 Toulon 72
13 Saracens 42
4 Toulon 18
5 Toulouse 21
5 Toulouse 38
12 Sale Sharks 15
1 Bordeaux Bègles 28
3 Northampton Saints 20
2 Leinster 62
15 Harlequins 0
2 Leinster 52
7 Glasgow Warriors 0
7 Glasgow Warriors 43
10 Leicester Tigers 19
2 Leinster 34
3 Northampton Saints 37
3 Northampton Saints 46
14 Clermont 24
3 Northampton Saints 51
6 Castres 16
6 Castres 39
11 Benetton 37

Round of 16

4 April 2025
20:00
Northampton Saints (3)46–24(14) Clermont
Try: F. Smith 18' c
Freeman (3) 23' m, 29' m, 60' m
Augustus (2) 41' c, 46' c
Pollock 71' c
Con: F. Smith (4/7) 19', 42', 47', 72'
Pen: F. Smith (1/1) 15'		ReportTry: Moala 11' c
Raka 49' c
Fainga'a 55' c
Con: Belleau (3/3) 12', 50', 56'
Pen: Belleau (1/1) 41'
cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 13,481
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
5 April 2025
13:30
Toulon (4)72–42(13) Saracens
Try: Wainiqolo 5' c
Isa (3) 35' c, 55' c, 59' c
Jaminet (2) 39' c, 70' m
Alainu'uese 44' m
Fainga'anuku 62' c
Serin 74' c
Tuicuvu 76' c
Con: Jaminet (8/10) 6', 35', 40', 55', 60', 63', 75', 77'
Pen: Jaminet (2/2) 12', 14'		ReportTry: González (2) 3' c, 22' c
Tompkins 7' c
Hartley 16' c
van Zyl 31' c
Hadfield 65' c
Con: Burke (6/6) 4', 8', 17', 23', 32', 66'
Stade Mayol, Toulon
Attendance: 15,733
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
5 April 2025
15:00
Leinster (2)62–0(15) Harlequins
Try: Prendergast 14' m
J. McCarthy 17' c
J. Osborne 27' c
van der Flier 44' m
Ringrose 47' c
Sheehan 58' m
Penalty try 66'
R. Byrne 71' c
Lowe (2) 77' m, 80' c
Con: Prendergast (3/6) 17', 27', 48'
R. Byrne (2/3) 72', 80'		Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 55,627
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
5 April 2025
16:00
Castres (6)39–37(11) Benetton
Try: Baget (2) 2' c, 22' m
Chabouni 16' c
Babillot 39' m
Ambadiang 64' m
Fernandez 78' c
Con: Le Brun (2/4) 3', 17'
Fernandez (1/2) 79'
Pen: Le Brun (1/2) 47'		ReportTry: Gallo 4' c
Mendy 32' m
Brex 35' c
Bernasconi 43' m
Odogwu 57' c
Con: Albornoz (3/5) 5', 36', 58'
Pen: Albornoz (2/2) 7', 62'
Stade Pierre-Fabre, Castres
Attendance: 12,258
Referee: Karl Dickson (England)
5 April 2025
18:30
La Rochelle (8)24–25(9) Munster
Try: Botia 10' c
Penalty try 65'
Bosmorin 76' c
Con: West (1/1) 11'
Hastoy (1/1) 76'
Pen: West (1/1) 42'		ReportTry: Casey 24' c
Coombes 47' c
A. Smith 51' m
Con: Crowley (2/3) 24', 48'
Pen: Crowley (1/1) 41'
Drop: Crowley 68'
Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle
Attendance: 16,700
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
5 April 2025
20:00
Glasgow Warriors (7)43–19(10) Leicester Tigers
Try: Venter (2) 13' c, 74' m
Vailanu (2) 18' c, 41' c
Hastings 49' c
Horne 50' c
Con: Hastings (5/6) 14', 19', 42', 50', 51'
Pen: Hastings (1/1) 42'		ReportTry: Cracknell 2' m
Kata 56' c
Liebenberg 66' c
Con: Pollard (2/3) 59', 67'
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 7,321
Referee: Craig Evans (Wales)
6 April 2025
13:30
Bordeaux Bègles (1)43–31(16) Ulster
Try: Penaud 6' c
Tameifuna 15' c
Coleman 20' c
Buros 40' c
Lamothe 50' m
Janse van Rensburg 70' c
Con: Carbery (4/5) 6', 16', 21', 40+1'
Jalibert (1/1) 71'
Pen: Lucu (1/1) 46'		ReportTry: O'Toole 28' c
McCann 35' c
Timoney 55' m
Ward (2) 63' m, 75' c
Con: Cooney (2/2) 29', 37'
Doak (1/3) 76'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 32,275
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
6 April 2025
16:00
Toulouse (5)38–15(12) Sale Sharks
Try: Willis 1' c
Cros 45' c
Marchand 58' c
Capuozzo 73' c
Cramont 76' c
Con: Ramos (5/5) 2', 46', 59', 74', 77'
Pen: Ramos (1/1) 35'		ReportTry: L. James 4' m
Hill 29' c
Con: Ford (1/2) 30'
Pen: Ford (1/1) 21'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 31,737
Referee: Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

Quarter-finals

11 April 2025
20:00
Leinster (2)52–0(7) Glasgow Warriors
Try: Deegan (2) 13' c, 75' m
Penalty try 22'
Lowe 24' m
T. O'Brien 29' c
Keenan 33' c
Ringrose 46' c
Sheehan 57' c
Con: Prendergast (5/6) 14', 30', 34', 47', 58'		Report
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 22,400
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
12 April 2025
16:00
Bordeaux Bègles (1)47–29(9) Munster
Try: Penaud 5' m
Lucu 12' c
Samu 24' c
Echegaray 33' c
Lamothe 56' m
Bielle-Biarrey 77' c
Con: Jalibert (3/5) 13', 25', 34'
Lucu (1/1) 78'
Pen: Jalibert (3/5) 11', 53', 76'		ReportTry: Nankivell 43' m
A. Smith (2) 50' m, 72' c
Penalty try 67'
Con: Crowley (2/3) 33', 73'
Pen: Crowley (1/1) 9'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 32,215
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
12 April 2025
17:30
Northampton Saints (3)51–16(6) Castres
Try: Freeman 6' c
Langdon 13' m
Coles 31' m
Furbank 44' c
Pollock (2) 47' c, 61' c
Pearson 77' c
Con: F. Smith (5/7) 7', 44', 47', 61', 77'
Pen: F. Smith (2/2) 52', 68'		ReportTry: Fernandez 35' c
Con: Fernandez (1/1) 36'
Pen: Fernandez (3/3) 9', 39', 42
cinch Stadium @ Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Attendance: 11,673
Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy)
13 April 2025
16:00
Toulon (4)18–21(5) Toulouse
Pen: Jaminet (6/6) 12', 23', 28', 31', 59', 62'ReportTry: Willis 42' m
Ahki 50' c
Con: Ramos (1/2) 51'
Pen: Ramos (3/5) 10', 41', 80'
Stade Mayol, Toulon
Attendance: 16,490
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)

Semi-finals

3 May 2025
17:30
Leinster (2)34–37(3) Northampton Saints
Try: O'Brien 17’ m
van der Flier (2) 25’ c, 58' m
Doris 46’ c
Lowe 69’ c
Con: Prendergast (3/5) 25', 47', 70'
Pen: Prendergast (1/1) 13'		ReportTry: Freeman (3) 7' c, 35' m, 37' m
Pollock 28' c
Ramm 62' c
Con: Smith (3/5) 8', 29, 63'
Pen: Smith (2/2) 22', 55'
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 42,207
Referee: Pierre Brousset (France)
4 May 2025
16:00
Bordeaux Bègles (1)35–18(5) Toulouse
Try: Samu 3' c
Bielle-Biarrey (2) 22' m, 40' c
Bochaton 63' m
Tameifuna 78' m
Con: Jalibert (2/3) 4', 41'
Pen: Jalibert (1/1) 8'
Lucu (1/1) 28'		ReportTry: Delibes 14' m
Barassi 54' c
Con: Mallía (1/2) 54'
Pen: Mallía (2/2) 10', 20'
Matmut Atlantique, Bordeaux
Attendance: 42,096
Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Final

Main article: 2025 European Rugby Champions Cup final
24 May 2025
14:45 BST (UTC+01)
Bordeaux Bègles (1)28–20(3) Northampton Saints
Try: Penaud (2) 5' m, 36' m
Coleman 20' c
Cazeaux 55' m
Con: Jalibert (1/3) 21'
Pen: Jalibert (1/1) 28'
Lucu (1/1) 44'		ReportTry: Coles (2) 1' c, 40' c
Con: Smith (2/2) 2', 40'
Pen: Smith (2/2) 24', 32'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 70,225
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)

Leading scorers

Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.

At the end of the final, winger Damian Penaud, winner of the competition and author of a new record of fourteen tries scored in the competition, is named best player of the 2024-2025 Champions Cup.

Discipline

Citings/bans

Player Match[N 1] Citing date Law breached Result Refs
Pierre-Henri Azagoh Munster vs. Stade Français
(Round 1 – 7 December 2024) 		10 December 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card) 		3-match ban[N 2] [15]
[16]
Baptiste Pesenti Munster vs. Stade Français
(Round 1 – 7 December 2024) 		10 December 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card) 		2-match ban [15]
[17]
Yannick Youyoutte Stormers vs. Toulon
(Round 1 – 7 December 2024) 		11 December 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card) 		5-match ban[N 2] [15]
[18]
Sekou Macalou Stade Français vs. Saracens
(Round 2 – 15 December 2024) 		17 December 2024 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card) 		3-match ban [19]
[20]
Stafford McDowall Toulon vs. Glasgow
(Round 2 – 15 December 2024) 		19 December 2024 9.12 – Contact with Eye Area
(Citing) 		3-match ban [19]
[21]
Toma'akino Taufa Exeter vs. Bordeaux Bègles
(Round 3 – 11 January 2025) 		16 January 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card) 		3-match ban[N 2] [22]
Giorgi Akhaladze Bath vs. Clermont
(Round 3 – 12 January 2025) 		16 January 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Red card) 		4-match ban [23]
Beno Obano Leinster vs. Bath
(Round 4 – 18 January 2025) 		21 January 2025 9.27 – 2 Yellow Cards
(Red card) 		Sending off sufficient [24]
Will Goodrick-Clarke Ulster vs. Exeter
(Round 4 – 17 January 2025) 		22 January 2025 9.12 – Stamp/Trample
(Citing) 		1-match ban [25]
Hakeem Kunene Bordeaux Bègles vs. Sharks
(Round 4 – 19 January 2025) 		22 January 2025 9.13 – Dangerous Tackling
(Citing) 		3-match ban[N 2] [26]

Notes:

  1. ^ The cited player's club is listed in bold italics.[13]
  2. ^ a b c d The ban is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.[14]

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