DHL Stormers vs Ulster Rugby

FINAL FOUR
DHL STORMERS VS ULSTER
players and enjoyment for the fans.
“Our Premiership clubs are looking
forward to playing against some of
the best the southern hemisphere
has to offer and matching up
against players from South Africa’s
Rugby World Cup 2019 winning side.
“It is a big step forward in
expanding the reach of these
unique and special tournaments,
and bringing world-class,
international club rugby to new
audiences.”
League Nationale de Rugby
Director General and EPCR Board
member, Emmanuel Eschalier, said:
“The arrival next season of the four
South African clubs competing in
the URC, as well as the Cheetahs,
is a major development for EPCR’s
competitions.
“The participation of these
high-level clubs will strengthen the
appeal and sporting intensity of
the Heineken Champions Cup and
the EPCR Challenge Cup with the
potential for further development of
these great competitions.”
“It is a big
step forward
in expanding
the reach of
these unique
and special
tournaments
The South African clubs in the
Heineken Champions Cup will be
in the mix against newly-crowned
winners, Stade Rochelais, who
lifted the trophy for the first time
in dramatic style in Marseille last
weekend, as well as Lyon who also
claimed a historic first European title
when they won the EPCR Challenge
Cup final.
EPCR welcomed over 110,000
fans to the Stade Vélodrome over
the course of the two finals with
a record EPCR Challenge Cup
attendance of 51,431 witnessing
Lyon’s victory over RC Toulon, while
59,682 went through the turnstiles
for last Saturday’s showpiece match
between Stade Rochelais and
Leinster.
The formats for next season’s
Heineken Champions Cup and
EPCR Challenge Cup will be
announced shortly, in conjunction
with details of the Pool Draws for
both tournaments which will be
staged towards the end of the
month.
During the 2022/23 season, EPCR
will continue to be supported by
Heineken as the title partner of the
Heineken Champions Cup, as well as
by EPCR’s Official Logistics Partner
DHL and Official Hotels Partner
IHG Hotels & Resorts amongst
others, with future exciting partner
announcements expected in the
near future.
The 2023 Finals weekend is
scheduled for Dublin’s Aviva Stadium
on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 May.
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