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EPCR and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) are pleased to announce that the iconic Twickenham Stadium will host the 2021 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals with a limited number of fans permitted to attend both showpiece matches, in line with the UK government’s roadmap to recovery.
Up to 10,000 spectators will be able to buy tickets for each game with the Challenge Cup decider scheduled for Friday, 21 May at 20.00 and the Heineken Champions Cup final going ahead on Saturday, 22 May at 16.45 (kick-offs local time). Both matches are subject to licences being granted by the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames.
Heineken Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup suspended temporarily
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Exeter won their first Champions Cup title last season
European rugby s Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have been temporarily suspended, organisers have confirmed.
It comes after the French government decreed its clubs should not play in the competitions this month.
As a result, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) says it had no choice but to postpone all matches scheduled for the weekends of 16 and 23 January.
However, EPCR aims to resume and finish the tournaments as soon as practicable .
Tournament chiefs hope two rounds of Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool games on the weekends of 15-17 and 22-24 can go ahead at a later date as authorities deal with the impact of a new strain of Covid-19.
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THE EPCR HAS awarded bonus-point victories to Toulouse, Lyon and La Rochelle after their Heineken Champions Cup opponents this weekend Exeter Chiefs, Glasgow Warriors and Bath respectively were deemed “unable to safely field a matchday squad”, leading to the cancellation of the three pool-stage fixtures.
Scarlets’ Heineken Champions Cup clash against Toulon on Friday has been postponed after the French club decided not to play because of coronavirus-related concerns.
The Scarlets players were going through a work-out on the pitch at Parc y Scarlets 75 minutes before kick-off, but Toulon had not arrived at the stadium and television equipment was being packed away.
In a statement, Toulon said they had decided “not to play this meeting as planned this evening” after a positive Covid-19 test in the Scarlets squad.
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Toulon pull out of Scarlets Heineken Champions Cup tie over Covid-19 case at Welsh club
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Parc y Scarlets hosted Wales four home autumn international matches
Scarlets Heineken Champions Cup match at home to Toulon on Friday has been called off less than two hours before kick-off.
Toulon pulled out because of concerns about a Scarlets player testing positive for Covid-19 after playing against Bath last weekend.
The Welsh side withdrew the player and his close contacts from training before naming their side to face Toulon.
The action satisfied European rugby organisers but not Toulon s management.
The French club s decision to pull out came as a shock to the home side, who arrived at their Parc y Scarlets home as normal about two hours before the scheduled 17:30 GMT kick-off on Friday.