2014 Heineken Cup final

2014 Heineken Cup Final 2014 H Cup (Cardiff).jpg 250 2013–14 Heineken Cup Toulon FRA 30px 23 Saracens ENG 30px 6 24 May 2014 Millennium Stadium Cardiff Craig Burden (Toulon) Alain Rolland (Ireland) 67,578 N/A (roof closed) 2013 2015 The 2014 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2013–14 Heineken Cup, the 19th and final season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The Heineken Cup was replaced by a new top-level competition, the European Rugby Champions Cup, effective in 2014–15.http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/march/news-articles/260314_europe_statement Future of European Rugby resolved Rugby Football Union 10 April 2014 10 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140525041159/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/march/news-articles/260314_europe_statement 25 May 2014 The match, between Toulon and Saracens, http://www.espn.co.uk/heineken-cup-2013-14/rugby/story/223175.html Wilkinson boots Toulon into final 28 April 2014 ESPN 30 April 2014 http://www.espn.co.uk/heineken-cup-2013-14/rugby/story/223037.html Saracens thrash Clermont to book place in final 26 April 2014 ESPN 30 April 2014 was played on 24 May 2014 in the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, kicking off at 5 pm (16:00 UTC).http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21719.php Toulon and Wilkinson open title defence at home European Rugby Cup 20 July 2013 22 July 2013 25 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130725061227/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/21719.php dead Toulon were the defending champions. Previously, Saracens had only reached the semi-finals of the Heineken Cup. The final result was 23–6 for Toulon to retain their title. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/10853782/Heineken-Cup-final-Toulon-23-Saracens-6-match-report.html Toulon 23 Saracens 6 24 May 2014 Daily Telegraph 26 May 2014 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/may/24/saracens-toulon-heineken-cup-final-live Heineken Cup final: Toulon v Saracens – as it happened 24 May 2014 Guardian 26 May 2014 Route to final 6 April 2014 3 FRA Toulon 29 6 IRE rugby union Leinster 14 5 April 2014 1 IRE rugby union Ulster 15 8 ENG Saracens 17 27 April 2014 3 FRA Toulon 24 4 IRE rugby union Munster 14 26 April 2014 8 ENG Saracens 46 2 FRA Clermont 6 24 May 2014 FRA Toulon 23 ENG Saracens 6 Toulon Toulon went into the knock-out stage seed 3, after earning five out of six victories in the pool stage. They topped pool 2 with 24 points respectively. They opened their campaign with a home 51–28 bonus point win over Glasgow Warriors, scoring six tries. They did however concede four tries, to give Glasgow a bonus point of their own. In round 2, they played Cardiff Blues at the Cardiff Arms Park. Cardiff earned a surprise 19–15 victory over the defending champions. Toulon failed to score any tries in this match, the first time Toulon has done this since their 24–12 win over Saracens in 2013. Their third game was a 14–9 victory over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park, in which Toulon failed to gain a bonus point. They however earned a bonus point in the return home fixture in round four, after scoring four tries in a 32–20 win over Exeter. Round five saw Toulon beat Cardiff Blues 43–20 at home to secure a knock-out stage seed. They finished their pool stage with a 15–8 win over Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun, to confirm their knock-out seed and positioning. http://www.rctoulon.com/en/equipe/calendrier-equipe/ Toulon 24 May 2014 French Saison 2013–2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140428122435/http://www.rctoulon.com/en/equipe/calendrier-equipe/ 28 April 2014 dead dmy-all Following the final pool stage match, the draw was made for the semi-finals. Toulon was drawn at home for the semi-final, should they win their quarter-final, which meant they would be the only team to have a home semi and quarter-final. Toulon faced top seed Leinster on 6 April. Toulon stormed into the semis with a 29–14 victory over the Irish Province. Toulon then faced another Irish province in Munster. Toulon decided they would play this match at Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. Munster indiscipline gave Toulon 21 of their 24 points though penalties, with Jonny Wilkinson's drop goal as the other Toulon score. In a tight match, Toulon only conceded four kickable penalties and one try to give Munster 16 points. This meant, Toulon would advance to the final on the back of a 24–16 win. http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_heineken_cup.php Heineken Cup fixtures European Rugby Cup 24 May 2014 17 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140217215813/http://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures_heineken_cup.php dead Saracens Saracens went into the knock-out stage bottom of the seed table (8). They only won four matches during the pool stage, the first being a 23–17 win over Connacht away. Round two saw Saracens take their home match to Wembley Stadium, instead of Allianz Park, to face Toulouse. A record British attendance for a Heineken Cup pool game, saw Saracens narrowly lose to Toulouse 16–17, but managed to pick a single bonus point by virtue of losing by seven points or less. Saracens next played Zebre at Stadio XXV Aprile. It was believed that Saracens would walk away with this match, but Saracens were only able to put 29 points over the Italian side, winning 39–10. The return fixture however saw Saracens thrash Zebre 64–3, scoring nine tries and conceding just two penalties. They then went to Stade Ernest-Wallon to play Toulouse away. They lost again to the French side 21–11, put their strong defence kept Toulouse try-less. But their indiscipline, gave Toulouse 21 point though kick at goals. Their final match was at home, against Connacht. In a match where Saracens scored ten tries, Saracens booked their place a knock-out seed with a 64–6 victory over the Irish province. http://www.saracens.com/fixtures/ Saracens F.C. 24 May 2014 Fixtures Their quarter-final saw Saracens travel to Ulster, who were the only team to win six from six in the pool stages. However, in a controversial match, through the Jared Payne red card, Saracens scored 17 points to Ulster's 15 to progress to the semi-final. Due to the draw that followed the pool stage, Saracens had a home semi-final who choose to play the match at Twickenham. Saracens faced early favorites and last years runners-up Clermont at the RFU home stadium. The match saw Saracens earn a record, for the biggest winning margin in a Heineken Cup semi-final. Saracens overtook Leicester Tigers 37 point winning margin over London Wasps, by three, after they won 46–6 over Clermont. They kept Clermont scoreless in the second half, and scored six tries in the 80 minutes. This meant they would final progress to the Heineken Cup Final, and would face the defending champions. Match Summary thumb|The Millennium Stadium on the 2014 finals weekend Under a closed roof at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the match kicked off at 5pm. Within three minutes, Owen Farrell had put Saracens into the lead with a penalty. Despite early pressure from Toulon, they conceded a second penalty in the 12th minute, but Marcelo Bosch failed to convert, the score remaining 3–0. On 21 minutes, Toulon's Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe was sin-binned for pulling down Alistair Hargreaves under a high kick, but Farrell failed to convert the resulting penalty. In the 29th minute, a chip into space from Matt Giteau found Drew Mitchell who, after beating the tackle of Alex Goode, passed back to Giteau who scored the first try of the final, converted by Jonny Wilkinson, and taking the score to 7–3 in Toulon's favour. Fernández Lobbe returned from the sin-bin and three minutes later, Wilkinson scored a drop goal, to take the score to 10–3 at half time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/rugby-union/26758266 Heineken Cup final – Saracens v Toulon BBC Sport 24 May 2014 24 May 2014 Five minutes after the restart, and after a strong showing from Saracens, Farrell scored another penalty after a collapsed scrum, reducing the deficit to four points. However, on 53 minutes, Wilkinson restored the seven point lead with another penalty.https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/club-rugby/heineken-cup-final-toulon-23-saracens-6-match-report-jonny-wilkinson-says-farewell-to-europe-as-9431048.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/club-rugby/heineken-cup-final-toulon-23-saracens-6-match-report-jonny-wilkinson-says-farewell-to-europe-as-9431048.html 1 May 2022 subscription live England hero Jonny Wilkinson bids adieu by kicking Toulon to a Double 24 May 2014 The Independent Six minutes later, Toulon's Mathieu Bastareaud made a break and supplied Juan Smith with the ball, and after an exchange with Fernández Lobbe, Smith scored Toulon's second try, which Wilkinson converted to take the score to 20–6. A third penalty, three minutes later, took Wilkinson's tally to eleven points and Toulon's advantage to 17 points. Despite late pressure from Saracens, no further points were scored as Toulon won the match, and the final Heineken Cup, 23–6. http://www.espn.co.uk/heineken-cup-2013-14/rugby/story/226805.html Toulon secure back-to-back titles 24 May 2014 ESPN 26 May 2014 Details 24 May 2014 17:00 BST (UTC+01) Toulon FRA 23–6 Reporthttp://www.ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28614.php Home www.ercrugby.com 14 September 2017 25 March 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170325223438/http://ercrugby.com/matchcentre/28614.php dead ENG Saracens Giteau 29' cSmith 59' c Wilkinson (2/2) Wilkinson (2/2) 53', 63' Wilkinson (1/1) 37' Farrell (2/3) 3', 45' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 67,578 Alain Rolland (IRFU) _blackhoophigh ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 ff0000 Toulon _Vvasaracensleft _Vvasaracenskit _Vvasaracensright _Vvasaracenssocks FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF B8C8DD FFF000 Saracens FB 15ENG Delon ArmitageRW 14AUS Drew MitchellOC 13FRA Mathieu BastareaudIC 12AUS Matt GiteauLW 11RSA Bryan HabanaFH 10ENG Jonny Wilkinson (c) 77SH 9 FRA Sébastien Tillous-Borde 70N8 8 ENG Steffon ArmitageOF 7 ARG Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe 21 31BF 6 RSA Juan Smith 71RL 5 RSA Danie Rossouw 51LL 4 RSA Bakkies Botha 51TP 3 NZL Carl Hayman 56HK 2 RSA Craig Burden 41LP 1 FRA Xavier Chiocci 45Substitutions:HK 16FRA Jean-Charles Orioli 41PR 17FRA Alexandre Menini 45PR 18ITA Martin Castrogiovanni 56LK 19NZL Ali Williams 51FL 20FRA Virgile Bruni 71CE 21FRA Maxime Mermoz 77SH 22RSA Michael Claassens 70LK 23FRA Jocelino Suta 51Coach:FRA Bernard Laporte FB 15ENG Alex GoodeRW 14ENG Chris AshtonOC 13ARG Marcelo BoschIC 12ENG Brad BarrittLW 11ENG David Strettle 69FH 10ENG Owen Farrell 64SH 9 ENG Richard Wigglesworth 50N8 8 ENG Billy VunipolaOF 7 NAM Jacques Burger 61BF 6 SCO Kelly BrownRL 5 RSA Alistair Hargreaves 64LL 4 ENG Steve Borthwick (c)TP 3 ENG Matt Stevens 54HK 2 RSA Schalk Brits 69LP 1 ENG Mako Vunipola 64Substitutions:HK 16ENG Jamie George 69PR 17ENG Richard Barrington 64PR 18SAM James Johnston 54LK 19ENG Mouritz Botha 64FL 20ENG Jackson Wray 61SH 21RSA Neil de Kock 50FH 22ENG Charlie Hodgson 64FB 23USA Chris Wyles 69Coach:IRE rugby union Mark McCall Man of the Match: RSA Craig Burden (Toulon) Touch judges: IRE rugby union George Clancy WAL Leighton Hodges Television match official: WAL Gareth Simmonds References 2 External links Official web site June 2017 Final 2014 Heineken Cup Final Category:Saracens F.C. matches Category:RC Toulon matches 2014