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

May 2021 2014–15 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs European Rugby Champions Cup Qualification Play-off ENGWasps 50 FRAStade Français 35 Aggregate Score, after 2 Legs 18 and 24 May 2014 Adams Park, High WycombeStade Jean-Bouin, Paris 2015–16 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 ENG Wasps WAL Dai Young Adams Park Top 14 FRA Stade Français ARG 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.http://www.afp.com/en/node/2338991 Anglo-french play-off dates announced afp.com 14 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20140430050339/http://www.afp.com/en/node/2338991 2014-04-30 deadhttps://www.facebook.com/PremiershipRugby/posts/10152346338216539?stream_ref=10 Premiership Rugby www.facebook.com 14 September 2017 The draw to decide which team would hold home-advantage for each leg took place on 6 May 2014https://www.premiershiprugby.com/news/31547.php#.U2jd_ldnBbw Play-off details announced premiershiprugby.com 14 September 2017 First leg 18 May 2014 15:00 BST Wasps ENG 30–29 Reporthttp://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/31761.php London Wasps 30 Stade Francais 29 2021-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140518205554/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/31761.php 2014-05-18 dead Premiership Rugby 18 May 2014 FRA Stade Français Varndell 26' cJohnson 44' cSimpson 59' c Goode (3/3) 27', 46', 61' Goode (3/3) 2', 15', 80' Taulafo 10' cCamara 31' mFillol 61' cNayacalevu Vuidravuwalu 73' c Dupuy (1/2) 10'Fillol (2/2) 62', 74' Dupuy (1/3) 55' Adams Park 5,125 John Lacey (IRFU) FB 15ITA Andrea MasiRW 14TON William HeluOC 13ENG Elliot DalyIC 12ENG Chris Bell (c)LW 11ENG Tom VarndellFH 10ENG Andy GoodeSH 9 ENG Joe SimpsonN8 8 ENG Nathan Hughes 77OF 7 ENG James Haskell 55 65BF 6 RSA Ashley Johnson 65 77RL 5 ENG Tom Palmer 50LL 4 ENG Joe LaunchburyTP 3 ENG Phil Swainston 69HK 2 ITA Carlo Festuccia 65LP 1 ENG Matt Mullan 61Replacements:HK 16ENG Tom Lindsay 65PR 17ENG Simon McIntyre 61PR 18TON Taione Vea 69LK 19ENG Kearnan Myall 50N8 20ENG Guy Thompson 65SH 21AUS Brett SheehanFH 22ENG Joe CarlisleCE 23ENG Charlie HayterCoach:WAL Dai Young FB 15FRA Hugo BonnevalRW 14FRA Julien AriasOC 13FIJ Waisea NayacalevuIC 12RSA Meyer BosmanLW 11FRA Djibril Camara 69FH 10RSA Morné Steyn 53 72 74SH 9 FRA Julien Dupuy 56N8 8 AUS David LyonsOF 7 FRA Sylvain Nicolas 2BF 6 FRA Antoine BurbanRL 5 FRA Pascal Papé (c)LL 4 FRA Alexandre Flanquart 63TP 3 FRA Rabah Slimani 48 77HK 2 FRA Laurent Sempéré 53LP 1 SAM Sakaria Taulafo 48Replacements:HK 16FRA Laurent Panis 53 77PR 17RSA Heinke van der Merwe 48PR 18GEO Davit Kubriashvili 48LK 19RSA Anton van Zyl 63FL 20USA Scott LaValla 2SH 21FRA Jérôme Fillol 56FH 22FRA Jules Plisson 53 72 74WG 23FRA Jérémy Sinzelle 69Coach:ARG 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 FRA 6–20 Reporthttp://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/31821.php Stade Francais 6 London Wasps 20 Premiership Rugby 24 May 2014 2021-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525234055/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/matchcentre/fixtures/31821.php 2014-05-25 dead ENG Wasps Plisson (2/3) 14', 28' Varndell 6' cThompson 60' c Goode (2/2) 7', 61' Goode (2/5) 34', 75' Stade Jean-Bouin 9,000 Nigel Owens (WRU) FB 15FRA Hugo Bonneval 73RW 14FRA Julien AriasOC 13FIJ Waisea NayacalevuIC 12FRA Jonathan DantyLW 11AUS Digby Ioane 29FH 10FRA Jules PlissonSH 9 FRA Jérôme Fillol 49N8 8 ITA Sergio ParisseOF 7 USA Scott LaValla 49BF 6 FRA Antoine Burban 53 63RL 5 FRA Pascal Papé (c)LL 4 FRA Alexandre Flanquart 27 37 67TP 3 GEO Davit Kubriashvili 43HK 2 FRA Laurent Sempéré 71 77LP 1 RSA Heinke van der Merwe 62Replacements:HK 16RSA Michael van Vuuren 74 80 71PR 17SAM Sakaria Taulafo 62PR 18FRA Rabah Slimani 43LK 19RSA Anton van Zyl 67N8 20AUS David Lyons 49 77FH 21RSA Morné Steyn 73SH 22FRA Julien Dupuy 49CE 23RSA Meyer Bosman 29Coach:ARG Gonzalo Quesada FB 15ITA Andrea MasiRW 14TON William HeluOC 13ENG Elliot DalyIC 12ENG Chris Bell (c)LW 11ENG Tom VarndellFH 10ENG Andy Goode 78SH 9 ENG Joe Simpson 77N8 8 ENG Guy Thompson 77OF 7 ENG James Haskell 28 38BF 6 RSA Ashley Johnson 73RL 5 ENG Tom Palmer 70LL 4 ENG Joe LaunchburyTP 3 ENG Phil Swainston 78HK 2 ITA Carlo Festuccia 73LP 1 ENG Matt Mullan 75Replacements:HK 16ENG Tom Lindsay 73PR 17ENG Simon McIntyre 75PR 18TON Taione Vea 78LK 19ENG Kearnan Myall 70N8 20ENG Ed Jackson 73SH 21ENG Charlie Davies 77FH 22ENG Joe Carlisle 78CE 23ENG Charlie Hayter 77Coach:WAL 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. See also 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup References 2014-15 Category:2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup Category:2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup Category:2013–14 in English rugby union Category:2013–14 in French rugby union Category:Stade Français matches Category:Wasps RFC matches