Route to Final 2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final

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note: in results below, score of finalist given first (h: home; a: away).











clermont

in pool stages, third-seeds clermont topped pool 1, winning 5 of 6 games. defeat first game, losing 30–23 away saracens @ allianz park on 18 october 2014. after that, defeated munster , sale sharks home , away, , concluded on 15 january 2015 18–6 victory on saracens @ stade marcel michelin.


on 4 april in quarter-finals, clermont hosted english champions northampton saints , won 37–5. fourteen days later in semi-finals hosted saracens, had defeated them in previous season s heineken cup semi-finals, , won 13–9. wesley fofana scored try of match clermont, converted brock james, scored both of penalties.


toulon

seeded second, toulon won pool 3 5 victories , 1 defeat. 1 loss came away leicester tigers on 7 december, 25–21. in quarter-finals, triumphed 32–18 on wasps @ stade mayol on 5 april, tries mathieu bastareaud , ali williams. both converted frédéric michalak, scored 6 of penalties. 2 weeks later won semi-final 25–20 after time against leinster @ stade vélodrome in marseille. game finished 12–12 after 80 minutes, , in time both teams scored tries: bryan habana s toulon converted leigh halfpenny, séan o brien scored late try leinster.








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