Bordeaux-B\u00e8gles secure place in play-offs for 2015\/16 Champions Cup <\/p>\n
Following the conclusion of the league phase of the Top 14, EPCR can confirm that Bordeaux-B\u00e8gles have qualified for the play-offs for the 2015\/16 European Rugby Champions Cup.<\/p>\n
Click here for Champions Cup qualification criteria and league tables<\/p>\n
Bordeaux-B\u00e8gles, who finished in seventh place in the Top 14 table, will meet the winner of Match 1 of the play-offs between Gloucester Rugby and Connacht Rugby to decide which club will secure the 20th place in next season’s Champions Cup.<\/p>\n
Match 1 takes place at Kingsholm Stadium tomorrow and either Gloucester and Connacht will have home advantage against Bordeaux-B\u00e8gles in Match 2 on Sunday, 31 May.<\/p>\n
Gloucester qualified for the play-offs by winning the Challenge Cup earlier this month and were awarded home advantage for Match 1 following a draw carried out by the EPCR Board. Connacht were the highest-ranked club in the PRO12 which did not qualify automatically for the Champions Cup.<\/p>\n
2015\/16 Champions Cup play-offs<\/p>\n
Match 1 – Tomorrow
\nGloucester Rugby v Connacht Rugby
\nKingsholm Stadium 15.30
\nReferee: Romain Poite (FFR)
\nBT Sport \/ beIN Sports<\/p>\n
Match 2 \u2013 Sunday, 31 May
\nWinner of Match 1 v Bordeaux-B\u00e8gles
\nWinner of Match 1 will have home advantage 17.00
\nSky Sports \/ beIN Sports <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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