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2017–18 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup Play-offs
The 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup-Challenge Cup play-off was the third play-off for entry into the top-level competition of European Club rugby union, the European Rugby Champions Cup. Format Following a break to ease fixture congestion caused by the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the three-team play-off held in 2015–16 European Rugby Champions–Challenge Cup play-offs, 2015–16 was expanded, and a four-team format was announced. The play-off comprised 3 matches, contested by one team from the English Premiership (rugby union), Premiership, one from the Top 14, and two from the Pro14. The two Pro12 teams each played one of the Premiership or Top 14 sides in a single-leg semi-final, held at the home ground of the non-Pro12 side. The winners of these matches then contested a play-off final, with the winner of this match competing in the 2017–18 European Rugby Champions Cup. The three losing teams all competed in the 2017–18 European Rugby Challenge Cup. Teams Four teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Rugby Champions Cup
The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a predominantly European league. Clubs qualify for the Champions Cup via their final positions in their respective national/regional leagues (English Premiership, French Top 14, and United Rugby Championship) or via winning the second-tier Challenge Cup; those that do not qualify are instead eligible to compete in the second-tier Challenge Cup. Between 1995 and 2014, the equivalent competition was known as the Heineken Cup and was run by European Rugby Cup. Following disagreements between its shareholders over the structure and governance of the competition, it was taken over by EPCR and its name was changed to the European Rugby Champions Cup, without title sponsorship. Heineken returned as sponsor for the 2018–19 season, resulting in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Lam
Patrick Richard Lam (born 29 September 1968) is a rugby union coach and former player. He is currently Director of Rugby at Bristol Bears in England's Premiership Rugby. Born in New Zealand, he represented New Zealand in schools and under-21 rugby. He played for Auckland, North Harbour, , Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints. He also won 25 caps for Samoa, including at the 1991, 1995 and 1999 World Cups. His usual position was number 8. Since retiring as a player he has coached teams including Auckland and Connacht. Playing career Lam was born in Auckland and attended St Peter's College, Grafton, and captained the New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby team. He played at loose forward for Auckland, North Harbour and Crusaders, before moving to England where he first played for Newcastle Falcons. In his first season at Newcastle he made 22 appearances as they won the 1997-98 Premiership. However, after that triumph he moved on to Northampton Saints, with whom he won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macauley Cook
Macauley Cook (born 31 December 1991) is a Welsh rugby union player. A flanker or lock forward, he plays club rugby for the Jersey Reds having previously played for his country, Cardiff and Cardiff Blues. He is a fluent Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ... speaker. References External linksCardiff Blues profile 1991 births Living people Cardiff RFC players Cardiff Rugby players Rugby union players from Church Village Welsh rugby union players Jersey Reds players Rugby union flankers {{Wales-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Plisson
Jules Plisson (born 20 August 1991) is a French rugby union player. His position is Fly-half and he currently plays for Clermont in the Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o .... References External linksJules Plisson: ERC profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Plisson, Jules 1991 births Living people French rugby union players Sportspeople from Neuilly-sur-Seine Stade Français Paris players Stade Rochelais players ASM Clermont Auvergne players Rugby union fly-halves France international rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morné Steyn
Morné Steyn (born 11 July 1984) is a South African rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for the Bulls and played for the South Africa national team, up until his retirement from international test rugby in October 2021. Steyn has won an Under-21 World Cup, three Currie Cups, three Super Rugby titles, one Super Rugby unlocked, one Tri-Nations, one French Top 14 title and two British and Irish Lions series. Playing career With the Bulls, he was a member of the team that won Super Rugby in 2007, 2009 and 2010. In 2009 and 2010, he was the leading point scorer in the league. In the 2009 semi-final against the Crusaders, he kicked four drop goals, a league record for a single game. From 2013 to 2020, he played in the French Top 14 for Stade Français. He made his debut on 30 August 2013 in a 38–3 win over Biarritz. Coming on in the 60th minute, he scored four points by converting two tries. South Africa In early 2009, South Africa coach Peter de Villiers stated his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clément Daguin
Clement or Clément may refer to: People * Clement (name), a given name and surname * Saint Clement (other)#People Places * Clément, French Guiana, a town * Clement, Missouri, U.S. * Clement Township, Michigan, U.S. Other uses * Adolphe Clément-Bayard French industrialist (1855–1928), founder of a number of companies which incorporate the name "Clément", including: ** Clément Cycles, French bicycle and motorised cycle manufacturer ** Clément Motor Company, British automobile manufacturer and importer ** Clément Tyres, Franco-Italian cycle tyre manufacturer, licensed in America since 2010 * First Epistle of Clement, of the New Testament apocrypha * ''Clément'' (film), a 2001 French drama See also * * * * Clemens, a name * Clemente, a name * Clements (other) * Clementine (other) * Klement, a name * Kliment, a name * San Clemente (other) Pope Clement I (Saint Clement, died 99AD) is called San Clemente in Spanish and Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Panis
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Laurent may refer to: * Laurent (name), a French masculine given name and a surname ** Saint Laurence (aka: Saint ''Laurent''), the martyr Laurent ** Pierre Alphonse Laurent, mathematician ** Joseph Jean Pierre Laurent, amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planet (51) Nemausa * Laurent, South Dakota, a proposed town for the Deaf to be named for Laurent Clerc See also *Laurent series, in mathematics, representation of a complex function ''f(z)'' as a power series which includes terms of negative degree, named for Pierre Alphonse Laurent * Saint-Laurent (other) * Laurence (name), feminine form of "Laurent" *Lawrence (other) Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekou Macalou
Sekou Macalou (born 20 April 1995) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a Flanker (rugby union), flanker for Top 14 club Stade Français and the France national rugby union team, France national team. Personal life Born in France, Macalou is of Malian descent. References External links France profileat FFR * 1995 births Living people French rugby union players French sportspeople of Malian descent Stade Français Paris players Rugby union flankers France international rugby union players 2023 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from Paris {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu De Giovanni
Mathieu is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * André Mathieu (1929–1968), Canadian pianist and composer * Anselme Mathieu (1828–1895), French Provençal poet * Claude-Louis Mathieu (1783–1875), French mathematician and astronomer * Émile Léonard Mathieu (1835–1890), French mathematician * Gail D. Mathieu, United States ambassador to Namibia * Georges Mathieu (1921–2012), French painter * Jérémy Mathieu (born 1983), French footballer * Luc Mathieu (born 1972), French journalist * Marie-Alexandrine Mathieu (1838–1908), French artist known for her etchings * Michel Mathieu (other), multiple people, including: **Michel Mathieu (Canadian politician) (1838–1916), Canadian politician **Michel Mathieu (French politician) (1944–2010), French diplomat * Mireille Mathieu (born 1946), French singer * Paul-Henri Mathieu (born 1982), French tennis player * Simonne Mathieu (1908–1980), French tennis player * Tyrann M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giorgi Melikidze
Giorgi Melikidze (born 24 May 1996) is a Georgian rugby union player. His position is prop, and he currently plays for Stade Français in the Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ... and the Georgia national team. References 1996 births Living people Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Georgia (country) Stade Français Paris players Georgia international rugby union players Place of birth missing (living people) 2019 Rugby World Cup players Expatriate rugby union players from Georgia (country) in France {{Georgia-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waisea Nayacalevu
Waisea Nayacalevu Vuidravuwalu (born 26 June 1990) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays wing for Fiji and Toulon in the Top 14 . Career Waisea, along with his brother, Avenisi Vasuinubu both played for Melbourne Rugby in the Victoria Rugby Championships. The brothers decided to join the Uprising team in the Uprising 7's tournament held in Fiji in 2012. They played so well that both brothers were selected to join the Fiji 7's team for the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. Waisea was one of the stand-out performers that season scoring 25 tries that season equal with another rising star, Metuisela Talebula. He was selected in the Fiji 15's team for the 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. He made his debut for Fiji against Japan on the right wing and scored a try as well. He scored a try against Scotland two weeks later. He was signed on by French side Stade Français after his performance in the PNC and he made his debut against Montpellier in August 2012. He has pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Jean-Bouin (Paris)
The Stade Jean-Bouin (; ) is a multi-purpose stadium in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France. The 20,000 capacity facility is located across the street from the much larger Parc des Princes, and is used mostly for rugby union and association football matches. It is the home stadium of Stade Français and FC Versailles. History The stadium was opened in 1925, and is named after the athlete Jean Bouin, the 5000 metre silver medalist from 1912 Olympics. It was the venue for the France Sevens leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2005, 2006, and 2017–20. Before its temporary closure for an expansion project that began in summer 2010, it seated 12,000 people, The stadium reopened in 2013 with seating for 20,000 spectators. To accommodate the expansion, Stade Français moved its primary home ground to Stade Sébastien Charléty, also in Paris, for 2010–11. Stade Jean-Bouin hosted the semi-finals, third-place match, and final of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
