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

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 | Wasps | Dai Young | Adams Park |
| Top 14 | Stade Français | 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. The draw to decide which team would hold home-advantage for each leg took place on 6 May 2014

### First leg

* 18 May 2014 15:00 BST
| Wasps | 30–29 | Stade Français |
| Try: Varndell 26' c Johnson 44' c Simpson 59' c Con: Goode (3/3) 27', 46', 61' Pen: Goode (3/3) 2', 15', 80' | Report | Try: Taulafo 10' c Camara 31' m Fillol 61' c Nayacalevu Vuidravuwalu 73' c Con: Dupuy (1/2) 10' Fillol (2/2) 62', 74' Pen: Dupuy (1/3) 55' |
* Adams Park Attendance: 5,125 Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |
| RW | 14 | William Helu |
| OC | 13 | Elliot Daly |
| IC | 12 | Chris Bell (c) |
| LW | 11 | Tom Varndell |
| FH | 10 | Andy Goode |
| SH | 9 | Joe Simpson |
| N8 | 8 | Nathan Hughes | | | 77' |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell | 55' to 65' |
| BF | 6 | Ashley Johnson | | 65' | 77' |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer | | 50' |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |
| TP | 3 | Phil Swainston | | 69' |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia | | 65' |
| LP | 1 | Matt Mullan | | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tom Lindsay | | 65' |
| PR | 17 | Simon McIntyre | | 61' |
| PR | 18 | Taione Vea | | 69' |
| LK | 19 | Kearnan Myall | | 50' |
| N8 | 20 | Guy Thompson | | 65' |
| SH | 21 | Brett Sheehan |
| FH | 22 | Joe Carlisle |
| CE | 23 | Charlie Hayter |
| Coach: ||
| Dai Young ||
| FB | 15 | Hugo Bonneval |
| RW | 14 | Julien Arias |
| OC | 13 | Waisea Nayacalevu |
| IC | 12 | Meyer Bosman |
| LW | 11 | Djibril Camara | 69' |
| FH | 10 | Morné Steyn | 53' | 72' | 74' |
| SH | 9 | Julien Dupuy | 56' |
| N8 | 8 | David Lyons |
| OF | 7 | Sylvain Nicolas | 2' |
| BF | 6 | Antoine Burban |
| RL | 5 | Pascal Papé (c) |
| LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart | 63' |
| TP | 3 | Rabah Slimani | 48' | 77' |
| HK | 2 | Laurent Sempéré | 53' |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo | 48' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Laurent Panis | 53' | 77' |
| PR | 17 | Heinke van der Merwe | 48' |
| PR | 18 | Davit Kubriashvili | 48' |
| LK | 19 | Anton van Zyl | 63' |
| FL | 20 | Scott LaValla | 2' |
| SH | 21 | Jérôme Fillol | 56' |
| FH | 22 | Jules Plisson | 53' | 72' to 74' | 72' to 74' |
| WG | 23 | Jérémy Sinzelle | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| 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 | 6–20 | Wasps |
| Pen: Plisson (2/3) 14', 28' | Report | Try: Varndell 6' c Thompson 60' c Con: Goode (2/2) 7', 61' Pen: Goode (2/5) 34', 75' |
* Stade Jean-Bouin Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
| FB | 15 | Hugo Bonneval | | 73' |
| RW | 14 | Julien Arias |
| OC | 13 | Waisea Nayacalevu |
| IC | 12 | Jonathan Danty |
| LW | 11 | Digby Ioane | | 29' |
| FH | 10 | Jules Plisson |
| SH | 9 | Jérôme Fillol | | 49' |
| N8 | 8 | Sergio Parisse |
| OF | 7 | Scott LaValla | | 49' |
| BF | 6 | Antoine Burban | 53' to 63' |
| RL | 5 | Pascal Papé (c) |
| LL | 4 | Alexandre Flanquart | 27' to 37' | 67' |
| TP | 3 | Davit Kubriashvili | | 43' |
| HK | 2 | Laurent Sempéré | | 71' | 77' |
| LP | 1 | Heinke van der Merwe | | 62' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Michael van Vuuren | 74' to 80' | 71' |
| PR | 17 | Sakaria Taulafo | | 62' |
| PR | 18 | Rabah Slimani | | 43' |
| LK | 19 | Anton van Zyl | | 67' |
| N8 | 20 | David Lyons | | 49' | 77' |
| FH | 21 | Morné Steyn | | 73' |
| SH | 22 | Julien Dupuy | | 49' |
| CE | 23 | Meyer Bosman | | 29' |
| Coach: ||
| Gonzalo Quesada ||
| FB | 15 | Andrea Masi |
| RW | 14 | William Helu |
| OC | 13 | Elliot Daly |
| IC | 12 | Chris Bell (c) |
| LW | 11 | Tom Varndell |
| FH | 10 | Andy Goode | | 78' |
| SH | 9 | Joe Simpson | | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Guy Thompson | | 77' |
| OF | 7 | James Haskell | 28' to 38' |
| BF | 6 | Ashley Johnson | | 73' |
| RL | 5 | Tom Palmer | | 70' |
| LL | 4 | Joe Launchbury |
| TP | 3 | Phil Swainston | | 78' |
| HK | 2 | Carlo Festuccia | | 73' |
| LP | 1 | Matt Mullan | | 75' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tom Lindsay | | 73' |
| PR | 17 | Simon McIntyre | | 75' |
| PR | 18 | Taione Vea | | 78' |
| LK | 19 | Kearnan Myall | | 70' |
| N8 | 20 | Ed Jackson | | 73' |
| SH | 21 | Charlie Davies | | 77' |
| FH | 22 | Joe Carlisle | | 78' |
| CE | 23 | Charlie Hayter | | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| 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.