2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup
The 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup was the first season of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, the annual rugby union competition. It is the 19th season of second tier pan-European club competition in general, as the competition replaces the European Challenge Cup. The competition began with the first round of the group stage, on the weekend of 16 October 2014, and ended with the final on 1 May 2015 at the Twickenham Stoop.
| 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Romania |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Date | 16 October 2014 – 1 May 2015 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 20 |
| Matches played | 67 |
| Attendance | 391,649 (5,846 per match) |
| Tries scored | 395 (5.9 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (Edinburgh) (99 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Lloyd Williams (Cardiff Blues) (6 tries) |
| Final | |
| Venue | The Stoop, Twickenham |
| Champions | Gloucester (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Edinburgh |
Gloucester became the first ever champions of the newly formatted competition, beating Edinburgh, who became the first ever Scottish team to make a European final, 19–13, with 14 men on the pitch for the final 17 minutes after centre Bill Meakes was sent off because of a dangerous high tackle off the ball on Edinburgh centre Sam Beard.