| Event | 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 14 May 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Grand Stade de Lyon, Lyon | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Maro Itoje (Saracens) | ||||||
| Referee | Nigel Owens (Wales) | ||||||
| Attendance | 58,017 | ||||||
The 2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final was the final match in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup, and the twenty-first European club rugby final in general. It was contested by French side Racing 92, and Saracens of England, at the Grand Stade de Lyon, in the Lyon suburb of Décines, France, on Saturday 14 May 2016.
Saracens defeated Racing 92 by 21 points to 9. This was the first European Cup win for Saracens, making them the first new champions since Toulon, whose first victory in what was then known as the Heineken Cup came in 2013.[1]
- ^ "Racing 9 Saracens 21: Saracens crowned European champions". The Daily Telegraph. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.