EPCR Challenge Cup Final Live Updates From Sharks vs ...

EPCR Championship Weekend begins with quite the challenge in-store at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. 

The 2024 EPCR Challenge Cup Final begins the festivities as European Professional Club Rugby celebrates the end of the season with the Challenge Cup Final on May 24 at 3 p.m. EST followed by the Investec Champions Cup Final on at 9:45 a.m. on May 25. 

The Challenge Cup features the Hollywoodbets Sharks from the United Rugby Championship by way of Durban, South Africa, and Gloucester Rugby of Premiership Rugby. 

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The Sharks went 3-1 in Pool 1 and defeated Top 14 club ASM Clermont Auvergne 32-31 at Twickenham Stoop to advance to the final. Gloucester Rugby, meanwhile, has not lost in Challenge Cup play. They went 4-0 in Pool 3 and beat Benetton Rugby 40-23 in the semifinal. 

The Sharks enter the match as the favorite according to most oddsmakers. Led by one of the best players in the world, South African star Eben Etzebeth, the Sharks have actually struggled outside Challenge Cup play. In their domestic league, the URC, the Sharks are just 4-0-13 and are tracking to be back in the Challenge Cup next season. 

Gloucester Rugby has dominated the Challenge Cup with a 7-0 record with a handful of sizable wins. But like the Sharks, outside of the Challenge Cup has been a different story. They are 5-0-13 in Premiership Rugby. 

Who will prove to be up for the Challenge Cup task today? Follow the action live here by refreshing this page for the latest news, updates, highlights and analysis of the match. 

Live Updates:

Min 23: Second time lucky for Gloucester here! Following a missed penalty from fullback Santi Carreras, scrumhalf Caolan Englefeld steps up from 52m out and slots it! GLO 3 - SHA 3.

A tidy line out steal from the @SharksRugby ????#epcrchallengecup #GLOvSHA pic.twitter.com/YH6rHZkUy2

— FloRugby (@FloRugby) May 24, 2024

Min 14: Despite having nigh on no possession, the Sharks strike first through the highly impressive Siya Masuku, who slots an easy three-pointer from the right-hand touchline. GLO 0 - SHA 3.

Min 7: Yet another Gloucester penalty, and once again, they go to the corner. Following some slick interplay, Scotland international Chris Harris barges over! Did he get the ball down, or was he short? The TMO rules he was short, and it will be a Sharks scrum on their own 5m line.

Min 6: It is all Gloucester here early in the first half as they go through the phases! Adding insult to injury, Sharks fullback Aphelele Fassi gets sent to the bin for a high challenge on scrumhalf Caolan Englefield. It would appear that was a case of mistaken identity as it was definitely Makazole Mapimpi and not Aphelele Fassi who should have gone to the bin.

Min 3: The Sharks blitz the Gloucester maul and drive them into touch before Bongi Mbonambi finds James Venter at the tail of the line-out. One phase and the Sharks clear for touch.

Min 2: Gloucester flyhalf Adam Hastings is taken high, and Gloucester win a second penalty, which they duly kick to the corner. The Sharks collapse the maul, and Gloucester goes again to the corner.

Min 0: The Teams have taken to the pitch and we are moments from kick-off here at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium! The Gloucester fans have found their voice in what is a sea of red and white jerseys!

The @gloucesterrugby fans have travelled in numbers! #GLOvSHA #epcrchallengecup pic.twitter.com/R4CD7YMSOM

— Philip Bendon (@PBendon) May 24, 2024Line-Ups:Gloucester Rugby:

15 Santi Carreras, 14 Jonny May, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Seb Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Caolan Englefield, 8 Zach Mercer, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Ruan Ackermann, 5 Arthur Clark, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Seb Blake, 1 Jamal Ford-Robinson

Replacements: 16 Santi Socino, 17 Mayco Vivas, 18 Kirill Gotovtsev, 19 Albert Tuisue, 20 Jack Clement, 21 Stephen Varney, 22 Max Llewellyn, 23 Josh Hathaway

Hollywoodbets Sharks:

15 Aphelele Fassi, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Ethan Hooker, 12 Francois Venter, 11 Makazole Mapimpi, 10 Siya Masuku, 9 Grant Williams, 8 Phepsi Buthelezi, 7 Vincent Tshituka, 6 James Venter, 5 Gerbrandt Grobler, 4 Eben Etzebeth (c), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Bongi Mbonambi, 1 Ox Nche

Replacements: 16 Fez Mbatha, 17 Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18 Hanro Jacobs, 19 Lappies Labuschagne, 20 Dylan Richardson, 21 Cameron Wright, 22 Curwin Bosch, 23 Eduan Keyter

When Is The EPCR Challenge Cup 2024 Kickoff?

The Challenge Cup begins at 3 p.m. EST. 

How To Watch the EPCR Challenge Cup 2024 Match Of Gloucester vs Sharks 

The match is streaming live in the United States on FloRugby and the FloSports app. Both platforms will be home to match replays, highlights and more breaking news.

Where Are Last Year's Challenge Cup Final Teams?

In 2023, Toulon of the Top 14 league beat Glasgow Warriors at Aviva Stadium in Dublin 42-19 in the Challenge Cup. Both clubs qualified for the Investec Champions Cup this season. The Warriors qualified for the Knockout stage and lost in the Round of 16 to the Harlequins, 28-24. 

Watch The 2023 EPCR Challenge Cup FinalHow To Watch The Investec Champions Cup In The United States On FloRugby

Every game in the Investec Champions Cup is available on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States, including the final in May. Match archives, highlights and breaking news will be available on both platforms. 

Where Is the Investec Champions Cup Final, EPCR Challenge Cup Final in 2025?

Cardiff, Wales takes over hosting duties for the EPCR's biggest weekend in 2025. Principality Stadium will host the two finals on a date yet to be announced. It'll be the first time since 2014 that Wales's capital has hosted the finals. 

Cardiff has hosted the Champions Cup Final seven times and in the five times Principality Stadium has hosted the attendance has been above 68,000 fans. 

How To Watch Rugby Matches In the United States On FloRugby

The Investec Champions Cup will stream all its matches on FloRugby and the FloSports app in the United States. FloRugby and FloSports also are the U.S. home to:

Investec Champions CupEPCR Challenge CupUnited Rugby ChampionshipCurrie CupTop 14Super RugbyAnd more.

FloRugby also is home to match archives and match replays. 

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