Challenge Cup 2025/26 in Numbers

THE LIONS. Played 4. Won 1. Drawn 1. Lost 2. Points for 90. Points against 93. Points difference −3. Tries for 11. Tries against 12. Try bonus points 1. Losing bonus points 1. Log points 8. Pool 2 position: 5th of 6. Eliminated at the pool stage on points difference.

POOL 2 FINAL TABLE. 1. Benetton 19pts (+93). 2. Newcastle Red Bulls 13pts (−3). 3. Dragons 9pts (−52). 4. Perpignan 8pts (+4). 5. Lions 8pts (−3). 6. Lyon 3pts (−39).

THE COMPETITION. 18 clubs from 7 countries, plus 4 entering at the knockout stage from the Champions Cup. 50 matches. 382 tries, at 7.64 per match. Total attendance 353,247, averaging 7,065. Highest attendance 43,205 (the final). Lowest 1,302 (Zebre Parma v Montauban, 6 December 2025).

LEADING SCORERS. Points: Jacob Umaga (Benetton), 86. Tries: Jacob Umaga (Benetton), 6.

THE CHAMPIONS. Montpellier, beating Ulster 59-26 at San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao, 22 May 2026. Montpellier's third Challenge Cup.

WHAT HAPPENED TO POOL 2. Benetton took a home Round of 16 tie, beat Cardiff 38-35, and lost a quarter-final to Exeter Chiefs 41-44. Dragons, third in the pool, reached the semi-finals. Perpignan, who edged out the Lions, lost 53-13 at Montpellier in the Round of 16.

THE LIONS' HOME GROUND. 62,567 — the largest capacity of any club in the 2025/26 Challenge Cup.