The No.8 guided La Rochelle to their maiden EPCR title last season and is looking to help them retain the trophy when they clash with Leinster Rugby in Dublin on Saturday.

France international Alldritt has been an integral part of La Rochelle’s journey to their third straight Heineken Champions Cup final, starting in each of their seven games and scoring three tries.

He went over in both pool stage victories over Northampton Saints and also crossed against Exeter Chiefs in the semi-finals.

No player has made more carries (112) than Alldritt in this season’s Heineken Champions Cup, and he is also among the leading players when it comes to defenders beaten (19) and tackles (60).

Voting for one of the most coveted individual awards in world rugby has now reopened on epcrugby.com/epoty and the winner and recipient of the Anthony Foley Memorial Trophy will be announced following the Heineken Champions Cup final.

2023 EPCR Player of the Year shortlist 
Grégory ALLDRITT (Stade Rochelais)
Caelan DORIS (Leinster Rugby)
Antoine DUPONT (Stade Toulousain)
Garry RINGROSE (Leinster Rugby)
Josh VAN DER FLIER (Leinster Rugby)

Judging Panel – Bryan Habana (two-time Heineken Champions Cup winner), Sarah Hunter (former England captain), Elma Smit (sports presenter and producer), Andy Goode (two-time Heineken Cup winner), Dimitri Yachvili (France Télévisions and Challenge Cup winner)

Roll of Honour
2022: Josh van der Flier (Leinster Rugby)
2021: Antoine Dupont (Stade Toulousain)
2020: Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs)
2019: Alex Goode (Saracens)
2018: Leone Nakarawa (Racing 92)
2017: Owen Farrell (Saracens)
2016: Maro Itoje (Saracens)
2015: Nick Abendanon (ASM Clermont Auvergne)
2014: Steffon Armitage (RC Toulon)
2013: Jonny Wilkinson (RC Toulon)
2012: Rob Kearney (Leinster Rugby)
2011: Sean O’Brien (Leinster Rugby)
2010: Ronan O’Gara (Munster Rugby – best player of first 15 years of European club rugby)

Stade Rochelais captain Grégory Alldritt has been included on the five-man EPCR Player of the Year shortlist once again this year after leading his side to the Heineken Champions Cup final.