With the European Rugby Challenge Cup final between ASM Clermont Auvergne and La Rochelle less than two weeks away, we pick out six significant statistics for the Newcastle clash on May 10.

The final is the sixth all-French Challenge Cup decider in history and the first since 2012, when Biarritz Olympique defeated RC Toulon 21-18 at Twickenham Stoop.
Clermont will be aiming to lift the trophy for the third time after their successes in 1999 (as Montferrand) and 2007, but this is La Rochelle’s first European final.
Clermont back Peter Betham is the competition’s leading try-scorer this season with 10 and he can break the record for the most tries in a Challenge Cup campaign that he currently shares with Tom Varndell if he scores in the final. Betham also leads this term’s lists for metres made (624) and breaks (19).
Clermont provide the top four players in the chart for defenders beaten in this season’s Challenge Cup in wing Alivereti Raka (32), centres Apisai Naqavelu and George Moala (29), and utility back Peter Betham (26).
Clermont back-row forward Peceli Yato heads the Challenge Cup turnover table this season by two with his tally of nine in four matches.
La Rochelle fly-half Ihaia West has kicked the most penalties in this season’s Challenge Cup with his total of 10 from seven games.