Challenge Cup
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Challenge Cup news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoAt last! Long wait is over for elated Lyon
By BEN JAYCOCK Lyon ....................30pts Tries: Couilloud 7, Penalty 45, Barassi 47 Conversions: Berdeu 9, 49 Penalties: Berdeu 20, 59, Ngatai...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoTaufua: We won on our defence
LYON captain Jordan Taufua was delighted with the historic win and credited his side’s resilient defence in matching Toulon’s physicality. He...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoEurope’s elite clubs are facing trip into unknown
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE European Cup final in Marseille was not billed as a watershed moment,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoCouilloud can push Dupont all the way
ON THE evidence of Baptiste Couilloud’s command performance in Lyon’s 30-12 European Challenge Cup victory over Toulon in Marseille, they have...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoGriffiths departure will suit top agents
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER THE departure of Bath chairman Eddie Griffiths last week was certainly welcomed by some of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJones and his team enjoy French trip
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER EDDIE Jones and his coaching team cannot pick players who play outside the Premiership, but...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBlindside on the money – again
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER BLINDSIDE continues to deliver the very best in transfer news – and last week brought...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDolphins lining up injury-hit Radradra for Aussie return
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Deal: Semi Radradra joined the Bears in 2020 SEMI Radradra...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTreviso in move for James
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER SALE Sharks outside centre Sam James is locked in talks with Italian outfit Treviso about...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoChinnor to take Marshall from Saints
AMBITIOUS National League One outfit Chinnor have landed Reece Marshall, who last week it was announced was being released by Northampton...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoFine XV of England selection oversights
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Eddie Jones is hardly the first England coach to take an unusually gifted player to one side...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoHomer’s odyssey was a PR disaster
RUGBY’S authorities, such as they are, should be throwing the book at the seven-a-siders from England and Argentina who dragged their...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoCheslin Kolbe returns in time for Challenge Cup Final
Springbok superstar Cheslin Kolbe returns for Toulon in time for their European Challenge Cup final against Lyon at the Stade Velodrome...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoKpoku chasing dream finish
FORMER Saracens lock Joel Kpoku is dreaming of lifting some silverware with Lyon after a powerful performance in the victory over...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoMax Malins stars as Saracens overcome spirited Cardiff side to set up quarter-final with Gloucester
Saracens......40 Cardiff..........33 Max Malins starred as Saracens overcame a spirited Cardiff fightback in an entertaining game at the StoneX Stadium. The...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSaracens dig deep to find a gem in Christie
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Saracens v Cardiff Today. Kick-off 1pm, StoneX Stadium THE season Saracens spent in the Championship allowed them...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoDai Young: Welsh rugby needs to build from the bottom up
Tough times: Dai Young DAI Young thought he knew what he was taking on when he took charge of Cardiff for...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoEdinburgh’s second half charge sinks sorry Bath
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........41pts Tries: Boffelli 10, 63, Kinghorn 31, Schoeman 53, Bennett 69, Boyle 78 Conversions: Boffelli 32, 54,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSaints at sea after Biggar’s red card
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........31pts Tries: Thorley 4, Rapava-Ruskin 7, Alemanno 21, Socino 47 Conversions: Hastings 4, 7, 21, 47 Penalties:...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoBarbeary hat-trick as fast-starting Wasps hold off fierce French fightback
By JAMES HARRINGTON Biarritz ..............29pts Tries: Peyresblanques 28, Hirigoyen 42, Soury 68, Armitage 57 Conversions: Bosch 43, 58, 68 Penalties: Bosch...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoJaded Falcons sent crashing
By SAM JACKSON Newcastle ........17pts Tries: Montgomery 51, Hodgson 65 Conversions: Connon 52, 66 Penalties: Connon 28 Glasgow ............27pts Tries: Matthews...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoWarriors fall short but get plaudits from Diamond
By TOM SHEEDY Lyon ....................31pts Tries: Couilloud 5, Taofifenua 16, Devisme 48, Barassi 77 Conversions: Sopoaga 6, 17, 49; Berdeu 79...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoCarbonel puts the boot into Benetton
By BEN JAYCOCK Toulon ............36 Benetton ........27 TOULON will face London Irish in the semi-finals after they comfortably beat Benetton to...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoClinical first half sets up 10-try win for Irish
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....64pts Tries: Creevy 6, 24; Rona 18, Pearson 34, Gonzalez 36, Rowe 39, Rogerson 71, Joseph...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoAlbornoz inspires Treviso fightback
By SAM JACKSON Benetton ........17 Perpignan ........7 ARGENTINIAN Tomas Albornoz jumped off the bench to inspire Benetton into the last 16...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoFalcons leave it late to steal the show
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle ........25pts Tries: Davison 17, Burrell 28, McGuigan 58, Nordil-Kelemeti 80 Conversions: Connon 80+1 Penalties: Connon 40+1 Zebre...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoEdinburgh on the Boyle with eight-try slaughter to stretch unbeaten home run
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........54pts Tries: McInally 3, Boyle 10, 20; Pyrgos 32, Nel 39, Moyano 45, 79;, Phillips 69 Conversions:...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoGloucester bank on Socino to save face
By ROGER PANTING Dragons..............21pts Tries: Basham 18, Rosser 26, Keddie 40 Conversions: S Davies 18, 26, 40 Gloucester ........26pts Tries: Socino...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoAmitage leads way against his old club
By TOM SHEEDY Biarritz ............20 Toulon..............17 IN a superb contest, Steffon Armitage, now 36, rolled back the years to lead Biarritz...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoIt’s shooting practice for ace Farrell
By GARY FITZGERALD Brive ......................5pts Tries: Tuicuvu 14 Saracens ..........55pts Conversions: Farrell 22, 37, 41, 58, 72, 76 Penalties: Farrell 6...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoGood times are rolling again at Gloucester
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........68pts Tries: Ludlow 6, Moyle 10, Reid 20, 49; Socino 29, Atkinson 35, Varney 55, Singleton 70,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoBurns in control to steer Warriors towards survival
By GARY FITZGERALD Zebre ..................24pts Tries: Cronje 31, D’Onofrio 36, Trulla 66, Lucchin 79 Conversions: O’Malley 31 38 Worcester ........36pts Tries:...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoLewington glad England don’t need Vunipolas
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... Saracens v London Irish Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, StoneX Stadium ALEX Lewington claims having the Vunipolas around StoneX...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoClassy Mignot try caps victory
Lyon ................25 Benetton..........10 LYON confirmed their place in the Challenge Cup Round of 16 with their fourth win in four matches...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoCovid grounds Falcons
NEWCASTLE’S Challenge Cup tie against Toulon was cancelled after the Falcons recorded nine positive Covid cases. The club were due to...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoOwsley gets his reward for hard work with double
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........66pts Tries: Young 5, 26; Ritchie 28, Graham 33, Owsley 37, 42; Muncaster 52, Watson 66, Bennett...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoGutsy Ospreys make it tough for French aces
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ..............10pts Tries: K Williams 21 Conversions: Anscombe 21 Penalties: Anscombe 31 Racing 92 ..........25pts Tries: Imhoff 34,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSanderson knows Clermont pose major threat to Sale (but don’t mention the elephant in the room)
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Clermont v Sale Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Marcel-Michelin Discipline: Tom Curry HAVING negotiated several hurdles and been...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoWe’ll throw the kitchen sink at them says Boyd
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Northampton v Ulster Sunday. Kick-off 3.15pm, Franklin’s Garen CHRIS BOYD wants to leave Northampton with something to...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoSexton on bench for ‘fired up’ Leinster
Preview Leinster v Montpellier Today, Kick-off 1pm IRELAND captain Johnny Sexton is back in the Leinster squad after a two-month injury...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoItalian pack power is too strong for the Dragons
By ANDREW DEERING Benetton ..........23pts Tries: Herbst 14, Padovani 55, Baravalle 76 Conversions: Smith 57 Penalties: Smith 23, 71 Dragons ..............9pts...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoFinal flurry can’t rescue Warriors
By TOM BRADSHAW Worcester ........23pts Tries: Van der Merwe 62, Doel 68 Conversions: Smith 63, 69 Penalties: Smith 3, 7, 25...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoUnbeaten Lyon ease to win in Perpignan
ROUNDUP LYON ran out comfortable winners away at Perpignan to stay top of Pool B with three wins from three. Roman...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoCreevy red card can’t halt Exiles’ progress
By GARY FITZGERALD London Irish ....21pts Tries: Rowe 25, Hoskins 45, Cracknell 77 Conversions: Jackson 26, 46, 78, Edinburgh ........20pts Tries:...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoWacokecoke agility is what it’s all about
By GARY FITZGERALD Biarritz ..............13pts Tries: Jalagonia 63 Conversions: Bosch 64 Penalties: Herron 34, 71 Newcastle ........17pts Tries: Stuart 5, Wacokecoke...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoEuro re-matches to be announced this week
By PAUL REES THE Champions Cup organisers will decide by the end of the week whether to rearrange the five matches...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoTwelvetrees leads way to eight-try bonanza
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester........54pts Tries: Singelton 20, Meehan 26, Reid 30, Alemanno 42, Penalty 51, Varney 59, May 68, Clement 75...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoOutpowered Dragons still make fight of it
By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............28pts Tries: Doge 39, Seiuli 45, Wainwright 58 Conversions: S Davies 39, 58 Penalties: S Davies 18,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoKolbe returns in Toulon’s bonus win
By BEN JAYCOCK Toulon ............28 Zebre................14 CHESLIN Kolbe made his long-awaited Toulon debut as his side eased past Zebre at Stade...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoWasteful Dragons blow their chance in France
By ALEX BYWATER Perpignan ........20pts Tries: Penalty 54, Ecochard 60, Plana 66 Conversions: Ecochard 62 Penalties: Ecochard 65 Dragons..............16pts Tries: Roberts...
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