Champions Cup

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Ulster

Last year’s runners-up show title credentials

10 April 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Bordeaux ……….13ptsTries: Woki 51, Mori 68 Penalties: Lucu 11La Rochelle ……31ptsTries: Rhule 21, Danty 53, Penalty 64 Conversions: West 22 Penalties: West […]

Scarlets’ Kalamafoni escapes ban

7 April 2022 0 comments

Scarlets number eight Sione Kalamafoni will not serve a suspension after being sent off against Cardiff in the URC. Kalamafoni was shown a red card […]

Ellis Genge relishing trip to Clermont as Tigers turn attention to Europe

6 April 2022 0 comments

Leicester captain Ellis Genge is relishing Tigers’ trip to Clermont Auvergne as his side shift their focus to Europe after wrapping up a spot in […]

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter

Rob Baxter calls for Exeter to maximise opportunities for ‘couple of golden years’ after double

6 April 2022 1 comment

Rob Baxter has called for his Exeter side to maximise their opportunities for “a couple of golden years” following the clubs most successful period. Baxter […]

Sale 49 – 10 Ospreys: Sale handsomely defeat depleted Ospreys

23 January 2022 0 comments

Sale Sharks…………49 Tries: Roebuck 2, Reed, Ashman, D du Preez, Langdon, Metcalf Cons: MacGinty 4, R du Preez 3 Ospreys ……………..10 Try: Deaves Cons: Hawkins Pens: Hawkins A stellar seven tries for Sale […]

Webb: We need to compete for the full 80 minutes

23 January 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Veteran: Rhys Webb RHYS Webb has told his Ospreys side they must perform for the full 80 minutes if they are to […]

Leinster rout can devalue Euro Cup

23 January 2022 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Thrashing: Josh van der Flier evades the tackle of Josua Vici on his way to scoring Leinster’s ninth try I know there’s a […]

Bristol’s late try flood makes Peel despair

23 January 2022 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets …………21pts Tries: Elias 23, McNicholl 60 Conversions: Patchell 24 Penalties: Patchell 7, 30, 44 Bristol …………….52pts Tries: Radradra 12, 80; Lloyd […]

Lam: Cup win is on if we’re ruthless

23 January 2022 0 comments

PAT Lam insists Bristol can be serious contenders for the Champions Cup if they improve their accuracy.The former Connacht coach was speaking after his side […]

Humiliation for Bath as Sexton spurs 10-try rout

23 January 2022 1 comment

By ADAM HATHAWAY Bath ………………….7pts Try: Clark 33 Conversion: Bailey 34 Leinster …………64pts Tries: O’Brien 15, 36, 48, 76; Van der Flier 24, Larmour 31, […]

Hatley: We can’t go any lower

23 January 2022 0 comments

BATH head coach Neal Hatley said his side could never get any lower after this ten-try home hammering. Hatley revealed the Bath dressing room was […]

French power pack leaves Warriors on the cusp

23 January 2022 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow …………30pts Tries: McKay 41, Smith 75, 80 Conversions: Thompson 42, Weir 75, 80 Penalties: Thompson 10, 26, 33 La Rochelle ……38pts […]

Lowry shows his class for Ulster

23 January 2022 3 comments

By JOHN FALLON Ulster………………34pts Tries: Herring 8, 39; Lowry 22, Vermeulen 50, Baloucoune 67 Conversions: Doak 40, 51, Burns 67 Penalties: Doak 46 Clermont…………31pts Tries: […]

Hat-trick Alex looks ‘a must’ for Eddie

23 January 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Harlequins ……..36ptsTries: Dombrandt 13, 42, 80; Jones 22, Taulani 27 Conversions: Allan 22, 28, 43; Smith 80Penalties: Allan 39 Castres …………..33ptsTries: Barlot […]

Winning try was difficult to take says Castres boss Worsley

23 January 2022 0 comments

CASTRES coach Joe Worsley felt the winning try could easily have been ruled out with several replays needed before Scottish referee Mike Adamson awarded it […]

Gym before Guinness now for Cowan-Dickie

23 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Montpellier v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade de la Mosson LUKE Cowan-Dickie is expecting Exeter to face a fired-up Montpellier today […]

Bundee’s out after his moan at referee

23 January 2022 0 comments

Preview Stade Francais v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT have qualified for the Champions Cup’s knockout stages for the first time after Cardiff were handed […]

Wasps take a French lesson in tackle law

23 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Munster v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Thomond Park WASPS have focused on the breakdown ahead of today’s visit to Thomond Park […]

Zebo in line for his first appearance in Europe since return

23 January 2022 0 comments

MUNSTER are already through and come kickoff will know exactly what they will require to secure third place in Pool B. The home and away […]

Sale know they must learn to turn screw

23 January 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Sale Sharks v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, AJ Bell Stadium GUS WARR says Sale Sharks are working hard on the secondhalf […]

It’s all about digging in for 80 minutes says Peel

16 January 2022 2 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Bordeaux v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 3.15pm THE season is four months old, but the Scarlets will be playing only their seventh […]

Redpath’s hopes disappear in fog

16 January 2022 1 comment

By ANDREW THOMAS La Rochelle ……39ptsTries: Danty 18, Piquette 24, 44; Leyds 52, Rhule 56 Conversions: Popelin 19, 25, 54, 56Penalties: Popelin 9, 14 Bath […]

Party time for Chiefs as Glasgow crumble

16 January 2022 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter …………….52ptsTries: O’Flaherty 15, 56, 66; S Simmonds 24, 52; Cowan-Dickie 56, Nowell 74, Ewers 77Conversions: J Simmonds 16, 25, 52, 56; […]

Baxter can’t hide his delight

16 January 2022 0 comments

EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter was delighted with his team’s performance. He said: “It felt like the old Chiefs were back. We have talked […]

Late Coombes try puts O’Mahony’s men through to knockout stages again

16 January 2022 1 comment

By TOM SHEEDY Castres …………..13ptsTry: Larregain 27 Conversion: Botica 28 Penalties: Botica 54,66Munster …………16ptsTry: Coombes 77 Conversion: Crowley 79 Penalties: Crowley 10, 46, 49MUNSTER captain […]

Wasps keep control after Umaga sent off

16 January 2022 2 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Wasps …………… .30pts Tries: Alo 19, Shields 23, Barbeary 68 Conversions: Gopperth 19, 23, 68 Penalties: Gopperth 42, 56, 80 Toulouse ……….22pts […]

Blackett praise for star Barbeary

16 January 2022 0 comments

WASPS boss Lee Blackett applauded man-of-thematch Alfie Barbeary for his superb display. “You could see what he was made of today,” he said about his […]

Saumaki gets Tigers over line in thriller

16 January 2022 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ……….28pts Tries: O’halloran 16, 48; Prendergast 28, Marmion 44 Conversions: Carty 17, 29, 4, 49 Leicester ……….29pts Tries: Murimurivalu 10, 56; […]

Livewire Randall puts Bears through to knockout stages with super show

16 January 2022 3 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bristol …………….28pts Tries: Purdy 16, O’Conor 24, 59 Randall 49 Conversions: Sheedy 16, 24, 49, 59 Stade Francais..17pts Tries: Barre 39, Burban […]

Magical Marcus brings Quins back from brink

16 January 2022 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff …………….33pts Tries: Lane 12, 55; Ratti 18, Lewis 53, Domachowski 56 Conversions: Evans 12, 18, 53, 56 Harlequins ……..36pts Tries: Lynagh […]

Euro re-matches to be announced this week

9 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES THE Champions Cup organisers will decide by the end of the week whether to rearrange the five matches called off in Round […]

Late Leicester Tigers try downs spirited Connacht

19 December 2021 1 comment

Leicester Tigers continued their flawless campaign with a European win over Connacht. The fixture at Welford Road was the only game to take place today […]

Mitchell red swings match from Saints

19 December 2021 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ………………27pts Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48Conversions: Cooney 3Penalties: Cooney 45Northampton ..22ptsTries: Mitchell 61, Skosan 7 Penalties: Furbank […]

Leicester Tigers lose in the Challenge Cup final

Captain Genge is given the Euro chop

19 December 2021 2 comments

Preview Leicester v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm DEPARTING prop Ellis Genge has been left out of the squad for Leicester’s Champions Cup game against Connacht […]

Quins aces trump the brave lads of Cardiff

19 December 2021 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins……..43ptsTries: Care 10, Smith 18, Dombrandt 57, 62, Marchant 67, Esterhuizen 78Conversions: Smith 11, 19, 58, 63, 79Penalties: Smith 28Cardiff …………..17ptsTries: Winnett […]

Misfiring Chiefs get lost in Glasgow fog

19 December 2021 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow …………22ptsTries: Matthews 79 Conversions: Weir 80 Penalties: Thompson 14, 49, 53, 60, 76 Exeter ………………7ptsTries: S Simmonds 71 Conversions: J Simmonds […]

Heineken Champions Cup preview

17 December 2021 0 comments

The Heineken Champions Cup has been torn apart once more by the coronavirus cancellation controversy with six matches called off, as the integrity of this […]

Glasgow ask Exeter fans to not wear Native American-style headdresses

14 December 2021 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors have asked Exeter fans not to wear Native American-style headdresses at their Heineken Champions Cup match this Saturday evening at Scotstoun. Warriors bosses […]

Sale win away at Ospreys

13 December 2021 0 comments

Sale overcame a second-half Ospreys fightback to claim victory in the Heineken Champions Cup opening round in Swansea. Tries from Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Ewan […]

We don’t fear anyone says Ospreys captain Webb

12 December 2021 0 comments

RHYS Webb’s style of captaincy is to lead by deed more than word, but the scrum-half ’s leadership skills have been tested in ways he […]

Marcus must put his stamp on Europe

12 December 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRIAN O’DRISCOLL ABOUT THE HEINEKEN CUP WEEKEND The group stage of the Heineken Champions Cup is sandwiched between the Autumn Internationals […]

Ford kicks Tigers to stunning away win

12 December 2021 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bordeaux ……….13ptsTries: Dubie 40 Conversions: Lucu 40 Penalties: Lucu 2, 52 Leicester ……….16ptsTries: Potter 20 Conversions: Ford 21 Penalties: Ford 16, 68, […]

Fabulous Finn puts Saints to the sword

12 December 2021 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..14ptsTries: Skosan 29, Fraser 48Conversions: Biggar 29, Furbank 49 Racing 92……….45ptsTries: Lauret 8, 42, 64, Imhoff 23, 37 Conversions: Machenaud 9, […]

Gray hat-trick gets Chiefs off to a stormer

12 December 2021 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter …………….42pts Tries: Hogg 23, Gray 41, 52, 60; S Simmonds 70, Armand 80 Conversions: J Simmonds 23, 41, 52, 60, 70, […]

Cooney kicks 19 points as Ulster record famous win at Clermont fortress

12 December 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Clermont…… ……21pts Tries: Penaud 35, 57 Conversions: Hanrahan 58 Penalties: Hanrahan 40, 50, 80 Ulster …………… …26pts Tries: McCloskey 26, Timoney 68 […]

Dupont ends resistance of plucky Cardiff all-sorts

12 December 2021 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Touchdown: Pita Ahki dives in for Toulouse’s second try despite being held by James BothamPICTURE: Getty ImagesCardiff ………………7ptsTries: Adams 20 Conversions: Tovey […]

Much more to come from us warns Tadh

12 December 2021 1 comment

By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………45ptsTries: Gibson-Park 4, 28, Furlong 11, Lowe 17, Keenan 24, Kelleher 47, Van der Flier 57 Conversions: Byrne 12, 18, 24, […]

Warriors bring in their rested big guns

12 December 2021 1 comment

PreviewLa Rochelle v GlasgowToday, Kick-off 3.15pmGLASGOW Warriors will be hoping to recreate their 2019/20 success as they travel to last season’s finalists La Rochelle for […]

Barbeary returns to the back row

12 December 2021 3 comments

PREVIEW…Wasps v MunsterToday. Kick-off 3.15pm, Coventry Building Society ArenaThe boy’s back: Alfie Barbeary returns to the Wasps starting line-up for the first time since AprilPICTURE: […]