Champions Cup

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

European sides need to rise to the SA challenge

BY NEIL DE KOCK If you had said after the first six weeks of the competition that the Stormers would be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 4 years ago

European draws set for 28 June

The pool draws for the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be held at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on...

By Nick Powell

Features

/ 4 years ago

Euro Cup schedule confirmed

NEWS EXTRA EPCR has confirmed the formats and qualifiers for next season’s Champions Cup. The Champions Cup will be competed for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Stormers secure fightback victory

By JOHN FALLON Stormers............18pts Tries: Roos 45, Venter 57 Conversions: Libbok 46 Penalties: Libbok 43 Drop goals: Libbok 74 Bulls ..................13pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Southern Hemisphere leads again

IF the people running the URC cared less about the planet, they’d be dead. The same goes for the individuals on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Maro Itoje departure ‘never in the question’ despite Saracens’ relegation

Maro Itoje has said that leaving Saracens was "never in the question" despite the club's enforced relegation from the Premiership over...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Our skills let us down -Blackett

By PAUL REES WASPS just failed to qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup, losing out to London Irish on the final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Fans will turn their backs on the Boks

I HAVE travelled to most overseas games in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the last 14 years to support...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Boks have raised the bar -Cullen

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............26pts Tries: Sheehan 9, Henshaw 33, O’Loughlin 72, Healy 82 Conversions: Byrne 10, 33, Sexton 82 Bulls....................27pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Bears chief Lam looks to avoid another stuttering start

By PAUL REES PAT LAM is making sure that Bristol hit the ground running next season by arranging three warm-up matches,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Relegation freeze makes sense in World Cup year

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s actually a reason the Premiership have been paid such a premium...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

No dead rubbers in final round of Top 14

JAMES HARRI NGTON FRENCH COLUMN Decider: Challenge Cup winners Lyon face Champions Cup winners La Rochelle PICTURE: Getty Images In less...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Wasps aim to give legend Jimmy a perfect send-off

LEE Blackett has paid tribute to Jimmy Gopperth who this weekend plays his final game for Wasps – against Leicester, the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Jones 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Bears starlet Lloyd set to wear No.12 next season

By PAUL REES Multi-talented: Bristol back Ioan Lloyd PAT Lam sees Ioan Lloyd’s future at Bristol in the centre and has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Turner-Hall joins Quins mate Gray at London Scottish

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS academy coach Jordan Turner-Hall will join Joe Gray in the London Scottish coaching team. Quins hooker...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Hosts breeze to 1872 Cup win

By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ......28 Glasgow ..........11 DOMINANT Edinburgh took the honours in a winner-takes-all derby against Glasgow Warriors in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Luke’s late show is silver lining for the Ospreys

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............31pts Tries: J Morgan 38, L Morgan 57, 79, Parry 78 Conversions: Anscombe 38, 58, 78, 80...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Stormers edge it but Peel hails his troops

By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ..........21pts Tries: J Williams 7, Conbeer 71 Conversions: Costelow 8 Penalties: Costelow 4, 17, 28 Stormers ........26pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Larmour shines bright

By KEVIN FALLON Leinster..................35 Munster ................25 A SECOND-STRING Leinster side who were already guaranteed top spot were still too strong for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Ground switch ‘unacceptable’ blasts O’Gara

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Racing 92 v La Rochelle Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Bollaert Delelis LA ROCHELLE head coach Ronan O’Gara...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Toulon too strong as Saracens crash out

By SAM JACKSON Toulon ................25pts Tries: Villiere 2, 39; Wainiqolo 60 Conversions: Carbonel 4, 61 Penalties: Carbonel 33, 52 Saracens ..........16pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Now’s the time for the French revolution

CHRIS HEWETT AS a rule of thumb, English teams good enough to fight their way into a Champions Cup final eventually...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 4 years ago

The Sharks strengthen with signing of powerful prop Carlu Sadie

Lately, the Sharks have been actively signing contracts. They announced on social media pages that Janse van Rensburg has joined them,...

By Ben Redwood

United Rugby Championship

/ 4 years ago

Welsh rugby ‘laughing stock’ and should reduce to three teams – says former WRU chief David Moffett

Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett feels that Wales’ four professional teams should be replaced by three teams. Last...

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Wasps boss Lee Blackett in dark about potential return for Christian Wade

Wasps boss Lee Blackett is unaware of Christian Wade‘s possible return to rugby union after revealing there has been no contact...

By Ben Redwood

/ 4 years ago

Alex Sanderson: Reduction of Premiership salary cap making it harder for English teams to compete in Europe

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson feels the reduction of the Premiership salary cap is making it harder for English...

By Ben Redwood

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Finn Russell stars as Racing 92 overcome Sale Sharks to reach Champions Cup semis

Racing 92 (6) 41 Tries: Thomas, Russell, Imhoff, Spring Cons: Le Garrec 2, Machenaud Pens: Le Garrec 5 Sale Sharks (10) 22 Tries: Tuilagi, Van der Merwe,...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Coleman’s ready for battle with his old rival Etzebeth

By PAUL REES ADAM Coleman will be up against a familiar foe when London Irish take on Toulon in the quarter-final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Heartbreak for Munster as Toulouse keep their nerve in shootout

By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 24pts Tries: Kendellen 10, Earls 39, Haley 44 Conversions: Carbery 11, 40, 45 Penalties: Carbery 57...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Delight for O’Gara as La Rochelle stride home

By GARY FITZGERALD La Rochelle ......31pts Tries: Priso 12, Vito 22, Botia 47 Conversions: West 13, 23 Penalties: West 17, 64,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Eagle has landed to give Sharks a boost

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Racing 92 v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Paris La Défense Arena TEN years ago, AJ MacGinty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Big guns starting to fire for Saracens

By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........15pts Tries: Singleton 31, Rees-Zammitt 74 Conversions: Twelvetrees 74 Penalties: Hastings 43 Saracens ..........44pts Tries: Davies 8,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

North takes centre stage in first start for 12 months

PREVIEW... Ospreys v Dragons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Swansea.com Stadium GEORGE North will make his first start in more than a year...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Max Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy

Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

London Irish come from 25 points down to earn draw with Wasps

London Irish (14) 42Tries: Rowe, Parton, Pearson, Arundel, Hassell-Collins, Penalty Cons: Jackson 5Wasps (24) 42Tries: Oghre, Hougaard 2, Atkinson, Kibirige Cons:...

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Sharks take honours in Battle of the North

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ....................35pts Tries: Van der Merwe 17, 37; B Curry 43, Hammersley 52, Ashman 67 Conversions: Du Preez...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Wasps in the way of Exiles triple bid

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium LONDON Irish are the only club still...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 4 years ago

Good news for Wales as George roars back

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............54pts Tries: Smith 16, Morris 27, Lake 49, 54; Collins 59, Watkin 69, Parry 79 Conversions: Anscombe...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Losing bonus secures Leinster’s play-off spot

By KEVIN FALLON Stormers ................20 Leinster ..................13 LEINSTER fell to their second defeat in a row in South Africa but a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

All to play for as it begins to get serious

JAMES HARRINGTON Like any other league, the business end of the Top 14 season is played in a haze of permutations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 4 years ago

Jonathan Davies signs new contract at Scarlets

Scarlets captain Jonathan Davies has signed a new contract with the URC side. The Wales and British and Irish Lions centre...

By Ben Redwood

United Rugby Championship

/ 4 years ago

Tyro back row Kendellen leads Munster charge

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ......................17 Munster ................24 ACADEMY back rower Alex Kendellen led the way as Munster powered to their first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Lousi stars as Scarlets hit Dragons for six

By STEFFAN THOMAS Dragons..............19pts Tries: Dixon 35, J Williams 50, Warren 61 Conversions: S Davies 35, 62 Scarlets ............38pts Tries: Lousi...

By The Rugby Paper Team