Santiago Carreras starred with six penalty kicks as Gloucester edged out Ospreys 23-13 at Kingsholm on Friday to reach the semi-final of the European Challenge Cup.

The Azzurri's performance in the recent Men's Six Nations has given them a platform to build on but there also needs to be a collective push from Italian rugby as a whole.

Adam Hastings racked up 15 points as Gloucester defeated Castres 35-5 to secure a home round of of 16 clash in the ongoing European Challenge Cup at Kingsholm on Friday.

Benetton progressed to the round of 16 in the ongoing European Challenge Cup as they defeated Newcastle Falcons 57-18 in their latest clash at Kingston Park on Friday.

Newcastle Falcons losing streak this season continued as they were defeated by Lions with a 35-13 margin in the second round of the Challenge Cup at Emirates Airline Park on Saturday.

Santiago Socino starred with a double as Gloucester managed to hold off Clermont Auvergne with a 28-17 win in the second round of the European Challenge Cup at Kingsholm on Friday.

Newcastle Falcons' losing streak continued as they were edged out by Montpellier with a 24-19 margin in the opening round of the European Challenge Cup at Kingston Park.

George Barton kicked all 15 points as Gloucester managed to hold off Black Lion in their opening game of the European Challenge Cup at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium on Saturday.

Defending champions Stade Rochelais will be kick-starting their Champions Cup campaign with a clash against Leinster as the fixtures for the 2023/24 season was unveiled.

Toulon centre Duncan Paia’aua hopes his team can “learn from their past experiences” ahead of this Friday’s Challenge Cup final in Dublin.

Former France skipper Charles Ollivon will be available for Toulon's European Challenge Cup final game against Glasgow Warriors after his red card was dismissed.

The Glasgow hooker has been an essential cog in a Warriors side that have experienced a remarkable turnaround in the last 12 months.

Former Warrior Morrison has been mightily impressed with Glasgow's turnaround this season as the Scottish club enter the end of their campaign full of hope.

Newcastle Falcons full-back Elliott Obatoyinbo has been handed a three-week suspension following his red-card incident in the recently concluded Heineken Champions Cup game against Cardiff Rugby.

The recent results of the Welsh clubs in Europe and the return of Warren Gatland to the national side excites Biggar ahead of the Six Nations.

The European Challenge Cup game between Bath and Toulon to be played at The Recreation Ground on Saturday has been postponed.

Toulon have maintained their winning streak in the ongoing European Challenge Cup as they defeated Bath Rugby 29-7 at Stade Félix Mayol on Saturday.

Newcastle Falcons hooker Charlie Maddison has been cited for an incident following his side's Heineken Champions Cup game against Connacht last weekend.

Bristol Bears marked their return to European Challenge Cup with a 19-5 win over Perpignan in the opening round at Stade Aime Giral on Saturday.

Connacht came up with a three-try performance as they started their European Challenge Cup campaign with a 22-8 victory over Newcastle Falcons at The Sportsground.