European Challenge Cup

Sale Sharks suffered their maiden defeat in the ongoing European Rugby Challenge Cup after Bordeaux Begles went on to register a 14-17 victory at AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday.

Harlequins went on to claim the top place in Pool 5 of the European Rugby Challenge Cup after beating Benetton Treviso 20-9 at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.

Stade Francais claimed their first win in the ongoing European Rugby Challenge Cup as they went on to beat Ospreys 12-3 at Stade Jean Bouin on Friday.

Connacht boosted their qualification chances as they sealed a 21-36 win over Perpignan in their European Rugby Challenge Cup clash at Stade Aime Giral on Friday.

Agen managed to remain in course for a knock-out place in the ongoing European Challenge Cup competition following a 14-10 win over Grenoble at Stade Armandie on Friday.

Joe Harvey reviews the latest round of Challenge Cup action, including wins for Northampton Saints and Sale Sharks.

Northampton Saints came up with a eight try performance as they trounced Dragons 48-14 in their European Rugby Challenge Cup clash at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.

La Rochelle maintained their winning streak in the ongoing European Rugby Challenge Cup after defeating Bristol 22-35 at Ashton Gate on Saturday.

Winger Monty Ioane scored the decisive try in the closing stage as Benetton Treviso defeated Harlequins 26-21 in their European Rugby Challenge Cup clash at Stadio Comunale di Monigo on Saturday.

Sale Sharks and England’s Chris Ashton tells Chris Heal about a ‘really good’ last two months, his international aspirations ahead of next year’s World Cup and why there is still a lot more to come from his club side.

Edinburgh managed to outplay Newcastle Falcons with a 31-13 victory during the Heineken Champions Cup Pool 5 clash at BT Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.

Colin Slade starred with two converted tries as Pau have kept their quarter-final hopes alive after defeating Worcester Warriors 21-6 in their European Challenge Cup encounter at Stade du Hameau on Friday.

The European Challenge Cup is back this weekend and Joe Harvey has chosen three fixtures which you should certainly keep your eyes on across Round 3.

In his latest column for TRU, Josh Beaumont reflects on another important home win for Sale, the battle at the bottom, reaching a personal milestone + some of the key points from the Autumn internationals.

Following impressive performances for Sale Sharks, TRU caught up with Kieran Wilkinson to discuss his breakthrough, practicing with ‘the master’ and developing at the AJ Bell.

Joe Harvey rounds up the action from Round Two of the European Challenge Cup where a certain Chris Ashton grabbed the headlines...

Harlequins suffered their first defeat in the ongoing European Rugby Challenge Cup after they were beaten by Grenoble 19-13 at Stade des Alpes.

Worcester Warriors resisted second half fightback from Ospreys as they sealed a 27-21 win in their European Rugby Challenge Cup face-off at Sixways on Saturday.

Chris Ashton had a memorable debut as Sale Sharks completed a 34-13 win over Connacht in their European Rugby Challenge Cup encounter at AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday.

Carlos Canna kicked the decisive penalty goal in the final minute as Zebre edged out Bristol Bears 20-17 in their European Rugby Challenge Cup encounter at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi on Saturday.