European Challenge Cup

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.

Northampton Saints bounced back from their defeat to Clermont Auvergne as they defeated Dragons 21-33 in their European Challenge Cup encounter at Rodney Parade on Friday.

La Rochelle maintained their dominance in the ongoing European Rugby Challenge Cup as they trounced RC Enisei 64-26 at Stade Marcel Deflandre on Friday.

Agen bounced back from their defeat in the opening round with a 20-19 win over Benetton Treviso in their European Rugby Challenge Cup encounter at Stade Armandie on Friday.

Round Two of the Challenge Cup begins on Friday and Joe Harvey has selected three standout fixtures from this weekend's matches.

Joe Harvey rounds up the action in the opening fixtures of this season's Challenge Cup, where Sale and Worcester provided the standout results.

Worcester Warriors kick-started their European Challenge Cup campaign with an impressive 27-38 win over Stade Francais at Stade Jean Bouin on Saturday.

Clermont Auvergne kick-started their European Challenge Cup campaign with a 20-41 bonus point victory over Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.

Harlequins ran an eight try riot as they went on to trounce Agen 54-22 in their European Rugby Challenge Cup encounter at Twickenham Stoop on Saturday.

Bristol Rugby marked their return to the European Rugby Challenge Cup with a convincing 43-22 bonus point win over Zebre at Aston Gate on Saturday.