European Challenge Cup

Agen came up with a seven try performance as they kick started their European Challenge Cup encounter with a 45-10 bonus point victory at Stade Armandie on Friday.

Bordeaux Begles ran an eight try riot as they trounced RC Enisei with a 17-57 bonus point victory in the European Challenge Cup encounter at Krasny Yar Stadium on Friday.

Fly-half Colin Slade contributed with 15 points as Pau kick started their European Challenge Cup campaign with a 27-21 win over Gloucester Rugby at Stade du Hameau on Thursday.

Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill believes the Scottish regional side will be of the same category as the bottom teams in the Aviva Premiership.

BT Sport has secured the rights for broadcasting European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments live in UK and Ireland from the 2018/19 season.

Defending champions Saracens has been drawn in the same pool as last year finalist Clermont Auvergne as the draws for the 2017/18 season of European Champions Cup was announced in Neuchatel, Switzerland on Thursday.

Gloucester rugby director David Humphreys rued lack of possession from his team as they succumbed to a 17-25 defeat to Stade Francais in the final of the European Challenge Cup at Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.

Stade Francais managed to overcome Gloucester to win the European Challenge Cup for the first time with a 17-25 margin in the final at Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.

Stade Francais finally managed to win an European competition as they came from behind to defeat Gloucester Rugby 17-25 in the final of the Challenge Cup at Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.

Director of rugby at Gloucester David Humphreys believes the team do not require any additional motivation when they lock horns with Stade Francais in the final of the European Challenge Cup at Murrayfield Stadium on Friday.

As Gloucester Rugby will be locking horns with Stade Francais in the final of the European Challenge Cup at Murrayfield Stadium on Friday, we take a look at few of the key points ahead of the encounter.

Bath flanker Francois Louw admitted that his side's 28-25 defeat to Stade Francais in the semi-final of the European Challenge Cup was hard to digest.

Jules Plisson contributed with 18 points including a last-minute drop goal as Stade Francais edged out Bath with a 28-25 victory at Stade Jean-Bouin to reach the final of the European Challenge Cup.

Billy Burns scored all 16 points as Gloucester survived a fightback from La Rochelle to win the European Challenge Cup semi-final encounter by 14-16 at Stade Marcel Deflandre on Saturday.

Stade Francais wing Josaia Raisuqe has been handed a 10-week ban following his red-card incident during the recently concluded European Challenge Cup encounter against Ospreys at Principality Stadium.

Stade Francais successfully overcame a sin-bin and a red card of Josaia Raisuqe to win the European Challenge Cup quarter-final against Ospreys at Principality Stadium on Sunday.

Semesa Rokoduguni and Taulupe Faletau scored two tries each as Bath Rugby completed a 34-20 win against Brive to reach their second European Challenge Cup semi-final in the last four years.

Jeremie Maurouard scored a double as La Rochelle put on a dominant first half performance to win the European Challenge Cup quarter-final against Edinburgh at Murrayfield Stadium by 22-32 on Friday.

Bath rugby director Todd Blackadder wants a disciplined effort from his team when they take on Brive in the upcoming European Challenge Cup encounter at Recreation Ground on Saturday.

Edinburgh interim head coach Duncan Hodge is hoping that his team can carry on their momentum in the upcoming European Challenge Cup quarter-final clash against La Rochelle on Friday.