European Challenge Cup

Six members of England's RBS Six Nations winning squad are on the 15-man shortlist for the 2016 European player of the year award.

Jonathan Wisniewski kicked Grenoble to a one-point victory in the last European Rugby Challenge Cup as he bagged a 33-32 quarter-final win over Connacht.

Harlequins moved into the semi-finals of the European Challenge Cup with an admittedly less than convincing 38-30 win over London Irish in a thrilling game at the Stoop.

Gloucester's up-and-down season continued as Newport Gwent Dragons pulled off a shock 23-21 victory at Kingsholm in the quarter-final of the European Challenge Cup.

Sale Sharks succumbed to the dead-eye accuracy of the boot of Benoit Paillaugue in the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals as the scrum-half propelled Montpellier to a 25-19 triumph at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Gloucester will aim to put a run of defeats in domestic competition behind them when they resume European Challenge Cup business on Saturday.

Sale Sharks boss Steve Diamond has described his team's European Challenge Cup quarter-final rivals Montpellier as "formidable opposition."

Robbie Henshaw handed Ireland an RBS 6 Nations fitness boost as Connacht thrashed Enisei-STM 47-5 to qualify for the European Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Montpellier reached the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup with a bonus-point win over previously unbeaten Harlequins.

Sale mercilessly ripped top spot in Pool 2 and a home quarter-final in the European Challenge Cup away from Newport Gwent Dragons with a 38-5 bonus-point victory over the Welsh region at AJ Bell Stadium.

Glasgow flanker Ryan Wilson has escaped suspension after the charge that he grabbed the testicles of Northampton scrum-half Lee Dickson were dismissed.

Harlequins sealed a home quarter-final in the European Challenge Cup after withstanding a battling second-half comeback from Cardiff to seal a 34-26 victory over the Blues.

A 79th minute try from Sale centre Johnny Leota secured a bonus-point victory over Pau that all but guarantees the Sharks' place in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Stuart McInally will captain Edinburgh against Agen on Friday having committed himself to the Gunners until the 2018-19 season.

London Irish Head Coach, Tom Coventry, put his side’s loss at the hands of Edinburgh down to “critical errors”.

Newcastle Falcons put themselves back in contention for the European Challenge Cup’s quarter-finals with a bonus point victory over Connacht on Sunday.

Welsh international Jamie Roberts scored on his club debut as Harlequins secured a crushing 59-7 victory against Calvisano in the European Rugby Challenge Cup at The Stoop.

A late try from John Hardie secured an 18-15 victory for Edinburgh over London Irish to keep the Scottish side’s hopes of progressing from Pool Five of the European Challenge Cup alive.

Gloucester set a record 13th consecutive Challenge Cup victory with a 27-13 triumph over Worcester at Kingsholm.

Leo Halavatau will make his centenary appearance for London Irish should he come off the bench versus Edinburgh in sides' European Rugby Challenge Cup bout at Murrayfield on Friday.