European Champions Cup

Connacht's European Champions Cup campaign ended following a 19-10 defeat to Toulouse at Stade Ernest Wallon on Sunday.

Glasgow Warriors are set to make their first appearance in a knock-out game of European Champions Cup after they blanked Leicester Warriors by 0-43 at Welford Road on Saturday.

Chris Ashton scored a try while Owen Farrell added a penalty and a conversion to ensure a 10-3 win for Saracens in a closely contested European Champions Cup encounter at Allianz Park on Saturday.

Fly-half AJ MacGinty kicked a penalty in the closing stages as Sale Sharks managed to edge out Scarlets with a 25-23 win at AJ Bell Stadium in the European Champions Cup clash on Saturday.

Ulster finished at the bottom after they were defeated 22-26 by Bordeaux Begles in their final European Champions Cup encounter at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday.

A dominant first half performance from Clermont Auvergne saw them secure a 48-26 victory over Exeter Chiefs in the final round of European Champions Cup encounter at Stade Marcel-Michelin on Saturday.

Nemani Nadolo scored two tries in the second half as Montpellier are still in hunt for a quarter-final spot after a 26-17 win over Northampton Saints at Altrad Stadium.

Replacements Dan Leavy and fly-half Ross Byrne contributed with a late try and a conversion as Leinster made a comeback from 17-10 down to draw the game 24-24 against Castres in the European Champions Cup clash at Stade Pierre Antoine on Friday.

Saracens rugby director Mark McCall has urged his team to bring out their best game when they take on Toulon in Pool 3 European Champions Cup clash at Allianz Park on Saturday.

Leinster head coach Stuart Lancaster believes the prospect of his team getting a home quarter-final in the ongoing European Champions Cup will boost their confidence.

The European Champions Cup pool stage will conclude this weekend, with four quarter-final places up for grabs after Munster, Saracens, Leinster and Clermont Auvergne progressed with one game to spare.

Michele Campagnaro and Thomas Waldrom scored double tries each as Exeter Chiefs keep their hope of making to the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup alive with a 31-24 bonus point victory over Ulster at Sandy Park on Sunday.

Toulon scored two tries in the last five minutes as they secured a 27-12 bonus point win over Sale Sharks at Stade Felix Mayol on Sunday to boost their chance of making to the quarter-final of the European Champions Cup.

Chris Ashton scored two tries including one in the extra minutes as Saracens made an incredible comeback to draw the game 22-22 against Scarlets in the European Champions Cup encounter at Parc y Scarlets on Sunday.

Fly-half Camille Lopez kicked three penalties for Clermont Auvergne as they sealed a thrilling 6-9 win over Bordeaux Begles at Stade Chaban-Delmas on Sunday to secure a berth in the quarter-final of the European Champions Cup.

Replacement Francis Saili scored the decisive try in the 71st minute as Munster edged past Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday to secure a berth in the quarter-final of European Champions Cup.

Replacement Dan Robson scored a try in the final minute as Wasps managed to edge out Toulouse in a tight 17-14 win at Ricoh Arena on Saturday to keep their hopes of making to the quarter-final of European Champions Cup alive.

Teimana Harrison scored two tries in the first half while fly-half Stephen Myler contributed with 13 points as Northampton Saints ended Castres hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals with a 28-21 triumph in their European Champions Cup encounter at Franklin's Garden on Saturday.

Fly-half John Cooney contributed with 21 points as Connacht ran a 10-try riot to trounce Zebre by 66-21 at The Sportsground on Saturday as the close on a quarter-final berth in the European Champions Cup.

An eight-try performance from Leinster saw them demolish Montpellier by 57-3, making them the first team to secure a berth in the quarter-final of the European Champions Cup 2016-17 season.