European Champions Cup

Dan Carter moved one step closer to completing the clean sweep of world rugby's premier trophies, booting Racing 92 into the European Champions Cup final.

Saracens continued their quest towards a possible domestic and European double as they booked their place in next month's Champions Cup final by beating Wasps 24-17 at the Madejski Stadium.

Sale Sharks can take another huge stride towards automatic qualification for next season's European Champions Cup if they beat Recreation Ground hosts Bath on Saturday.

Former All Blacks centre Aaron Mauger believes the European Champions Cup is now the "most prestigious competition" in club rugby.

Manu Tuilagi is closing in on his ideal fighting weight and will be at full tilt by the time England tour Australia in June, according to Richard Cockerill.

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.

Champions Cup hero Jimmy Gopperth says he will never forget the kick that took Wasps into a first major European semi-final for nine years.

Toulon's three season reign as the champions of Europe is over after they were beaten in their Champions Cup quarter-final by Top 14 rivals Racing 92.

Vereniki Goneva's try brace helped Leicester Tigers thump a woeful Stade Francais 41-13 at Welford Road to book their first trip to the European Cup semi-final in seven years.

Chris Ashton rescued Saracens from disaster as an injury-ravaged Northampton's brave attempt at causing a major upset in the fierce rivals' Champions Cup quarter-final at Allianz Park faltered late on in a 29-20 defeat.

Jimmy Gopperth held his composure to nail a match-winning conversion with the final kick of an epic European Champions Cup quarter-final to break Exeter's hearts at the Ricoh Arena.

Northampton will limp into Allianz Park for their Champions Cup quarter-final against Saracens after seeing a number of key players including Dylan Hartley ruled out.

England Grand Slam winner Jack Nowell hopes to continue his "pretty special" season on Saturday by helping Exeter write another memorable chapter in their remarkable recent history.

Exeter boss Rob Baxter readily accepts the threat that Wasps' all-singing, all-dancing attacking game could pose in Saturday's European Champions Cup quarter-final clash between the Aviva Premiership title rivals.

Dylan Hartley could make an earlier than expected return from concussion in time for Northampton's Champions Cup quarter-final against Saracens on Saturday.

Joe Simpson and Dan Robson could give Wasps a double fitness boost at scrum-half for Saturday's European Champions Cup quarter-final against Exeter Chiefs.

The prospect of a ‘European Super League’, very much mirroring the format of Super Rugby in the southern hemisphere, has been discussed at length for years now.

Reading's Madejski Stadium will host an all-English European Champions Cup semi-final next month.

Welsh region the Scarlets have been hit with a suspended fine after naming an ineligible player in their matchday squad for a European Champions Cup game.

A mathematical miscalculation saw Clermont Auvergne crash out of the European Champions Cup in dramatic finish at the Stade Marcel-Michelin.