European Champions Cup

14-week ban given to Viktor Kolelishvili for Wayne Barnes incident

Clermont Auvergne and Georgia international Viktor Kolelishvili has been suspended for a total of 14 weeks following an incident which saw the flanker push referee Wayne Barnes during Friday's European Rugby Champions Cup fixture against the Ospreys.
19 January 2016

Jim Mallinder 'chuffed' as son Harry scores game-winning try against Glasgow

Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder admitted he was "pretty chuffed" after his son Harry scored the game-winning try a minute from time against Glasgow to keep Saints alive in this season's European Champions Cup.
17 January 2016

Stoppage-time Drew Mitchell gives Toulon dramatic win over Wasps

Drew Mitchell's stoppage-time try denied Wasps an historic win over European champions Toulon on Sunday afternoon.
17 January 2016

Racing 92 rack up record victory in Scarlets demolition

Racing 92 sealed a home quarter-final tie in the European Champions Cup with a club record 64-14 victory over Scarlets in Paris.
17 January 2016

Leicester cement quarter-final place with Treviso win

Leicester confirmed their place in the European Champions Cup quarter-finals with a 47-7 thrashing of Benetton Treviso at Welford Road.
16 January 2016

Leinster defeat ends Bath's Champions Cup campaign

Leinster knocked Bath out of contention for the European Champions Cup quarter-finals with an impressive 25-11 victory at the RDS.
16 January 2016

Farrell stars as Saracens seal home quarter-final

Owen Farrell provided a timely spark of creativity as Saracens stormed into the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup with a 33-17 victory over Ulster that guarantees home advantage in the next round.
16 January 2016

Bordeaux defeat leaves Exeter facing Champions Cup elimination

Exeter pushed Bordeaux-Begles close in France but a 34-27 defeat has left the Chiefs with a mountain to climb to progress in the European Champions Cup.
16 January 2016

Munster snap European losing streak with win over Stade Francais

Munster managed to salvage some pride from what has been an immensely disappointing Champions Cup campaign with a 26-13 bonus point win over Stade Francais at Thomond Park.
16 January 2016

Sam Davis stars in Ospreys' scalp of Clermont

Substitute Sam Davies delivered a commanding performance as the Ospreys fought back superbly to floor French heavyweights Clermont Auvergne in stunning fashion at the Liberty Stadium.
16 January 2016

England centre Manu Tuilagi to return to Leicester starting XV

England centre Manu Tuilagi will make his first start for 15 months when Leicester tackle European Champions Cup opponents Treviso on Saturday.
15 January 2016

Glasgow move clash with Racing 92 to Rugby Park due to heavy rainfall

Glasgow Warriors have opted to move their European Rugby Champions Cup match against Racing 92 on January 23 to Kilmarnock's Rugby Park due to a high risk of their Scotstoun pitch being waterlogged.
13 January 2016

Agony for Bath as late penalty gives Toulon narrow victory

Bath narrowly missed out on an historic victory over European Champions Cup holders Toulon in France, losing 12-9.
11 January 2016

Ulster produce miraculous comeback to stun Oyonnax

Ulster staged one of the great European rugby comebacks as they overturned a 23-point half-time deficit in Oyonnax to keep alive their chances of progressing to the last eight in the Champions Cup with a sensational 24-23 triumph.
10 January 2016

Stade Francais thrash Munster despite Raisuqe red card

Despite being down to 14 men for over forty minutes against Munster, Stade Francais all but secured their place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals with a comprehensive 27-7 victory in Paris.
9 January 2016

Dan Carter steers Racing to victory over Glasgow

Dan Carter kicked 12 points as Racing 92 maintained their unbeaten run in the Champions Cup against Glasgow Warriors.
9 January 2016

Clermont go top of pool with victory over Bordeaux-Begles

Clermont Auvergne took control of Pool Two in the European Rugby Champions Cup with a 28-10 win at Bordeaux-Begles on Friday night.
8 January 2016

Leicester Tigers eye quarter-finals after doubling up Munster

Leicester Tigers put one foot in the European Champions Cup quarter-finals by completing a hard-earned double at home to Munster.
20 December 2015

Clermont exact retribution on Exeter Chiefs

Exeter Chiefs were made to pay for last Saturday's bonus-point win over Clermont Auvegne in the European Champions Cup, losing 42-10 to the French giants in Sunday’s reverse fixture.
20 December 2015

Ulster on course for quarter finals after victory in Toulouse

Ulster completed a European Champions Cup double over Toulouse to inch themselves closer to the competition’s quarter-final with a narrow 25-23 triumph at Stade Ernest Wallon.
20 December 2015