European Champions Cup

The European Rugby Champions Cup game between Racing 92 and Glasgow Warriors has been postponed - as have the other European matches in France this weekend - in the wake of the overnight attacks in Paris which left more than 100 people dead.

Leicester Tigers opened their European Rugby Champions Cup 2015-16 campaign by beating Stade Francais 33-20 at Welford Road.

The European Champions Cup returns this weekend as players and clubs from all over the northern hemisphere look to put their disappointing Rugby World Cup campaigns behind them.

Sam Burgess has been named in a 41-man Bath squad for this season's European Champions Cup.

The pools for the 2015/16 Champions Cup were drawn last week and whilst a lot of things can change between now and the start of the competition later this year, it looks to be the most competitive European tournament yet.

Next season marks the second year of the new European competitions, and following the draws this week, Mike Stanton analyses the lay of the land for the European Champions Cup.

Bath and Wasps will be facing defending champions Toulon and Irish heavyweights Leinster in next season's Champions Cup after being drawn in a tough pool.

Bath and Munster could gain an early advantage for next season's European Champions Cup by being selected as top seeds at next week's pool stage draw.

Gloucester saw their hopes of European Champions Cup qualification ended in dramatic fashion at Sixways as they suffered a crushing last-gasp defeat.

Two tries from Darren Dawidiuk and Jonny May in the last five minutes of extra time gave Gloucester a 40-32 win over Connacht and a place in next week's Champions Cup play-off final.

Clermont full-back Nick Abendanon has been named EPCR European Player of the Year 2015.

The inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup is now done and dusted, with Toulon emerging victorious after a fantastic seven-month spectacle of rugby.

Toulon made rugby union history at Twickenham as they clinched a hat-trick of European titles by defeating fellow French heavyweights Clermont Auvergne 24-18 in the Champions Cup final.

When RC Toulon and Clermont Auvergne meet at Twickenham this weekend, it will mark the second time in three years that Europe’s premiere rugby tournament has been contested by two French sides, as well as the third year running that Europe’s flagship side will hail from the Top 14.

Toulon needed extra time to beat Leinster 25-20 in a compelling European Champions Cup semi-final and make it through to a third consecutive European final.

Clermont overturned a half-time deficit to beat Saracens 13-9 at the Stade Geoffrey-Guichard and reach the final of the European Champions Cup.

Saracens centre Brad Barritt believes cool heads will be the key to winning Saturday's crunch European Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont.

It was hard to know where to look during Northampton Saints’ disembowelling by Clermont in the European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-finals.

Jacques Burger will be available to play in Saracens' European Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont Auvergne in Saint Etienne on April 18.

Owen Farrell hopes to be in contention for Saracens' European Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont Auvergne on April 18.