European Champions Cup

Saracens took a giant stride towards the European Champions Cup quarter-finals by flooring Irish heavyweights Munster at Allianz Park.

Steffon Armitage scored a hat-trick as Toulon secured top spot in Champions Cup Pool 3 with a game to spare thanks to a 60-22 bonus-point win over Ulster.

Leicester Tigers kept alive their slim hopes of a European Champions Cup quarter final spot by romping to a bonus point victory at home to the Scarlets.

Toulon's Delon Armitage has appealed against the 12-week suspension he was recently handed for directing abusive language at Leicester Tigers fans.

Toulon full-back Delon Armitage has been suspended for 12 weeks following a misconduct complaint lodged against him after his club's match against Leicester, European Professional Club Rugby has announced.

Munster skipper Peter O'Mahony accepts their European Champions Cup quarter-final qualification hopes rest in the hands of others - but he is adamant his battling side will not give up until the final whistle.

Following Round 4, European rugby takes some hard-earned time off for the Christmas period, returning in January, but before it begins its festive sojourn, we bring you the final European Rugby Champions Cup XV of the Week in 2014. As ever, let us know where you agree and disagree with our picks.

Wasps brought down the curtain on their 12-year tenancy at Adams Park with a bonus-point 44-17 victory over Castres that preserves their hopes of qualifying for the Champions Cup quarter-finals.

Martin Castrogiovanni's expletive-ridden tirade after Toulon's defeat by Leicester on Sunday night is to be investigated, Champions Cup organisers have announced.

Rugby league convert Sam Burgess will make his first start in union this weekend.

Leicester boss Richard Cockerill refused to be drawn into a war of words on Sunday night following an astonishing verbal outburst by ex-Tigers prop Martin Castrogiovanni after the Italian's Toulon side suffered a 25-21 European Champions Cup defeat at Welford Road.

European rugby was back with a bang this weekend, as the European Rugby Champions Cup Round 3 was the centre of attention in the rugby world. We poured over 800 minutes of intense, compelling rugby to bring you our XV of the week. How does our team stack up against yours? Let us know.

Clermont Auvergne produced a powerhouse performance at Thomond Park to beat Munster 16-9 and take over at the top of the European Rugby Champions Cup's Pool One.

Owen Farrell scored a try and kicked six points on his return to the Saracens side as they kept themselves in European Rugby Champions Cup contention with a 19-15 triumph over Sale Sharks.

Bath inflicted a stunning 30-5 defeat on Montpellier at a sodden Altrad Stadium last night.

After 4 weeks of Autumn Internationals, Round 3 of the European Champions cup is upon us. For Englishmen and Welshmen scheduling seems madness, tired players will return to their respective clubs and regions and play back to back games against the continents best.

The second round of the European Rugby Champions Cup is now in the books and so is our XV of the weekend. As ever, let us know what you think of the team, who should have made it in and who didn’t deserve their inclusion.

Clermont Auvergne, Harlequins, Leinster and Racing Métro were the day's winners as round two of the European Champions Cup ended with four action-packed matches.

Llanelli Scarlets bounced back from defeat to Toulon to beat Leicester Tigers 15-3 in Pool Three of the European Champions Cup at Parc y Scarlets.

George North scored four tries as Northampton beat the Ospreys in Pool Five while Glasgow held on to beat Montpellier in Pool Four of the European Champions Cup.