European Champions Cup

Rob Herring and Duane Vermeulen scored tries in the final quarter as Ulster went on to defeat Sale Sharks 22-11 in the fourth round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday.

Exeter Chiefs punished an ill-disciplined Castres side as they sealed a 40-3 win in the fourth round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Sandy Park on Saturday.

George McGuigan scored two tries as Gloucester came from behind to defeat Bordeaux Begles 26-17 in the fourth round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Stade Chaban-Delmas.

La Rochelle took full advantage of two red cards from Northampton as they sealed a 31-13 victory in the fourth round of the Heineken Champions Cup at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday.

Harlequins came up with a five-try performance as they defeated Sharks 39-29 at Twickenham Stoop to secure a berth in the round-of-16 in the Heineken Champions Cup.

Ospreys have reached the knock out stage of the Heineken Champions Cup as they edged out Leicester Tigers 27-26 in the fifth round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Friday.

Sharks winger Makazole Mapimpi has been banned for two games following an incident in the recently concluded Heineken Champions Cup game against Bordeaux Begles.

Sale Sharks lock Cobus Wiese will miss the next two games for his club following his red card incident in the recently concluded Heineken Champions Cup fixture against Toulouse.

Sharks winger Makazole Mapimpi has been cited following an incident in the recently concluded Heineken Champions Cup game against Bordeaux Begles.

Leinster stormed into the round of 16 of the Heineken Champions Cup as they ran a seven-try riot to beat Gloucester 49-14 in the third round at Kingsholm Stadium.

Toulouse made most of the red card to Cobus Wiese as they sealed a 27-5 victory over Sale Sharks in the third round of the Heineken Champions Cup at AJ Bell Stadium on Saturday.

Munster successfully overcame Jack O'Donoghue's red card as they edged out Northampton Saints 27-23 in the third round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Leicester Tigers have booked a berth in the round of 16 as they defeated Clermont 44-29 in the latest round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Stade Marcel-Michelin.

Coming into the third round of Heineken Champions Cup action, Ollie Chessum and his Leicester Tigers teammates have experienced back-to-back losses in the Gallagher Premiership and will be looking to get back to winning ways against Clermont.

Three weeks after the departure of Steve Borthwick as Leicester Tigers head coach to take on the England job, Tigers CEO Andrea Pinchen spoke about the team’s plan for succession in the months to come.

Gloucester Rugby hooker Henry Walker has been handed a three-week suspension following the latest round of the Heineken Champions Cup against Leinster at RDS Arena.

Ulster will be without the services of Rob Herring and Billy Burns for the Friday's United Rugby Championship game against Connacht due to injuries.

Saracens prop Alec Clarey has been handed a three-week suspension following his red card incident in the Heineken Champions Cup clash against Lyon.

Gavin Coombes scored a double as Munster overcame Northampton Saints with a 17-6 margin in the second round of the Heineken Champions Cup at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens.

Stormers registered their first win in the ongoing Heineken Champions Cup as they defeated London Irish 34-14 in the second round at DHL Stadium on Saturday.