European Champions Cup

England and Exeter Chiefs winger Jack Nowell has been handed a £10,000 fine following his criticism on referee Karl Dickson for his decision during the Premiership game against Leicester Tigers.

"Clearly you don’t get to a Heineken Cup semi-final if everything’s wrong" and after a campaign which looked to be petering out for Exeter, this particular Chiefs era could end in glory.

Title holders La Rochelle managed to oust Saracens as they sealed a 24-10 victory in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup at Stade Marcel Deflandre on Sunday.

Thomas Ramos contributed with 29 points as Toulouse stormed past Sharks with a 54-20 win in the quarter finals of the Heineken Champions Cup at Stade Ernest Wallon on Saturday.

Exeter Chiefs came up with a six-try performance as they went past Stormers to seal a 42-17 victory in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup at Sandy Park on Saturday.

Leinster have confirmed their spot in the ongoing Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals as they defeated Premiership champions Leicester Tigers 55-24 in the knock-out game at Aviva Stadium on Friday.

La Rochelle prop Georges-Henri Colombe has been handed a four-week suspension following his yellow card incident in the recently concluded Heineken Champions Cup fixture against Gloucester.

The Chiefs are 80 minutes away from the last four of the Heineken Champions Cup and after a season of ups and downs, there is a sense of opportunity at Sandy Park.

With reports of more star names exploring the possibility of moving away from English rugby's top-flight combined with further concerns around financial situations, can Leicester, Exeter and Saracens be a shining light in Europe?

A late try from Teddy Thomas proved decisive as La Rochelle edged out Gloucester 29-26 in the round of 16 clash in the Heineken Champions Cup at Stade Marcel Deflandre.

Stormers managed to hold off a late try from Alex Dombrandt and Joe Marchant as they sealed a thrilling 32-28 victory in the round of 16 clash in the Heineken Champions Cup at DHL Stadium on Saturday.

Leicester Tigers managed to hold off Edinburgh as they sealed a 16-6 victory in the round of 16 clash of the Heineken Champions Cup at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Friday.

Exeter's Director of Rugby gave a scathing review of his side after their Premiership defeat to Bath but hopes the Chiefs can now bounce back in Europe.

Dave Cherry and Pierre Schoeman scored tries as Edinburgh edged out Saracens 20-14 in the fourth round of the Heineken Champions Cup at DAM Health Stadium on Sunday.

Cobus Reinach scored the decisive try in the end while Louis Carbonel landed the conversion as Montpellier secured a draw against London Irish in the fourth round of the Heineken Champions Cup at GGL Stadium.

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.