European Champions Cup

Leinster wing Josh van der Flier has been named the EPCR European Player of the Year 2022 following an outstanding season.

La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara said the Heineken Champions Cup triumph will be 'a great starting point for the club'.

Arthur Retiere scored a last gasp try as La Rochelle edged out Leinster Rugby 24-21 in the final at Stade Velodrome to clinch the Heineken Champions Cup.

Ahead of the Champions Cup final in Marseilles, Stade Rochelais head coach, Ronan O’Gara, spoke about the clash with Leinster, Johnny Sexton and competing on all fronts this season.

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has named an unchanged matchday squad for the Heineken Champions Cup final against La Rochelle to be played in Marseille on Saturday.

The Ireland legend talks TRU through the emotions of preparing and playing in a Heineken Champions Cup final + he explains why the Ronan O’Gara/Jonny Sexton ‘rivalry’ offers an extra dimension to Saturday’s showdown.

The curtain came down on the playing career of the multiple European Cup winner last weekend and coaching might be a route which O'Brien selects for the next stage of his life.

Leinster senior coach Stuart Lancaster said he is optimistic of the chances of Tadhg Furlong and James Lowe featuring in the upcoming Heineken Champions Cup final against La Rochelle to be played at Stade Velodrome on Saturday.

Aviva Stadium will be hosting the finals of the 2023 edition of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup as confirmed by the European Professional Club Rugby.

La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara lavished praise on his team's performance after they edged out Racing 92 in the semi-final of the Heineken Champions Cup with a 20-13 margin.

Leinster skipper Johnny Sexton has urged his side to draw inspiration from past glories as they face La Rochelle in the final of the Heineken Champions Cup at Stade Velodrome on 28th May.

Leinster have announced that assistant coach Felipe Contepomi will be leaving the Irish province at end of the season.

Racing 92 fly-half Finn Russell expressed frustration over his side's exit from the Heineken Champions Cup that came following a 13-20 defeat against La Rochelle last weekend.

La Rochelle managed to hold off Racing 92 as they reached the final of the Heineken Champions Cup for the second successive time following a 20-13 win in the semi-final at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on Sunday.

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen believes there is still room for improvement following the club's 40-17 win over Toulouse in the semi-final of the Heineken Champions Cup.

Leinster have reached the finals of the Heineken Champions Cup after they over powered Toulouse 40-17 in the semi-finals held at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.

The former Worcester Warriors and Edinburgh lock reflects on a ‘surreal’ move to Paris as Racing 92 target a fourth Heineken Champions Cup final in six years.

Ahead of Toulouse’s Champions Cup semi-final clash with Leinster in Dublin, Australia lock forward Rory Arnold spoke about his team’s chances heading into the game against the province.

The European Professional Club Rugby has confirmed the scrapping of two-legged round of 16 ties in the 2022/23 season of the Champions Cup.

Munster head coach Johann van Graan heaped praise on his side after they were edged out by Toulouse in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.