European Champions Cup

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.

With Steve Borthwick reportedly being appointed England head coach on Monday, TRU heard from two of the Leicester Tigers head coach’s former teammates to learn more about the 43-year-old.

Leicester Tigers have maintained their winning start to the ongoing Heineken Champions Cup as they edged out Clermont 23-16 in the second round of the competition at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

Leinster came up with a nine try riot as they blanked out Gloucester Rugby 57-0 in the second round of the Heineken Champions Cup in Dublin on Friday.

Ulster prop Andy Warwick has been handed a three-week suspension following the recently concluded Heineken Champions Cup against Sale Sharks.

Ahead of hosting his former club, Saracens, in Lyon over the weekend, Joel Kpoku says that he does not speak to any of his former teammates since his move to France.

Ulster head coach Dan McFarland admitted that his side lacked confidence in the defeat to Sale Sharks during the opening game of the Heineken Champions Cup at AJ Bell Stadium.

Sale Sharks ran a six-try riot as they trounced Ulster Rugby 39-0 in their Heineken Champions Cup opener at AJ Bell Stadium on Sunday.

Gloucester Rugby have kick-started their Heineken Champions Cup campaign with a 22-17 victory over Bordeaux Begles at Kingsholm Stadium on Saturday.

Sharks successfully managed to overcome Harlequins as they sealed a 39-31 victory in the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Hollywoodbets Kings Park.

Montpellier capitalised on a red card to Agustin Creevy as they defeated a 14-man London Irish 32-27 in the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup at Gtech Community Stadium on Friday.

Linked to the vacant England head coaching role, Leicester Tigers boss Steve Borthwick maintains that he is focussing on his current duties ahead of the opening round of the Heineken Champions Cup.

Ahead of the new Heineken Champions Cup season getting underway, TRU’s Joe Harvey has taken a look at the restructured competition, with South African teams involved, the English involvement and favourites all picked out.

Having had his career launched at the University of Exeter, Edinburgh and Scotland lock forward Sam Skinner spoke to TRU’s Joe Harvey about why playing BUCS rugby was integral to his development, the growth of the university game and his move north of the border.