Heineken Cup

EPCR European Player of the Year nominees Garry Ringrose and Jordan Larmour are the men who can break down Saracens defence and help Leinster lift the Heineken Champions Cup for a record fifth time on Saturday, according to Brian O’Driscoll.

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We now have our quarter-finalists for this year's Heineken Champions Cup and the last eight will include the likes of Edinburgh, Glasgow Warriors and Munster while Exeter Chiefs missed out on a place in the knockout stages.

The next two weeks in Europe will be extremely intriguing as the final two rounds of Heineken Champions Cup pool fixtures take place and Joe Harvey has selected three matches to keep an eye on this weekend.

Fijian No.8 Viliame Mata is the “talisman” that Toulon have to stop when Edinburgh Rugby visit the Stade Felix-Mayol on Heineken Champions Cup duty this weekend, according to home star Liam Messam.

European rugby returns as the third round of the Heineken Champions Cup takes centre stage and Joe Harvey has selected three 'must-watch' fixtures from this weekend's action.

Joe Harvey brings you his review from the opening weekend of Heineken Champions Cup action including wins for Gloucester, Saracens and Newcastle Falcons.

As European rugby's elite club competition returns this weekend, TRU's Joe Harvey runs the rule over some of the standout fixtures from the opening round of this year's Heineken Champions Cup.

Argentinean international Juan Pablo Socino cannot wait to play against his brother Santiago and Newcastle Falcons later in the year, but for now, all of his focus is on making sure Edinburgh Rugby get off to a good start in the Heineken Champions Cup.

With European rugby set to return in a couple of weeks, Scottish correspondent Gary Heatly attended the Heineken Champions Cup launch in Dublin and he chatted to both Glasgow and Edinburgh ahead of the new campaign.

After all of the controversy, discussions and actions the European Rugby Champions Cup has been formed and the inaugural tournament’s showpiece event will be hosted by Twickenham Stadium.

Mako Vunipola faces a nervous 24-hour wait to discover whether he can play any part in England's three-Test New Zealand tour.

England World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson signed off in style from the United Kingdom in his penultimate game before retirement as Toulon comfortably retained their European title.

Captain Steve Borthwick has been named in the Saracens team for Saturday's Heineken Cup final against holders Toulon in Cardiff.

Pace, power and a path of destruction around the field are just a few of the distinct qualities about Billy Vunipola’s game, and all on the shoulders of a young 21-year-old.

Steve Borthwick's 'significant pectoral injury' could deny the Saracens captain the chance to close a decorated career with back-to-back Heineken Cup and Aviva Premiership finals.

“…There’s 35 seconds to go, this is the one… it’s coming back for Jonny Wilkinson; he drops for World Cup glory… “It’s up, it’s over, he’s done it! Jonny Wilkinson is England’s hero, yet again… England have just won the World Cup.”

Owen Farrell says Saracens are determined to get "better and better" as they close in on a possible European and domestic trophy double.

Dai Young admits Wasps must win their European Rugby Champions Cup play-off the hard way after being drawn to take on Stade Francais in Paris in the second leg.