Champions Cup

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Champions Cup news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

Team
Rank
MP
W
D
L
PF
PA
P
1
4
4
0
0
184
34
20
2
4
4
0
0
114
96
19
2
4
3
0
1
139
68
16
3
4
3
1
0
97
64
16
3
4
3
0
1
120
94
15
4
4
3
0
1
111
85
15
5
4
3
0
1
119
89
15
5
4
2
1
1
89
48
12
6
4
2
0
2
113
108
12
7
4
2
0
2
78
157
10
7
4
2
0
2
102
139
10
8
4
2
0
2
62
140
9
8
4
1
1
2
79
82
8
9
4
1
0
3
82
117
5
9
4
1
0
3
115
125
8
10
4
1
0
3
60
121
5
10
4
0
0
4
56
124
2
11
4
0
0
4
53
99
2
11
4
0
1
3
48
148
2
12
4
0
0
4
56
132
0
12
4
0
0
4
33
123
0

Johan: We need action not words

GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann was critical of his side’s inability to match words with actions after a collapse against Munster which saw them exit […]

Joe rap for late penalty decision

JOE Launchbury kept his cool after remonstrating with referee Ben Woodhouse over the late penalty which piled on Wasps’ European misery. The visitors were angered […]

Stand up, Pro Game Board men

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN NIGEL Melville made it clear just before Christmas that there would be promotion and relegation this season. […]

We can build on this says Young

DAI YOUNG believes Wasps’ valiant effort in defeat has put them back on track but concedes his side are out of quarterfinal contention. The director […]

Farrell: We were too nice early on

OWEN Farrell was not satisfied with another stop-start Saracens performance despite Saracens taking their latest unbeaten run to 22 matches. Farrell said that the Saracens […]

Turnover by Jones was good-Pivac

WAYNE Pivac was unhappy with the yellow card shown to Wyn Jones before half-time as Scarlets looked on the verge of scoring. Scarlets are bottom […]

We got lucky admits Cullen

BATH rugby director Todd Blackadder said that his side had made gains despite a home defeat by the European champions which leaves their hopes hanging […]

Beware backlash warns Dwayne

FORMER Wales and Scarlets favourite Dwayne Peel, now Ulster’s backs coach, was pleased with the clinical finishing on display. He said: “I grew up in […]