Champions Cup

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

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Bath

Bordeaux

Bulls

Castres

Clermont

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Gloucester

Harlequins

La Rochelle

Leinster

Lyon

Montpellier

Northampton

Ospreys

Racing 92

Sale

Saracens

Sharks

Ulster

Sale know they must learn to turn screw

23 January 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Sale Sharks v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, AJ Bell Stadium GUS WARR says Sale Sharks are working hard on the secondhalf […]

It’s all about digging in for 80 minutes says Peel

16 January 2022 2 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Bordeaux v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 3.15pm THE season is four months old, but the Scarlets will be playing only their seventh […]

Redpath’s hopes disappear in fog

16 January 2022 2 comments

By ANDREW THOMAS La Rochelle ……39pts Tries: Danty 18, Piquette 24, 44; Leyds 52, Rhule 56 Conversions: Popelin 19, 25, 54, 56 Penalties: Popelin 9, […]

Party time for Chiefs as Glasgow crumble

16 January 2022 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter …………….52pts Tries: O’Flaherty 15, 56, 66; S Simmonds 24, 52; Cowan-Dickie 56, Nowell 74, Ewers 77 Conversions: J Simmonds 16, 25, […]

Baxter can’t hide his delight

16 January 2022 0 comments

EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter was delighted with his team’s performance. He said: “It felt like the old Chiefs were back. We have talked […]

Late Coombes try puts O’Mahony’s men through to knockout stages again

16 January 2022 1 comment

By TOM SHEEDY Castres …………..13pts Try: Larregain 27 Conversion: Botica 28 Penalties: Botica 54,66 Munster …………16pts Try: Coombes 77 Conversion: Crowley 79 Penalties: Crowley 10, […]

Wasps keep control after Umaga sent off

16 January 2022 2 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Wasps …………… .30pts Tries: Alo 19, Shields 23, Barbeary 68 Conversions: Gopperth 19, 23, 68 Penalties: Gopperth 42, 56, 80 Toulouse ……….22pts […]

Blackett praise for star Barbeary

16 January 2022 0 comments

WASPS boss Lee Blackett applauded man-of-thematch Alfie Barbeary for his superb display. “You could see what he was made of today,” he said about his […]

Saumaki gets Tigers over line in thriller

16 January 2022 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Connacht ……….28pts Tries: O’halloran 16, 48; Prendergast 28, Marmion 44 Conversions: Carty 17, 29, 4, 49 Leicester ……….29pts Tries: Murimurivalu 10, 56; […]

Livewire Randall puts Bears through to knockout stages with super show

16 January 2022 3 comments

By ROGER PANTING Bristol …………….28pts Tries: Purdy 16, O’Conor 24, 59 Randall 49 Conversions: Sheedy 16, 24, 49, 59 Stade Francais..17pts Tries: Barre 39, Burban […]

Magical Marcus brings Quins back from brink

16 January 2022 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff …………….33pts Tries: Lane 12, 55; Ratti 18, Lewis 53, Domachowski 56 Conversions: Evans 12, 18, 53, 56 Harlequins ……..36pts Tries: Lynagh […]

Euro re-matches to be announced this week

9 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES THE Champions Cup organisers will decide by the end of the week whether to rearrange the five matches called off in Round […]

Late Leicester Tigers try downs spirited Connacht

19 December 2021 1 comment

Leicester Tigers continued their flawless campaign with a European win over Connacht. The fixture at Welford Road was the only game to take place today […]

Mitchell red swings match from Saints

19 December 2021 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ………………27pts Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48 Conversions: Cooney 3 Penalties: Cooney 45 Northampton ..22pts Tries: Mitchell 61, […]

Captain Genge is given the Euro chop

19 December 2021 2 comments

Preview Leicester v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm DEPARTING prop Ellis Genge has been left out of the squad for Leicester’s Champions Cup game against Connacht […]

Quins aces trump the brave lads of Cardiff

19 December 2021 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins……..43pts Tries: Care 10, Smith 18, Dombrandt 57, 62, Marchant 67, Esterhuizen 78 Conversions: Smith 11, 19, 58, 63, 79 Penalties: Smith […]

Misfiring Chiefs get lost in Glasgow fog

19 December 2021 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow …………22pts Tries: Matthews 79 Conversions: Weir 80 Penalties: Thompson 14, 49, 53, 60, 76 Exeter ………………7pts Tries: S Simmonds 71 Conversions: […]

Heineken Champions Cup preview

17 December 2021 0 comments

The Heineken Champions Cup has been torn apart once more by the coronavirus cancellation controversy with six matches called off, as the integrity of this […]

Glasgow ask Exeter fans to not wear Native American-style headdresses

14 December 2021 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors have asked Exeter fans not to wear Native American-style headdresses at their Heineken Champions Cup match this Saturday evening at Scotstoun. Warriors bosses […]

Sale win away at Ospreys

13 December 2021 0 comments

Sale overcame a second-half Ospreys fightback to claim victory in the Heineken Champions Cup opening round in Swansea. Tries from Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Ewan […]

We don’t fear anyone says Ospreys captain Webb

12 December 2021 0 comments

RHYS Webb’s style of captaincy is to lead by deed more than word, but the scrum-half ’s leadership skills have been tested in ways he […]

Marcus must put his stamp on Europe

12 December 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRIAN O’DRISCOLL ABOUT THE HEINEKEN CUP WEEKEND The group stage of the Heineken Champions Cup is sandwiched between the Autumn Internationals […]

Ford kicks Tigers to stunning away win

12 December 2021 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bordeaux ……….13pts Tries: Dubie 40 Conversions: Lucu 40 Penalties: Lucu 2, 52 Leicester ……….16pts Tries: Potter 20 Conversions: Ford 21 Penalties: Ford […]

Fabulous Finn puts Saints to the sword

12 December 2021 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..14pts Tries: Skosan 29, Fraser 48 Conversions: Biggar 29, Furbank 49 Racing 92……….45pts Tries: Lauret 8, 42, 64, Imhoff 23, 37 […]

Gray hat-trick gets Chiefs off to a stormer

12 December 2021 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter …………….42pts Tries: Hogg 23, Gray 41, 52, 60; S Simmonds 70, Armand 80 Conversions: J Simmonds 23, 41, 52, 60, 70, […]

Cooney kicks 19 points as Ulster record famous win at Clermont fortress

12 December 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Clermont…… ……21pts Tries: Penaud 35, 57 Conversions: Hanrahan 58 Penalties: Hanrahan 40, 50, 80 Ulster …………… …26pts Tries: McCloskey 26, Timoney 68 […]

Dupont ends resistance of plucky Cardiff all-sorts

12 December 2021 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Touchdown: Pita Ahki dives in for Toulouse’s second try despite being held by James Botham PICTURE: Getty Images Cardiff ………………7pts Tries: Adams […]

Much more to come from us warns Tadh

12 December 2021 1 comment

By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………45pts Tries: Gibson-Park 4, 28, Furlong 11, Lowe 17, Keenan 24, Kelleher 47, Van der Flier 57 Conversions: Byrne 12, 18, […]

Warriors bring in their rested big guns

12 December 2021 1 comment

Preview La Rochelle v Glasgow Today, Kick-off 3.15pm GLASGOW Warriors will be hoping to recreate their 2019/20 success as they travel to last season’s finalists […]

Barbeary returns to the back row

12 December 2021 3 comments

PREVIEW… Wasps v Munster Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Coventry Building Society Arena The boy’s back: Alfie Barbeary returns to the Wasps starting line-up for the first […]

Injury-hit Wasps aren’t ‘fooled’ by Munster’s Omicron woes

12 December 2021 3 comments

By PAUL REES WASPS announced their arrival in Europe 17 years ago when they defeated Munster in the semifinal at Lansdowne Road having trailed by […]

Quins call for ref Nika to stand tall

12 December 2021 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW… Castres v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Pierre Fabre Skills: Quins hooker Jack Walker JERRY Flannery has placed the spotlight firmly […]

Lawday starts as only change from Tigers loss

12 December 2021 0 comments

TOM Lawday comes in at flanker in Harlequins’ only change to their starting XV from their defeat to Leicester Tigers for the Champions Cup opener […]

Set-piece dominance will be key says Friend

12 December 2021 0 comments

Preview Connacht v Stade Francais Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT are relishing the challenge of hosting Stade Francais as they look to bounce back from their […]

Out-of-form Sale wary of deadeye Anscombe

12 December 2021 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Ospreys v Sale Today. Kick-off 1pm, Swansea.com Stadium SALE’s last visit to Wales in April ended with a thumping 57-14 win […]

Bristol say No to plea by Scarlets to postpone

5 December 2021 2 comments

By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL Bears have turned down a request from the Covid-marooned Scarlets to postpone next Saturday’s Champions’ Cup tie at Ashton Gate. It […]

Saints aim to make a statement in Europe

5 December 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES ALEX Waller is one of Northampton’s longest serving players, having made his debut 12 years ago, and hopes to see out his […]

Bordeaux can be Woki champs

5 December 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE COVID IMPACT ON THIS SEASON’S EUROPEAN CUP Tigers roar in 2002: Leicester will be hoping to revive the old glory days […]

DAZN in talks to buy out BT Sport

26 September 2021 1 comment

BT are in advanced talks with global sports subscription video streaming service DAZN about selling their sports broadcasting arm BT Sport. DAZN are keen to […]

Tell us European Cup dates, clubs urge EPCR

5 September 2021 0 comments

EUROPEAN Challenge Cup organisers are coming under pressure from clubs to announce the format of this season’s competition which remains under discussion weeks before the […]

EPCR draw the pools for the 2021-22 Champions Cup

21 July 2021 0 comments

A 24-team Champions Cup draw has been held, find out where Exeter, Harlequins, Sale, Bristol, Northampton, Leicester, Bath and Wasps will be travelling to