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Eight mouth-watering head to heads in the Champions Cup quarter-finals this weekend

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Just eight teams remain in the Champions Cup as they take the field this weekend to narrow that number to just four.    We have picked out eight of the best head to heads to keep an eye on...

All the Champions Cup quarter-final line ups

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Update to the latest version of the Ultimate Rugby app here   Quarter-final notes. • Home clubs have a 76% success rate from the 96 tournament quarter-finals which have been played...

Stuart Hogg to earn his 50th Champions Cup cap against Leinster

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Exeter Chiefs have made just two changes to their starting line-up to face Leinster at Sandy Park on Saturday in the Champions Cup quarter-finals.   Both come in the front-row where props Ben...

Sexton leads Leinster for quarter-final showdown

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Johnny Sexton will again captain the Leinster side with only one change from the 23 selected for the cancelled last-16 tie against Toulon last weekend to face Exeter in the quarter-final of the Heineken...

Leinster tackle the Defending champs at Sandy Park

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sandy Park will be the venue for this Anglo-Irish clash as defending champions Exeter Chiefs attempt to establish a grip on Leinster.   Leinster had their fixture against Toulon called off after...

Jim Telfer picks his 2021 Lions Test XV

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Former Scotland international and British & Irish Lions player and coach Jim Telfer has selected his best Lions XV for the upcoming 2021 tour of South Africa.   Telfer won 22 caps for Scotland...

"It's massive." - Furlong speaks ahead of Champions Cup clash

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The magnitude of the ‘best of Europe’ competition is not lost of Pro14 champions Leinster, according to stalwart tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong.   Leinster cruised into the quarter-finals...

EPCR referee appointments – quarter-finals

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following a meeting of EPCR’s Match Officials Selection Committee today (Monday 5 April), the referee appointments for this weekend’s Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-final...

Exeter smash Lyon despite slow start

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The reigning champions, Exeter Chiefs, found themselves 14-0 down in the round of 16 clash against Lyon but advance to meet the four-time champions Leinster next weekend.   Exeter Chiefs scored...