Champions Cup

State of Play Champions Cup: The seven clubs who have secured a place in the knockouts

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Seven teams have booked their place in the round of 16 of the Champions Cup, with one round of the pool stages remaining.   Irish Provinces Ulster and Munster have secured their place in the knockouts...

Six players who stuck their hands up for an Ireland Six Nations call up

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

    It was a successful weekend for Leinster, Munster and Ulster in the Champions Cup with wins over Montpellier, Castres, and Northampton Saints while Connacht suffered a heartbreaking defeat...

Champions Cup Team of the Week

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Another thrilling weekend of Champions Cup Rugby has come and gone with several teams booking their place in the round of 16.   Harlequins were the first to book their place in the playoffs beating...

Leicester Tigers' match winner Hosea Saumaki reveals pre-game family concerns

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester Tigers' winger Hosea Saumaki scored in the latter stages of the Champions Cup fixture against Connacht on Saturday evening.   The Premiership club overturned an 18 point deficit with Saumaki...

Champions Cup: The English Fixtures

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

As far as the English contingent is concerned, Quins find themselves in pole position in Pool B, followed in third by Leicester. In Pool A, they are represented at the top by Sale in third spot. In Round...

Champions Cup Round 3: The Irish Fixtures

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It’s a challenging weekend for the Irish contingent in Round 3 of Champions Cup who face a mixture of English and French opposition.    Castres vs Munster:  Munster will get...

Champions Cup Team of the Week - Round 2

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

An abreviated weekend of games after the forfeiture and postponing of a number of games but we still got to see five games this weekend with a clean sweep of home wins.      Ulster managed...

WATCH: Hegarty try vs Connacht

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It's win number 13 from 13 games so far this season for Leicester, but they didn't have it all their own way against Connacht, who come away with a losing bonus point.     Watch Hegarty's...

Champions & Challenge Cup COVID Timeline Update

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A look at all the squad updates throughout the week as some Champions Cup & Challenge Cup fixtures get axed.   Monday Updates   Montpellier vs Leinster:   Leinster...