Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals kick-off times and TV coverage confirmed
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEPCR has announced the dates, kick-off times and TV coverage of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals. Following a truly epic victory over Munster Rugby, holders,...
Finn Russell leads charge as Racing 92 dismantle Sale
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRacing 92 secured passage to the Champions Cup semi-finals after a 41-22 home win over the Sale Sharks. Sale missed an early penalty, with Racing slotting two kicks at goal to lead 6-0. Sale got...
Champions Cup: QF highlights ahead of the semis
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA thrilling quarter-final round in the Champions Cup grabbed the attention of Europe this weekend as the semi-finals take on a distinctly Franco-Irish look. A titanic struggle at the Aviva...
Victor Vito steers La Rochelle into the Champions Cup semis
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt was the Victor Vito show on Saturday at the Stade Marcel Deflandre as La Rochelle booked their place in the Champions Cup semi-finals. The former All Blacks' back-rower has hinted that he may...
Rumble at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre as Montpellier challenge La Rochelle
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt’s an all-French affair at Stade Marcel-Deflandre as Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle host Montpellier. Last round, La Rochelle had the better of Bordeaux on the former’s...
Jérémy Sinzelle to return to Toulon next season
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTrained in Toulon, Jérémy Sinzelle will return to the Rugby Club Toulonnais next season until 2025. The 31-year-old left the RCT in 2012 to join the Stade Français-Paris,...
The Star-Studded XV of Top 14 players whose contracts are expiring
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe 2021/22 season is drawing to a close and several Top 14 players have their contracts expiring. French website All Rugby has released a the list of players whose contracts are expiring...
French clubs battling on two fronts as Top 14 race heats up
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbySix French clubs are in action across the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals this weekend but none have secured a playoff spot in the Top 14. In the most competitive season since...
'We need him to play a bad game on Saturday' - Simon Zebo
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMunster and Toulouse face off in the Champions Cup quarter-finals on Saturday when the pair meet at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. For both clubs, it will be the 19th time they have reached the...
11 Facts ahead of the Champions Cup quarter-finals
2 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Champions Cup quarter-finals kick off this weekend with Munster hosting Toulouse at the Aviva Stadium in the opening game on Saturday. The all-French clash between La Rochelle and Montpellier...
