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Champions Cup Team of the Week Round 2

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round two of the Champions Cup is complete with six games finishing with seven or less points splitting the sides. Away wins for Glasgow, Bath, Toulouse and Leicester in the competition with Toulouse the...

Leicester Tigers suffer Henderson blow

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 23-year-old Scottish international will require surgery on the knee injury he suffered in the English side’s 35-26 home victory over DHL Stormers in Round 1 last weekend.  Henderson has...

Van der Flier inspires Leinster win over Sale Sharks

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

EPCR Player of the Year 2022 Josh van der Flier inspired Leinster Rugby to a bonus-point 37-27 win over a much-changed Sale Sharks in Round 2 of the Investec Champions Cup. The flanker scored Leinster...

Libbok conversion gives Stormers famous win over Stade Rochelais

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The home side had not led at any point in the Pool 4 contest until the clock was in the red, with Libbok adding the extras to a late try from replacement Andre-Hugo Venter. Defeat means the...

Stormers vs La Rochelle: Top Performers

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It is said that the Champions Cup is the closest thing to test Rugby, which proved to be true in the heated pool 4 fixture between The Stormers and La Rochelle in Cape Town. In a match very much reminiscent...

WATCH: Mannie Libbok seals it with a kick

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Springbok and Stormers fly-half Mannie Libbok handed the Stormers the win in a nail biting encounter in their Champions Cup fixture vs La Rochelle in Cape Town. After trailing the whole game, The Stormers...

Stormers welcome back World Cup winners for Stade Rochelais tie

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fouche, who also missed last week’s narrow defeat at Leicester Tigers in England, knows the French side will be eager to put their home loss to Leinster Rugby in Round 1 behind them.  “It’s...

Champions Cup preview: battle for survival in the pool of death

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It’s not just the DHL Stormers who are under pressure as they go out this weekend to get themselves on track in their quest for a Champions Cup Round of 16 spot. The Cape Town side is in what...

Cardiff change five for Bath showdown

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Cardiff Rugby have made five changes for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup clash against Bath (20:00). The Blue and Blacks welcome the West Country outfit to the Arms Park in Round Two of the European...