Saracens

Cokanasiga brace helps Bath to gritty win over Ulster

Bath Rugby wing Joe Cokanasiga scored two tries in Bath Rugby’s 37-14 win over Ulster Rugby at The Rec in their Investec Champions Cup Pool 2 opener. Cokanasiga scored the first and...

McCloskey and Spencer expecting tough opening battle

The Irish province, who won the 1999 tournament, will travel to The Rec hoping for a better start to this year’s campaign than the heavy defeat they suffered on the opening day against Sale Sharks...

Bulls vs Saracens: Match preview

A column by former England and British and Irish Lions flyhalf Stuart Barnes on the eve of the Investec Champions Cup clash at Loftus between the Vodacom Bulls and Saracens has neatly encapsulated why...

Glasgow Warriors v Northampton Saints: Match preview

Warriors reached their first European final last year, losing to Toulon in the Challenge Cup showpiece, and have made a strong start to the 2023/24 season, winning five of their seven United Rugby Championship...

Saints name team for Champions Cup opener at Glasgow

Northampton Saints kick off their Investec Champions Cup campaign at Glasgow Warriors this Friday (8 December, kick-off: 8pm), with Phil Dowson naming his side for the Round 1 clash.  The men in...

No quarter will be given in pool 2 openers

Pool 2 of the Investec Champions Cup brings together a glut of former EPCR champions and finalists. Bath Rugby, Stade Toulousain and Ulster Rugby have all won the top prize, Cardiff Rugby and Racing 92...

Extraordinary matchups define opening weekend in Champions Cup pool 1

If ever there’s a pool full of extraordinarily tough places to go in an Investec Champions’ Cup season, it’s in Pool 1 of this year’s competition. Full of elite level sides who...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Saracens v Northampton Saints

Preview: Bristol v Gloucester

Steven Luatua returns to action when the Bears take on West Country rivals Gloucester Rugby at Ashton Gate in round eight of the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday (2pm KO). The Samoan international...

Harlequins v Sale: Key Head to Heads

Friday night lights dishes up a blockbuster clash as Sale travel to London to face the Harlequins. Quins are in need of a win to pull them out from the middle of the Premiership table while Sale are sitting...