Category: Heineken Champions Cup

Home quarter. Head coach Leo Cullen has named his Leinster team for this weekend’s final Champions Cup pool game with Benetton in Italy. There are no changes to the backline...

New era. Andy Farrell today named his first Six Nations squad as Ireland head coach with no fewer than five uncapped players named. Ulster’s Billy Burns and Tom O’Toole and the Leinster trio Max...

Outside chance. Despite leading for much of the game Munster ultimately went down 39-22 to Racing 92 in Paris yesterday thanks to three tries in the last ten minutes –...

Wanted man. Munster Rugby’s hopes of reaching the knockout stages of this year’s European Champions Cup all but ended yesterday evening when they were defeated by Racing 92 in Paris....

Superstar. Connacht’s faint hopes of reaching the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals were put to bed by Toulouse yesterday as the French side defeated the western province 21-7 at the Sportsground....

One-handed. Sale’s hopes of progressing to the knockout stages of the European Champions Cup came to an end yesterday as they were beaten 30-23 by La Rochelle in France. Tries...

French battle. Head coach Leo Cullen has named his Leinster team for this weekend’s Champions Cup pool clash with French side Lyon at the RDS Arena in Dublin. Cullen has...

All or nothing. Munster head coach Johann van Graan has named his Munster team for this weekend’s must-win Champions Cup clash with Racing 92 this weekend. Niall Scannell starts at...

Excited. Munster captain Peter O’Mahony says the squad are “unbelievably excited to get stuck in” to Racing 92 this weekend after a disappointing few weeks for the province. The southern...

Number 10. Munster head coach Johann van Graan says outhalf JJ Hanrahan is “50/50” for this weekend’s must-win Champions Cup fixture away to Racing 92 this weekend. Joey Carbery will...