Champions Cup Highlights: La Rochelle 32 Leinster Rugby 23
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLa Rochelle knocked off four time champions Leinster with a 32-23 home win in the Champions Cup Semi-Finals. Ross Byrne missed an early penalty attempt, but Leinster piled on the early pressure, which...
Seven players who may have enough credit with Warren Gatland to make the Lions squad
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyBritish and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland will be naming the 36 players who will tour to South Africa on Friday. With the squad announcement coming up, we take a look at seven players...
Alldritt and Skelton help set up all-French final at Twickenham
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLa Rochelle earned a convincing 32-23 victory over Leinster at Stade Marcel Deflandre to reach their first European Champions Cup final. The French side, who had never previously made it as far as...
100 up for Ross Byrne
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeinster flyhalf Ross Byrne will win his 100th cap for Leinster when the men in blue tackle La Rochelle in the second Champions Cup semi-final today. The 26 year-old has been...
Dupont and Ntamack clinch Champions Cup final spot
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyToulouse booked their place in the European Champions Cup final for the first time since 2010 as they defeated Bordeaux-Begles 21-9 on Saturday. Romain Ntamack tallied up 11 points...
Dupont and Ntamack clinch Champions Cup final spot
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyToulouse booked their place in the European Champions Cup final for the first time since 2010 as they defeated Bordeaux-Begles 21-9 on Saturday. Romain Ntamack tallied up 11 points with the boot as fellow...
Toulouse beat spirited Bordeaux and head to Champions Cup Final
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyToulouse marched on to the Champions Cup Final after grinding out a 21-9 home win over fellow French side Bordeaux in the semi-finals. Matthieu Jalibert opened the scoring for Bordeaux with...
It's all French flair at Stade Ernest Wallon: Toulouse vs Bordeaux
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyIt's an all-French affair in the first game of the Champions Cup semi-finals as Toulouse take on Bordeaux-Bègles. Interestingly, as in the second semi-final between Leinster...
Electric battle at Stade Marcel Deflandre: La Rochelle vs Leinster
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyInterest will be piqued around the rugby world on Sunday as two giants of the domestic scene face off for the first time in European competition. Leo Cullen’s Leinster travel to the...
Parisian Derby provides Finn Russell with final chance to impress Lions' coaches
4 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWhile La Rochelle, Bordeaux and Toulouse look to book a place in the Champions Cup final this weekend other TOP14 clubs will be playing catch up. Relegation-threatened Bayonne...
