Champions Cup - Team of the Year

1. Mako Vunipola     Part of the dominant Saracens front row that powered their way to a successive Champions Cup trophy. A great asset around the field with his work rate and scored a crucial...

Top 14 Highlights: Lyon vs Clermont

Yato's early strike wins Try of the Round

Fijian back row star Peceli Yato 's fourth minute try in ASM Clermont Auvergne's Champions Cup semi-final win over Leinster Rugby in Lyon has been selected as the 'Try of the Round' for the quarter and...

Saracens’ emphasis on the collective offers template to Lions in New Zealand | Paul Rees

The Premiership champions are carrying on the tradition of Leicester and Wasps in their days of European domination, with a strong team spirit and mental fortitudeThe last team to beat Saracens in the...

Lopez follows Parra instructions

Camille Lopez may have been Leinster's chief executioner with his two second half drop goals in an epic Champions Cup semi-final in Lyon, but the ASM Clermont Auvergne outside half revealed after the game...

What a weekend!

What a fantastic weekend of Champions Cup semi-final matches we had served up in Dublin and Lyon, leading to a final showdown at Edinburgh's BT Murrayfield between reigning champions Saracens and ASM Clermont...

Player ratings: Clermont Auvergne vs Leinster

Clermont Auvergne   15. Scott Spedding – 6/10 Wasn’t in the game as much as usual, as Leinster limited the amount of times they kicked to their opponents. Did what he had to well but...

McFadden And Ruddock To Start For Leinster

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has named his team to face Clermont Auvergne in Sunday's European Champions Cup semi-final at Lyon's Stade de Gerland (kick-off 4pm local time/3pm Irish time).

'50' up for Leinster skipper Nacewa

Leinster Rugby will have to go into their Champions Cup semi-final clash with ASM Clermont Auvergne in Lyon on Sunday without three of their most experienced forwards.

Leinster’s Stuart Lancaster ready for the heat of Clermont’s cauldron

The former England head coach has overseen an impressive revival with the province but knows the French club will offer a formidable attacking threatThe last time Leinster won the European Cup they defeated...