European champions cup
Leinster eye record-equalling fifth Euro crown
A Johnny Sexton-led Leinster will take on 2021 runners-up La Rochelle in the European Champions Cup in Marseille on Saturday eyeing a record-equalling fifth...
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Springbok Nyakane eyes new Racing challenge ahead of European bow
Tight-head Nyakane, 32, left the Blue Bulls last month before spending New Year's Eve in isolation alongside his family in a Parisian hotel to follow COVID-19 travel regulations after arrival from South Africa.
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Twickenham to stage 2021 European club rugby finals
The home of English rugby will be the venue for the European Champions Cup final on 22 May. The second-tier European Challenge Cup final takes place the previous day.
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Matsushima and Dupont send Clermont and Toulouse into Champions Cup quarters
The two French victories made up in part for the elimination of Toulon on Friday after their match against Leinster in Dublin was cancelled because of a COVID-19 case in the visitors's squad.
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Springbok Elstadt ruled out of Toulouse's Munster trip after return home
Elstadt, 31, had returned home to take a pilot exam but European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) guidelines have been aligned with those of the Irish government which necessitate a two-week quarantine.
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Exeter boss Baxter 'all over the place' after Champions Cup triumph
A decade on from gaining promotion to the English Premiership with victory at Ashton Gate, Exeter were back at the Bristol ground to beat Racing 31-27 as they were crowned kings of Europe for the first time.
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Racing-Exeter European final after late Imhoff try, Simmonds' points
Fly-half Simmonds kicked four conversions and crossed for a touchdown in a 28-18 win at home against record four-time champions Toulouse to take the Chiefs into their first ever final, to be held on October 17 at Bristol's Ashton Gate stadium.
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Banned Farrell to miss European Champions Cup quarterfinal
The 18-year-old Charlie Atkinson was knocked out and will not train for at last two weeks because of concussion protocols.
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Springboks Kolbe, Pollard benefit from Champions Cup changes
The World Cup-winning pair were set to miss out due to their clubs' French Top 14 finishes last term, but European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) said eight teams from each of the continent's three main professional leagues will qualify for the competition.
