How did Toulouse claim a sixth Champions Cup title?

Toulouse clinched the Investec Champions Cup with a 31-22 win over Leinster in a classic at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.  The two sides couldn’t be separated after an intense 80 minutes as the game needed two 10 minute extra time periods.  Matthias Lebel’s try in the first half of extra time and four penalties each from Blair Kinghorn

How did La Rochelle go back-to-back?

The format of the European Champions Cup confuses a lot of people nowadays, you felt the old Heineken Cup sparked into life at this year’s final. It was a repeat of last year’s final, with defending champions La Rochelle going up against Leinster. Despite the final being held in Dublin, the French side were looking

Can the Ospreys creep into the top 8? – Ospreys URC preview

It was a mixed season for Toby Booth in his second full season in charge of the Ospreys. Initially, it started well with four victories in the opening five games which included two derby wins and a victory against Munster. By the time the opening set of European games arrived, the Ospreys had won five

Who will the Welsh sides play in Europe?

The draw for the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup took place in Dublin this afternoon with all four of the Welsh sides eagerly awaiting their European opponents for the 2022/23 season. After the disappointing season for the four Welsh clubs in the United Rugby Championship, the Ospreys are the only side to feature

Will this be La Rochelle’s year? – Champions Cup final preview

The biggest game of the European season will take place on Saturday as four-time Champions Cup winners Leinster will take on French side La Rochelle who will be looking to go one better after defeat in the final last year. Leo Cullen’s side beat Toulouse in the semi-final at the Aviva Stadium in what was

Can the Welsh regions qualify for the European Cup knockouts?

The final round of Champions Cup group stages is upon us and there’s all to play for in Europe’s elite competition despite Covid-19 and poor results for the Welsh regions. Also, round three was the final time that the regions would have to play without supporters as it has been announced that supporters will return

Can the Welsh regions strike back in the European cups?

After the carnage that was the extremely late cancellation of the second round in the games involving the French sides in the Champions and Challenge Cup, both European Cups return for round three and four as it was given the all clear for fixtures to be completed. The Scarlets haven’t played in both European games

Can the Welsh regions fight back in the second round of European Cups?

It was three defeats out of three for the Welsh regions in the opening round of the European campaign with a young Cardiff side playing very well against Toulouse except a certain Antoine Dupot was in town and they lost 39-7. The Dragons had a torrid time out in France as they dominated the first

What can we expect from the Welsh regions in the opening round of the European Cups?

It is that time of year where the European Cups take centre stage as the European Champions & Challenge Cups get underway this weekend with some huge clashes in both competitions as Northampton host Racing 92 on Friday evening in a game that could be a cracker. Meanwhile for the Welsh regions, three out of

Why Should We Keep An Eye Out For Cardiff Rugby?

With Dai Young settled in to his second spell as director of rugby at the newly re-branded Cardiff Rugby. His first six months at the region was to look over things and see what was going on in Cardiff, now he’s taking things a little bit more seriously. He’s now in charge of the day