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Luke McGrath and James Lowe's tries either side of half-time lit the touchpaper for an outstanding Champions Cup performance from Leinster as they handed Wasps a record 52-3 European defeat at the RDS.

Sale were made to work hard before eventually seeing off 14-man Perpignan 41-24 to get their Challenge Cup campaign off to a winning start in France.

Leinster kicked off the defence of their Champions Cup title with an outstanding display after they thrashed Wasps 52-3 at the RDS Arena. The post Leinster open title defence with dominant victory appeared first on Plane...

Former Wigan and Hull KR centre Iain Thornley has joined the list of players leaving Catalans Dragons.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as the teams are announced for the opening Champions Cup showdowns on Saturday and Sunday. The post Rugby Union Today: Weekend previews appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Wigan captain Sean O'Loughlin is hoping for a fairytale ending for coach Shaun Wane and his departing team-mates but warns that emotion will only take the team so far.

Nathan Hughes' disciplinary hearing will resume on Wednesday as he sweats on his availability for England's autumn Tests.

Test your knowledge on last season's Champions Cup with our quiz. The post Planet Rugby Quiz: Champions Cup appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Check out this video with old friend of The Rugby Blog Nick Heath talking to Tom May about this weekend's Champions Cup fixtures.

The Challenge Cup first round continues on Saturday and there's nine games scheduled with Northampton against Clermont the standout. The post Challenge Cup teams: Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Vote on the greatest moments in Grand Final history ahead of Wigan v Warrington on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

A four-year legal battle lodged by the owners of Coventry City Football Club appears to be over

Five matches are on the Champions Cup schedule on Saturday and the action kicks off with Bath taking on Toulouse at the Recreation Ground. The post Preview: Champions Cup, Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Four fixtures take place on Sunday in Round One of the Champions Cup, starting with Gloucester hosting Castres and Lyon facing Cardiff Blues. The post Preview: Champions Cup, Sunday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Hutch shares his Superbru picks for Round 1 of the Heineken European Cup, with guest picks from Brian O'Driscoll.

Wasps captain Joe Launchbury will miss England's autumn Tests after undergoing knee surgery.

Wasps and England have suffered a double setback as Joe Launchbury and Dan Robson are set for up to 12 weeks out with respective injuries. The post 12 weeks out for Joe Launchbury, Dan Robson appeared first on Planet Rug...

Montpellier have suffered a blow ahead of their Champions Cup clash with Edinburgh after Nemani Nadolo was ruled out for four months. The post Four months out for Nemani Nadolo appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Hutch previews this weekend's fixtures in the European Challenge Cup.

Wasps back-row Nathan Hughes has landed himself in more trouble due to a tweet he sent at his hearing for alleged foul play on Wednesday. The post Nathan Hughes tweet lands him in more trouble appeared first on Planet Ru...

The Wallabies are set to play the All Blacks at Allianz Stadium for the first time in 24 years when the upgraded venue is re-opened in 2022. The post New Allianz stadium set to host Bledisloe Test in 2022 appeared first ...