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With the dust having settled on Round One of the Champions Cup, we have gone through the action to pick the best players from the games. The post Team of the Week: Champions Cup, Round One appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Toulouse and Scotland suffered a blow on Monday with the news that lock Richie Gray needs a back operation that will rule him out for "around four months".

Hull have re-signed second rower Jordan Thompson and recruited his Leigh team-mate Matty Dawson-Jones on a two-year contract.

Sky Sports' Stuart Barnes reflects on the broken arm that has ruled England's Billy Vunipola out of the autumn internationals.

Billy Vunipola has been ruled out for 12 weeks after breaking his left arm and will miss England's autumn internationals.

Worcester Warriors have suffered a setback after Ashley Beck broke his leg during their Challenge Cup victory at Stade Francais on Saturday. The post Broken leg sidelines Ashley Beck appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland looks set to name an autumn Test squad of few surprises on Tuesday.

Wigan duo Thomas Leuluai and Sam Tomkins have both been handed one-match penalty notices for foul play in the Grand Final.

Stuart Barnes looks at 10 players who caught the eye after round 1 of the Champions Cup.

The opening round of Heineken Champions Cup action did not disappoint with a compelling mix of top-class action, brilliant individual performances and the odd bit of controversy.

Newcastle wing Tom Arscott hailed his side's camaraderie after they claimed a Champions Cup win over Toulon at Stade Mayol on Sunday. The post Tom Arscott hails Newcastle Falcons’ team spirit appeared first on Planet R...

It's time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past week. The post Who's hot and who's not! appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Here are the weekend's results from the European Champions and Challenge Cups. What were the main talking points?

New Zealand have named uncapped flanker Dalton Papalii in a 32-man squad for a Test against Australia in Japan and their tour involving matches against England, Ireland and Italy.

All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has announced a strong 51-player squad for the team's upcoming end-of-year tour to Japan and Europe. The post All Blacks name 51-man touring squad appeared first on Planet Rugby.