Rugby News

Another busy day in rugby union as we look back at the action in the Champions Cup and name our XV from the matches that took place.

Gloucester boss Johan Ackermann admitted his relief after his side halted a run of five consecutive defeats with a 26-17 win over Connacht.

Now that the dust has settled on Round Three of the Champions Cup, we've gone through the action to pick the best players from the games.

See who makes our combined XV of star players from the third round European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool matches...

Harlequins remain unbeaten after seeing off Wasps while Firwood Waterloo celebrate their first win of the season with Gloucester-Hartpury, Loughborough Lightning and Saracens all claiming convincing wins.

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.

Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter was relieved after his side staved off a great fightback from Sale to clinch a 22-20 win at the AJ Bell Stadium.

The Wallabies will head to Paris in 2020, for the first time since 2016, where they will play France as part of their end-of-year tour to Europe.

The Chiefs have announced that hooker Liam Polwart is retiring from the game with immediate effect following issues with concussion.