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The Ospreys began their Challenge Cup campaign with an impressive 39-15 triumph over Castres, while London Irish and Pau also claimed wins. The post Ospreys open Challenge Cup with dominant win appeared first on Planet R...

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The 2023 Rugby World Cup draw is scheduled to take place in Paris on Monday, with the ranking system likely to benefit Wales in particular. The post Wales set to benefit from World Cup pool rankings call appeared first o...

Xavier Mignot scored a hat-trick as Lyon got their Champions Cup pool campaign off to a superb start by beating Gloucester 55-10 on Sunday. The post Lyon put 55 points on second-string Gloucester appeared first on Planet...

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen was delighted for back-row Dan Leavy after he scored in the 35-14 Champions Cup win away to Montpellier. The post Dan Leavy buries injury demons with key Leinster try appeared first on Plan...

S -outhA -fricansL -ovingE -nglandR -aisesU -underlyingF -utureC -oncernsWhy are foreign “stars” being allowed to take centre stage with homegrown players being reduced to supporting roles?The current infatuation wit...

Munster made Harlequins pay for a lack of discipline as they ran out 21-7 winners in difficult conditions in their Heineken Champions Cup clash at Thomond Park.

Munster got their European campaign off to a winning start as they beat Harlequins 21-7 in the Champions Cup at Thomond Park on Sunday. The post Munster grind out home victory over Harlequins appeared first on Planet Rug...

Exeter launched their defence of the Heineken Champions Cup by demolishing Glasgow 42-0 at Sandy Park.

Connacht claimed a losing bonus point as they were defeated 26-22 by Racing 92 in their Heineken Champions Cup opener in Paris.

Gloucester conceded the most points in their Heineken Champions Cup history as they started the new campaign with a 55-10 hammering at the hands of Lyon.

It is time for Planet Rugby’s Sunday Social, your quirky recap of the serious and not so serious talking points from the past week’s action. We begin with the return of the Champions Cup and Toulouse’s trip to Ulst...

Enjoy the video highlights from Round One of the Champions Cup. The post VIDEO: Champions Cup highlights, Round One appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Head coach Paul Deacon and wing Marland Yarde gave their reaction after a difficult week ended with a Champions Cup defeat to Toulon. The post ‘I think the lads did Steve proud’ – Paul Deacon appeared first on Plan...

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has revealed that Amazon could challenge for broadcasting rights for the Six Nations. The post Amazon could compete to broadcast Six Nations appeared first on Planet Rugb...

I GOT some stick in a reader’s letter after I expressed my surprise that Nigel Owens had never tried to use a few words of their language when refereeing French sides.It was therefore interesting to hear Shaun Edwards,...

WHY are our rugby correspondents so restrained when interviewing Eddie Jones? He shows no respect to them and it is their job to question him, on our behalf.Jones seems to have such a fragile ego and always takes a hyper...

■By GARY FITZGERALD STUART Hooper told his players “You got what you deserved” and refused to blame officials as Bath were frustrated at the end of a dramatic Champions Cup opener at The Rec.However, England wing A...

STEFF Evans hailed the heart and desire that helped Scarlets defy a desperate late Bath onslaught for his side’s memorable win at The Rec.The Welsh visitors grabbed the points thanks to a backs-to-thewall defiance to w...

■By GARY FITZGERALD EXETER Chiefs are dreaming of repeating their magical double act of last season having already soared to an impeccable record so early in the domestic campaign and now gearing up for another mouth-w...

WHILE reading England’s Hall of Fame listing on World Rugby’s website I came across the entry for Gillian Burns.Among the items which comprise her impressive career was one stating that as president of Waterloo in 20...

JEREM Y GUSCOTT EDDIE Jones is just interested in winning, but sometimes ‘the how’ can be a bit troubling – as it was against France last weekend. Although England got there in the end, winning the Autumn Nations C...