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Ulster will play Northampton in the quarter-finals of the European Rugby Challenge Cup next weekend after a thumping 57-21 victory over Harlequins at The Stoop.

Ulster booked their place in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals after they comfortably beat Harlequins 57-21 in their clash at the Twickenham Stoop. The post Ulster put 57 points on Harlequins in Challenge Cup appeared fir...

Sale Sharks will play La Rochelle in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup after securing an utterly dominant 57-14 win over the Scarlets. The post Sale thrash Scarlets to set up La Rochelle clash appeared first on Pla...

Sale Sharks booked a Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final trip to La Rochelle after crushing the Scarlets 57-14 in Llanelli.

Bordeaux-Begles will face Racing 92 in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup after deservedly beating Premiership leaders Bristol 36-17. The post Matthieu Jalibert stars as Bordeaux beat Bristol appeared first on Plane...

Racing 92 became the fourth French team to reach the quarter-finals of the Heineken Champions Cup with a seven-try 56-3 home win over Edinburgh.

Racing 92 proved to be too strong for Edinburgh in the Champions Cup last-16 as they moved into the quarter-finals following a 56-3 victory. The post Relentless Racing 92 march into the quarter-finals appeared first on P...

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Simon Middleton believes there are few better players in world rugby right now than Poppy Cleall after the No 8 starred in England's Women's Six Nations win over Scotland.

Former England full-back Mike Brown has signed for Newcastle Falcons and will join them ahead of next season from long-time team Harlequins. The post Mike Brown to make move to Newcastle Falcons appeared first on PlanetR...

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter gives his reaction after their win over Lyon that sets up a Champions Cup quarter-final with Leinster. The post Rob Baxter expects Exeter to be better against Leinster appeared ...

Munster boss Johann van Graan was proud of his side but thought they missed a big chance to beat Toulouse in their Champions Cup clash. The post Munster boss laments missed chance against Toulouse appeared first on Plane...

Jono Gibbes is high among the favourites to replace Azema at Clermont Auvergne, writes James Harrington The post Franck Azema exit confirmed, destination unknown… | James Harrington appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW...Scarlets v SaleToday. Kick-off 5.30pm, Parc y ScarletsJOSH BEAUMONT says Sale Sharks’ ‘band of brothers’ are massively excited by the prospect of […] The post Golden ticket buys Beaumont...

TWO-TRY lock Jonny Hill admitted: “We knew Lyon were going to start fast – and they did! It was important for us to keep going […] The post Great to be back with pals says Hill appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Exeter Chiefs lock Hill scores two tries on his return from England Six Nations duty The post Great to be back with pals says Jonny Hill appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Quins' record holder for appearances will reunite with Dean Richards at Premiership rivals Newcastle The post Harlequins icon Mike Brown leaves to join the Falcons appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

By ALEX BYWATER KEN Owens acknowledges Wales’ four regions have struggled to trouble Europe’s elite, but he hopes the feelgood factor from the Six Nations […] The post Owens hopes buzz in Wales helps electrify the ...

By JON NEWCOMBE MALAKAI Fekitoa believes it’s only “a matter of time” before his Wasps teammate Paolo Odogwu wins an elusive first England cap.Odogwu, 24, […] The post Paolo's the vital piece for puzzler Fekitoa ...

MIKE BROWN is leaving Harlequins and joining Newcastle Falcons, as predicted by Blindside in January.Full-back Brown, 35, a product of the Harlequins Academy, has spent […] The post Quins icon Brown leaves to join the ...

COLIN BOAG Inconsistent: Scotland lose at home to Wales in Six NationsAs the Six Nations ground to an end in an even less satisfactory fashion than usual, […] The post Revert to Five Nations over four weekends appear...