Champions Cup Final: Combined XV
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyIt is that time of the year again when we get to prepare for the Champions Cup Final and the first time both sides in the final face each other again two years in a row. Last season saw an upset with La...
Stade Rochelais’ route to the Champions Cup final
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyChampions Cup holders Stade Rochelais have reached another final after steamrollering Exeter Chiefs in their semi-final. We take a look at their journey to a second successive final against Leinster...
Exeter hope to end Stade Rochelais’ title defence
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyExeter Chiefs will need to overcome reigning champions Stade Rochelais in Bordeaux on Sunday if they are to reach the Heineken Champions Cup final for a second time. The semi-final between...
Champions Cup Preview: La Rochelle Vs Gloucester Rugby
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyChampions Cup holders Stade Rochelais, unbeaten in the competition since their 2021 final loss to Stade Toulousain, look to extend that sequence to 14 matches when they host Gloucester Rugby in the Round...
Van der Flier among Champions Cup’s top scorers
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFollowing the conclusion of the Heineken Champions Cup pool stage and ahead of the Round of 16, we take a look at which players are currently heading the scoring charts. Points – Antoine...
Match Preview: Northampton face tough task vs Stade Rochelais
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyNorthampton Saints, bottom of Heineken Champions Cup Pool B, have a hard task on their hands on Saturday, as they welcome defending champions Stade Rochelais in Round 4. The second-placed...
Eight new faces in France squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyFabien Galthié has called on eight uncapped players in his France squad as they look to defend the Guinness Six Nations title they won in such style a year ago. Les Bleus claimed a first...
Match Report: Heartbreak for Ulster amid last-gasp Sclavi try
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJoel Sclavi’s 81st minute try cost Ulster Rugby a famous Heineken Champions Cup victory over defending champions Stade Rochelais, as they fell to a 7-3 defeat in Pool B at the Stade Marcel Deflandre...
Match Preview: Ulster eager to notch first win
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster Rugby head to reigning champions Stade Rochelais in dire need of a victory in Round 3 of the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday. The Irish province have suffered back-to-back defeats...
Superb second-half rally not enough for Ulster
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster Rugby suffered their second successive Heineken Champions Cup Pool B loss on Saturday when they were edged out 29-36 by defending champions Stade Rochelais in a seven-try thriller at the Aviva...
