Opening Rounds of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup Confirmed

The PRO14 Rainbow Cup will kick-off on the weekend of April 24 with fixtures for the first three rounds now confirmed.   Three weekends of derby action will be followed by cross-hemisphere...

Exact dates, venues, kick-off times of next Champions Cup round

Here follow the exact dates, venues, kick-off times and TV coverage in the Round of 16 of the 2020/21 tournament:   Friday 2 April Leinster Rugby v RC Toulon – RDS Arena (17.30)BT Sport...

Champions Cup Quarter-Final Draw

The Champions Cup draw has been announced with five sides confirming home matches after two wins - unaffected by COVID-19 - in the pool stages. They are Racing 92, Bordeaux-Bègles, Leinster, Munster...

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup knockout stage draws to take place on Tuesday

The draws for the knockout stages of the 2020/21 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments will take place in Lausanne, Switzerland next Tuesday (9 March).   The key event which starts...

HIGHLIGHTS: Edinburgh Rugby v Scarlets

How the revised formats for the Champions and Challenge Cup will work

The EPCR has confirmed the revised tournament formats for the 2020/21 season.    In a statement confirming the news, the organising body of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup said that the...

What to look forward to in Round 14 of the Pro14

It is now full steam ahead in the Guinness PRO14 with complete rounds of matches scheduled between now and the end of March.   Bar a couple of re-arranged fixtures, the 12 teams now know what awaits...

Scotland Team Announcement: Ritchie, Redpath and Maitland sidelined with injuries

Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes, one in the pack and two in the backline following the opening weekend victory over England at Twickenham.   Flanker, Jamie Ritchie, centre,...