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Ulster and Exeter earn Champions Cup wins:
Round 4 of the Champions Cup started last night with both Exeter and Ulster taking home bonus point wins. The Exeter Chiefs win throws a spanner into the works for Gloucesters hope of qualifying for the knock out places.
Rory Best Milestone:
Rory Best, running out for Ulster last night, became their most capped Champions Cup player of all time with 72 appearances
Challenge Cup:
Agen, Connacht and Stade Francais all won their Challenge Cup clashes with Connacht scoring a bonus point win. Nicolas Sanchez made his debut for Stade Francais and kicked them to victory in a game that was settled off the tee
Japanese Top League:
Dan Carter guided the Kobe Steelers to the 2018 Top League final with a brilliant performance against Suntory Sungoliath. The Steelers put over 50 points over Sungoliath in a one sides affair.
Cheika survives the axe:
After the ARU met earlier in the week and delayed their findings they announced that Michael Cheika will stay on as Wallaby coach.