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Hartley notches brace as Saracens run rampant

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Inside centre Tom Hartley, making his first start in the Investec Champions Cup, notched a brace for Saracens in a 55-36 rout of Connacht Rugby at StoneX Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The...

Watch: Sergeal Pieterson offload

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Sergeal Pieterson of the Bulls pulls off an amazing offload vs Lyon How about that offload? 🙌 Sergeal Petersen rounds off a fine move from the Bulls 😍 pic.twitter.com/rvD9zknxdx —...

Champions Cup preview: battle for survival in the pool of death

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

It’s not just the DHL Stormers who are under pressure as they go out this weekend to get themselves on track in their quest for a Champions Cup Round of 16 spot. The Cape Town side is in what...

Match Preview: Bulls want to fire some shots at Lyon

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Vodacom Bulls captain Marcell Coetzee has warned Lyon that the South African side are eager to build on their convincing Investec Champions Cup Round 1 victory over Saracens when they take on the French...

European Rugby: A look at how the Premiership sides fair going into the weekend

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

A weekend of tantalizing European action is in store as all ten Gallagher Premiership Rugby sides continue their Investec Champions Cup and Challenge Cup campaigns. A drama-filled opening round set the...

Sheedy drop goal gives Bristol Bears win in classic against Lyon

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Bristol Bears edged a 36-34 win over Lyon in their first Investec Champions Cup Pool 2 game, with Callum Sheedy kicking a drop goal with the clock in the red to triumph in an all-time classic. The...

Goosen gives Bulls the edge over Saracens

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The unerring accuracy of fly-half Johan Goosen fired Vodacom Bulls to a sound win in Pool 1 of the Investec Champions Cup, defeating Saracens 27-16 in what turned out to be a painful afternoon for the...

Kaulashvili unavailable for three months

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Union Bordeaux-Bègles will travel to Connacht this Friday for the opening round of the Champions Cup. Victim of a ruptured tendon in a finger during the UBB match against Perpignan (November 25),...

Extraordinary matchups define opening weekend in Champions Cup pool 1

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

If ever there’s a pool full of extraordinarily tough places to go in an Investec Champions’ Cup season, it’s in Pool 1 of this year’s competition. Full of elite level sides who...