LEINSTER 30-15 ULSTER Ryan Baird continued his superb form out of the back-end of the Six Nations and starred at blindside for a Leinster side that reached the last eight of the Champions Cup. Ross Byrne, Ross Molony, Jack Conan, Jimmy O’Brien and the entire starting Leinster front row had fine games, against a dogged […]

3 years ago

And then there were 16. Following an action-packed, number-crunching conclusion to the pool stage, EPCR have announced the dates, venues, kick-off times and TV coverage of the Heineken Champions Cup Round of 16 matches. The elite clubs which have qualified for this season’s knockout stage have 26 EPCR titles between them, and eight former Heineken […]

3 years ago

“I see the winner out of the three of them” The curtain came down on the pool stages of the Heineken Champions Cup at the weekend – with just sixteen teams now left in club rugby’s biggest competition. All three Irish provinces qualified from their pools, with two of them set to meet each other […]

3 years ago

“It was definitely foul play of some sort.” England and Saracens out-half Owen Farrell found himself in the headlines once again on Friday night, for two very different reasons. The 31-year-old stepped up with the clock in the red to sink a 45-metre drop-goal and secure a 19-16 victory for Saracens over Gloucester – but […]

3 years ago

Brought to you by NOW. This is going to be one of the best sporting weekends of the year. There is some amazing sport on over the weekend, from the Champions League final to the Heineken Champions Cup final and the most prestigious race on the Formula 1 calendar. And here is how to watch […]

4 years ago

Brought to you by NOW. A massive weekend of sport. There is some top-quality sporting action on over the weekend, from the Premier League to the Heineken Champions Cup, GAA and the NBA. And here is how to watch it with a NOW Sports and Sports Extra Membership. Thursday, May 12th. The weekend starts early with one […]

4 years ago