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Two beautiful pieces of skill from Ulster winger and man of the match Jacob Stockdale sealed an opening night 19-9 win for Ulster over Wasps in Belfast.

Ulster made a fine start to their Champions Cup campaign when they claimed a hard-fought 19-9 triumph over Wasps in Belfast on Friday. The post Ulster grind past Wasps appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Scarlets' Leigh Halfpenny returns to his former club in the hotly anticipated Pool 5 contest live on Sky Sports Action.

The Blue Bulls kept their play-off hopes alive when they claimed a deserved 52-32 bonus-point win over the Pumas in Pretoria on Friday. The post Eight-try Blue Bulls cruise past Pumas appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ulster have confirmed that Springbok back-row Marcell Coetzee's latest injury setback will keep him on the sidelines for nine months. The post Coetzee ruled out for nine months appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Dylan Hartley or Jamie George? Past England hookers have their say

By Adam Ellis South African provincial side Golden Lions have offered their full support in assisting their Cape Town rivals Western Province and the wider community after the Western Cape was hit by a drought and raging...

Former England centre Will Greenwood feels England head coach Eddie Jones may rotate his side during the upcoming end-of-year Tests. The post Greenwood expects Jones to rotate England players appeared first on Planet Rug...

Hutch shares his Superbru predictions for the tantalising European matches this weekend.

Bath have made five changes to the team that will face Benetton Rugby at the Recreation Ground, live on Sky Sports Arena. 

Harlequins have made three changes to their starting line-up that played Sale last week for their Champions Cup clash against La Rochelle, live on Sky Sports Action.

There's five games taking place in the Challenge Cup on Saturday with Newcastle hosting the Dragons one of the stand-out pool showdowns. The post Challenge Cup teams: Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen is looking forward to some "proper cup knockout rugby" as his side begin their Champions Cup campaign against Montpellier on Saturday, live on Sky Sports.

Leinster will be without Johnny Sexton while Aaron Cruden is out for Montpellier ahead of their Champions Cup clash, live on Sky Sports. Action.

Five games are scheduled in the Champions Cup on Saturday as the action kicks off with Leinster facing Montpellier at the RDS in Dublin. The post Preview: Champions Cup, Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Former All Black fly-half Aaron Cruden will miss Montpellier’s opening Champions Cup clash with Leinster on Saturday because of a thigh injury.

Harlequins and England full-back Mike Brown has recovered from an ankle injury ahead of their Champions Cup clash with La Rochelle. The post Brown raring to go appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Bordeaux-Bègles kicked off their Challenge Cup pool account with a comfortable win over Enisei-STM at Krasny Yar Stadium on Friday. The post Bordeaux-Bègles too good for Enisei-STM appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ospreys have pledged their backing towards Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign which aims to support inclusion and equality for the LGBT community.

England head coach Eddie Jones has been given an injury boost ahead of next month's autumn internationals after Mike Brown confirmed he has recovered from an ankle problem.

The opening round of the Champions Cup is poised to kick-off and we have sat down to bring you predictions for the pool games this weekend. The post Predictions: Champions Cup, Round One appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Auckland were plunged deeper into relegation trouble when they lost 32-27 to Canterbury in the last round of Mitre 10 regular-season action. The post Canterbury down Auckland appeared first on Planet Rugby.