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Former New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden suffered a knee injury during Montpellier's 36-26 European Champions Cup victory over Glasgow Warriors.

Rob Baxter believes Exeter can still secure a Champions Cup quarter-final place despite suffering a 22-17 defeat to Leinster at the Aviva Stadium.

Bath moved to the top of Pool Five after securing a 26-21 victory over Toulon in a thrilling encounter at the Recreation Ground on Saturday. The post Bath hold off spirited Toulon appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Winger Ollie Thorley ran in four tries as Gloucester coasted to a 69-12 European Challenge Cup Pool 3 victory over winless Zebre.

Racing 92's Juan Imhoff was handed a red card for a headbutt after Castres Rory Kockott was shown yellow for a bizarre tackle.

Leinster came back from 17-3 down to beat Exeter Chiefs 22-17 in an entertaining Champions Cup fixture at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The post Leinster fight back to squeeze past Exeter appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Racing 92 kept themselves in the hunt for a Champions Cup quarter-final place after overcoming domestic rivals Castres 29-7 on Saturday. The post Racing defeat Castres to maintain qualification hopes appeared first on Pl...

Connacht and Gloucester both aided their chances of qualifying for the Challenge Cup quarter-finals, while Stade Francais and Lyon also won. The post Challenge Cup wrap: Connacht, Gloucester, Stade, Lyon win appeared fir...

Racing 92 kept alive their European Champions Cup quarter-final hopes by claiming a comfortable 29-7 Pool 4 victory over Castres in Paris.

Montpellier made it back-to-back wins over Glasgow in the Champions Cup, beating the Warriors 36-26 at Altrad Stadium on Saturday. The post Bonus-point win for Montpellier appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The Scarlets continued with their fine form when they beat Benetton 31-12 in their Champions Cup encounter in Treviso on Saturday. The post Scarlets get the better of Benetton appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Scarlets notched back-to-back Champions Cup wins over Benetton as they eased to a 31-12 victory at the Stadio Comunale di Monigo.

Montpellier kept the pressure on Leinster and Exeter in Champions Cup Pool 3 as they completed back-to-back victories over Glasgow Warriors at the Altrad Stadium.

Harlequins captain Dave Ward has blamed defensive mistakes for his side's loss to Ulster in their Champions Cup clash in Belfast on Friday. The post Ward bemoans poor Harlequins defending appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Check out the highlights from Ulster's 52-24 victory over Harlequins. The post VIDEO: Ulster v Harlequins highlights appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ulster fly-half Christian Lealiifano believes his side can go a long way in the Champions Cup after their 52-24 win over Harlequins on Friday. The post Ulster performance pleases Lealiifano appeared first on Planet Rugby...

Planet Rugby looks back at the best - and worst - of 2017 expressed in numerical form, this year coming at you via a festive advent calendar. The post Planet Rugby’s advent calendar – December 16 appeared first on Pl...