European Rugby Challenge Cup quarter-finals

The qualifiers for the 2016/17 Challenge Cup quarter-finals and their rankings at the conclusion of the pool stage are as follows: 1 Ospreys (winner Pool 2 – 30 points) 2 Gloucester Rugby (winner Pool 1 – 25 points) 3 Edinburgh Rugby (winner Pool 5 – 24 points) 4 Bath Rugby (winner Pool 4 –

Champions Cup – Round 5 notes and reactions

Round 5 Notes Leinster Rugby, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Munster Rugby and holders, Saracens, have booked their places in the knockout stage. If all four clubs win their Round 6 matches, they will be guaranteed home quarter-finals. If Connacht Rugby and Wasps win their Round 6 games in Pool 2 against

Champions Cup – Round 5 preview

  Round 5 Notes If holders Saracens manage to defeat Scarlets on Sunday, they will set a new tournament record of 14 consecutive wins eclipsing Munster Rugby’s run of 13 victories between 2005 and ’07. A win at Parc y Scarlets would also guarantee Saracens top spot in Pool 3

Players/Squads of the Year RaboDirect Pro12

This is the full list of awarded players/squads at tonight's RaboDirect Pro12 Awards happening in Cardiff: Tim Visser (Edinburgh) - Players' Player of the Year Stuart Hogg (Glasgow) - Young Player of the Year Joe Schmidt (Leinster) - Coach of the Year Hanno Dirksen (Ospreys) - Try of the Year Shane Williams (Ospreys) - Chairman's