The Chiefs’ 33-14 Pool Two victory over La Rochelle at Sandy Park means they will return there for a last-eight clash – possibly against Saracens – in early April.
The snowball is finally becoming an avalanche and the Saracens salary cap saga is undeniably now the biggest scandal ever to hit English club rugby.
Saracens stand on the brink of automatic relegation from the Premiership on Thursday night after apparently failing in their bid to bring the club under the salary cap.
The new Ireland coach's message is his squad is dynamic, powerful and aggressive with a lot of skill and speed, but how true can this be just twelve-and-a-half weeks after the RWC hammering by New Zealand?
RugbyPass have joined the melee to offer a considered view on the 38-man squad primed to defend Wales’ Six Nations title.
The new Ireland coach's message is his squad is dynamic, powerful and aggressive with a lot of skill and speed, but how true can this be just twelve-and-a-half weeks after the RWC hammering by New Zealand?
Premiership Rugby released a statement on Saturday evening saying that Sarries will be demoted from England’s top flight at the end of the season.
Having won the recent World Cup with the Springboks, the former Bulls hooker brought the curtain down on his career by appearing for the Barbarians on their late November tour.
The Chiefs’ 33-14 Pool Two victory over La Rochelle at Sandy Park means they will return there for a last-eight clash – possibly against Saracens – in early April.
A Stormers side featuring two World Cup-winning Springboks have been handed a timely wake-up call after losing to the Southern Kings in a pre-season clash.
After a roller-coaster season with the Blues in 2019, former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen left Ioane out of the squad for Japan.
England's head coach has a penchant for including apprentices in his senior squad and RugbyPass has identified a trio who would benefit from a look-in during the coming weeks.
During the second test of the 2000 Bledisloe Cup series, the All Blacks pulled an elaborate wrap-play followed by a double-bluff switch to baffle the Wallabies and open them up.
The Top 14 has a higher salary cap than the £7million Premiership limit that Saracens have broken, but French club bosses want sanctions for the salary cap-bursting offences extended into European competition.
The Kobe region in Japan is renowned for its exceptionally high quality (and equally as expensive) cuts of beef, but soon the local rugby team could be the talk of the world thanks to how quickly they’re developing into a titanic force.