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Champions Cup: Gerry Thornley's club-by-club guide

A look at the 20 sides in the 2018-19 Heineken Cup who are bidding for the ultimate prize

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:41

Saracens secure third Premiership title in four years against Exeter

USA international Chris Wyles scores two tries at Twickenham in final pro game

Sat May 26 2018 - 17:14

Owen Farrell’s 27-point haul books final spot for Saracens

Wasps finally find their sting after trailing by 25 points early in the second half

Sat May 19 2018 - 15:12

Champions Saracens roll over Northampton yet again

Mark McCall’s side run in eight tries at Franklin’s Gardens

Sun Oct 15 2017 - 20:03

Exeter score at the death to end Saracens’ double hopes

Simmonds crosses in the 80th minute to end European champions’ domestic campaign

Sat May 20 2017 - 16:59

Saracens defend Champions Cup title at Murrayfield

Clermont Auvergne’s wait for European glory continues as Mark McCall’s side triumph

Sat May 13 2017 - 19:29

Gordon D’Arcy: Leinster have game-changers - Munster must develop some

Munster lacked impact off their bench and squad depth to cope without Conor Murray

Wed Apr 26 2017 - 07:00

Saracens show steel of champions to end Munster’s European run

Rassie Erasmus’s side had their chances before English side slammed the door shut

Sat Apr 22 2017 - 18:15

Ashton and Farrell book a quarter-final place for Saracens as Scarlets held to a draw

Late try secures berth in the knockout stages for defending champions

Sun Jan 15 2017 - 16:06

Saracens beat Exeter to claim English Premiership title

Underdogs Exeter unable to prevent Saracens becoming the first English club to do the European/domestic double since Wasps in 2004

Sun May 29 2016 - 18:48

Dream double for Saracens as they secure English Premiership

Hold off Exeter Chiefs to add domestic glory to their Champions Cup success

Sat May 28 2016 - 17:30

Saracens to meet Exeter in Premiership final

Former Ulster outhalf Gareth Steenson helps Chiefs reach league final

Sat May 21 2016 - 17:37

George Ford holds his nerve as Bath sink Wasps

Outhalf lands touchline conversion with final kick of game; Saracens hammer Oyonnax

Sun Dec 13 2015 - 20:08

Saracens dominate Ulster to seal bonus point win in Belfast

English side dominate physically on the way to four-try triumph

Fri Nov 20 2015 - 22:42

Second half Scotland move past USA and to the top of Pool B

Vern Cotter’s side are transformed after the break at Elland Road running in five tries

Sun Sept 27 2015 - 17:13

Farrell inspires Saracens to Premiership final win over Bath

Sarries become the first side to win title after finishing outside the league’s top two

Sat May 30 2015 - 17:14

Munster hobble out of Champions Cup at the hands of Saracens

Home side claim bonus point after Foley’s side put in limp performance at Allianz Park

Sat Jan 17 2015 - 15:26

Saracens emphatic in demolition of Clermont Auvergne

English club will face either Munster or Toulon in Euopean Cup final in Cardiff

Sat Apr 26 2014 - 18:02

Connacht bow out with a whimper

Pat Lam’s side humiliated by Saracens who run in 11 unanswered tries in Heineken Cup rout

Sat Jan 18 2014 - 16:20

Ireland to open World Cup campaign against Canada

Victory over the United States in Toronto seals qualification

Sun Aug 25 2013 - 11:48

Young Ireland team keeps USA at bay

Joe Schmidt era starts with controlled but extremely nervy victory over more experienced US side

Sun Jun 09 2013 - 08:59