Assistant coach Dan Soper feels Ulster deserve their place in the knockout stages of the Champions Cup.

Denied a player of the match award by Lawrence Dallaglio despite running in a hat-trick of tries, Cormac Izuchukwu took it ...

Ian Costello and the Munster camp could scarcely conceal their disappointment despite the epic nature of their 34-32 defeat ...

Ulster are among the teams that really shouldn't be in the knockout stages of a competition that's supposed to about pitting ...

The Champions Cup is much maligned but it threw up a scintillating final pool stage to set-up some tantalising knockout ...

News, features and match reports from The Rugby Paper, the UK-based newspaper which specialises in rugby union at all levels ...

The pool stage of the Champions Cup reached a close, with teams now knowing their fate in either the round of 16 or elsewhere ...

Anyone wondering about the value in the long term of South African rugby being part of the elite Investec Champions Cup ...

South African teams struggle in the Investec Champions Cup, while dominant French sides showcase unmatched skill, power, and ...

Champions Cup pool standings after Sunday's games (played, won, drawn, lost, points for, points against, bonus points, total points): ...

Ulster will travel to Bordeaux in the last 16 of the Champions Cup across the first weekend of April following a dramatic ...

Ulster qualify for the last 16 of the Investec Champions Cup on points difference after Bordeaux claimed a 66-12 victory ...