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Five things we learned from the opening round of the Champions Cup as English sides struggle

Only one of the eight Prem entrants was successful on the first weekend of the competition

The Independent UK · Oct 19

Toulouse survive red card to outlast Exeter in epic as English woes continue in Champions Cup

Toulouse overcame Rodrigue Neti’s sending off, while Leicester were well beaten by Pau as only Northampton won of the Prem clubs on the opening weekend

The Independent UK · Oct 18

Lions lock Hyron Andrews dies at team hotel before Champions Cup game against La Rochelle

Tributes have been paid to Johannesburg Lions’ Hyron Andrews after he died in the team hotel on the eve of their Champions Cup game against La Rochelle

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

Bru challenges Bordeaux-Begles to show 'true selves' in Top 14 after Champions Cup defence

BILBAO (SPAIN) - Bordeaux-Begles head coach Yannick Bru said on Saturday he wanted his side to show their "true faces" as they aim for French Top 14 glory after defending the Champions Cup.

Bangkok Post · May 23

Leinster fall short in Champions Cup again as brilliant Bordeaux triumph

Leinster 19-41 Bordeaux: The French side, inspired by Louis Bielle-Biarrey, were spectacular in Bilbao as Leinster’s hunt for an elusive fifth Champions Cup crown goes on

The Independent UK · May 23

Bielle-Biarrey doubles up as Bordeaux sink Leinster to retain Champions Cup

Bordeaux hit Leinster with a first-half blitz in the Champions Cup final giving them a 41-19 win to retain the trophy

The Guardian - UK · May 23

Leinster desperate to tear up Bordeaux’s script in Champions Cup final cauldron

With temperatures in the mid-30s expected, Leo Cullen’s side will need to be at their best to avoid another sad denouement to a French drama

The Guardian - UK · May 22

Champions Cup final will have independent TV director in charge

An independent director will be in charge of the Champions Cup final TV coverage after Bath were left unhappy some camera angles were unavailable to the TMO in their semi-final loss

The Guardian - UK · May 4

Bath boss questions why three ‘headshots’ were missed by officials in defeat to Bordeaux Begles

Johann van Graan felt Alfie Barbeary was high tackled on multiple occasions in the Champions Cup semi-final

The Independent UK · May 3

Bordeaux brush aside Bath to set up Champions Cup final against Leinster

Maxime Lucu scored 18 points as the Champions Cup holders eased to a 38-26 victory over Bath to book their place in the final against Leinster

The Guardian - UK · May 3