Sunday 23 January 2022
Five postponed Champions Cup fixtures and two Challenge Cup games have been recorded as 0-0 draws.
The games take place the weekend after next.
The South African World Cup winner made his first appearance since September.
Dan McFarland felt Ulster’s kicking game in the third quarter cost them in Leicester.
Ulster lost 33-24 to Leicester in tonight’s Challenge Cup semi-final.
Meanwhile, EPCR confirmed that 24 teams will take part in next season’s Champions Cup.
It is 15 years since Ulster last won a major trophy – but the province are now two games away from Challenge Cup glory.
Warren Gatland will name his Lions squad next Thursday.
Dan McFarland’s side face Leicester Tigers tomorrow night as they aim to take a step closer to ending a 15-year trophy drought.
Ulster will travel to Leicester Tigers in the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup.
Dan McFarland’s side beat the Saints by eight points to secure place in the last four.
Roddy Grant has been one of the few to defend the English side.
Leinster’s meeting with Exeter on Saturday will clash with the Wales v Ireland game in the Women’s Six Nations.
Andy Friend’s men scored 32 points but conceded 48 in their Challenge Cup clash.
The Tigers have left out a raft of first-team players for tonight’s game.
It’s a showdown with Leicester tomorrow night.
Star men Iain Henderson and Marcell Coetzee are missing from the match day squad but Quins have rested nine key players including Joe Marler and Danny Care.
Former Munster man Jerry Flannery is now in charge of the Harlequins defence.
Ulster face Quins at The Stoop on Sunday.
Connacht take on Leicester Tigers in the Challenge Cup this Saturday.
Connacht attack coach Nigel Carolan is set to leave the province this summer.
Andy Friend and Denis Buckley have their eye on European silverware.
Both provinces will be away from home in the round of 16.
Draws for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup knockout rounds will take place on 9 March.
A directive from the French government meant Top 14 clubs couldn’t play this month.
The Top 14 clubs could be forced to withdraw from two rounds of games this month.
The likes of Conor McPhillips and John Muldoon have been influential behind the scenes.
The Bears were 32-19 winners tonight, having scored a try in the opening 15 seconds of the game.
Nigel Owens and Mike Adamson will be in charge of the other two fixtures.
Teams will be allowed to register as many players as they like, including players who have already represented another club in this season’s competitions.
EPCR is considering reformatting the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup for next season.
The 2020 finals weekend had been set for Marseille on 22/23 May.
The European club season has been suspended.
Leinster and Ulster are due to play Champions Cup quarter-finals on the first weekend of April.
The fixtures details for the European pool stages have been announced.
It’s an all-French decider at St James’ Park this evening.
Andy Friend’s side have refocused rapidly on their play-off pursuit in the Pro14.
Andy Friend’s side will fly home with regrets after their Challenge Cup quarter-final.
The tighthead prop suffered a serious hand injury in the defeat to Sale Sharks.
