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The Latest Breaking News from Champions Cup

Champions Cup reboot: no pools, FA Cup-style and play it after Christmas

The global calendar remains a mess and rugby’s powerbrokers need to get a grip after a controversial weekend

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t treat players like robots’: Sharks coach hits out after Leicester thrashing

Leicester won for the first time in their Champions Cup campaign but their 56-17 victory over a depleted Sharks side was an unsatisfying mismatch

The Guardian - UK

Jordie Barrett, a new broadcaster and five things to watch on the Champions Cup’s opening weekend

24 teams will be vying for victory in club rugby’s most prestigious competition

The Independent UK

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Antoine Dupont’s Toulouse lead the pack in Champions Cup’s 30th edition

Competition is in mid-life funk due to declining TV deals, rising costs and tweaked formats ahead of 30th edition

The Guardian - UK

Bath and Northampton must live without fear in open Premiership final

Bath’s recruitment, including Finn Russell, has taken them up a level while Saints must move on from Champions Cup defeat

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Freeman: Saints taking lessons from Dublin defeat into Premiership final

Northampton allowed Leinster to establish a 20-3 lead and eventually fell just short, losing 20-17, in their Champions Cup semi-final last month.

The Independent UK

Jack Willis calls Antoine Dupont ‘best of all time’ after leading Toulouse to Champions Cup glory

The scrum half starred as he captained the French side to victory in an epic final against Leinster

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Leo Cullen needs to shift focus to attack if Leinster are to end final pain

The Champions Cup final defeat against Toulouse was another agonising near miss, and the time is right for Leinster to obsess slightly less on their defence

The Guardian - UK

Antoine Dupont credits 'exceptional mindset' as Toulouse survive Champions Cup final scare against Leinster

Toulouse were reduced to 14 men in extra-time but still had enough to battle past Leinster

Evening Standard

Leinster 22-31 Toulouse: Antoine Dupont leads charge to record sixth Champions Cup triumph

French giants refuse to be denied in tight final

Evening Standard

Third time unlucky for Leinster as Toulouse win European Champions Cup

Matthis Lebel’s try at the start of extra time helped Toulouse to a 31-22 victory against Leinster in the Champions Cup final

The Guardian - UK

Leinster 22-31 Toulouse: Champions Cup final – as it happened

Toulouse win the Champions Cup for a sixth time as they edge Leinster in one of the all-time great finals

The Guardian - UK

Champions Cup chiefs offer update on television future with no new broadcast deal agreed

The competition’s existing deal with TNT Sports in the United Kingdom ends after this season

The Independent UK

Dupont or Gibson-Park at scrum-half in my fantasy team? There’s no contest

The Frenchman is the world’s best No 9 and can prove it when his Toulouse side take on Leinster in the Champions Cup final

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The Independent UK

Kings and conquerors of Europe collide as London prepares for a Champions Cup final classic

Leinster and Toulouse meet in north London in a first-ever final meeting of the pair

Evening Standard

Leinster vs Toulouse, Champions Cup final: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, odds

The competition’s two most successful sides meet in the final in London

The Guardian - UK

Leinster warned to fear ‘alien’ Dupont as Toulouse seek sixth Champions Cup

‘He’s not from earth, he’s an alien,’ Toulouse teammate Emmanuel Meafou said before they battle Leinster for Europe’s premier club trophy on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Dupont, Lowe and other stars align for dazzling Champions Cup final

Big is not always beautiful but no European clubs currently have the talent and pulling power of Leinster and Toulouse

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The Guardian - UK

Champions Cup organisers considering one-city semi-finals weekend in 2025

Champions Cup organisers are exploring the possibility of ‘destination’ semi-finals held in the same city with Portugal among the places under consideration

Evening Standard

Toulouse 38-26 Harlequins: Hosts hold off late Quins fightback to reach Champions Cup final

French giants survive major scare to book Lenster meeting

Evening Standard

Champions Cup: Stopping Antoine Dupont key to Harlequins upsetting odds in Toulouse

Danny Wilson’s side face one of the toughest tasks in rugby

The Guardian - UK

Blair Kinghorn: ‘The mentality at Toulouse is that we win trophies’

The Scotland back couldn’t be happier after making the switch to the French club who next face Harlequins in a Champions Cup semi-final

Evening Standard

Leinster hold off Northampton fightback and reach Champions Cup final

Rematch of 2011 showpiece went to the wire in Dublin

Evening Standard

Danny Wilson interview: It sounds wild but you can't contain Toulouse, you need a different approach

Harlequins’ Champions Cup semi-final: Sunday, May 5 at 3pm (ITV & TNT Sports)

Evening Standard

Tommy Freeman exclusive: Northampton Saints sorcerer hoping to produce Champions Cup magic

England wing looks ahead to a huge semi-final tie at Croke Park this weekend

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