Gloucester's Champions Cup hopes ended at Kingsholm as La Rochelle produced a slick and polished performance to win 27-16.
Wasps are the only English club to be guaranteed home advantage for the Champions Cup round of 16 in a revised format for the knockout phase.
After a genuine renaissance year in 2020, can France go one better and clinch the silverware that alluded them last year in 2021?
Leinster dominate our team of the week after their Guinness PRO14 derby victory over Munster, while a couple of French stars make up the half-backs.
We take a look at where European rugby can go next, after the Champions Cup's temporary suspension was confirmed on Monday.
Bath's game against La Rochelle is off after 12 of their players were forced to self-isolate following a positive coronavirus test at Scarlets.
We pick the standout players from the weekend's Champions Cup action, as Top 14 clubs dominate, alongside English, Irish and Welsh representation.
A lapse in concentration at the start of the second half proved to be the difference as Edinburgh fell to a hard-fought 13-8 loss to La Rochelle.
Bristol Bears and Clermont Auvergne get things underway in the Champions Cup on Saturday, while Toulon host Sale and Leinster travel to Montpellier.
Exeter Chiefs will begin their Champions Cup title defence with a home fixture against Glasgow Warriors on Sunday December 13.
Champions Cup holders Exeter Chiefs will face Glasgow Warriors and Toulouse in the 2020/21 pool stages.
France head coach Fabien Galthie has named a full-strength Les Bleus side for their Test against Wales in Paris on Saturday.
The sixth instalment of our Rugby Union Top 10 series, as we take a look at 10 of France's greatest performers.
Two tries from Sam Simmonds helped Exeter seal a Champions Cup home quarter-final with a 33-14 bonus-point win over La Rochelle.
The final week of European Cup pool stage action is upon us, with several teams still in the hunt for quarter-final places....
French teams dominate our team of the week after round five of the European Champions Cup.
Sale fell to a third successive Champions Cup defeat as La Rochelle came from behind to claim a 30-23 victory.
Sale head to La Rochelle and Bath host Harlequins as the penultimate round of pool stage games gets underway on Friday.
As 2019 comes to a close, put your rugby union knowledge from the last 12 months to the test.
Matt Fagerson saw red as Glasgow's quarter-final hopes were all but ended by a 12-7 home loss to La Rochelle.
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