14-man Saracens keep Champions Cup hopes alive

Defending champions defy Rhys Carre’s fifth minute red card to edge Ospreys in Swansea

Chastened Munster leave the champions’ lair with regrets

Vunipola brothers help Saracens up the ante following all-in melee in the third quarter

Munster up against it after losing at Saracens

Defending champions put on show of strength against Johann van Graan's visitors

Champions Saracens provide litmus test for new Munster

Trip to face the defending champions will be toughest test yet in Munster’s pool of death

Munster find themselves in must-win territory again as they brace for Saracens

McCall’s decision to leave number of big guns at home bodes well for province

Everything you need to know as Saracens are fined and docked points

Saracens have been docked 35 points and fined more than £5million for breach

England want Mark McCall - but does he want the England job?

Saracens boss is favoured successor to Eddie Jones but prizing him away could be tricky

Billy Vunipola delivers special performance to find salvation

Amid fallout from post supporting Israel Folau, Saracens star is focusing on his game

Mark McCall a crucial piece on Saracens’ chessboard

The team’s head of rugby is a modest presence behind the scenes, but a master tactician

Saracens dethrone Leinster in Champions Cup final

Defending champions overpowered as Saracens secure a third title

Isa Nacewa: Leinster can expect all out war against Saracens

In battles like these you need to get away with whatever you can

Leinster come in to Champions Cup final in fine fettle

Maro Itoje will play at blindside flanker for Saracens in Saturday’s final at St James’ Park

Numbers prove Leinster and Saracens match up well on paper

James Ryan and Maro Itoje lead the way for either side when it comes to the numbers game

Final countdown: Paddy Johns was a Saracens standout, on and off the pitch

Sexton’s Wembley wonder show; last of the tickets; Sarries chase record; team talk

Geordan Murphy recruits Mike Ford in a bid to save Leicester

Former Ireland and England defence coach brought in to help stave off relegation

Saracens survive a scare before trouncing Cardiff

Game visitors lead at half-time but Saracens score six tries in brutal second-half blitz

Jones turns thoughts to ‘street fighter’ Cheika and his primed Wallabies

England head coach looks forward to ‘good scrap’ with ‘dangerous’ Australia in final Test

Gerry Thornley: Results have vindicated increased use of TMOs

Analysis of video replays has ensured many more correct decisions than wrong ones

Liam Toland: Developing problem-solvers pays dividends for Irish rugby

Impressive Ryan’s rugby intelligence proved a key factor in the victory over Saracens

Gordon D’Arcy: Attitude and discipline key to Munster

Multitalented Toulon relaxed for one vital moment and Conway made them pay

What we learned from the Champions Cup weekend

Zebo fortunate, durable Sexton, O’Mahony’s lineout nous, Arnold and O’Donoghue impress

Gerry Thornley: Two mighty games stand in the way of all-Irish final

Leinster and Munster have vanquished past champions but there’s plenty of work to do

Isa Nacewa rolls back the years to ensure Leinster victory

The 35-year-old praises Saracens following ‘tough’ Champions Cup encounter

TV View: Leavy full of smiles as he retains post-match Quasimodo look

Sexton comes through unscathed following initial injury concerns in defeat of Saracens

Dan Leavy leads the way as Leinster dethrone Saracens

Defending champions well beaten by clinical Leinster in Champions Cup quarter-final

Leo Cullen: Saracens’ targeting of Sexton played right into Leinster’s hands

Outhalf had to roll with the cheap shots before decisive third quarter

Richard Wigglesworth and Saracens up for the challenge

Scrumhalf plays down talk of injuries or fatigue as champions focus on Leinster clash

Eddie Jones gone ‘from saviour to busted flush’

British media reaction to Ireland’s Grand Slam win points to bigger ambitions in 2019

England 15 Ireland 24: England player ratings

The defending Six Nations champions were comprehensively outplayed on their own turf

Ireland’s Grand ambition realised against England

History made as Joe Schmidt’s Green Machine secure Grand Slam at Twickenham

Six Nations: Ireland look primed for a day of days

This could be one of the three best days in the history of Irish rugby – or simply the best

Eddie Jones attempts to put ‘scummy Irish’ slur to bed

Coach insists England can bounce back and overcome ‘test of mentality’ against Ireland

Eddie Jones struggles to put out the flames of video comments

England coach concedes that he will have to consider his public utterances in the future

England XV suggests a borrow from Warren Gatland’s playbook

This is as close as Eddie Jones has strayed to radical change since he took over role

Eddie Jones: changes on the cards for France ‘slogathon’

England coach: ‘I can’t sleep because it annoys me losing a game we shouldn’t have’

England’s Jonathan Joseph replaces Ben Te’o to face Wales

A second change will see Danny Care become England’s most capped scrum-half

Wales see return to fitness of two injured Lions

Wales finalising Six Nations side to face England at Twickenham on Saturday

England bring in Wigglesworth to replace Youngs

Youngs sustained knee ligament injury during win over Italy on Sunday

Clermont rout Saracens in front of 1,500 hardy souls

Rescheduled Champions Cup game caused controversy but ended in convincing win

Exeter score at the death to end Saracens’ double hopes

Simmonds crosses in the 80th minute to end European champions’ domestic campaign

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