Champions Cup

Henry Pollock celebrates after Northampton Saints win Champions Cup semi-final.
David Skippers

‘Not everyone’s going to like you’ – Henry Pollock’s blunt reaction to fans’ differing opinions of him

Northampton Saints back-row Henry Pollock is relishing the opportunity in playing in his first Investec Champions Cup final against Bordeaux-Begles in Cardiff on Saturday.
James Ryan
Lawrence Nolan

What James Ryan made of forming a Lions bond with Northampton players so soon after Leinster’s shattering loss

James Ryan has revealed what it was like walking into the first British and Irish Lions gathering and encountering the Northampton contingent.
Louis Bielle-Biarrey Bordeaux
Lawrence Nolan

Why review of ‘cold-blooded score’ told Stuart Barnes more about ‘killer finisher’ Louis Bielle-Biarrey than his ‘pure poetry’ running

Stuart Barnes has suggested that Northampton’s task in the Champions Cup final isn’t about stopping Louis Bielle-Biarrey from scoring, it’s more a challenge of keeping the Bordeaux finisher’s tally down.