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England suffered an injury scare just three weeks before the Six Nations when Anthony Watson limped out of Bath’s 25-19 Heineken Champions Cup defeat against Harlequins.

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Donal Lenihan: Leinster look the part but 2020 could be year of the French
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The Champions Cup is supposed to be the pinnacle for professional club rugby in Europe.

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Clermont hammer Bath in eight-try rout ; Exeter on brink of last eight
Clermont hammer Bath in eight-try rout ; Exeter on brink of last eight

Bath’s nightmare Heineken Champions Cup campaign continued as Stuart Hooper’s men were hammered 52-26 by Clermont Auvergne.

Sun, 15 Dec, 2019

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Grand Slam winner Gareth Anscombe has called on the power-brokers to sort out Welsh rugby’s domestic mess.

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