A stranger perusing the team sheets in advance of this afternoon’s opening Champions Cup quarter-final might be forgiven for thinking that a Currie Cup fixture has been transported from Cape Town to Edinburgh.

SARACENS continued the English romp through the European Challenge Cup with a clinical 53-3 win over French side Mont de Marsan at Vicarage Road yesterday.

Wallaby lock forward Justin Harrison is looking to make a fresh start and an immediate impact for Ulster on his new adventure into northern hemisphere rugby.

STADE TOULOUSAIN captain Fabien Pelous believes his side has too much all-round strength to succumb to a fired-up Perpignan in tomorrow’s all-French European Cup final in Dublin.

Leinster captain Reggie Corrigan was confirmed today at loose-head for the semi-final showdown against Perpignan at Lansdowne Road on Sunday.