Peter Jackson's Monday review: European giants survive Saturday banana skins

Since its rebranding as the Champions Cup, the big beasts have thundered down an all too predictable road, relentless in their crushing of lighter opposition, writes Peter Jackson.

It has left the tournament crying out for something which every knock-out event needs — a Buster Douglas moment.

Believe it or not, two such moments very nearly came to pass within four hours of each other on Saturday evening, long overdue reminders that giant-killing hasn’t quite gone the way of the straight put-in and the Shane Williams school of flyweight wings.