Peter Allan (Scotland) will signal the return of Euro club rugby action when he referees the Thursday night Round 5 European Challenge Cup meeting between Montpellier and Northampton Saints on 15 January, 2009.
Newcastle Falcons and Brive resume their close cross-Channel rivalry when they clash in Round 5 of the European Challenge Cup at Kingston Park on Saturday, 17 January, 2009.
Mickael Bert, the Dax lock (No 4), has requested and been granted an adjournment to his scheduled appearance before an independent Disciplinary Committee
Mickael Bert, the Dax lock (No 4), is due to appear before an independent Disciplinary Committee in London on Thursday, 18 December as a result of a citing from the Round 4 European Challenge Cup Pool 1 match against London Irish.
Northampton Saints completed back-to-back victories over English rivals Bristol to book their place in the quarter-finals of the European Challenge Cup.