Sunday 02 April 2023 5:12 pm | Updated: Sunday 02 April 2023 5:14 pm

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-final draw as Saracens win

Deputy Sports Editor - Morning Wire

Saracens overcame a stubborn Ospreys outfit yesterday in north London to beat their Welsh opposition 35-20 and book themselves a spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup against title holders La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Saracens overcame a stubborn Ospreys outfit today in north London to beat their Welsh opposition 35-20 and book themselves a spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup against title holders La Rochelle on the Atlantic coast.

At a sunny StoneX Stadium this afternoon Ospreys took an early lead through tries from Michael Collins and Keiran Williams – the latter was a sensational effort involving a bouldering run from prop Nicky Smith.

Saracens hit back in the Champions Cup tie from there with a brace from Max Malins as well as scores from former Scotland centre Duncan Taylor and hooker Tom Woolstencroft.

The result earns Saracens a quarter-final away to La Rochelle next Sunday.

Elsewhere on Sunday in the Round of 16 in the Champions Cup: Exeter beat Montpellier on tries scored after drawing 33-33 with the French side in normal time and after extra time while Toulouse beat South Africa’s Bulls 33-9.