With the Heineken Champions Cup approaching fast, Saracens are in sublime form, having continued their perfect start to their 2018/19 campaign by beating Gloucester Rugby 38-15 in the English Premiership on Sunday to claim their fourth bonus-point win of the season. It was a match full of landmarks, with hooker Jamie George making his 200th appearance for the two-time Champions Cup winners and Richard Wigglesworth becoming the all-time record appearance holder in Premiership Rugby. 2016 ECPR European Rugby Player of the Year Maro Itoje scored two tries at Allianz Park, with less than three weeks to go before they launch their bid for a third Champions Cup at Glasgow Warriors on October 14. https://twitter.com/Alex_goode0/status/1043940332021456896 Also in Saracens’ pool are Cardiff Blues, who shocked Munster Rugby with an impressive second-half performance to win 37-13 at Cardiff Arms Park. Last year’s European Rugby Challenge Cup winners went into the break just one point ahead at 14-13, but were dominant in the second half thanks to a tremendous performance from New Zealand centre Willis Halaholo. The 28-year-old set up two tries and scored one of his own, putting the Welsh region in a good place before they travel to Lyon for their opening Heineken Champions Cup fixture on October 14. https://twitter.com/PRO14Official/status/1043245024878768133 Another English Premiership side maintaining their 100% record this season in round 4 were Exeter Chiefs, who triumphed 24-17 at Newcastle Falcons on Friday night. England No.8 Sam Simmonds – who has scored three tries in six Champions Cup matches – was in fine form once again as he claimed another brace of tries in the first half. The Chiefs begin their 2018/19 European campaign by hosting Munster Rugby on October 13 at Sandy Park. Leinster Rugby are top of PRO14 Conference B after a comfortable 31-7 win over Edinburgh Rugby, with wing James Lowe beating eight defenders and scoring a try in the process. Last season’s Champions Cup winners open this year’s competition against Wasps on October 12 at the RDS Arena. Alongside Leinster in Pool 1 are Bath Rugby, who claimed back-to-back wins in the Premiership after a nail-biting match at the Recreation Ground ended 17-15 against Northampton Saints. Fly-half Dan Biggar missed a chance to draw the match with the last kick of the game – failing to convert Tom Collins’ try in the corner. https://twitter.com/FreddieBurns/status/1043559107515633669 The Blue, Black and Whites welcome four-time European Cup winners Toulouse to The Rec for their season opener on October 13. Elsewhere, impressive back-row Louis Picamoles scored four tries for Montpellier as they swept aside Toulouse 66-15 on Sunday. Picamoles, who won the European Cup in 2010 with Toulouse, beat five defenders and made four clean breaks as the French side prepare to face Edinburgh Rugby in their opening Heineken Champions Cup match in a few weeks’ time.