All posts tagged "Champions Cup"
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoShingler’s lineout expertise key for Gatland
By ALEX BYWATER WARREN Gatland has backed “outstanding” flanker Aaron Shingler to bounce back from his injury hell and throw himself...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup could help Dean Ryan and Dragons
SHANE WILLIAMS Good recruit: Josh Adams will fit in really well at Cardiff Blues PICTURE: Getty Images THIS is the stage...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPRO14 play-off shambles may hit Gat’s plans
WHAT a shambles the PRO14’s Champions Cup play-off game is turning into! The whole selling point about Judgement Day this year...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoO’Driscoll: Ringrose, Lamour are key
By GARY HEATLY GARRY Ringrose and Jordan Larmour are the men who can break down Saracens’ defence and help Leinster lift...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMcCall: Time to rest key players
SARACENS boss Mark McCall says he will be resting key players for next Saturday’s visit of Exeter. With the Champions Cup...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBin this knock-on disparity
THERE has always been a very fine line between a defending player making a genuine attempt to intercept a pass and...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSaracens pair fly the flag on Euro shortlist
FIVE players from Champions Cup finalists Leinster and Saracens comprise the entire shortlist for the European Player of the Year award....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoArmitage storms back to hand Pau a lifeline
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Inspiring: Steffon Armitage made an impressive return Battling English forward Steffon Armitage rode an emotional rollercoaster to...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWasps’ revival crushed by Sarries power pack
By ROB WILDMAN SARACENS produced a trademark powerpacked first half to demolish Wasps who disappointed in front of their home supporters....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAnthony Watson to make first start for Bath after 13 months out
England international on the comeback trail after ruptured Achilles
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International Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘I walked off after the 2003 World Cup hating rugby’ says Jonny Wilkinson
England's superstar of 2003 reveals his disillusionment with winning the game's top prize at the age of 24
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLawrence Dallaglio’s scathing condemnation of Billy Vunipola
Former England no.8 slams Vunipola's post-match interview after being asked about his social media comments
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Features
/ 7 years agoWales must get Shaun and Byron in tandem
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND YOU know the saying – two heads are better than one. Well, that certainly applies...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLancaster: Leinster will turn it on for the big game
■By DECLAN ROONEY Starts: Sean O’Brien No.10: Antoine Dupont FLY-HALF Johnny Sexton returns to face Toulouse in the semi-final of Leinster’s...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLaunchbury: We can still salvage something from season
■By NEALE HARVEY ’Players take struggles personally’: Joe Launchbury CAPTAIN Joe Launchbury is standing four square behind rugby director Dai Young...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLiam can come out on top again
IN THE absence of any Welsh involvement in European rugby’s semifinals this week I’m throwing my weight behind Liam Williams. I...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBlues lose out as TMO calls favour Connacht
By DECLAN ROONEY CARDIFF Blues were denied a spot in the PRO14 play-offs as Connacht sealed their passage with a contentious...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoScarlets’ try blitz sets up Judgement Day chance
By STEFFAN THOMAS WAYNE Pivac insists the Scarlets are still alive and fighting as they maintained their hopes of qualifying for...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRuthless Munster sweep to the top
■By JOHN FALLON Benetton ……28 Munster ……….37 MUNSTER head coach Johann van Graan was thrilled with the ruthless streak in his...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoThree for Evans as Ospreys line up the Blues
By STEFFAN THOMAS S Kings …………7 Ospreys ……….43 ALLEN Clarke praised his Ospreys side as they thrashed the Southern Kings in...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoClifford:Gustard drive and Quins care kept me here
By NEALE HARVEY Charging in: Quins Jack Clifford is tackled by Bristol’s Jake Woolmore and Jordan Crane PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKockott fizz has Castres bubbling in Bordeaux
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Abrasive: But Castres scrum-half Rory Kockott got the job done against Bordeaux-Begles “Doomed Perpignan would like to...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoI had to give Hughes poke in the eye says Dai
By GARY FITZGERALD Back on form: Nathan Hughes DAI Young has revealed he gave Nathan Hughes “a poke in the eye”...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHadleigh Parkes aims to get Scarlets back firing
"Diamonds are built under pressure after all"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDave Rennie commits to Glasgow Warriors
Sticking at Scotstoun and not replacing Cheika
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMunster head coach Johann van Graan to stay until 2022
The South African wants to secure new deals for his coaching assistants next
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEdinburgh end-game scorches Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Scarlets are on the brink of missing out on qualification for next seasons Heineken Champions Cup as...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTerrific Tipuric tracks down Cheetahs for flying Ospreys
By ALEX BYWATER THE Ospreys kept alive their Heineken Champions Cup qualification hopes with a stunning bonus point triumph over the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBarritt assessed on ligament damage
SARACENS will monitor captain Brad Barritt this week after scans revealed he has minor ankle ligament damage. The 32-year-old centre was...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll-clear for Best softens Leavy’s Cup blow
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON IRELAND captain Rory Best has eased fears over his participation at the Rugby World Cup but...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOwens demands reaction after Blues ‘embarassment’
KEN Owens has warned it will be unacceptable if his Scarlets team become the first in the region’s history not to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoArgentine veteran Marcelo Bosch to leave Saracens
Mark McCall hails 'enormous integrity' of centre
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt suffers ankle ligament damage
Forced off against Glasgow Warriors at the weekend
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDarren Cave pens letter to Ulster fans after announcing intention to retire
The Ulster centre will call it a day after 13 years with the province
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoCatrakilis keeps his nerve to win thriller for Quins
By GARY FITZGERALD DEMETRI Catrakilis kicked the crucial winning penalty four minutes from time as Quins left Warriors shell-shocked and booked...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRock ‘n’ roll rugby is on the bill at Racing
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN The new Parisian home of Racing, the biggest indoor stadium in Europe, was inaugurated by three performances...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPocket rocket primed for European explosion
SCOTTISHrugby’s man of the moment Darcy Graham feels his tries against Wales and England will count for little if he cannot...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNow we can get ready for Europe’
WILL Skelton fixed his sights on Sarries continuing their trophy hunt on two fronts after his brace of tries denied Harlequins....
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRhodes cops three-week ban
FLANKER Michael Rhodes will miss Saracens Champions Cup quarterfinal clash against Glasgow after being suspended. Rhodes received a threeweek ban following...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup finals to support Doddie Weir foundation, EPCR announce
Newcastle and St James' Park will host the two European finals in May
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBordeaux mayor puts boot into Teague
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Maestro: Finn Russell starred for Racing with a try and an assist The exciting surge of Bordeaux-...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff Blues and Wales flanker Josh Navidi commits to new deal
Josh Navidi has pledged his future to Cardiff Blues by signing a new contract to remain at the Arms Park. The...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPivac points finger at the officials after narrow loss
By STEFFAN THOMAS WAYNE Pivac criticised the performance of the officials as Benetton put a dent in the Scarlets’ PRO14 play-off...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSummerhill hat-trick can’t save the Blues
By ROGER PANTING On his way to a hat-trick: Aled Summerhill crosses the line to score for Blues PICTURE: Huw Evans...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEngland hopeful raring for a ruck with Tigers
GIN-LOVING England hopeful Michael Rhodes aims for the perfect tonic after injury as he plots a return for Saracens this Saturday...
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European Rugby
/ 7 years agoCompetition: WIN tickets to Champions Cup & Challenge Cup finals!
To mark the end of this year’s Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool stages, we have teamed up with European...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoChampions get a scare but keep home record in tact
By BARRY O’NEILL SCARLETS had to settle for a losing bonus point at Leinster on Friday night with captain Steff Hughes...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDead shot Thomson earns time in the sun
By ROB COLE GLASGOW match-winner Brandon Thomson is heading home to South Africa this week to try to warm-up after steering...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoMalins staking long-term claim at Sarries
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA FIRED-UP fly-half Max Malins knows it is time to shine and prove there is life beyond...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEngland’s Euro display is a cause for shame
COLIN BOAG Last men standing: Saracens are flying the flag in the Champions Cup Iread a tweet last weekend celebrating the...












