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Jeff Probyn: What’s the money on Toulon making it four on the spin?

15 May 2015 0 comments

As the dust settles on the first ever Champions Cup and the remarkable but unsurprising success of Toulon in winning their third successive European crown, […]

20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back

13 May 2015 0 comments

London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points but we were pretty […]

Kvesic out of Gloucester’s Champions Cup qualifiers

13 May 2015 0 comments

Matt Kvesic will miss Gloucester’s Champions Cup qualifiers after being handed a three-week ban for his tip tackle on Tomas O’Leary on Saturday. The flanker, […]

Charlie Sharples blasts Euro bosses for play-off grind

13 May 2015 0 comments

Gloucester wing Charlie Sharples has slammed European Cup chiefs for plunging the Cherry & Whites into play-offs at the expense of player welfare. Despite winning […]

20 Questions: Kane Thompson – Newcastle lock

6 May 2015 0 comments

What do you make of Newcastle’s season? It’s been disappointing. We haven’t been able to close out a few games we could have won. But […]

Brendan Gallagher’s verdict on Toulon’s Champions Cup win: The old Sea Wolves are simply majestic

6 May 2015 2 comments

I ceased caring about how many millions Toulon allegedly spend on their squad a long time ago. In fact the more people enviously criticise them […]

Abendanon named European Player of the Year

5 May 2015 1 comment

Nick Abendanon has been named the 2015 European Player of the Year after an outstanding individual performance in the Champions Cup final at Twickenham Stadium […]

Gordon D’Arcy to retire from rugby

1 May 2015 0 comments

Leinster legend Gordon D’Arcy has today announced he is to retire from rugby at the end of the season. In an open letter the Ireland […]

European Cup finals teams

1 May 2015 1 comment

Champions Cup final: Clermont v Toulon Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; Brock James, Morgan Parra; Vincent Debaty, Benjamin Kayser, […]

Jeff Probyn: Ring-fencing would damage potential World Cup legacy

1 May 2015 0 comments

The almost universal acceptance by the media that ring-fencing the Premiership will actually take place, even if it’s just for a short period, seems at […]

Brett Sturgess signs new Exeter deal

30 April 2015 0 comments

Brett Sturgess will play his ninth season at Sandy Park in 20015/16 after agreeing a new one-year deal with Exeter. The 31-year-old loosehead joined the […]

Brendan Gallagher’s Champions Cup team of the tournament

30 April 2015 0 comments

15 Nick Abendanon (above) – Clermont For some reason his stellar performances for Clermont seem to have attracted more attention than similar displays for Bath. […]

Brendan Gallagher’s feature: Never call Carl Hayman a mercenary… he’s been a galactico!

30 April 2015 0 comments

Three giants of the game – metaphorically and physically – depart the European scene at Twickenham on Saturday as the clock rapidly runs down on […]

Nick Cain’s column: Such double standards wreck PRL credibility

29 April 2015 2 comments

When it comes to putting on a show of home-town partisan support there is no club, or province, in England, Ireland, Wales or Scotland that […]

European Cup semi-finals teams

17 April 2015 0 comments

Champions Cup Clermont v Saracens Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; Brock James, Ludovic Radoslavjevic; Vincent Debaty, Benjamin Kayser, Davit […]

George Ford and JJ have given us a cutting edge – Chris Robshaw

16 April 2015 0 comments

England captain Chris Robshaw has welcomed the introduction of George Ford and Jonathan Joseph into England’s backline saying the Bath duo add a new dimension […]

20 Questions: Joe Simpson – Wasps scrum-half

15 April 2015 0 comments

Ready to take on the European Champions Toulon? Yes and it’ll be an interesting proposal. We know it’ll take a lot to break them down […]

Brendan Gallagher looks back at five gems from the European Cup semi-finals

15 April 2015 1 comment

1999: Ulster 33 Stade Francais 27 The English clubs weren’t involved in the 1998-9 competition but frankly nobody really missed them and Ulster’s magical mystery […]

Billy Vunipola free to face Clermont

15 April 2015 0 comments

Billy Vunipola has been cleared of head-butting Matthew Tait last night making him free to play against Clermont in the Champions Cup semi-finals this Saturday. […]

Jacques Burger cited for striking

8 April 2015 0 comments

Jacques Burge will appear in front of a disciplinary hearing for allegedly striking Racing Metro scrum-half Maxime Machenaud in Saracens’ Champions Cup quarter-final on Sunday. […]

Champions Cup quarter-finals teams

3 April 2015 0 comments

Clermont v Northampton Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; 10. Brock James, Ludovic Radoslavjevic ; Vincent Debaty, Benjamin Kayser, Davit […]

George North out of Clermont clash

1 April 2015 1 comment

George North will miss Saturday’s Champions Cup quarter-final with Clermont because of a head injury. The Northampton wing, 22, was knocked out during Friday’s 52-30 […]

VIDEO: “Wasps on same trajectory as Heineken Cup winning sides” – Joe Simpson

6 March 2015 1 comment

Joe Simpson believes Wasps are ‘on the same trajectory’ as the side that went on to win European titles a decade ago. The England scrum […]

20 Questions: Ken Pisi – Northampton wing

4 March 2015 0 comments

Enjoyable to see Northampton at the top of the Premiership? Yes it is. There’s a great bunch of boys at the club and we’re all […]

Shane Williams: Warren Gatland knows how to get George North twinkling

12 February 2015 0 comments

Even the best players need a good size ten up the backside sometimes and George North is no different. George was singled out by Warren […]

Johnson suspended for three weeks

29 January 2015 1 comment

Ashley Johnson has been suspended for three weeks following a Disciplinary Hearing in Dublin today. The flanker was found guilty of making a dangerouss tackle […]

Dunn and Ewels commit to Bath

27 January 2015 1 comment

Charlie Ewels and Tom Dunn have renewed their contracts with Bath in a move which sees the duo make the step up from the academy […]

Will Collier out for remainder of the season

27 January 2015 0 comments

Harlequins tighthead Will Collier ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Castres in the Champions Cup on Saturday. The 23-year-old, who recently signed an extension to […]

Injury fears for England quartet

26 January 2015 0 comments

Owen Farrell, Tom Wood, Kyle Eastmond and Geoff Parling have given England some injury fears ahead of the Six Nations opener against Wales following an […]

European Cups semi-finals draw

26 January 2015 3 comments

Wasps and Northampton will host the Champions Cup semi-finals should they win on the road at Toulon and Clermont. Following the draw made in Clermont […]

Bath win and Saracens lose but both reach Champions Cup quarter-finals

26 January 2015 1 comment

Bath reached the Champions Cup quarter-finals following their 20-15 win Glasgow at The Rec yesterday. The West Country side topped Pool 4 as a result […]

Champions Cup round 6 teams

23 January 2015 1 comment

POOL 1 Clermont v Saracens Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra; Thomas Domingo, Benjamin Kayser, Davit […]

Yoann Huget warned for ‘diving’

21 January 2015 0 comments

Toulouse wing Yoann Huget has received a formal warning for diving against Bath in the Champions Cup on Sunday. As tempers flared between the two […]

Courtney Lawes out of Six Nations opener

19 January 2015 1 comment

Courtney Lawes will miss start of the Six Nations because of a minor ankle surgery. The England lock, who suffered the injury against Leicester just […]

Bath and Northampton on par for Champions Cup quarter-finals

19 January 2015 1 comment

Bath have kept their Champions Cup quarter-finals hopes alive with a sensational 35-18 bonus-point win in Toulouse yesterday. The West Country outfit ran the four-times […]

Champions Cup round 5 teams

16 January 2015 0 comments

POOL 1 Saracens v Munster Saracens: Alex Goode; Chris Ashton, Marcelo Bosch, Brad Barritt, David Strettle; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Petrus […]

France name Six Nations squad

15 January 2015 0 comments

Noa Nakaitaci is in line to make his France Test debut after being named in Philippe Saint-André’s 31-man squad ahead of the Six Nation. The […]

Ma’afu banned for a week

15 January 2015 0 comments

Salesi Ma’afu has been suspended for one week by an RFU Disciplinary Panel. The Northampton prop had been cited after receiving three yellow card already […]

Cole out of Six Nations opener?

8 January 2015 0 comments

Dan Cole could miss the Six Nations’ opener against Wales on February 6 due to a foot injury. The England tighthead spent most of 2014 […]

Luther Burrell has a lethal mix that England need – Alex King

8 January 2015 0 comments

Centre should be England’s starting No.12 during the Six Nations according to Northampton backs coach

Northampton sign Hanrahan

7 January 2015 2 comments

Northampton Saints have today announced that JJ Hanrahan will be joining the club ahead of the next season. The 22-year-old joins from Munster and is […]

Stephen Myler insists Northampton Saints can challenge for Double

19 December 2014 0 comments

Fly-half believes Saints have a squad capable of challenging for both the Premiership and the Champions Cup.

Sexton to miss Six Nations opener

18 December 2014 0 comments

Ireland could be without Jonny Sexton for the start of the Six Nations as the fly-half suffers from headaches and nausea. Reports in France suggest […]

Charlie Matthews eye-gouging citing dismissed

18 December 2014 0 comments

Charlie Matthews is free to play for Harlequins this weekend after the eye-gouging case against him was dismissed at a hearing in London last night. […]

Armitage suspended for 12 weeks

17 December 2014 0 comments

Delon Armitage has been suspended for 12 weeks as a result of a misconduct complaint lodged against him following Toulon’s match against Leicester at Welford […]

Champions Cup round 4 teams

12 December 2014 0 comments

Pool 1 Clermont v Munster Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Aurélien Rougerie, Wesley Fofana, Zac Guildford; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra; Thomas Domingo, Benjamin Kayser, Davit […]

Quins suffer double injury blow ahead of Leinster clash

10 December 2014 0 comments

Harlequins today confirmed that both Chris Robshaw and Nick Evans will be unavailable for Saturday’s European Rugby Champions Cup match against Leinster at the Aviva […]

Dan Lydiate joins the Ospreys on dual-contract

10 December 2014 0 comments

As expected, Dan Lydiate has joined the Ospreys to become the first player to join Wales Captain Sam Warburton on a National Dual Contract between […]

Castro and Armitage under investigation

8 December 2014 1 comment

Martin Castrigiovanni and Delon Armitage are to be investigated by the EPCR disciplinary team following reports of incidents after Toulon’s defeat at Leicester in the […]

Champions Cup round 3 teams

5 December 2014 2 comments

Pool 1 Sale v Saracens Sale: Mike Haley; Luke McLean, Mark Jennings, Sammy Tuitupou, Mark Cueto; Danny Cipriani, Chris Cusiter; Eifion Lewis Roberts, Marc Jones, […]

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