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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 1 comment

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 1 comment

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 2 comments

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, […]

“My Scarlets howler won’t happen again,” says Leicester centre Anthony Allen

15 November 2014 1 comment

Fit-again centre determined to make up for his blunder which contributed to Leicester’s disastrous defeat at Scarlets.

Jeff Probyn: Was it really about driving standards or lining pockets?

7 November 2014 1 comment

New name, new trophy, new management but same old European tournament as all but the rank outsiders in their group (such as Sale) won at […]

Munster v Saracens teams

23 October 2014 0 comments

Munster: Felix Jones; Andrew Conway, Andrew Smith, Denis Hurley, Simon Zebo; Ian Keatley, Conor Murray; James Cronin, Duncan Casey, BJ Botha; Dave Foley, Paul O’Connell; […]

Jeremy Guscott: Saracens have the pedigree to top their pool of death

22 October 2014 0 comments

There’s a bit of rough justice about Saracens finishing top of the Premiership and getting to the final of the Heineken Cup, and then finding […]

Wasps falls short against Leinster

20 October 2014 1 comment

Two second-half tries helped Leinster clinch a 25-20 win over Wasps in the opening round of the Champions Cup yesterday. The English were very close […]

Champions Cup round one teams

17 October 2014 0 comments

Harlequins v Castres Harlequins: Mike Brown; Marland Yarde, Matt Hopper, George Lowe, Aseli Tikoirotuma; Nick Evans, Danny Care; Joe Marler (Capt.), Dave Ward, Will Collier; […]

Globetrotter Asaeli Tikoirotuma takes aim at European glory

16 October 2014 0 comments

Flying Fijian believes his big game experience can help Harlequins scale the heights both domestically and in Europe this season.

Steffon Armitage’s move to Bath off

14 October 2014 0 comments

Steffon Armitage will not be joining Bath according to head coach Mike Ford. Reports in France suggested the Toulon flanker was considering a switch to […]

Nick Cain: Europe’s suddenly got a lot tougher for the Irish

24 September 2014 1 comment

Soon after Brian O’Driscoll had been revealed as the latest jewel in BT Sport’s ever-expanding crown of former international pundits he touched on what could […]

Geoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk

15 September 2014 0 comments

As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the 2015 Rugby World Cup. […]

Nick Cain talks to Will Fraser about Saracens’ new challenge in Europe

28 August 2014 0 comments

Will Fraser faces a new start this season, and one of the main yardsticks by which the Saracens No.7 and most of his England squad […]

Haskell captains Wasps and signs new contract

18 August 2014 1 comment

Wasps today announced that England international James Haskell has extended his contract with the club and will captain Wasps this season. The back-row, who became […]

Champions Cup fixtures announced

14 August 2014 0 comments

Harlequins will kick-off the inaugural Champions Cup at The Stoop with the reception of Castres on October 17. With the fixtures announced for the opening […]

Twickenham to stage inaugural Champions Cup final

12 August 2014 0 comments

The inaugural Champions Cup final will be hosted at Twickenham it was announced today. The Challenge Cup decider will go ahead at the Twickenham Stoop […]

Hamilton hopes to restore reputation by leaving French coast

1 August 2014 0 comments

Big lock lifts the lid on why he left France for Saracens and his remorse over leaving Gloucester for the money.

“We’re up for a fight,” Dorian West tells Richard Cockerill

31 July 2014 0 comments

Saints forwards coach rubbishes suggestions by Leicester boss that his side may lack hunger to defend their Premiership title next season.

Glasgow agree deal for Cheetahs’ tighthead

23 July 2014 1 comment

Glasgow Warriors have agreed a deal to sign prop Roussouw de Klerk, subject to a medical and visa clearance. The Cheetahs tighthead made seven appearances […]

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