All posts tagged "Champions Cup"
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoPremier Sports to cover Champions Cup
THE Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be shown on Premier Sports in the UK next season, with tournament organisers EPCR...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 9 months agoEwers: I’m thrilled to be joining Stormers
AS the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden hue over Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain, Dave Ewers stepped off...
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Premiership
/ 9 months ago13 years on and Yeandle’s fire is still burning bright
WHEN it comes to the Exeter Chiefs’ success story, Jack Yeandle has never been too far away from the main headlines.
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Letters
/ 9 months agoLETTER: Premier Sports is not what rugby needs
Once again, the powers that be in rugby have decided to reduce the potential audience for our beloved sport.
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoMatthews stepping into Pellegrini shoes
By BEN JAYCOCK REPLACING World Cup star Pat Pellegrini could be perceived as a daunting prospect but Coventry new signing Tommy...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoI’m at Tigers for the long haul – Cheika
By ADAM HATHAWAY Hard-nosed: George Martin on the attack for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images TROUBLE-shooter Michael Cheika has told Leicester fans...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoDiamond: We’ll be fit and raring to go
By JON NERWCOMBE STEVE Diamond insists Newcastle Falcons will be fit for purpose when they kick off the new Premiership season...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 months agoHarlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games
Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoJaminet appeals against long ban
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FRANCE international Melvyn Jaminet is to appeal against a 34- week suspension and €30,000 fine imposed by...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoAntoine Dupont inspires France to Olympic gold in Paris
Nine months on from their heartbreaking quarter-final loss in the World Cup to South Africa, Antoine Dupont inspired France's Sevens side...
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Paul Rees
/ 9 months agoFlamboyant Harlequins add steel to their spine
HARLEQUINS are following the path trodden by Northampton a year ago, one that took the Saints to Twickenham and the title...
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James Harrington
/ 9 months agoVannes facing a tough early test
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promoted ProD2 winners Vannes will kick off their first-ever season in the Top 14 at home against...
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Features
/ 10 months agoExpect the Chiefs Mk2 to be real contenders
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY EXETER’S DOR HAS PUT PLAYER RETENTION AHEAD OF RECRUITMENT AT SANDY PARK The most eye-catching result...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoTHE 1995-96 HEINEKEN EUROPEAN CUP
AND so it came to pass that the Heineken European Cup finally became reality on October 31 1995 at a small...
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Champions Cup
/ 10 months agoChampions Cup to stick with format
By JON NEWCOMBE CEO: Jacques Raynaud Fans hoping for a return to the old four-team, six pools Champions Cup format in...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoBordeaux-Begles swoop for Gray
Allez: Jonny Gray agrees French deal SCOTLAND second row Jonny Gray has joined Top 14 runners-up Bordeaux-Begles following his exit from...
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Letters
/ 10 months agoI’m hoping Ireland can channel their frustrations in SA
NOW you don’t need me to remind of you of the dominance and skill of the Springboks but not to do...
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Features
/ 10 months agoCheika knows he will be judged on results
Leicester were once a byword for stability. Like Liverpool FC, they had a reputation for promoting from within and benefiting from...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 months ago25 years on and it’s still a special place
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was the 25th anniversary of the first-ever...
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Features
/ 10 months agoGloucesterer are facing a defining season
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR COACH GEORGE SKIVINGTON AND CEO ALEX BROWN AT KINGSHOLM Gloucester marked their 150th...
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Features
/ 10 months agoI’m thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success
MY LIFE IN RUGBY GJ VAN VELZE THE FORMER BULLS, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND BATH BACK ROW/LOCK My journey with rugby began...
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James Harrington
/ 10 months agoTerrific Toulouse go on the rampage
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN “We didn’t just lose the arm wrestle – we had our wrists broken under the table,” Bordeaux...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoNtamack makes sure for Toulouse
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN RONAN O’Gara must be wondering what he has to do for his La Rochelle side to beat...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBulls hold firm to keep Leinster out
By SIMON THOMAS Bulls ................................... 25pts Tries: Goosen 30, Petersen 42, 67 Conversions: Goosen 31, 43 Penalties: Goosen 40, 61 Leinster..............................20pts...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoGreen tipped to take chance with England
By LUKE JARMYN Key Harlequins figures believe that if Tyrone Green doesn’t get picked for the Springboks this summer, then he’ll...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBurrows living the dream with Yorkshire at HQ
By LUKE JARMYN FORMER Newcastle and Coventry star Ryan Burrows has spoken of his personal joy at being able to fulfil...
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Paul Rees
/ 11 months agoSaints stars give credit to Vesty
By PAUL REES On the run: Alex Mitchell breaks through against Saracens during the semi-final PICTURES: Getty Images Alex Mitchell and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 11 months agoLeinster get back on track and set up Pretoria trial
By JOHN FALLON Leinster............ 43pts Tries: Lowe 34, 46, Henshaw 21, Larmour 63, Van der Flier 68, Molony 76 Conversions: Byrne...
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Chris Hewett
/ 11 months agoLet the ‘waterboys’ just get on with it
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED It's the burning question of the moment: what is Jacques Nienaber? Not “who is Jacques Nienaber”, or...
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Features
/ 11 months agoShattering end to Iestyn’s dreams
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Iestyn Harris had only just started to run with a rugby ball when...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoIt’s close but Dupont edges out Edwards
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Your columnist fell in love with rugby watching...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoJohann van Graan: Bath exactly where they should be after years of hard graft
Bath will face Northampton at Twickenham on Saturday after being transformed from Gallagher Premiership no-hopers to title contenders in under two...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months agoTommy Freeman: Saints taking lessons from Dublin defeat into Premiership final
Northampton have been reflecting on the harsh lessons of their defeat at Croke Park to steel their bid to claim the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months ago‘Final will be a huge day for the club’
By PAUL REES Bath are in the Premiership final for the first time since 2015 after overcoming a battling Sale yesterday....
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoPlumtree: We must sort out the logistics
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks head coach John Plumtree believes the Champions Cup is the greatest club competition out there but has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months agoI want my England shirt back says JVP
By GARY FITZGERALD The sight of the world’s best scrum-half strutting his stuff at the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months agoClarke confident Gloucester can put the bad times behind them
By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester will have regrets for their disappointing season that saw the Cherry & Whites finish second bottom in...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoWhy didn’t ref stop the clock?
The Champions Cup final was as exciting as we expected, but the decision not to stop the clock in extra-time, while...
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Chris Hewett
/ 11 months agoThen and now: It’s tough to compare
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Whenever the incomparable Antoine Dupont does the kind of things he did in dragging Toulouse over the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 11 months agoLeinster get back on right track
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..........33 Connacht ........ 17 Leinster coach Leo Cullen praised his men for the manner in which they...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoPink city deserves its place at the top
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Anybody watching the crowd scenes in front...
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James Harrington
/ 11 months agoGopperth misses out on top flight
FRENCH COLUMN By JAMES HARRINGTON Jimmy Gopperth won’t be the oldest-ever player to feature in the Top 14 next season after...
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Podcast
/ 11 months agoSeries 3, Episode 40: Lee Dickson – Premiership semi-finals preview
What a Champions Cup final it was, and Antoine Dupont‘s Toulouse ultimately condemned Leinster to a third consecutive final defeat to...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoAwesome! Toulouse make it a super six
By BEN JAYCOCK at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Champions Cup final player of the match and European rugby’s biggest star Antoine Dupont...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoLudlow: Sharks took it to Test level
By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester captain Lewis Ludlow was dejected after the defeat to the Sharks in the Challenge Cup final but...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months agoMcCall confident stunned Saracens will bounce back
By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens have endured a tough campaign on and off the pitch as they head into the playoffs but...
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Premiership
/ 11 months agoWe can beat anyone now says stoked up Matavesi
By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi knew something had changed when he joined up with Northampton after Fiji’s World Cup quarter-final exit...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoToulouse provide a lesson in brilliance
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster............................. 22pts Tries: van der Flier 93 Conversions: Frawley 94 Penalties: Byrne 18, 43, 46, 65; Frawley 77...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoGloucester can’t live with Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester ....................... 22pts Tries: Tuisue 58, Socino 76, Clarke 79 Conversions: Hastings 58, 77 Penalties: Englefield 23 Sharks...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoGood to see the winners party like they meant it
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Well it was good to see the Sharks celebrate on Friday night like the European Challenge Cup really meant...