All posts tagged "Champions Cup"
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBaxter backing Jenkins to bounce back at Chiefs
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has backed Dafydd Jenkins to bounce back from the disappointment of leading Wales to a first...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoAll set for a race to the finish
With the Premiership resuming next weekend, Paul Rees looks at how the runners and riders are gearing up The Premiership resumes...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoToulouse and Stade in line for a race to glory
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The top two tiers of French domestic rugby have been on hiatus this weekend, giving fans a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoBaxter turns his attention to top Ealing pair
ON THE BLINDSIDE - EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Having already snapped up Coventry’s star centre Will Rigg in a mid-season swoop,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoIt’s a long walk but Wales on right road
CHRIS HEWETT We've all heard it: “You don’t beat Wales at rugby – you just score more points than them.” Like...
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Features
/ 1 year agoReid: We want to build new legacy
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath back rower Miles Reid who wants to see the glory days return, if only to keep...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoOyonnax have to keep on believing
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Oyonnax manager Joe El-Abd promised last week that his side would ‘fight to the end’ following their...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoHodge on his way back to fast lane
By MARK STEVENS Josh Hodge has set his sights on an exciting end to the season after making an impressive return...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoNowell extends deal to stay at La Rochelle
ON THE BLINDSIDE By MARK STEVENS Jack Nowell’s French connection is set to go on for a few more years yet,...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team with Michael Le Bourgeois
The Bedford Blues player-coach and former Wasps and Jersey Reds centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoBig clubs are hit by ‘doublon’ clashes
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN We always knew the World Cup would play havoc with the Top 14 season – as soon...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago“Time feels right” to make Racing move – Farrell
Owen Farrell admits that leaving Saracens was a “difficult decision” but that he is ready to “experience something different” by moving...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoEnd of an era as Lawes commits to Brive
Courtney Lawes will leave Northampton this summer to join ProD2 side Brive after 17 seasons at Franklin’s Gardens. Lawes said Northampton...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoVan Graan banking on Russell to hit the target
By JON NEWCOMBE Johann van Graan has every faith that Finn Russell can transfer his goal-kicking form for Scotland to Bath...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 1 year agoEngland’s Plan A is to run at Portugal
By PAUL REES PREVIEW...England A vs Portugal (Today. Kick-off 1pm, Welford Road) Steve Borthwick left Edinburgh after England’s clash against Scotland...
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Features
/ 1 year agoRugby’s stuck in the ice age. It needs to open up
Ben Jaycock talks to Freddie Burns about life in Japan and what he thinks the sport must do to attract the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoLawes can bring some order
Paul Rees says the former England captain who has signed for Brive will have much to offer when he retires Brive...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns: England U20s and Sale prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour
By BEN JAYCOCK With an ageing front row, England are crying out for youthful props who can go toe to toe...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoToulon need to win over the critics
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Sometimes it’s not immediately obvious whether a side is in good shape or not. A simple look...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNorey working hard to grab his Prem chance
By PAUL REES Max Norey made his Exeter debut in 2019 but has had to wait until this season to nail...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSaracens hooker forced to quit game
SARACENS hooker Tom Woolstencroft has been forced to retire from rugby on medical advice at the age of 29. Woolstencroft has...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoLynagh leaves Quins for Benetton
ON THE BLINDSIDE – updated from Sunday’s (11/02/24) TRP Harlequins have confirmed wing Louis Lynagh will join URC side Benetton next...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAnglo-Welsh league ‘depends on money’
By PAUL REES Premiership coaches have given their backing to Warren Gatland’s call for an Anglo-Welsh league – as long as...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAll Blacks in Dublin will be the acid test
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED EARLY February is not obviously the moment to select a highlight of the calendar year. Especially if...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoShort-term ban means Willemse is evading natural justice
Natural justice is conspicuous by its absence in the union game. Think of the relegation-free protectionism of the Six Nations and...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoKeen demand to host Euro finals weekend
By JON NEWCOMBE Dominic McKay, chairman of European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), has revealed that interest in hosting European club rugby’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCaulfield saga leaves much to be desired
PETER JACKSON It is not unreasonable to presume that those serving on the judiciary of the Champions Cup are appointed because...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe are here for the long term
Newcastle were the only Premiership club to sack their head coach mid-season last year and the Falcons were at it again...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGreat to see jeopardy in battle to be champions
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to former Harlequins and England winger Ugo Monye, below, now a pundit for TNT Sports, about the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoDunn: I want to finish my time with a trophy
By PAUL REES Tom Dunn has spent his senior career at Bath and intends to finish it by emulating the teams...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoOjomoh delight as England call up his boy Max
By EDDIE McATEER Former England back row Steve Ojomoh is thrilled that his son Max has been called into the England...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoOdendaal enjoying his life back in the Prem
By PAUL REES Burger Odendaal was one of the few Premiership players who did not welcome the break for the Six...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSlammers France and Ireland clash in seismic opener
Preview: France vs Ireland (Friday, 8pm) The highly anticipated 2024 Six Nations gets underway as the two tournament favourites, France and Ireland,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoDavid: I’m loving the freedom I get here
By JON NEWCOMBE Nick David is revelling in the freedom given to players at Harlequins and is in contention for a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoVan Graan delighted by Spencer’s recall
By JON NEWCOMBE Bath boss Johann van Graan has hailed Ben Spencer’s England return as a triumph of perseverance after his...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoHepburn waits for an offer at Exeter
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter are yet to offer loosehead Alec Hepburn, above, who has been named in Scotland’s...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBattling Tigers hold on in last-kick drama
By ADAM HATHAWAY Harlequins ........................ 19pts Tries: David 37, Walker 58, Green 79 Conversions: J Evans 38, 59 Leicester ...........................20pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoCrisis? Not in my view, says Sanderson
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Gloucester v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm WITH four straight defeats in all competitions and a season-ending...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoIt’s time for Borthwick to ignite the backline
ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick has done the easy bit in picking a 36-man squad for the Six Nations, the hard bit...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoGalthie looking for mix of renewal and continuity
Six Nations team-by-team previews: France James Harrington anticipates an Era of Expectation from the side who stalled at the World Cup...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoTime for Borthwick to deliver
Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoFarrell’s jumping from fire…into fire
RUGBY MATTERS I don't know about you but it’s occasionally been a bit of a torture watching Owen Farrell struggle with...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoLyon get it right against Perpignan
JAMES HARRINGTON In a league featuring the likes of Racing 92 and Toulouse, Toulon and La Rochelle, Bordeaux and Stade Francais,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPremiership previews: Round 12
After a two-week break for European action, the Premiership is all set for its final round of matches before the Six...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLa Rochelle defy wind to win Sale shootout
By TOM JEFFREYS Sale Sharks…………………………………24 Tries: Roebuck 59, Creevy 67, Dugdale 77, Veainu 80+2 Conversions: Ford 68, Bedlow 79 La Rochelle…………………………………37...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBeard: To get the call was a dream come true
By PAUL REES Oscar Beard missed the call he dared not expect. The Harlequins centre had shut himself in his room...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoGallagher set for Munster return
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath full-back/winger Matt Gallagher is in advanced talks with Munster about a return to Thomond...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoNow Slade holds talks with Stade
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade, who is out of contract at the end of the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCaulfield sees red as Bears bomb out
By JOHN FALLON Connacht .......................... 27pts Tries: Bolton 9, Aungier 20, Blade 33, Smith 46 Bristol.................................10pts Conversions: Tries: Carty 47, Hanrahan...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLynagh lets rip with stunning try double
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ....................... 47pts Tries: David 4, 64; Lynagh 24, 32; Care 47, Esterhuizen 58, Evans 72 Conversions: Smith...
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