Mallinder shocked by Clermont loss
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby04 April 2015The English champions, who sit 10 points clear at the summit of the Aviva Premiership, exited Europe at the quarter-final stage after being routed four tries to one at the...
We've Got Some Work To Do - O'Connor
1 decade ago by Irish Rugby NewsLeinster head coach Matt O'Connor was relieved to see his side edge out Bath 18-15 this afternoon to reach the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup. Captain Jamie Heaslip said it was 'right up there...
Clermont Auvergne turn on the style as England’s top team are swept aside
1 decade ago by The TimesClermont Auvergne 37 Northampton Saints 5 Northampton Saints completed a chastening day for English clubs in the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup after being put to the sword by Clermont...
Clermont 37 Northampton 5, European Champions Cup match report: Clermont run riot as Saints crash out
1 decade ago by The TelegraphNorthampton Saints, the English champions, saw their European dreams turn into a nightmare as they were completely outclassed by a rampant Clermont Auvergne side who underscored their status as serious...
Bath coach Mike Ford says ‘we should have won’ after defeat by Leinster
1 decade ago by The Guardian• ‘We are disappointed because we are a lot better than we showed today’• Kicking of Ian Madigan proves decisive for Leinster• Match report: Leinster 18-15 BathMike Ford insisted he did not want...
Saints taught a harsh lesson
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Dylan Hartley was quick to acknowledge that English rugby flag bearers Northampton Saints had been taught "one hell of a lesson" as they were blown away by a rampant Clermont in a one-sided European Cup...
Bath edged out by unerring accuracy of Ian Madigan
1 decade ago by The TimesLeinster 18 Bath 15 Ian Madigan booted Bath out of Europe as they made an agonising Champions Cup quarter-final exit in Dublin, despite scoring both tries of an absorbing encounter at the Aviva Stadium...
Saints pummelled by Clermont
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby04 April 2015Just hours after Bath had succumbed to Leinster in Dublin, the reigning Aviva Premiership champions and runaway league leaders leaked four tries to their dazzling opponents...
Video: 'The Irish are good at milking penalties' - George Ford is a bit bitter after Leinster defeat
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentBath try scorer George Ford has said that Leinster's ability to "milk penalties" was the reason they secured a semi-final spot in this year's Champions Cup following today's 18-15 win at the Aviva Stadium.
Ford: We don't want sympathy
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyMike Ford insists that his Bath side do not want a ‘sympathy vote’ after exiting the European Champions Cup to Leinster at the quarter-final stage.
