A look back at the last time Toulon took on Leinster
1 decade agoWith Toulon and Leinster playing this weekend in the semi-final of the Champions Cup we look back at the last time these sides met in last seasons Heineken Cup quarter-final. In what was a tight first...
Clermont target European Champions Cup final and revenge against Saracens
1 decade ago by The GuardianHumbled by Saracens at Twickenham in last year’s Cup semi-final, Clermont Auvergne are determined to make the final this time but face an English side themselves confident and committed in a bid to win...
Rugby Banter Page weekly round up
1 decade ago by Rugby Banter PageMonday 6th April: Blues Centre Saili Sings For Munster: Blues and New Zealand capped centre Peter Saili has signed for Irish province Munster on a two year deal, which begins at the end of the current...
Thursday Round-Up
1 decade agoThorn to retire: Former All Black Brad Thorn has announced his retirement from the game. The legendary second row has nearly won every trophy in the game at retires and the age of 40. Thorn's career lasted...
Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints: Match preview
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoRob Baxter thinks Exeter Chiefs have no option but to take something out of Sunday’s clash with Northampton Saints at Sandy Park if they are to keep their play-off hopes alive. Just three points separate...
Inside Rugby: Leicester Tigers lock Brad Thorn calls time on...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryBrad Thorn can't bring himself to utter the "R Word". I mean, he literally can't say it. He stutters and "errms'' and "ahhs''. He smiles and laughs and then, eventually, he says it. "It's safe to...
FAN'S VIEW: Lack of home advantage counts against Bath Rugby...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleBath Rugby supporter Glyn Edwards gives his take on events at The Rec. . . It has a new name for this season and a slightly different format, but the 2014-15 European Rugby Champions Cup has proved...
Brad Thorn rates European Cup win ahead of World Cup in stellar career
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandCelebrated rugby hard-man Brad Thorn says lifting the European Cup for his Irish club surpasses winning the World Cup for the All Blacks. Thorn was an invaluable veteran forward during the All Blacks'...
'Lifting the European Cup alongside Brian O’Driscoll was better than winning the World Cup with New Zealand'
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentHe has dined at the very top table in world rugby but for New Zealand legend Brad Thorn, lifting the Heineken Cup trophy alongside Brian O’Driscoll is a moment that simply can’t be beaten.
We should learn to love and admire Saracens - rugby's version of Millwall
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsWe should learn to love Saracens, a club with a Millwall-type reputation around the land, grudgingly admired but never taken to the bosom. They have borne this disdain well, traded on it as per their...
