Waratahs planning World Club championship match
1 decade ago by Super Rugby2014 Super Rugby winners the Waratahs are in negotiations to play in a World Club Championship match against French Top 14 and Heineken Cup champions Toulon.
Trailer: The Toulon Documentary
1 decade ago by TheScore.ieLIKE THEM OR loath them, Toulon pulled off a remarkable feat last season in winning both the Top 14 and Heineken Cup.While rugby has moved on and the club are now intent on repeating their feats in the...
Friday Round-Up
1 decade agoBeale Returns to Wallabies matchday squad: Kurtley Beale will make his long awaited return to the Australia matchday squad this weekend after being selected by Michael Cheika for the game against Ireland...
Rugby Banter Page Weekly Round Up
1 decade ago by Rugby Banter PageMonday 10th November:Nonu & Faumuina To Depart To France post RWC, according to reports in France:According to reports in French publication Midi Olympique, Ma’a Nonu has signed a two-year deal to...
'Attitude and heart' drive Munster's latest escape act
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentOn one side of the passageway which separates the Millennium Stadium from the Arms Park, hundreds of powerful bulbs were shining on Saturday, trying to persuade the grass to grow on the pitch where Munster...
Should Stuart Lancaster pick Steffon Armitage?
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldIt's less than 12 months til England's first World Cup game, and the back row is still up for debate. Here we investigate the pros and cons of Toulon's Armitage... An eye for a try: Armitage...
Thursday Round-Up
1 decade agoBack in Black: The long awaited return to rugby union of one Sonny Bill Williams will come to a screeching halt this weekend, as the comer rugby league star is named in Steve Hansen’s starting XV to...
Neil Francis - Scrum will be what drags Leinster down
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThere are no guarantees that you ever will win the Heineken Cup with a really good international-standard front-row, but you are guaranteed that you won’t win it without one.
Munster Rugby v Saracens – Europeans Champions Cup – Round 2
1 decade ago by In The LooseSaracens faced Munster in 2012 in the Heineken Cup – the relabelled Europeans Champions Cup (main sponsor Heineken!) saw them drawn against the Irish giants again. I’d travelled to Limerick...
Celtic warriors are still holding the high ground
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentTHE changes in the format of the new Europe were supposed to reduce the perceived advantage the Pro12 sides and the Irish provinces in particular enjoyed in the old Heineken Cup.
