European Rugby Champions Cup 2014-15 preview: England start to arise but hat-trick in Toulon's sights
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAfter 19 years of Heineken Cup, we have new continental club tournament to savour, but the likelihood is that we will end up with familiar winner in May
European Rugby Champions Cup: the new tournament format explained
1 decade ago by The GuardianWith fewer teams than the Heineken Cup, European rugbys top club competition has a new format. Heres how it works The European Rugby Champions Cup replaces the Heineken Cup, whose 19-year lifespan ended...
Defense Coaching - Keeping on top at the top
1 decade ago by Nick HeathDefence Coaching – Keeping on top at the top Everybody loves a try. Well perhaps not everybody. With record scorelines and tries scored in the Aviva Premiership, defence coaches up and down...
Perfectionist O'Gara trying to bring others up to the mark
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentA clear grimace breaks out on Ronan O'Gara's face when he thinks back to the Heineken Cup humbling at the hands of Harlequins last year. This year he hopes for different results in a different competition.
12/10/2013 Harlequins 26 Scarlets 33
1 decade ago by Scarlets RugbyWritten off by many and seen as the underdogs of the group the Scarlets couldn't have hoped for a better start to their Heineken Cup campaign with an emphatic victory against Harlequins at the Stoop.
Bath Rugby are back among the best but 'tough' European Champions...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleHead coach Mike Ford believes Bath Rugby are back where they belong as they prepare to make their return to Europe's elite this weekend.Saturday's trip to Glasgow Warriors (3.15pm) in the new-look European...
Fullback Williams ready to face European giants Toulon
1 decade ago by Scarlets RugbyScarlets fullback Liam Williams is excited by the prospect of taking on European giants, and two times Heineken Cup winners, RC Toulon in the opening round of the new-look Rugby Champions Cup this Sunday.
Laidlaw calls on Gloucester to begin their European campaign with...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoGreig Laidlaw admits it is absolutely essential that Gloucester kick-off their European campaign with a triumph at Kingsholm tonight. The Cherry and Whites host Brive, who won the Heineken Cup in 1997...
Billy Meakes handed his first Gloucester start and European debut
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoBilly Meakes will make his first start for Gloucester when Brive visit Kingsholm in the European Challenge Cup tomorrow. The Australian centre joined the Cherry and Whites in February and has quickly established...
Rugby statistics: can trends identify the first European Champions Cup winner?
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldFront and centre: Could one of these fellas be lifting the European Champions Cup come May?Meet the new boss, same as the old boss? The Heineken Cup is no more, has ceased to be, is …Continue reading...
