Clermont defeat shows how far Saracens have progressed - but they must add a cutting edge
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSaracens got so much right, which is why I think they will be so disappointed. They frustrated Clermont, particularly in that first half when they got their tactics pretty much spot on. They matched...
Clermont Auvergne 13 Saracens 9, match report: Visitors battle bravely but left to contemplate what could've been
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsOne of the great European occasions. It might not have been one of the great rugby spectacles, but it was a tense and compelling match of quite jaw-dropping muscularity, as two of the competition’s...
Clermont march into the Final
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Clermont scored a hard-earned 13-9 win over Saracens in Saint Etienne on Saturday to become the first team to reach the 2015 European Champions Cup Final. They will play the winner of Sunday's encounter...
England head coach Stuart Lancaster will snub Steffon Armitage for Rugby World Cup squad - and rightly so
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe time has come. For the entirety of this international season, too many observers have been trying to draw Rugby World Cup conclusions from every little moment. It has been rather tiresome, if...
Clermont Auvergne v Saracens (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsOwen Farrell is set to return from injury after being named on the Saracens bench for the Champions Cup semi-final against Clermont Auvergne. The England fly-half has been out of action...
Champions Cup preview: Will Greenwood looks ahead to Clermont vs Saracens and Toulon vs Leinster
1 decade ago by The TelegraphClermont vs Saracens A repeat of last year's semi-final only in a different location. Clermont are the weaker side mentally and as a result will benefit from their French semi-location. At Twickenham...
Leicester Tigers Standpoint: Injury to Marcos Ayerza may be...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers actually played pretty well for half an hour, applied some pressure and forced a few errors. During that period the only criticism could be the failure to make the most of chances during...
Saracens 22 Leicester Tigers 6: Time running out as tame Tigers...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryIt's General Election time when a rabid torrent of statistics are forced down our throats on a daily basis. Many are fabricated. The rest are largely meaningless. Lies. Damn lies. And statistics. There...
Saracens 22 Leicester Tigers 6: Home semi-final beyond us now,...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill admitted a home semi-final is beyond his team after a 22-6 defeat at Saracens. The result meant Tigers are now six points behind second-placed...
Saracens 22 Leicester Tigers 6, match report: Magnificent Billy Vunipola carries Sarries to victory
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThis was ruthlessly efficient stuff from Saracens. It was certainly not the prettiest nor the most absorbing match you will see this season, and Saracens might well regret not having scored a fourth...
