Just another Final for Toulon
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Bernard Laporte and his RC Toulon side have become used to preparing for major finals and Saturday's Champions Cup Final clash at Twickenham Stadium with ASM Clermont Auvergne will be their seventh in...
5 key battles ahead of the Champions Cup final
1 decade agoDebaty v HaymanIn what is expected to be a closely fought game, the scrum will have a huge bearing on who will lift the Champions Cup. Damien Debaty will be hoping to spoil Hayman’s big day, in what...
James to break Clermont drought
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Having made them wait 98 years, and suffer 10 final defeats, before eventually delivering the French Championship, Brock James is determined to give the rugby-mad ASM Clermont Auvergne supporters a first...
How have the previous all-French European Cup Finals unfolded?
1 decade agoWith The Champions Cup final only days away between Clermont Auvergne and Toulon, we take look back at the previous all-French European Cup finals and how they unfolded. Clermont Auvergne v ToulonSaturday’s...
Twickenham triumphs
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyTwickenham hosts its fifth European final on Saturday as Clermont Auvergne and Toulon clash in the Champions Cup final.
A look back at the most recent Toulon v Clermont Auvergne game
1 decade agoWith the Champions Cup Final only days away we look back at the most recent game between Toulon and Clermont Auvergne In the Top 14. The sides met at the Stade Felix Mayol in November with Toulon 27-19...
Armitage absence would be 'cop-out'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsAustralia's Drew Mitchell says not selecting flanker Steffon Armitage in England's World Cup squad because it might harm morale would be a "cop-out". The Toulon flanker, 29, cannot play for...
England fears over Steffon Armitage are a 'copout', says Toulon team-mate Drew Mitchell
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe suggestion that including Steffon Armitage in England’s World Cup squad would have a detrimental impact on squad morale was dismissed by Drew Mitchell, his Toulon teammate, who described that line...
A look back at the previous European Cup finals at Twickenham
1 decade agoWith kick-off only days away in the Champions Cup final between Toulon and Clermont Auvergne at Twickenham we look back at the previous European Cup finals at the home of English Rugby. 2012The...
After 20 years of European rugby union, who would make the best XV? | Robert Kitson
1 decade ago by The GuardianFrom the days of Wasps and Leicester dominance, to the triumphs of Munster and Leinster, which players make the cut as the ultimate Euro XV?• European Champions Cup preview: Clermont Auvergne v Toulon•...
