France U18s win the European Championship and give hope to the future
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpFrance's Under 18 were recently crowned European champions with a convincing 57-0 victory over Georgia in Toulouse. Head coach Thierry Gatieneau's young side impressively saw off defending champions...
Tuesday Round-Up
1 decade agoArmitage ruled out of Final: Delon Armitage will miss Toulon's clash with Clermont Auvergne in the European Final after fracturing his hand. The full back sustained the injury during Toulon's win over...
Win 'why I joined Clermont' - Davies
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsJonathan Davies says the chance to win the European Rugby Champions Cup was one of the major reasons behind joining Clermont Auvergne from Scarlets. The Wales and British and Irish Lions centre...
Brown not given up on Scotland yet
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsScotland flanker Kelly Brown insists he has not given up hope of being recalled into Vern Cotter's squad ahead of the World Cup, despite missing the RBS 6 Nations.
Clermont: This is our year
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Nick Abendanon believes this is going to be ASM Clermont Auvergne's season and that the French side can finally win the European Cup after so many years of trying. The England fullback played another...
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 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...
Japan toil to beat Korea
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Their focus firmly on this year's World Cup, Japan struggled to beat South Korea 56-30 on Saturday in the opening game of the inaugural Asian Championship. The Brave Blossoms, forced into several changes...
Billy Keane: Leinster fans on tour aren't half as much sport as the Munster supporters
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentI went for a drive on a yacht in the South of France, not that far from Marseille where Leinster take on the might of Toulon. A nice spot for sure. And I told the driver he had a lovely ship. "It's a boat,"...
