Wasps will pay price for Nathan Hughes' unjust ban against Toulon in European Champions Cup quarter-final
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWasps have many outstanding players in their squad but if there were one player they would not want to be without for Sunday’s European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-final in Toulon, it would be No 8...
Hayman looks no further than Wasps
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Carl Hayman insists history-chasing Toulon cannot afford to look beyond their European Rugby Champions Cup quarterfinal clash against Wasps. The defending champions have their sights set on becoming...
Young has high hopes for Wasps
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby04 April 2015Mission impossible confronts the Aviva Premiership underdogs on the Cote d'Azur where the star-studded champions are plotting their route to an unprecedented third successive...
Toulon v Wasps (Sun)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps welcome back England flanker James Haskell to a back row that will be missing number eight Nathan Hughes, who is suspended while he appeals against his three-week ban. Andre Masi,...
Wasps to go on the attack as Dai Young sets his sights on another Toulon giant-killing
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt is almost a year since Wasps began a European adventure that has brought them to the Champions Cup quarter-final against Toulon tomorrow. On the face of it, the contest represents a mission impossible...
Toulon vs Wasps - Will Greenwood's European Champions Cup quarter-final preview
1 decade ago by The TelegraphToulon had qualified as pool winners by Round Six, but a lack of tries at home in two of their three home matches meant they needed an away win at Scarlets to ensure a home quarter-final on the Med. ...
Mallinder talks up Clermont's class
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby03 April 2015The Aviva Premiership title holders head to Stade Marcel Michelin, where opponents Clermont Auvergne boast a 22-game unbeaten European home record and whose scalps this season...
Carl Hayman insists Toulon's defeat by Toulouse has sharpened minds ahead of Wasps Champions Cup clash
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsMotivation for a Champions Cup quarter-final against Wasps will not be in short supply for Toulon, the defending European – but no longer French – champions. That latter title was unceremoniously...
Northampton keep George North on sidelines while Wasps consider appeal
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Brain tests continue after three concussion injuries since autumn• Wasps’ James Haskell ‘astounded’ by red card for Nathan Hughes• Wasps to contest Nathan Hughes three-week ban, says Dai...
Nathan Hughes' three-week ban for an accidental collision with George North is a worrying precedent for rugby
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt is fair to surmise that Sir James Dingemans knows his rugby. As independent head of the Rugby Football Union’s judiciary, he has listed the sport as his primary recreation in Debrett’s and earned...
