Rugby union: talking points from the weekend’s Champions Cup action
6 years ago by The GuardianDanny Cipriani’s injury has hurt Gloucester with a crunch match to come while Saracens and Racing 92 meet in a game to savourA sure sign of a good team is one that keeps winning convincingly even when...
Battle of Deegan and Doris ‘positive’ for Leinster
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyThere has been no shortage of praise for Leinster’s latest batch of youth, but to watch Max Deegan give another Man-of-the-Match performance yesterday in Ballsbridge could make you think that they...
Battle of Deegan and Doris ‘positive’ for Leinster
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyThere has been no shortage of praise for Leinster’s latest batch of youth, but to watch Max Deegan give another Man-of-the-Match performance yesterday in Ballsbridge could make you think that they...
O’Mahony: Missed points now haunting Munster
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyPeter O’Mahony was left to regret missed opportunities throughout Munster’s Heineken Champions Cup pool campaign but the captain is confident his province has the right mix to compete with...
Munster wilt as Racing turn up firepower
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyIn the end, there was simply too much firepower for Munster to cope with. They had battled hard for 70 minutes, taking a 22-20 lead into the endgame and keeping hopes of another European miracle alive.
Racing boss: 'We have qualified for the quarter-finals, nothing more'
6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyEven as the celebrations of Racing’s Champions Cup win over Munster still echoed around La Defense Arena, head coach Laurent Travers was looking to the future.
Paris Heartbreak For Munster Against Vakatawa-Inspired Racing
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsMunster produced a Trojan effort but fell marginally short against a Racing 92 side who scored three tries in the final nine minutes to give this tightly-contested Heineken Champions Cup battle a lopsided...
Six-Try Triumph Keeps Leinster On Course For Top Seeding
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsLeinster are within touching distance of a Heineken Champions Cup home quarter-final after running out 42-14 bonus point winners over Lyon at the RDS. A Dave Kearney brace took his handsome season’s...
Six-Try Triumph Keeps Leinster On Course For Top Seeding
6 years ago by Irish Rugby NewsLeinster are within touching distance of a Heineken Champions Cup home quarter-final after running out 42-14 bonus point winners over Lyon at the RDS. A Dave Kearney brace took his handsome season’s...
Exeter carry the English standard but French clubs look a real force | Robert Kitson
6 years ago by The GuardianRacing 92 and Toulouse are a threat in the European Champions Cup while Leinster are a dominant force this seasonAt first glance this year’s European Champions Cup is not noticeably awash with suspense,...
