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Crunch Champions Cup Clashes

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Champions Cup Rugby makes its debut in 2018 this weekend with only two rounds left in the pool stages of the competition.   We take a look at what we think is the biggest match from each pool.    Pool...

Hughes, Daly to miss start of Six Nations

8 years ago by TheRoar.com.au

Nathan Hughes and Elliot Daly will miss at least the first half of England’s Six Nations title defence through injury. The Wasps pair limped off in Sunday’s Champions Cup rout of La Rochelle...

Elliot Daly and Nathan Hughes injury blows for Six Nations campaign

8 years ago by The Guardian

• Injured Wasps pair both ruled out for at least half of the tournament• Daly and Hughes limped off with injuries against La Rochelle on SundayThe England and Lions’ three-quarter Elliot Daly will...

Injury crises every weekend suggest rugby has reached breaking point | Paul Rees

8 years ago by The Guardian

Turning union into a 13-a-side game or reducing the number of substitutes among proposals to counteract the brutal intensity and cluttered modern gameProfessional rugby is reaching breaking point. And...

Rugby union: talking points from the weekend’s European action

8 years ago by The Guardian

Of the five Champions Cup groups, Pool 5 looks like going down to the final weekend – with one point separating the top three: Bath, Toulon and ScarletsTake nothing away from Wasps’ hugely impressive...

Champions Cup Round 4 Tips

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A 3-1 record for my first week on the job was promising and I am hopeful for more success this week. It’s worth noting that all the Irish provinces were victorious while all seven English teams...

Team of the Weekend - Champions Cup

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

1. Beno Obano - Bath   The Bath loosehead played a crucial role in his side's narrow margin defeat of Toulon this weekend. He was rock solid in defence, making 13 tackles some of which coming at...

Champions Cup Highlights: Wasps v La Rochelle

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

La Rochelle have their first loss in Europe after Wasps smash them 21-3. Wasps started the game strong with Daly scoring twice to put Wasps in a strong position going into the end of the last quarter of...

Saracens slump to seventh straight defeat against Clermont Auvergne

8 years ago by The Guardian

• Clermont Auvergne 24-21 Saracens• Spedding’s late howitzer of a long-distance penalty secures winIt is hard to imagine two more contrasting rugby occasions than those involving Clermont and Saracens...

Elliot Daly scores two tries in Wasps’ revenge mission against La Rochelle

8 years ago by The Guardian

• Wasps 21-3 La Rochelle• Home side’s pack responds to humiliation in France with strong performanceHistorically the fourth round of the Champions Cup tests a team’s mental fortitude and character...