Owen Farrell signs new contract with Saracens
1 decade ago by The TelegraphOwen Farrell, the England fly-half, has handed Saracens a boost in the wake of their Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Clermont Auvergne by signing a new contract with the club. Farrell, 24, made...
Scary to think this could be Toulon’s starting XV next season
1 decade ago15. Leigh HalfpennyAfter signing from Cardiff Blues last season, Halfpenny has enjoyed a good start to his Toulon career. With Halfpenny arguably the best place kicker in the world, Toulon know that they...
Clermont brilliance sees off Saracens to set up place in Champions Cup Final
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpWesley Fofana scored the only try of a tight first European Champions Cup Semi Final on Saturday, as Clermont beat visiting Saracens 13-9 to set up an all-French final meeting with Toulon. They faced...
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 Auvergne 13 Saracens 9, match report: Visitors battle bravely but left to contemplate what could've been
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsOne of the great European occasions. It might not have been one of the great rugby spectacles, but it was a tense and compelling match of quite jaw-dropping muscularity, as two of the competition’s...
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...
Clermont Auvergne v Saracens, European Champions Cup: Brad Barritt the rock to rely on in hardest places
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThe warrior sat with his marks of battle, the scabby, scraped knee testimony to Brad Barritt’s return to action last weekend against Leicester. His next outing will be anything but run-of-the-mill...
Saracens will lose but not by much - Guscott
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThe first of this weekend's European Champions Cup semi-finals sees England's last representatives, Saracens, facing one of the hardest challenges Europe's elite club tournament can offer. Clermont...
Clermont vs Saracens: Four key clashes to decide European Champions Cup semi-final
1 decade ago by The Telegraph1. Fritz Lee v Billy Vunipola Everyone focuses on Vunipola’s carrying game but what really impressed me against Racing Métro was his defence and fitness. He has this great ability to stop someone...
Clermont Auvergne v Saracens: We would fear Nick Abendanon, says Jonathan Davies ahead of semi-final
1 decade ago by The TelegraphJonathan Davies says he is delighted to have Nick Abendanon on his Clermont Auvergne side for the Champions Cup semi-final against Saracens weekend – but he is worried about the chances of coming up...
