European Champions Cup Highlights: Exeter Chiefs Vs Clermont Auvergne
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyClermont showing they are real contenders for European silverware with a bonus point win over Exeter. Exeter never got any momentum going and only crossed the line in the 79th minute. Clermont were clinical...
Match Report: Exeter Chiefs vs Clermont
1 decade ago by Midi OlympiqueTop 14 leaders Clermont served up a five star performance to avenge their Sandy Park defeat in last season's Champions Cup and kick-off their Pool 5 campaign with a bonus point victory. Despite...
Exeter Chiefs 8 Clermont Auvergne 35: Match report: Chiefs lose...
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoExeter Chiefs began their European Champions Cup campaign with a one-sided defeat against French giants Clermont Auvergne at Sandy Park on Sunday night.Wesley Fofana scored twice, while there were also...
Top 14 to promote French talent over foreign imports
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldThe rise of the Top 14 has been inverted by the steady decline of the French national team but new JIFF regulations may be about to stem the tidePaying public: Fans will be seeing more French qualified...
Preview: Ospreys vs Clermont Auvernge
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyA crunch match in Pool 2 awaits as Ospreys take on pool leaders Clermont Auvernge in Swansea tonight.The last time these 2 met it was an absolute cracker with the score at 34-29 to Clermont. Ospreys scored...
David Strettle scores another quality try for Clermont in Exeter romp
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpDavid Strettle scored another top quality try for new club Clermont as they romped to a 42-10 win over Exeter Chiefs at the Stade Marcel Michelin. The French side bounced back after a shock defeat the...
Sunday Round-Up
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyRichie Gray off to ToulouseFrench newspaper L'EQUIPE are reporting that Scotland second row Richie Gray will sign a 4 year deal with Toulouse come the end of the season.Bordeaux-Begles were believed...
Eddie Jones insists he is happy not to pick overseas players for England
1 decade ago by The Guardian• New head coach prepared to adhere to RFU’s selection rule• 55-year-old expresses desire to nurture an English successorEddie Jones has insisted he is happy to adhere to the Rugby Football Union’s...
All Black anger met with dignity as Europe embraces Charles Piutau
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe Wasps full-back missed the Rugby World Cup after his decision to join Ulster next year but has no regrets about coming to the northern hemisphereApologists for Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon need...
Steffon Armitage joins Nick Abendanon in labelling England’s World Cup players ‘pathetic’
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Toulon No8 hurt by opposition to picking overseas players• ‘To hear them say we’d be a distraction if selected was insulting’Steffon Armitage has joined Nick Abendanon in calling England’s...
