Leicester and Saracens defeats bring Champions Cup pain for English clubs
8 years ago by The Guardian• Wasps win but as things stand only Bath would reach Europe’s last eight• Late breaks from Leicester’s Manu Tuilagi one of few weekend positivesBack-to-back defeats for Leicester and Saracens...
Team of the Weekend - Champions Cup
8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby1. 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...
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...
Mark McCall calls on Saracens band of brothers to stand firm in tough times
8 years ago by The GuardianDirector of rugby says Saracens ‘want a group that has balls and I think we have it’ before character-testing Champions Cup rematch with Clermont AuvergneMark McCall said after the humbling at home...
Seven steps to redemption for English clubs after Champions Cup wipeout | Robert Kitson
8 years ago by The GuardianEngland clubs suffered their worst set of results in European history – but Bath, Leicester, Saracens and Wasps now have chance to lead a reversal of fortunesOK, so it looks bad. Seven European defeats...
Maro Itoje will be available for England’s Six Nations title defence
8 years ago by The Guardian• Player required surgery on fractured jaw in defeat at Harlequins this month• Saracens reveal he faces a maximum of four more weeks in rehabilitationMaro Itoje will be available for the start of England’s...
Manu Tuilagi on verge of comeback for Leicester after knee injury
8 years ago by The Guardian• Player expected in line-up on Sunday against Munster or Saracens next week• Leicester and England centre visited witch-doctor in Samoa earlier this yearThose who believe Manu Tuilagi will never again...
Jim Mallinder sacked as director of rugby at Northampton Saints
8 years ago by The Guardian• Saints board were under pressure after string of poor results • Alan Dickens will take over as interim head coachJim Mallinder has been sacked as Northampton director of rugby. Saints chairman John...
Champions Cup Highlights: Saracens v ASM Clermont Auvergne
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyClermont ran out 46-14 victors over Saracens in this Champions Cup clash at Allianz Park. The French side got off to a flying start scoring four unanswered tries and a penalty. Sarries hit back with a...
Alivereti Raka almost single-handedly destroys Saracens
8 years ago by Rugby DumpClermont's Fijian winger Alivereti Raka went to town against Saracens, scoring a hat-trick in the first 25 minutes of last night's clash. Raka wasn't done with that, however, and assisted in a brilliant...
