Jim Mallinder warns of the dangers Clermont will pose to Northampton
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Mallinder: ‘Clermont Auvergne have no weaknesses’• Clermont meet Saints defending 22-game unbeaten record• George North out until end of April after latest head injuryJim Mallinder believes...
5 key battles ahead of the Racing Metro v Saracens game
1 decade agoBen Arous v Du PlessisThe scrum is going to be an important factor in who will progress to the semi-finals and it will be interesting to see the head to head between Eddy Ben Arous and Petrus Du Plessis....
Botha, Giteau lead Toulon's charge
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Two-time defending champions Toulon welcome back veterans Bakkies Botha and Matt Giteau for a European Champions Cup quarterfinal against Wasps this weekend, the latest step in their bid for an unprecedented...
Exeter Chiefs' Jack Maunder to skipper England under-18s
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoExeter Chiefs scrum-half Jack Maunder will captain England under-18s against Italy in the European Championship bronze final on Saturday. He is one of five changes to the side for the game at Stade Toulousain...
Racing Metro vs Saracens - Will Greenwood's European Champions Cup quarter-final preview
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsRacing Metro. Remarkably their first ever qualification out of the pool stages - so classically French they do it as top seeds and find themselves the only unbeaten team in the tournament. A draw...
Toulon vs Wasps - Will Greenwood's European Champions Cup quarter-final preview
1 decade ago by The TelegraphToulon had qualified as pool winners by Round Six, but a lack of tries at home in two of their three home matches meant they needed an away win at Scarlets to ensure a home quarter-final on the Med. ...
Racing v Saracens: Teams
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbySaracens travel to Racing Metro for their Champions Cup quarter-final tie on Easter Sunday full of confidence on the back of five straight wins.
How Valuable Is Manu Tuilagi To England's World Cup Ambitions?
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpHaving been ruled out of the rest of the Aviva Premiership season for Leicester Tigers due to an ongoing groin injury, the powerful centre hasn't played a competitive game of rugby since October 2014...
Mallinder talks up Clermont's class
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby03 April 2015The Aviva Premiership title holders head to Stade Marcel Michelin, where opponents Clermont Auvergne boast a 22-game unbeaten European home record and whose scalps this season...
Carl Hayman insists Toulon's defeat by Toulouse has sharpened minds ahead of Wasps Champions Cup clash
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsMotivation for a Champions Cup quarter-final against Wasps will not be in short supply for Toulon, the defending European – but no longer French – champions. That latter title was unceremoniously...
