Rugby's powerbrokers hiding behind vow of silence
1 decade ago by The TelegraphConfidentiality: the get-out clause for the furtive and the fearful. The term has been trotted out in rugby far too often in recent times, over the salary cap, over the departure of Debbie Jevans from...
Rugby union: talking points from the weekend’s European finals
1 decade ago by The GuardianClermont’s defeat in Champions Cup final bodes ill for remainder of Top 14 season while Gloucester have a togetherness that will serve them wellThe fear is that now one wheel has come off the whole car...
Al Kellock was foundation in rebuilding of Glasgow
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe scribe will focus on an inauspicious date in the middle of the year when the Glasgow coach Sean Lineen picked up the telephone and changed the face of Scottish rugby by persuading Al Kellock back home...
Who will be Wales' 10th Euro champ?
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsToulon's Leigh Halfpenny or Clermont Auvergne's Jonathan Davies will become Wales' 10th European champion when the French sides meet in the Champions Cup final at Twickenham on Saturday. BBC...
Just another Final for Toulon
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Bernard Laporte and his RC Toulon side have become used to preparing for major finals and Saturday's Champions Cup Final clash at Twickenham Stadium with ASM Clermont Auvergne will be their seventh in...
How have the previous all-French European Cup Finals unfolded?
1 decade agoWith The Champions Cup final only days away between Clermont Auvergne and Toulon, we take look back at the previous all-French European Cup finals and how they unfolded. Clermont Auvergne v ToulonSaturday’s...
Can Edinburgh create History on Friday night?
1 decade agoSince the introduction of European Cup competitions in 1996, there have been winners from England, France,Wales and Ireland but never from Scotland. On Friday night Edinburgh have the opportunity of becoming...
A look back at the previous European Cup finals at Twickenham
1 decade agoWith kick-off only days away in the Champions Cup final between Toulon and Clermont Auvergne at Twickenham we look back at the previous European Cup finals at the home of English Rugby. 2012The...
After 20 years of European rugby union, who would make the best XV? | Robert Kitson
1 decade ago by The GuardianFrom the days of Wasps and Leicester dominance, to the triumphs of Munster and Leinster, which players make the cut as the ultimate Euro XV?• European Champions Cup preview: Clermont Auvergne v Toulon•...
London Wasps well placed to beat French at their own game
1 decade ago by The TelegraphEnglish clubs won a big battle in the boardroom last year to revamp the European Cup. Given that it is now eight years since they last won the title, it is about time they applied the same bare-knuckle...
