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. ...
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...
Bath are worth a flutter to reach the Champions Cup semi-finals | Dean Ryan
1 decade ago by The GuardianMike Ford’s men have been fantastic on the road in Europe and could surprise Leinster but it will be hard going for the other three English clubs in France• Northampton’s George North ruled out for...
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...
Write us off at your peril, warns Connacht captain John Muldoon
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoConnacht captain John Muldoon has warned Gloucester not to underestimate his side as underdogs. The Cherry and Whites cruised through the group stages of the European Challenge Cup unbeaten and qualified...
Vermaak chasing World Cup spot
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Three-times capped Springbok Jano Vermaak is returning home to South Africa with a World Cup dream. The 30-year-old, who has been a shining star for the revitalised French giants Toulouse in the Top...
DANIEL EVANS: The buzz is there, the England boys are back, now...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleThere's been a buzz in the air at Bath Rugby this week; a buzz with a familiar resonance. It's that confidence and excitement that's meant to be quiet, not vocalised, but ends up seeping out when the...
Kellock announces his retirement
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby02 April 2015The 33-year-old lock will hang up his boots at the end of the season after leading Warriors for nine years and earning 56 caps for Scotland. Kellock, who joined Glasgow...
Warriors captain Kellock to retire
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsGlasgow Warriors captain and former Scotland international Alastair Kellock is to retire from rugby at the end of the season. Kellock, who has been the Warriors captain for the past nine seasons,...
Bath Rugby 'on fire' in training and Mike Ford hopes they'll turn...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleBath Rugby have been "on fire" in training, much to the delight of excited head coach Mike Ford. Now they need to turn up the heat on Leinster – the three-time European champions. Bath had to claw...
