European Rugby Champions Cup talking points from the weekend | Guardian writers
1 decade ago by The GuardianWasps are enjoying home comforts, Racing resolve can be difficult to stop and Castres have put up the white flagEddie Butler: tournament has gone same way on the field as off it Continue reading...
European Cups semi-finals draw
1 decade ago by The Rugby PaperWasps and Northampton will host the Champions Cup semi-finals should they win on the road at Toulon and Clermont. Following the draw made in Clermont last night, the winner of Toulon against Wasps will...
Blues Super Rugby winger Halai to play for Wasps
1 decade ago by Super RugbyEnglish Rugby club Wasps have confirmed that they have signed Auckland Blues and All Black winger Frank Halai for next season
Champions Cup: Castres v Harlequins
1 decade agoAfter a reasonable tight first half the home side seemed to run out of fight as Harlequins turned on the charm in running in 7 tries and finishing just 3 points short of the 50 mark. The points would not...
Champions Cup: Wasps v Leinster
1 decade agoThe Ricoh Arena saw an epic Champions Cup battle as Wasps hosted Leinster in a game providing many different approaches to the quarter finals. Both sides needed a win to automatically qualify but a loss...
Wasps stung by ref justice as unconvincing Blues get all the breaks
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLeinster topped Pool 2 of the European Champions Cup, yet were arguably only the third-best team in the group. Given countless opportunities to put the result out of Wasps' reach in the first half, they...
George Hook: Wasps stung by ref justice as unconvincing Leinster get all the breaks
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLeinster topped Pool 2 of the European Champions Cup, yet were arguably only the third-best team in the group. Given countless opportunities to put the result out of Wasps' reach in the first half, they...
Racing Métro’s Jamie Roberts leaves Luther Burrell and Northampton trailing
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Northampton 8-32 Racing Métro• Roberts fired up for Wales’s Six Nations game against EnglandNorthampton qualified for the knock-out stage of Europe’s top competition for the first time since...
Andy Goode fails to provide fairytale finish but Wasps advance
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Wasps 20-20 Leinster• Goode misses late drop goal but Wasps and Leinster reach last eight• Champions Cup has gone same way off the field as on itThere is still the matter of adjusting to the relocation...
Bath 30 Glasgow 15: Bath are forced down the long and grinding road to history
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsHosts hold on to join Wasps as the first sides to qualify for the knockout stages after losing their opening two games in the pool.
