Spare a thought this week for Grenoble manager Fabrice Landreau. At the end of March his side were in the top six of the Top 14 and looking good for…
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Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Hometown heroes Hats off to two of the Aviva Premiership’s greatest one-club men, Mark Cueto and Ugo Monye, who both played their last home matches for their teams…
Analysis: Five reasons Leicester Tigers beat Wasps
If ever an 80-minute performance epitomised a club – its values, ethos and ingrained traditions – it was Leicester Tigers’ 26-21 defeat of Wasps at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday.…
Rugby statistics: Who is the most prolific try-scorer in Europe?
When it was announced in January 2014 that Thomas Waldrom would be joining Exeter Chiefs, head coach Rob Baxter said: “We feel his best years are probably still to come.”…
Wooden Spoon Arctic Challenge is a record-breaker
The extraordinary feat was accomplished as part of the Wooden Spoon Arctic Challenge, which saw the intrepid group trek more than 60 miles over the ice in temperatures as low…
The former NFL and track stars set to face Leicester Tigers in America
“… And he’s in the end zone! From a scrimmage on the five-yard line he’s touched down for a five!” Professional club rugby has finally arrived in the land of…
Phil Vickery on England’s Rugby World Cup legacy and the scrum
When Phil Vickery says: “I say what I think,” he means it. So when the issue of sporting legacies comes up, the former England captain lays out his hopes for…
Floodgates unlikely to open as France has lukewarm attitude to English talent
One of the more persistent arguments peddled in the Steffon Armitage selection saga is the one about ‘floodgates opening’. That should England coach Stuart Lancaster invoke the ‘exceptional circumstances’ clause…
Five things we learnt in April
Five things we learned about rugby – April Don’t hate Toulon, they’re simply getting it right. Okay, so it was May 2, but it’s easy having a pop at Toulon.…
Analysis: Giteau, Pocock and Mitchell – Wallabies emerging from the wilderness
The Rugby World Cup narrative has already taken so many intriguing twists and turns that December 3, 2012 – when each nation discovered their group-stage opponents – feels like a…