Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt admitted his side were “in pieces” after their defeat of Leicester in the Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final. The game proved to be a fiercely physical…
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Leicester rue missed opportunities
Leicester were defeated 17-10 by Leinster in Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, in a match which saw many of England’s internationals return to the scene…
Harlequins 32 Wasps 22 – The Rugby World Verdict
HARLEQUINS became the second side, and the only English team, in the semi-finals of this year’s Amlin Challenge Cup with their 32-22 victory over London Wasps at the Stoop, writes…
McGeechan says Bath need more accuracy
Bath Rugby welcome Exeter Chiefs to the Recreation Ground on Saturday for the re-arranged Round 11 Aviva Premiership Rugby fixture, kick-off 2.30pm. Director of Rugby, Sir Ian McGeechan, knows that…
Neil Back picks Leeds team for Newcastle clash
Leeds Carnegie Head Coach Neil Back has been able to name an unchanged 23 man squad for the first time this season for this Saturday’s massive Aviva Premiership Rugby clash…
Exeter focused for Westcountry derby
It did not make for pretty viewing and having scrutinised the video nasty of last weekend’s loss at lowly Leeds Carnegie, Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter is confident his…
Newcastle team v Leeds for the big one – Manning back at 15
Newcastle Falcons’ Jeremy Manning will make a welcome return to full-back for Saturday’s crunch Aviva Premiership clash with Leeds Carnegie at Kingston Park (kick-off 3pm). The talented Kiwi was carried…
Biarrtiz v Toulouse Heineken Cup preview
Biarritz Olympique have twice gone within touching distance of lifting the Heineken Cup, beaten finalists in 2006 and 2010, and now defending champions Toulouse are the ones to beat if…
Perpignan v Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon preview
Perpignan’s England prop Perry Freshwater believes their Heineken Cup quarter-final clash against Toulon at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona has all the ingredients of a “firecracker”. The Catalan giants will…
Leinster v Leicester preview
Isa Nacewa believes Leinster need to take a leaf out of Ireland’s book and shut down Leicester Tigers’ half-back pairing of Toby Flood and Ben Youngs when the Irish province…