LEINSTER WON the Heineken Cup for the third time in four years, beating Ulster 42-14 at Twickenham. The Northern Irishmen started the game well, enjoying the majority of the possession…
Tournaments
Amlin Challenge Cup Final: Biarritz 21-18 Toulon
A RATHER drab and uninspiring final with Biarritz able to ensure their Heineken Cup qualification thanks to the boot of Dimitri Yachvili in wet conditions at the Stoop. They were…
Heineken Cup Final – Leinster v Ulster preview
THE FRENCH and English clubs have fallen by the wayside in this season’s Heineken Cup, so Twickenham will play host to the first all-Irish final on Saturday afternoon. Leinster are…
Rebels sign Wallaby Higginbotham
THE REBELS have signed outstanding Wallabies flanker Scott Higginbotham to a two-year deal, with the player set to join the Club for the 2013 season. Higginbotham was an ever-present in…
Amlin Challenge Cup Final – Toulon v Biarritz preview
IT’S AN all-French affair in Friday’s Amlin Challenge Cup final at the Stoop as Toulon take on Biarritz. Did we say ‘all-French’ affair? That’s a bit like saying Arsenal against…
Get to know Jonathan Davies
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor SCARLETS CENTRE Jonathan Davies has become a fixture in the Wales team, but we wanted to know what he gets up to off…
Kieran Reid out for Crusaders v Blues
THE CRUSADERS will play the Blues this Saturday night for the second time this season. They last played at Eden Park in the opening round of the Super Rugby season…
Blues team to face Crusaders
WIDER TRAINING Group lock / loose forward Steven Luatua will make his run-on debut for the Blues when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night (kick-off 7.35pm). 21-year-old…
Force roll out the changes for Rebels clash
AFTER KEEPING an unchanged squad for the past two rounds, the Western Force coaching team have made six changes for their Round 13 clash against the Rebels on Sunday.…
Rugby World’s Championship Blog
THE GREAT thing about Eurovision, is that when it’s all over, Engelbert Humperdinck — win or lose — will return to relative obscurity, writes Richard Grainger. Sadly, the same will…