5 Things We Learned From The Champions Cup Pool Stages
Northern hemisphere rugby is boring? Gimme a break. The pool stages of the Champions Cup are officially over and we have our eight quarter-finalists. Four French clubs, two Irish, and...
Daily Archive: January 22, 2018
Double Injury Blow For France Ahead Of Six Nations Opener With Ireland
12 days to go. Morgan Parra’s France return will have to wait a while longer, with the scrumhalf ruled out of the Six Nations opener against Ireland with a knee...
Munster Set An Incredible Record In The Champions Cup Last Night
Knockout kings. Munster stormed into the knockout stages of the Champions Cup yesterday evening with a 48-3 trouncing of Castres in Thomond Park. The southern province topped their pool as...
Sky Sports Name Their Team Of The Weekend With Irishman Named Top Performer
What a weekend. The European Champions Cup pool stages are officially over and we have our eight quarter-finalists. Only one English team has made it through, in the shape of...
Interesting Stats Show Workload Put On Lions In The Aviva Premiership This Season
You can’t have your cake and eat it. Just one English team have qualified for the knockout stages of this season’s Champions Cup, after the final round of pool games...
Joe Schmidt Adds One Player To Ireland’s Six Nations Squad Following Weekend’s Action
Squad update. Irish Rugby have released a squad update following the weekend’s round of European action. Munster’s James Cronin has been added to the squad for the fixtures against France...
Ospreys Boss Steve Tandy Sacked With Immediate Effect
Sacked. Managing Director of Ospreys Rugby, Andrew Millward, has today confirmed that Head Coach, Steve Tandy, will be leaving his position at the region with immediate effect. The Welsh region...
Four Irish Players Make Midi Olympique’s Champions Cup Team Of The Weekend
What a weekend. The European Champions Cup pool stages are officially over and we have our eight quarter-finalists. One English team has made it through, in the shape of holders...
Johan Goosen Set To Come Out Of Retirement
Surprise, surprise. Former Racing 92 and Springboks playmaker Johan Goosen is set to come out of retirement according to reports in France. Goosen has not played since he retired suddenly from...
BREAKING: Ulster Pull Out Of Stephen Donald Deal
Running out of time. Ulster Rugby have released a statement revealing they are no longer proceeding with a deal to bring in former All Blacks outhalf Stephen Donald on a...
