EPCR Release European Player Of The Year Nominees
The EPCR have released their European Player of the Year shortlist. Unsurprisingly no Guinness PRO12 players make the list, due to the poor outing from the clubs this season in...
Category: Challenge Cup
Brian O’Driscoll Has A Little Dig At Munster Following Connacht Loss
Munster’s Champions Cup qualification hopes were dealt a massive blow following their loss to Connacht the weekend. The southern province now head into their final two games against the Scarlets...
EPCR Reveal Referee’s For European Semi-Finals
The referee appointments for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals have been announced, with Romain Poite and Nigel Owens handed the tob jobs. The EPCR’s selection committee, chaired by EPCR’s...
Connacht Lose Outhalf For Lenghty Period After Bizarre Accident
Jack Carty is set to be sidelined for up to three months following a bizarre water slide incident that saw him rupture his spleen. The outhalf will now be out for a...
Have Joe Schmidt And David Nucifora Killed Provincial Rugby?
A humbling defeat in Thomond Park and three losses from three. It is unprecedented. Ulster may have been impressive this weekend, but are Toulouse really a force to be reckoned...
Dates Announced For Postponed European Club Matches
Following the recent announcement by EPCR that the postponed European Rugby Champions Cup and Challenge Cup fixtures would be played on the weekend of 8/9/10 January 2016, the exact dates,...
Disappointing Injury News For Connacht
As attention turns back to the European Challenge Cup, the Connacht medical team have provided the following update. Unfortunately, last Friday’s GUINNESS PRO12 defeat to Cardiff Blues proved particularly costly...
Wales And Lions Star Ruled Out For Six Weeks
Wales captain and Cardiff Blues flanker Sam Warburton has been ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury. Warburton suffered the injury in a tackle by Justin...
Robbie Henshaw Suffers Injury Setback
Robbie Henshaw will miss the next six weeks after suffering a fractured hand in Limerick on Saturday night. The Ireland star looks set to be absent for this weekend’s trip to Cardiff,...
Ulster And Munster’s Rescheduled Champions Cup Fixtures Revealed
EPCR has announced the dates for Champions Cup matches cancelled due to the Paris terror attacks of November 13. All five matches will be played over the weekend of January...
