What an incredible start to the final round the Amlin Challenge Cup Pool matches we have in store tonight with Brive and Sale Sharks already clashing for what is effectively a Pool 5 shoot-out. Edgeley Park is a seething cauldron and I know that Steve Diamond will have whipped his
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HC Talking Points – Edinburgh to play London Irish in the final pool match on Sunday
After Edinburgh’s brilliant win over Racing Metro last weekend, they return home to play London Irish in the final pool match on Sunday for a place in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup (kick- off 3.15pm). It is the club’s most important match in almost a decade, and they
ACC Talking Points – Quarter-finals upcoming
Four clubs, including four-time Heineken Cup champions Toulouse, are still in the mix to qualify for the knock-out stages of the Amlin Challenge Cup this season as the battle for coveted quarter-final places in Europe’s top two tournaments reaches a climax in Round 6 of Pool matches this week. Toulouse may
HC Talking Points – Two through, six to go
Munster Rugby and defending champions Leinster Rugby are safely through to the 2011/12 quarter-finals with a match to spare – and Saracens need just a single point from their trip to Benetton Treviso on Sunday to join them in the last eight. But the other places are there to be claimed,
“Rugby for Life” – WRU initiative to help children get active
A ground breaking initiative aimed at encouraging more children and adults to reap the benefits of getting involved with rugby as a healthy lifestyle hobby which promotes the importance of teamwork has been unveiled by the WRU. The union has recruited fourteen Rugby Participation Officers (PO’s) to newly created roles in
Amlin Challenge Cup – Round 5 results (12/15.01.2012)
POOL 3 Bordeaux-Begles 6 Bayonne 12 HT: 3-6 Attendance: 2,900 Bordeaux-Begles: Penalty - Manu Saubusse (2) Bayonne: Penalty - Benjamin Boyet (4) Match points: Bordeaux-Begles 1pts, Bayonne 4pts POOL 2 Newcastle Falcons 43 Petrarca Rugby 0 HT: 7-0 Attendance: 2,831 Newcastle Falcons: T Catterick; L Fielden (J Fitzpatrick 20), L Eves, J Manning [capt] (J Pasqualin 54), R Shortland;
Heineken Cup – Round 5 results (14/15.01.2012)
POOL 1 Munster 26 Castres Olympique 10 HT: 16-7 Attendance: 25,600 Munster: D Hurley; J Murphy, K Earls, L Mafi (D Barnes 77), S Zebo; R O'Gara (I Keatley 73), C Murray (T O'Leary 65); W du Preez (M Horan 72), D Varley (D Fogarty 72), B Botha (S Archer 73), D Ryan,