It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Wayne Pivac: Fans of the PRO12 (now the United Rugby Championship) should be very excited that the Kiwi will be back in the tournament next … Read more
After the round-of-16 action which saw Top 14 and URC sides dominate with good wins for Toulon, Leinster, Munster and Glasgow Warriors, here’s our Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week. It was a good weekend for the French and Irish sides, and that is reflected in the selection following the eight matches, but Glasgow … Read more
The Investec Champions Cup action returns this weekend with the last-16 games, including defending champions Toulouse’s clash against Sale Sharks on Sunday. The schedule begins with Northampton Saints v Clermont on Friday before Toulon host Saracens, Leinster face Harlequins, Castres host Benetton, La Rochelle meet Munster and Glasgow Warriors welcome Leicester Tigers to Scotstoun in … Read more
A thrilling final pool round of the Investec Champions Cup saw records tumble and now that the dust has settled on the action we’ve picked our Team of the Week. Damian Penaud destroyed the Sharks with a brilliant double hat-trick for Bordeaux, whilst Toulouse eviscerated Leicester, scoring 80 points in one of the great performances. … Read more
It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Investec Champions Cup pool toppers: A massive congratulations to Bordeaux-Begles, Leinster, Northampton Saints and Toulon who topped their respective pools after four rounds of action. … Read more
Following Bristol Bears’ 35-29 victory over Benetton, here are our five takeaways from the Investec Champions Cup clash. Top line A 10-try blockbuster fixture at Ashton Gate came to a dramatic close with Pat Lam’s charges holding out for the win and stayed in the running for a play-off spot in doing so. It was … Read more