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Posted 69 days ago
Dragons lock and captain Luke Charteris will be leaving the region at the end of the season to take up a contract with an undisclosed European team.
Luke has been at the Dragons since the inception of regional rugby, playing a decade of rugby at Rodney Parade and has been a favourite with both his teammates and the Dragons supporters.
“I’ve really…
Posted 90 days ago
Exeter Chiefs prop Hoani Tui is targeting a big month ahead for the Devon club as they look to push on not only in the Aviva Premiership, but also within the Amlin Challenge Cup.
On Friday night, Rob Baxter’s side return to domestic action when they travel to Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park (7.45pm), before they then gear up to entertain…
Posted 96 days ago
Newcastle Falcons have made four changes for their round two Amlin Challenge Cup trip to Italian champions Petrarca Padova (kick-off 2pm).
Greg Goosen starts at full-back with Alex Tait replacing Rikki Sheriffe on the wing, while Jamie Helleur gets the nod at outside centre. Scrum-half Will Chudley is handed the No.9 jersey as he partners Jeremy Manning at the heart of…
Posted 172 days ago
For all the Rugby World Cup fixtures including UK kick off times click here. All games live ITV and Talksport
Sunday 4 September
Aviva Premiership
N’hampton v Gloucester (3.30)
Live on Sky Sports 1
Friday 9 September
Aviva Premiership
Quins v Northampton (7.45)
Live on ESPN
Sale v London Irish (7.45pm)
Currie Cup - Lions v Griquas (6.10pm), Live on Sky Sports 4
Saturday 10 September
Aviva Premiership
Exeter v Newcastle (3pm)
Gloucester v Worcester (3pm)
Bath…
Posted 212 days ago
Jonny Wilkinson will be heading back to his Kingston Park roots when Toulon travel to Newcastle Falcons for their Round 3 match of the 2011/2012 Amlin Challenge Cup on Thursday, 8 December.
England’s 2003 World Cup winning outside half – who scored 2,005 points in 180 appearances for the Falcons in a 12-year stint in the north-east of England – will…
Posted 225 days ago
Bath Rugby is delighted to officially confirm the signing of South African flanker, Francois Louw.
Hailing from Cape Town, Louw will join Bath in November, on a three year deal. The flanker has become an integral part of the Super Rugby Stormers side over the last two seasons, and has represented Western Province over 60 times. The 6ft 4in, 17st 5lb…
Posted 252 days ago
Jonny Wilkinson will be heading home to Newcastle next season after the Pool draw for the 2011 /12 Amlin Challenge Cup paired his French club, Toulon, with the Falcons in Pool 2.
Wilkinson, who scored 2,005 points in 180 appearances for the Falcons in a 12-year stint in the north-east of England, helped Toulon reach the quarter-finals in their first foray…
Posted 261 days ago
ERC are pleased to remind you that the draw tomorrow (Tuesday, 7 June) for the Heineken Cup 2011 / 2012 Pools will be streamed live on www.ercrugby.com at 12.00 noon.
The draw at Twickenham Stadium – the venue for the 17thHeineken Cup final to be played in late May, 2012 – will determine the six Pools of four teams each for European…
Posted 274 days ago
Sean O’Brien has been named as the ERC European Player of the Year for 2011.
The award crowns a magnificent season for the Leinster back row player, who started every one of the Irish province’s nine games as they carried off the Heineken Cup for the second time in three years.
This weekend O’Brien, who also played throughout Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations…
Posted 277 days ago
HARLEQUINS have finally got their hands on a trophy, seven years after winning the Parker Pen Trophy they again lifted rugby’s UEFA Cup, the Amlin Challenge Trophy.
They beat Stade Francais 19-18 at the Cardiff City Stadium and few people in the 12,000 could understand how they managed it.
Stade did the job almost perfectly. Trailing 9-6 at half time the Parisians…
