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Posted 118 days ago
The Leinster team to face Montpellier Hérault in Saturday’s Heineken Cup Round 6 sell out clash in the RDS (KO: 1.30pm) has been named.
Leo Cullen, who is set to make his 170th appearance for the province, captains a side which shows a number of changes to the side from last weekend’s victory in Glasgow.
Cullen packs down alongside Damian Browne at…
Posted 118 days ago
Head coach Michael Bradley today announced one personnel change to Edinburgh Rugby’s starting side for Sunday’s decisive Heineken Cup clash with London Irish at Murrayfield (kick-off 3.15pm).
Back-row regular Roddy Grant’s replacement of Ross Rennie is the only change to the team that kept the club joint top of Pool 2 last weekend with a 27-24 win over Racing Metro at…
Posted 118 days ago
Cardiff Blues have made two changes to their starting XV for their Heineken Cup decider against Racing Metro Paris 92 on Sunday, 3.15pm kick off.
There is one change in the backs with Gavin Evans coming in for Gavin Henson at inside centre and one change in the forwards with Scott Andrews coming in at tight-head for Fau Filise, who is…
Posted 118 days ago
London Irish has made six changes and a positional change from the side that faced Cardiff Blues last weekend, for Sunday’s Heineken Cup clash against Edinburgh at Murrayfield (kick-off 3.15pm).
Paul Hodgson will partner Adrian Jarvis at scrum half. Alex Corbisiero, James Buckland and Leo Halavatau will start in the front row. Bob Casey will captain the side in the second…
Posted 121 days ago
Peter Horne today became the latest highly rated rising star to be secured on a long-term contract by Glasgow Warriors.
The 22-year-old centre has put pen to paper on a new deal that will see him play a pivotal role in the club’s progress until at least the end of May 2015.
Currently a contracted member of the Scotland 7s squad, Horne,…
Posted 124 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor
IT WAS hardly a vintage performance by Cardiff Blues in Reading but they head into the final round of the Heineken Cup pool stages with quarter-final qualification in their hands. Level on points with Edinburgh, they just have to match the Scots’ performance next weekend to make the last eight.
As for this match against…
Posted 125 days ago
We are in for a treat this Friday night as two former European champions, Ulster and Leicester, lock horns at Ravenhill. The Heineken Pool 4 clash is a must-win game for both teams, the hosts currently sitting atop their group on 14 points and the Tigers just two behind them.
Brian McLaughlin has been able to name a full-strength team, with…
Posted 148 days ago
The Irish Rugby Football Union today announced some refinements to its professional player contract policy to further support the national succession strategy for the Ireland team to come into effect from Season 2013/14. .
The challenge for the IRFU in an increasingly competitive environment is to strike a long term balance between success for the Ireland team, through exposing Irish players…
Posted 149 days ago
The Scarlets, Ospreys, Cardiff Blues and Newport Gwent Dragons have united under a landmark legal agreement that will seek to deliver greater long-term sustainability in regional rugby supported by the WRU.
A series of pragmatic new measures have been agreed, with the philosophy behind the agreement firmly anchored in the need to protect and encourage investment in development structures and pathways…
Posted 150 days ago
Cardiff Blues will play their 100th Heineken Cup match when they travel to the Madejski Stadium in Round 5 to meet London Irish.
They will join Toulouse, Munster, Leinster, Leicester Tigers and the Scarlets as tournament centurions, while Perpignan will play their 100th European match when they host Newport Gwent Dragons at Stade Aime Giral in Round 5 of the Amlin…
