Ulster went into the final weekend of Heineken Cup pool matches as the top ranked team and duly completed a near-perfect qualifying campaign, making it six wins out of six…
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Heineken Cup: Munster can dance all night
Last season’s Heineken Cup quarter final at the Twickenham Stoop between hosts Harlequins and Munster gave us one of the most remarkable individual performances of 2013. Not long after returning…
Championship blog: British & Irish Cup round-up
Seven of the 12 Greene King IPA Championship starters still entertain hopes of progressing to the knock-out stages of the British & Irish Cup, going into the final round of…
Heineken Cup: Our team of the week
Some big teams sealed their fate at the weekend, but who performed admirably?
Six Nations: France hoping to replicate club form against England
IN THE wake of victories over Quins and Saracens there’s been a certain amount of gloating in France about what Les Bleus might well do to England next month in…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
by Katie Field The Saints Skills and thrills Why do we watch rugby? For many fans, it’s all about the moments of stunning skill, those out-of-your-seat moves which leave you…
England’s perfect 10s
THE GUARD has changed within the England EPS squad. We assess England's fly-halves
Wales: The fly-half factory
There was a sense of profound disappointment on Monday as news broke that Rhys Patchell faces a four-month lay-off to correct knee and shoulder problems, but Wales are not short…
Rugby World photo competition
DO YOU fancy yourself as an amateur photographer? Are you out in all weathers, snapping away as your local side battles on the pitch? Well, here’s the chance to see…
Six Nations: Saint-Andre adds a pinch of youth to France’s squad
IS Philippe Saint-Andre finally getting the message? The France coach has relied on the tried and tested since inheriting the squad that somehow stumbled into the World Cup final a…