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Amlin Challenge Cup: Round 2 preview
THE SECOND round of the Amlin Challenge Cup is almost here and despite the complaints of some about the level of competition in Round 1 there are some mouthwatering clashes…
Autumn Tests: Corbisiero might be fit, but these guys won’t be
Alex Corbisiero will be out for at least three to four weeks with a knee complaint, via the Times, it was presumed that yet another hurdle had been put in…
The Championship blog: Teams begin B&I Cup campaign
Greene King IPA Championship action takes a break for two weeks to make way for the first and second round of pool matches of the British & Irish Cup.
England name EPS squad for QBE Tests
STUART LANCASTER has had his hand forced as he brings in three centres and a flanker for the QBE Internationals
Pinball wizard: Jordan Williams lights up the Heineken Cup
LAST SEASON looked set to be the breakthrough campaign for teenager Jordan Williams.
Dubliner the Hart-beat of Grenoble
AN OSCAR for James Hart, but this one came with no tears, tantrum or tedious acceptance speech. The Oscar given to the 22-year-old Grenoble scrum-half was from Midi Olympique, the…
Heineken Cup: Five talking points
SO HEINEKEN Cup rugby is pretty darn special, isn’t it? We may have lost sight of that fact at some point
All Blacks: the haka through the years
That was the haka as it used to be. In December’s Rugby World, a study of the haka and how it is used by New Zealand turns up a few other…
From Heineken Cup to Guinness Champions Cup?
IF FRENCH publication Midi Olympique is to be believed, the union of Premiership Rugby and Ligue Nationale de Rugby could soon be joining forces with world-renowned brand Guinness.