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Montpellier’s Pelissie gears up for Heineken Cup
MONTPELLIER COACH Fabien Galthié has been talking up Treviso this week, warning his players the Italians will pose a real threat when the two sides meet on Saturday in the…
A French guide to the Heineken Cup
By Gavin Mortimer Let’s for a while forget the future and enjoy the present. Yes, the Heineken Cup is upon us and though it may well be the last of…
Nigel Owens set to referee Racing v Clermont
FRESH FROM his exemplary performance during the match-for-the-ages between South Africa and New Zealand in the last round of the 2013 Rugby Championship, Nigel Owens has been handed another big…
Wales in Focus: Five things we’ve learned
THE EUROPEAN crisis has huge ramifications for Northern Hemisphere rugby. The quest for a fairer qualification system, which is fully justified, and the desire to control the game with the…
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Wholesale changes at Cardiff Blues?
THE CARDIFF Blues are not exactly falling to pieces, but they are hardly enjoying bright skies and calm seas at the moment either. So when news comes in that Leigh…
French clubs not budging on Heineken Cup
AS LIKELY to budge as a bachelor who has taken a wrong turn and ended up backstage at a Victoria Secret show, Ligue National de Rugby (LNR) have joined Premiership…
SCOTLAND: The paupers of the Euro debate
CRIERS ALL over the land are shouting: ‘the Heineken Cup is dead. Long live the potential for an accord between the Anglo-French alliance and a possibly toothless and certainly smarting…
IRELAND: Provinces still a prized asset in European negotiations
Leinster, Munster and Ulster may be as uncertain as the rest of the Rabodirect Pro12 teams, but they are still valuable players in any European negotiations and judging by some…