The Northampton Saints team will go into Sunday’s Heineken Cup semi-final with confidence but also with plenty of respect for Perpignan, according to director of rugby Jim Mallinder. The Saints…
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Leinster v Toulouse preview
Leinster and Toulouse clash in the Heineken Cup for the ninth time in the sell-out semi-final at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday – and the third time they have met…
Northampton v Perpignan preview
Northampton Saints are bidding to create a slice of Heineken Cup history by becoming the first club to go unbeaten through a tournament – but they will have to see…
Northampton Saints at home in Milton Keynes
NORTHAMPTON ARE excited about playing their Heineken Cup semi-final at stadium:mk. The Saints beat Ulster 23-13 in front of more than 21,000 fans at the home of MK Dons to…
Perpignan 29 Toulon 25 – The Rugby World Verdict
THERE WERE few better places to be on planet rugby on Saturday than in the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona where Perpignan beat Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon in front of 55,000 fanatical…
Leinster are in pieces despite win
Leinster head coach Joe Schmidt admitted his side were “in pieces” after their defeat of Leicester in the Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final. The game proved to be a fiercely physical…
Leicester rue missed opportunities
Leicester were defeated 17-10 by Leinster in Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, in a match which saw many of England’s internationals return to the scene…
Biarrtiz v Toulouse Heineken Cup preview
Biarritz Olympique have twice gone within touching distance of lifting the Heineken Cup, beaten finalists in 2006 and 2010, and now defending champions Toulouse are the ones to beat if…
Perpignan v Jonny Wilkinson’s Toulon preview
Perpignan’s England prop Perry Freshwater believes their Heineken Cup quarter-final clash against Toulon at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona has all the ingredients of a “firecracker”. The Catalan giants will…
Leinster v Leicester preview
Isa Nacewa believes Leinster need to take a leaf out of Ireland’s book and shut down Leicester Tigers’ half-back pairing of Toby Flood and Ben Youngs when the Irish province…