Munster kicked into gear with just 10 minutes of the game to go to beat London Irish 28-14 at Thomond Park. Neither team could qualify for the quarter finals of…
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Munster v London Irish
Neither Munster nor London Irish can progress to the quarter finals of the Heineken Cup, but plenty of pride and bragging rights are still up for grabs in Saturday’s pool…
Heineken Cup – all the teams for the Saturday and Sunday matches
The next 48 hours will decide the quarter-final line-up for the Heineken Cup with none of the seedings already decided. So see below for vital team line-ups for sides like…
Northampton team to take on Castres
Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder says that all of the attention this week at Franklin’s Gardens has been given to achieving a positive result in Castres this weekend.…
Heineken and Amlin Challenge Cup Semi-Final draws
The semi-final draws for both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup will be conducted after the completion of the Round 6 matches of the tournaments on Sunday, 23 January.…
Jerry Collins – Ospreys and New Zealand
Jerry Collins at home at Ospreys To celebrate his 30th birthday, Jerry Collins grabbed a bite to eat at Nando’s and received a cupcake. Given that the back-rower spent more…
Fabulous try from the Scarlets
THE SCARLETS have been delighting observers with their exciting brand of attacking rugby in recent seasons and here’s a typical example of how they can bring crowds to their feet……
Gavin Henson to miss start of the Six Nations
Following Saracens Heineken Cup match against Leinster on Saturday, a number of the squad were injured during the game. Gavin Henson (calf tear) and Michael Tagicakibau (hamstring tear) have both…
Munster out, Wasps almost gone, on a day of shocks!
Well I never. Two (recent) former winners of the Heineken Cup come close to crashing out on one shocking day in the tournament and London Irish end their run of…
London Irish 24 Ospreys 12
So London Irish ended their run of ten straight defeats – and the Ospreys ended their hopes of making it to the Heineken Cup quarter-finals, writes Rugby World Features Editor,…