Four enthralling matches over two days reinforced one thing robustly – the Heineken Cup (in its current form) is going out with a big old bang. Here’s a run-down of…
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Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Gutsy Garces The moment Jared Payne sent an airborne Alex Goode crashing to the turf during the fourth minute of Saturday’s Heineken Cup quarter-final clash between Ulster and…
Heineken Cup Quarters: Four to watch
This set of Heineken Cup quarter-finals is possibly the most enticing last eight ever assembled. Each of the four ties is jam-packed with stellar talent and most of the continent’s…
How will the French fare in the Heineken Cup?
No one club has dominated the Top 14 this season, with the three French teams in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals all showing themselves fallible. Then again, they’ve also played some…
Championship blog: Round 20 wrap
By Richard Grainger With three rounds remaining in Stage 1 of the Greene King IPA Championship, Bristol and London Welsh have already booked their place in the play-offs. Welsh win…
Heineken Cup quarter-final previews
Rugby World columnist Stephen Jones looks ahead to this weekend's four Heineken Cup quarter-finals – and makes his predictions…
Saints & Sinners: Rugby’s weekend talking points
The Saints Super sub Finally, after 17 defeats (some of them clutched agonisingly at the last minute from the jaws of victory) Worcester Warriors claimed their first Aviva Premiership win…
Waisale Serevi takes rugby to Brazil
Catch up on the latest episode of CNN’s Rugby Sevens Worldwide in association with HSBC as All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu guest presents from the Wellington Round of the HSBC…
Aviva Premiership coming to the boil
There are big matches at the top and bottom of the Aviva Premiership this weekend, with Northampton Saints hosting Leicester Tigers and Worcester Warriors travelling to Newcastle Falcons…
London Wasps Pump up the Ball
To read the views of Sam Jones and Elliot Daly on The Stinger – Wasps v Gloucester at Twickenham – pick up the May 2014 issue of Rugby World, on…