Leinster Rugby can confirm that second-row forward Trevor Hogan has retired from the game with immediate effect due to a knee injury. Tipperary native Hogan, 31, attended CBS Nenagh and…
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Sean O’Brien named Bank of Ireland Player of the Month
Tullow wing forward Sean O’Brien has been named the Bank of Ireland Player of the Month for December. Sean received the most December votes from Leinster supporters who referenced his…
Thomas Waldrom named Aviva Premiership Player of the Month
Thomas Waldrom has been voted the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month. The Leicester Tigers number 8 was picked for December by a panel made up of rugby media…
Courtney Lawes out of the Six Nations – Jim Mallinder
England’s chances of their first Six Nations title in eight years received a blow with confirmation that key second row Courtney Lawes is out of the Championship. Lawes limped out…
Chris Ashton – Northampton and England
Not only has Chris, a Rugby League convert, made a seamless transition to Union, he has done so with vigour and made sure everyone took notice of his first International…
Toulouse – A Perfect 10 – with video of last year’s final
Guy Noves has seen and done almost everything possible in the Heineken Cup, but even he and his four-times champion club Toulouse are within striking distance of a new landmark…
Tigers THE BIG ONE – Davies
The Scarlets face “our biggest game in the last three years” when they clash with Leicester Tigers at Parc y Scarlets in a crucial Heineken Cup Pool 5 showdown on…
Championship round 18 review
Helped by the presence of 61- cap All Black Ali Williams, Nottingham attracted their best home attendance since the second week of the season in Sunday’s Championship clash against Bristol.…
Wasps up for Firhill Challenge
London Wasps were last in the Heineken Cup knock-out stages back in 2007 – when they went all the way and lifted the trophy for the second time in the…
Exeter Chiefs eye another French scalp
Exeter Chiefs will be banking on some inside knowledge when they bid to keep their Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final qualification hopes burning brightly in their Round 5 clash with Bourgoin…