As promised the Lineout takes up residence in the Southern Hemisphere as we look at the business end of the Super Rugby competition and this year’s abbreviated Rugby Championship. What is already clear is that New Zealand sides, the Hurricanes in particular are showing that they are in a league of their own. As the SuperContinue reading “The Hurricanes prove yet again they are an unstoppable force, while the Chiefs despite an injury list from hell show that they are catching up fast by giving the Bulls a painful lesson!”
Monthly Archives: May 2015
As the European International season comes to an end, Toulon makes history and shows that there is still no substitute for experience!
In a match where everyone predicted that the international juggernaut known as Toulon would carve their place in history by winning the European Championship three years in a row, there were very few surprises. While we may not have got much of a sense of what the World Cup may look like from a FrenchContinue reading “As the European International season comes to an end, Toulon makes history and shows that there is still no substitute for experience!”
As Europe’s International season draws to a close, the spotlight ends up being squarely on France!
As the Lineout, spends its last two weeks in Europe before setting up shop in the Southern Hemisphere until August and preparations for the World Cup, we look at the upcoming inaugural European Champions Cup Final between Clermont Auvergne and Toulon. Although this clash perhaps lacks the international nature of the competition in that itContinue reading “As Europe’s International season draws to a close, the spotlight ends up being squarely on France!”
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