This week we primarily focus on events taking place in the United Rugby Championship. There was some thrilling action this past weekend but a couple of things stood out for us and caused some rather heated debate. Some poor tackling by Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton gave rise to yet another debate as to howContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week”
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The Lineout Calls of the Week
The big talking points of the week took place off the field, as the heads rolled in the Coaching boxes in Wales and England. While Wayne Pivac’s exit stage left seemed inevitable in Wales, there were still many, ourselves included, who felt that in England Eddie Jones, despite feeling the heat, would somehow manage yetContinue reading “The Lineout Calls of the Week”
In a mirror image of the Six Nations, England and Ireland’s best do battle in the European Champions Cup Final
A match that has perhaps been as eagerly anticipated as the opening fixture of this year’s Six Nations between Ireland and England in February, kicks off on Saturday, as the final that most people wanted in the European Champions Cup takes place between Ireland’s Leinster and England’s Saracens. The two best club sides in EuropeContinue reading “In a mirror image of the Six Nations, England and Ireland’s best do battle in the European Champions Cup Final”
Rounds 5 and 6 of the European Champions Cup provide little in the way of surprises but plenty of entertainment as it is an all English/French affair heading into the quarter-finals!
The last two weekends and the penultimate rounds of the European Champions Cup pool stages provided us with plenty of spectacle, but in many ways few surprises as English and French clubs emerged as the clearly dominant forces in the competition. We apologize to English and French fans as there was so much rugby over the last twoContinue reading “Rounds 5 and 6 of the European Champions Cup provide little in the way of surprises but plenty of entertainment as it is an all English/French affair heading into the quarter-finals!”
Ireland’s hopes for this year’s European Champions Cup are in Ulster’s Hands
As we continue our look at how this year’s European Champions Cup tournament is shaping up, we turn our attention to how Ireland’s three representative teams are faring. In the years gone by Irish club teams have traditionally performed extremely well in this competition, but this year with the exception of Ulster, European giants suchContinue reading “Ireland’s hopes for this year’s European Champions Cup are in Ulster’s Hands”
Mixed Fortunes for Welsh sides so far in this year’s European Champions Cup!
Continuing our look at how the Six Nations countries are doing in this year’s European Champions Cup, we look at Wales’ representative two teams’ efforts in round 3 of the competition. Ospreys took on Bordeaux-Begles from France while Scarlets took on Glasgow Warriors. Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets Final Score – Glasgow 43/Scarlets 6 Glasgow AsContinue reading “Mixed Fortunes for Welsh sides so far in this year’s European Champions Cup!”
Scotland’s representative in the European Champions Cup gets off to a shaky start but shows some promise for the rest of the tournament!
It may not have been the start to their Champions Cup campaign that they would have liked, but despite the loss there were signs that once Glasgow settle into their stride in this tournament it is unlikely that the errors we saw in this match will repeat themselves so readily. From a Scotland point ofContinue reading “Scotland’s representative in the European Champions Cup gets off to a shaky start but shows some promise for the rest of the tournament!”
Italy’s lone representative in the European Champions Cup struggles to make a positive impression in difficult Irish conditions!
With the World Cup well and truly behind us, we turn our attention to the European Champions Cup which got underway this weekend. As we did last year, during the Pool stages of the competition we take a look at the efforts of the teams from a particular country each weekend as we try toContinue reading “Italy’s lone representative in the European Champions Cup struggles to make a positive impression in difficult Irish conditions!”
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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