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Last weekend showed why the Champions Cup is up there with the best rugby competitions in the world. In Sunday’s game which saw Racing 92 lose by one point to a strong Toulouse outfit, the commentators remarked that we were watching rugby not from this planet. The same could be said for the whole weekend. […]
Following an enthralling Six Nations which saw Wales crowned Grand Slam champions, the attention of northern hemisphere rugby turns to European club rugby. The first stage of the knockouts have set up what are guaranteed to be cracking contests. Despite being in the form of their lives the Welsh Rugby Union has no representation in […]
Going into the 2019 Six Nations Championship, Ireland appear to be the consensus choice to sit atop the table when all is said and done. After all, they completed a grand slam last year and claimed a victory over the All Blacks in November. However, the prediction may not be that simple. England came close […]
An 83rd minute bonus point try from Nick Timoney against Glasgow saved Ulster from what was about to be a terrible end to a disastrous season both on and off the pitch. The try guaranteed Ulster a Champions Cup playoff match against undetermined opponents. Ulster look set to finish fourth in Conference B of the […]
Nobody saw Ireland’s domination of former world champions South Africa coming on the opening weekend of the Autumn internationals. Of course, the lack of quality play from the Springboks helped but there were a number of things that the Irish did well and a number of players who will be key for them in the […]
The Lions were faced with a task that looked impossible, beating New Zealand at a ground where they have won 38 games in a row. Their last defeat at Eden Park was in 1994 against South Africa and having been beaten last week in Wellington, New Zealand were looking for vengeance. The first try came […]
By far the biggest game on tour was played at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. The conditions were awful and it was apparent that the kicking game would be a big factor in deciding the outcome. With the scores tied at 3-3, a dangerous shoulder charge from Sonny Bill Williams on Anthony Watson saw him receive […]
The biggest match of the Lions tour is all set for July 1st 2017 in Wellington at the Westpac Stadium – The second test between the Lions and New Zealand. If the Lions win, the series goes to a decider on July 8th, if they lose, the series is over and New Zealand will once again […]
In their final midweek game of the tour, the Lions faced the reigning Super Rugby champions the Hurricanes. Despite only featuring four New Zealand internationals, the least of all the Super Rugby sides the Lions played, the Hurricanes squad featured some of the most exciting players in Super Rugby. The Lions went back to their […]
Facing the Lions in Auckland was the daunting task of a team who hadn’t lost at home since 2009, 46 test matches. The All Blacks are the best rugby team on the planet and for a team who had only been together for four weeks, the task was even more difficult. The Lions nearly had […]
After weeks of anticipation and a mixed bag of results coming out of the warm up games, the first Test is almost here. den Park will host arguably the biggest rugby game since the World Cup final in 2015 and the stage is set for what should be a pulsating game of rugby between New […]
The final game before the first test provided the Lions with tough opposition in the former Super Rugby champions, Chiefs. However, with a number of key players on international duty with the All Blacks, it was a game the far more experienced Lions should have won. The first half provided some excitement when Jack Nowell […]