Racing second-row Donnacha Ryan has said that his side can have no excuses for their heartbreaking Champions Cup final loss to Leinster on Saturday. Racing replacement Remi Tales missed the chance to slot an equalising drop goal with the last kick of the game as Leinster won their fourth European title with a 15-12 win […]

8 years ago

Isa Nacewa has said that it was only fitting that Leinster let outgoing number eight Jordi Murphy lift the Champions Cup trophy. Murphy will be leaving Leinster next season after seven years with the province’s senior squad. He will move north to join Ulster after signing a two-year deal with the province last December. Nacewa […]

8 years ago

Racing second-row Leone Nakarawa was lucky to escape a yellow card for a deliberate knock-on in Saturday’s Champions Cup final with Leinster. The Fijian lock deliberately batted away a Luke McGrath pass with referee Wayne Barnes awarding Leinster just the penalty. Barnes said that the Racing defence was set and that he didn’t think that […]

8 years ago

Three-time World Rugby Player of the Year Dan Carter will play no part in Saturday’s Champions Cup final with Leinster. Carter was named on the bench for Racing with Springbok Pat Lambie set to start alongside Teddy Iribaren in the halves for the Parisians. However, the former All Black has now been removed from the tie […]

8 years ago

It’s hard to gauge at times what can be more impressive – an irrepressible rise or sustained excellence? A 20-year-old making his international debut (before his first provincial start) and then winning 19 consecutive games is probably a bit more eye catching than a 34-year-old winding down his club career in Paris, but while James […]

8 years ago