Some tasty fixture in there. There are some enthralling, and testing fixtures ahead – in both the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup – for the Irish provinces. The addition of South African sides, from the United Rugby Championship, have considerably enlivened matters. When all the team balls and pool balls had been drawn, it was […]

4 years ago

Munster fans, get planning those road-trips. The EPCR has confirmed the dates and times for the Champions Cup quarter finals, with the venues now known to all rugby fans. The confirmation sets up a bumper day for Irish rugby – on Saturday, May 7 – with Munster facing Toulouse at Aviva Stadium, from 3pm, then […]

4 years ago

Munster will face Toulouse at ‘home’… in Dublin. The venues and dates for the last eight of the 2021/22 Heineken Champions Cup have been confirmed. All matches will take place between May 6-8, with the times set to be confirmed in the next 24 hours. As previously reported, Munster will host defending champions Toulouse at […]

4 years ago

He had to walk for that. Sale Sharks winger Byron McGuigan lost the head completely and was red-carded for a couple of dangerous slams on Saracens’ Nick Tompkins. With Saracens leading Sharks 13-0, early in the second half, a penalty went against the visitors and Tompkins was on the mind-up. The Wales star leaned down […]

4 years ago

Leicester Tigers making a positive splash again. Six games into the new Premiership season and Leicester are sitting pretty. Led by recently appointed captain Ellis Genge, the Tigers are six wins from six and have picked up three bonus points along the way. The past few seasons have been tumultuous for the former kingpins of […]

4 years ago

“In the back of my head I am thinking, ‘This is the pearl of English rugby and you don’t want to make him angry!’” Rohan Janse van Rensburg picked an odd time to tell his teammate, Manu Tuilagi that he was carrying too much weight, but the feedback was coming from the right place. Sale […]

4 years ago