Toulon 32 Wasps 18, European Champions Cup match report: European champions edge into semi-finals
1 decade ago by The TelegraphError-strewn Toulon failed to convince but still stepped up their quest for a record-breaking third consecutive European title by edging past Wasps 32-18 at Stade Mayol. The double-Heineken Cup champions...
Wasps edged by lacklustre Toulon
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby05 April 2015The double-Heineken Cup champions and Top 14 league title-holders started strongly, stuttered - but still strode home, to set up a Champions Cup semi-final with Leinster. Wasps'...
Toulon v Wasps (Sun)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps welcome back England flanker James Haskell to a back row that will be missing number eight Nathan Hughes, who is suspended while he appeals against his three-week ban. Andre Masi,...
Botha, Giteau lead Toulon's charge
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Two-time defending champions Toulon welcome back veterans Bakkies Botha and Matt Giteau for a European Champions Cup quarterfinal against Wasps this weekend, the latest step in their bid for an unprecedented...
Julian Savea and Eben Etsebeth slap one another while smiling
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpThe Hurricanes got the better of the Stormers in their Super Rugby round 8 match in Wellington earlier today. Despite a one sided first half, the Stormers came back in the second, but couldn't quite...
Bakkies preparing for the end
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Toulon's South African lock Bakkies Botha will hang up his boots at the end of the season, he announced on Tuesday.
Rugby World Cup 2015: The Springboks’ best second rowers
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auThe engine room of the Springbok pack had been hard hit by injuries in 2014, perhaps a reason why the subject of best combinations for the lock positions for the Rugby World Cup is a challenging one. The...
EINA! Bakkies snaps his finger
1 decade ago by Front Row GruntBok enforcer, Bakkies Botha, not shy of the tough stuff on a rugby field, did himself a serious mischief playing against Racing Metro on the weekend. No piano playing career for the big man after his rugby...
Botha trumps Thorn
1 decade ago by SA RugbyBakkies Botha rolled back the years as Toulon outmuscled Leicester in their European Champions Cup match on Saturday, writes BRENTON CHELIN.
European Cup preview: Leicester Tigers' star Brad Thorn says the...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryBrad Thorn is expecting the odd slap in the face when Leicester Tigers face Toulon for the second time in seven days.The 39-year-old had his best game for the club last Sunday in Tigers' 25-21 win and...
