Castres Olympique

Joe El-Abd to join England Men’s coaching team

England Rugby have appointed Joe El-Abd as the Senior Men’s team defence coach who joins Steve Borthwick’s coaching set-up for the forthcoming Autumn Nations Series.    “I’m...

Wallabies prop joins the Waratahs

After what turned out to be a season of disappointment for The Waratahs may suddenly turn a new corner, as they look set to welcome Test stars Taniela Tupou and Rob Leota at the franchise. Several household...

Nick Champion de Crespigny joins The Force

The Western Force have signed Australian back-rower Nick Champion de Crespigny from French Top 14 club Castres Olympique ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season. The Canberra-born 28-year-old has...

Champions Cup Fixtures Confirmed

  The fixtures for the Investec Champions Cup 2024/25 pool stage have been released, with some huge clashes set to take place across Europe and South Africa involving the world’s biggest clubs!     Round...

Focus On Munster’s Champions Cup Opposition Season 24/25

Take a closer look at Munster’s Champions Cup Pool opponents for the 2024/25 season following this week’s draw. Munster will play two home games and two away games in Pool 3 with Stade Français,...

EPCR 2024/25 Season Pool Draws format announced

The pool draws for the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be staged in Cardiff on Tuesday 2 July. Both draws will be streamed live on epcrugby.com and the event, which...

36 man squad named by Wales

Wales face South Africa in an away fixture at Twickenham Stadium on 22 June before heading for Australia on 26 June to play two Test matches against the Wallabies and a fixture against the Queensland...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Gloucester Rugby v Castres Olympique

Skivington says his side must embrace physical challenge against Castres

The Cherry & Whites return to European action on Friday evening, with Castres Olympique coming to Kingsholm in the Round of 16. Director of Rugby, George Skivington, says knock-out fixtures at ‘Holm...

Gloucester seek to bounce back in EPCR Challenge Cup

The EPCR competition offers the Cherry and Whites a perfect chance to bounce back from their 33-24 Gallagher Premiership home loss to Bristol Bears, their first since early January.  “It is...