Exhilarating rugby at heart of English clubs’ European power grab | Robert Kitson
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe Premiership sides have turned the tables on their French Champions Cup rivals with a sense of adventure that suggests mindsets are finally changingSo how did that happen? Three Premiership sides in...
European Rugby Champions Cup: talking points from the weekend’s action
1 decade ago by The GuardianLeicester have taken off right on cue, Wasps and Exeter embody England’s rugby union recovery, and low attendance at Allianz Park is cause for concernLeicester’s season is taking off at the best possible...
Weekend Round Up
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyUlster-bound Marcell Coetzee out for six monthsThe 24-year-old back row was stretchered off during this weekend'd Super Rugby match between Sharks and Lions after sustaining a knee injury.“It’s ...
Ian Whitten says Exeter Chiefs must turn anger to their advantage
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoIan Whitten says Exeter Chiefs must use the anger of their dramatic European Champions Cup defeat at Wasps to their advantage during the end-of-season run-in.Exe were denied a first semi-final appearance...
Ian Whitten says Exeter Chiefs must turn anger to their advantage
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoIan Whitten says Exeter Chiefs must use the anger of their dramatic European Champions Cup defeat at Wasps to their advantage during the end-of-season run-in.Exe were denied a first semi-final appearance...
Wasps and Exeter deliver classic that leaves both sides asking: what next?
1 decade ago by The GuardianExeter will be wondering how they recover after playing so well in defeat in the European Champions Cup quarter-final while Wasps must build on victory to prepare for even greater challengesIt was a glorious...
Leicester run free and wild in dispatching a disjointed Stade Français
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Leicester 41-13 Stade FrançaisA grand slam has already been safely delivered and now English club rugby is celebrating its best European season for nine years. Three Premiership teams will feature...
Smith’s Wasps march on in Europe
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWallabies great George Smith’s English rugby club Wasps booked a spot in the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup with a dramatic 25-24 victory over Exeter. New Zealander Jimmy Gopperth landed...
Match Reaction: Wasps 25 Exeter Chiefs 24
1 decade ago by Exeter RugbyWasps director of rugby Dai Young admitted even he had struggled to keep his eyes open for Jimmy Gopperth's decisive conversion, after his side came out on top of a thrilling European encounter with Exeter...
Match Reaction: Wasps 25 Exeter Chiefs 24
1 decade ago by Exeter RugbyWasps director of rugby Dai Young admitted even he had struggled to keep his eyes open for Jimmy Gopperth's decisive conversion, after his side came out on top of a thrilling European encounter with Exeter...
