Rugby union: talking points from the weekend’s action
1 decade ago by The GuardianWeary Haskell in need of pre-World Cup break, Leicester are in their element and London Welsh can yet grow into an attraction proposition• Glasgow secure Pro12 top spot and home advantage with defeat...
Pro 12 Highlights: Glasgow Warriors vs Ulster
1 decade agoGlasgow eventually overcoming a stubborn Ulster side. After 50 minutes Ulster actually led by 4, with conditions having a big impact on the game, but when Glasgow got going they were clearly the better...
Doak optimistic ahead of daunting Glasgow rematch
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentAt least now there are no head-wrecking permutations to ponder. Ulster now have a return trip to Glasgow for a straight shoot-out on Friday with the prize of a Kingspan final for the winner.
Neil Doak optimistic ahead of daunting Glasgow rematch
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentAt least now there are no head-wrecking permutations to ponder. Ulster now have a return trip to Glasgow for a straight shoot-out on Friday with the prize of a Kingspan final for the winner.
Gregor Townsend’s table-toppers raise bar higher still
1 decade ago by The TimesGlasgow Warriors 32 Ulster 10 A year ago, all the talk around Scotstoun was of Stuart Hogg’s imminent departure for Ulster. We will probably never know how close that scenario came to coming true,...
Bath fit and ready for ‘Test match’ against Leicester in semi-finals
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Mike Ford hails Bath’s breakthrough into the top four• Ulster return to Glasgow next Friday for Rabo12 semi-finalsBath, who have not made the Premiership play-offs in five seasons, face Leicester,...
Rhys Webb Pro12 player of the year
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsOspreys and Wales half-back Rhys Webb has been voted Pro12 player of the season. The 26-year-old scrum-half has scored 12 tries in the tournament this season, and topped a poll of club captains. ...
Neil Francis: Ulster's selection gamble may prove fatal as Glasgow look destined for PRO12
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentUlster's conundrum leading up to this match against Glasgow - and it was going to be a competition of ideas - was that no matter what they did, it would never see them out with the right result.
Ulster stand-ins blown away in Scotstoun phony war
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThere will be a sense of déjà vu about next Friday night's Guinness Pro12 semi-final when these teams meet again at the same venue. A bonus-point victory for Glasgow Warriors meant that they skipped...
Glasgow secure PRO12 top spot and home semi-final
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumGlasgow secure PRO12 top spot and home semi-final
