Europe gives Jackson Wray and Nick Abendanon chance to make claim for World Cup spots
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThe European top table is where you need to be playing if you want to make your mark and if I were Stuart Lancaster, the England head coach, I would be making notes from the Champions Cup semi-final between...
Goosen's miss denies Racing a win
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comRacing-Métro replacement fly-half Johan Goosen missed a last-minute penalty to allow Jake White's Montpellier to snatch a 24-all draw in their Top 14 clash in Paris on Saturday. Goosen, who is a contender...
Saracens owe progress to European Champions Cup semi-finals to luck and brains after defeat of Racing Metro
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSaracens did not so much get out of jail against Racing Métro in Paris on Sunday as escape, cross the border and find themselves in a neutral country without an extradition treaty. Their last-gasp...
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...
Madigan puts Leinster first ahead of Sexton arrival
1 decade ago by Leinster Rugby NewsLeinster's Ian Madigan says he is more than willing to adapt for the team as he prepares for Jonathan Sexton's return to the GUINNESS PRO12 outfit.
Legend O'Gara insists Madigan 'good enough' if star Sexton is injured
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentFormer Munster and Ireland out-half Ronan O'Gara has brushed aside fears that Joe Schmidt's side could be too reliant on Jonathan Sexton ahead of their World Cup title tilt later this year.
Ronan O'Gara insists Madigan 'good enough' if Johnny Sexton is injured at World Cup
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentFormer Munster and Ireland out-half Ronan O'Gara has brushed aside fears that Joe Schmidt's side could be too reliant on Jonathan Sexton ahead of their World Cup title tilt later this year.
Williams would back resting North
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer Wales flanker Martyn Williams would back a decision to rest George North for the remainder of the season. Wales wing North will see a specialist this week after being knocked out...
Owen Farrell could still be a World Cup star for England
1 decade ago by The TelegraphOK, let us cast our thoughts forward a little. England have won their Rugby World Cup Pool, defeating Wales and Australia (as I think they will), and then they have beaten Samoa in the quarter-final...
Six Nations 2015: Winners and losers from greatest championship
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDid the Six Nations get the winners it deserves? Sir Ian McGeechan Yes. Ireland, apart from in Cardiff, were the most consistently performing team. I like the variations in approach against Scotland...
