Best of the Weekend: Exeter’s astonishing Champions Cup qualification

- January 25, 2016January 25, 2016

Exeter make the most of Clermont's misunderstandingThe final round of European pool action usually provides a thrill or two, with some teams having guaranteed qualification, some still fighting tooth and nail for a spot in the knockouts and the rest out to spoil the party for the first two.The very

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- January 19, 2016

1. Sam Underhill making waves in WalesAfter a week of constantly second guessing who would be in or out of Eddie Jones’ first EPS there was one Englishman in Wales causing a media storm of his own.Sam Underhill, the Ospreys flanker, has had the sort of seven days that only

Best of the Weekend: Injury time heartbreak for Wasps

- January 18, 2016

Upsets for Ospreys, Munster and Oyonnax; Toulon leave it lateClermont Auvergne squandered their chance to extend the lead at the top of Pool 2. The French side’s indiscipline saw Ospreys kick their way to victory, 21-13, despite Clermont scoring the only try of the game through Wesley Fofana. The hero

Best of the Weekend: Munster crushed in Paris; Saracens finally lose

- January 11, 2016

Munster humbled by 14 man Stade; Toulon edge BathStade Français ran roughshod over Munster, eventually winning 27-7 and confirming that for the second year in a row, Munster will not play in the latter stages of the European competition. It took 32 minutes for the first score to come for

Rugby Predictions for 2016: Who will win what?

- January 5, 2016

So, no World Cup and no Lions tour in 2016... but there is still so much for rugby fans to look forward to, from a Six Nations that promises to be closer than ever, to a bafflingly revamped Super Rugby competition - including new Argentinian and Japanese franchises - that

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- December 23, 2015

1. Northampton desperately need triesOn the face of it, a draw against Racing 92 is a great result but at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night Northampton demonstrated yet again why they are struggling to break teams down with ease as they have done in previous seasons.The cut and thrust in

Best of the Weekend: Wasps and Clermont get revenge in style

- December 21, 2015

Wasps even the score against BathRounds 3 & 4 in the Champions and Challenge Cup saw teams play consecutive games against the same teams, so the wait for revenge was a short one. We will start however with the teams who did the double over their opponents in the last

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- December 15, 2015

1. Glasgow finally click into gearGlasgow have underachieved somewhat this season on the domestic front but on Saturday we finally saw a glimpse of what this star studded outfit can achieve.Blessed with most of the major players in the Scottish rugby side at the moment it looked as though, for

Best of the Weekend: Exeter in historic Clermont scalp

- December 14, 2015December 14, 2015

WIth the players back on European duty this weekend, it's up to Best of the Weekend to round up all of the action from the Champions and Challenge Cup ties.Carter's return puts dampener on English celebrationsBoth Exeter and Leicester came up with huge victories to go top of their respective

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- November 24, 2015

1. English stock rises at the RicohAt the Ricoh Arena on Sunday evening we witnessed a fitting finale to the weekend’s action as Wasps destroyed the defending champions, Toulon, in a display of terrier-like defence and clinical finishing.Most pleasing for English rugby fans that have endured a miserable few months