European Champions Cup 2016/17: Round 3 Predictions

- December 9, 2016December 9, 2016

Normally in the Champions Cup, nearly every game is tricky to predict and could go either way, but this weekend looks fairly simple to predict on paper.Obviously the action on the field is likely to make a mockery of that statement, but from this distance, I'm looking at a guaranteed

Lions Stock Check: 26th Oct

- October 26, 2016October 26, 2016

Another captivating weekend of European rugby, led by the brilliance of Munster as they honoured one of their own, Anthony Foley. It is coming up to final squad announcement time for the Autumn Internationals and here is my pick of players who had notable performances.GOING UPMako Vunipola Joe Marler’s tweet summed

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- October 25, 2016November 10, 2016

Real test of England’s mettle due to comeThe honeymoon is well and truly over for Eddie Jones as the depth of talent in England Rugby is now going to be put to its sternest test.After losing big name players such as James Haskell, Anthony Watson and George Kruis for the

Best Of The Weekend: Munster Make Memories

- October 24, 2016October 24, 2016

Limerick fires on all cylindersSix days on from the tragic death of Anthony Foley, Munster fans and players put in an intense and emotional performance to completely stun Glasgow. Despite Keith Earls' red card at the end of the first quarter, they ran in five tries in a 38-17 victory.From

European Champions Cup 2016/17: Round 2 Predictions

- October 21, 2016October 21, 2016

After a reasonable start on SuperBru last weekend, here are my picks for the second round.Sale Sharks v ToulonSalford is a tough place to win, and French teams are notoriously bad at winning away, but I still think Toulon will come away with the points here. Sale Sharks have

Lions Stock Check: 19th Oct

- October 19, 2016October 19, 2016

There were some special performances on the first weekend of European rugby, as the home-nation clubs produced some excellent results. European rugby is always labelled the closest level to test-match conditions, so this was the best opportunity yet for players to make a case for international selection.GOING UPJonny Gray Glasgow’s thrashing

6 things we learned from the weekend’s rugby

- October 18, 2016October 18, 2016

Rugby community never fails to uniteAmongst all of the top class rugby at the weekend we had the tragic news of Anthony Foley’s death that put everything else that was happening on the pitch into mass perspective.The rugby world came together to unite in grief as rugby lost one of

Best Of The Weekend: ECC Set Alight, But Sombre Event Dims Flame

- October 17, 2016October 17, 2016

Anthony FoleyThe opening weekend of European Rugby was overshadowed by the death of Anthony 'Axel' Foley, the Munster coach and general Irish Rugby legend. With 62 Ireland caps and 201 appearances for Munster, the only top tier side he played for, Foley has been described as a great Rugby

European Champions Cup 2016/17: Round 1 Predictions

- October 14, 2016October 13, 2016

The real ECC begins tonight, and apart from the Zebre match obviously, there are some exciting-looking match ups.Glasgow v LeicesterThe Warriors have had a pretty good start to the PRO12 season, but haven't faced the stiffest of opposition. A home win over Leinster is the most notable, but I

European Champions Cup 2016/17: Pool Winner Predictions

- October 12, 2016October 11, 2016

There seems to be very little fanfare and excitement around the start of the Champions Cup this weekend. It's supposed to be the showpiece of European Club Rugby; the first few rounds of domestic leagues should be the hors d'ouevres for this main event.Are people disillusioned with this relatively