English teams look set to dominate Heineken Cup
This weekend sees the finale of Europe’s premier club competition, and the English teams look set to dominate the quarter-final places. There is a possibility that all four quarter final ties w...
Controversy and the Cup – just another Heineken weekend
Round 4 of the Heineken Cup was marked with some sublime rugby and marred by a mindless moment from an RFU employee. Wasps versus Clermont Auvergne was the game of the weekend, with Danny Cipriani...
Return of the Heineken Cup
Following the drab EDF Energy Cup fixtures last weekend, the Heineken Cup returns with a bang with 15 matches live on Sky Sports over the next two weekends. Round 3 has a distinct Anglo-French twist...
Stade fly the flag for French flamboyance
One of the most compelling features of the Heineken Cup is that the clubs, more so than international teams, express local characteristics by the way in which they approach the game. This can manifes...
Proof that England is the best country in Europe?
English clubs were dominant in the second weekend of the Heineken Cup, with five wins, one draw and one loss. Bristol flew the flag of St. George in an historic win over tournament favourites Stade F...
Something to see you through to the weekend
The countdown to another thrilling Heineken Cup weekend has been painfully slow today, and with so many mouth-watering clashes in prospect, it can’t come soon enough. I’ve been trying to ...
Heineken Cup openers fail to disappoint
The opening weekend of the Heineken Cup has lived up to its billing, with a high quality of rugby and some down-to-the-wire matches. With such fierce competition, it is vital not to lose a single gam...
Who will win the Heineken Cup? Pool-by-pool guide
If anything is capable of following such a momentous occasion as France 2007, it’s this year’s Heineken Cup. A total of 199 players that featured in the World Cup will take part, and the ...
Heineken Cup Draw for 2007/08
The chairman of the European Rugby Cup, Jean-Pierre Lux has just made the draw for the group stages of next season’s Heineken Cup. Last year’s champions, Wasps, seem to have drawn the har...