Leinster go into the Heineken Champions Cup final against La Rochelle this Saturday as firm favourites to lift their fifth European title. This is despite the fact that the French outfit came out on top in last year’s semi final, where they went on to lose to Toulouse in the final. However, the Irish province […]
For anyone that is a stickler for good officiating at rucks in rugby, Eben Etzebeth’s antics at the weekend would have pleased you. While playing against Pau on Saturday at the Stade Mayol in the Top 14, the South African lock was alert to some sloppy rucking by the visitors, and made them pay. As […]
With London Irish getting a bye week in the final round of the Gallagher Premiership, and with their hopes of making the top four extinguished, their loss to Bath at the Rec on Saturday signalled the final outing in green for some of their players, and the final ever professional match for others. One that […]
Last time Ellis Genge ran out for England, against France in the final round of the Six Nations, any newcomer would be forgiven for thinking that he was actually some kind of hybrid fullback given how much time he spent in the back field. Just an enormous, 117kg fullback with a No1 on his back. […]
