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Heineken Cup Final 2012 preview with Donal Lenihan
Donal Lenihan and Michael Corcoran discuss the all Irish Heineken Cup Final between Ulster and Leinster, to be played at Twickenham. Your predictions?
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Alafoti Faosiliva’s huge hit, charge, and try against Fiji in London
Sevens star Alafoti Faosiliva has been included in the Samoan training squad for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup, as well as their once off game against Scotland. In the London Sevens final the big man made a huge tackle, and later scored a powerful try.
If you’ve watched any of the IRB Sevens World Series [...]
The Stormers vs Cheetahs chaos in Cape Town
The Stormers and the Cheetahs got into an almighty tangle at Newlands last weekend, resulting in two players receiving off-field yellow cards after the whole thing was put on a white card. There were some requests to have it featured, so here you go.
Ashley Johnson, who is off to London Wasps soon, and Stormers [...]
The Reds find form ahead of Quade Cooper’s much anticipated return
The Reds ended the Chiefs’ nine-game winning streak with a 42-27 victory in Brisbane on Sunday. The win keeps their title defence hopes alive, and has helped build momentum in time for the return of star flyhalf, Quade Cooper.
The Queensland outfit are ninth on the overall Super Rugby table, but with the conference system, [...]
Aviva Premiership semi-finals highlights wrap-up
Leicester Tigers and Harlequins will contest the Aviva Premiership Final on May 26th following their semi-final victories over the weekend. The Tigers are favourites for many, but Harlequins don’t see it that way.
A late try from Harlequins prop Joe Marler sealed a 25-23 win over Northampton Saints at The Stoop on Saturday, setting them [...]
School of Hard Knocks 2012 – Episodes 3 & 4 (Finale)
Today we complete the School of Hard Knocks with the final two episodes, as well as some updates, and a chat to one of the participants. It was a fantastic eight week-long project, and has yet again made genuine changes to the lives of those involved.
If you haven’t watched the show yet, go ahead [...]
Rugby Club Plays of the Week 2012 – Round 11
Here is a quick catch-up post for the Rugby Club’s Plays of the Week from Fox Sports, which was broadcast on Thursday night in Australia. As always, it features the best of the action from Super Rugby, and in this case, Round 11.
It’s been a busy weekend and there’s loads to catch [...]
Fiji win the London Sevens as New Zealand take overall series title
Fiji took the London Sevens title in convincing style as they beat rivals Samoa 38-15 in the Cup final on Sunday, but it was New Zealand who captured the overall series title, their 10th in 13th years. Below are highlights from both day’s play at Twickenham.
New Zealand’s 36-0 demolition of South Africa in the [...]
Mamuka Gorgodze and Yoann Maestri sent off in Toulouse vs Montpellier battle
On a day that determined who progresses in the Top 14 play off race, two red cards and a yellow were brandished in a heated game between Toulouse and Montpellier. Both players are likely to face suspensions, ruling them out of the next round.
Toulouse won the match 20-13 and in doing so ended top [...]
Best Tries of the Top 14 – Round 24
This weekend is yet another busy one in the world of rugby, with not only domestic finals, but Sevens too. It’s been a fairly quiet week on RD, for various reasons, so here’s a video of some top quality tries in the Top 14 as we attempt to catch up.
Last night was the first [...]
Ospreys into the RaboDirect Pro12 final with big win over Munster
The Ospreys produced a clinical five-try demolition of Munster in the first RaboDirect Pro12 semi-final at the Liberty Stadium on Friday night. The 45-10 victory was one of their best of the season, setting them up nicely for a final in a fortnight’s time.
Dan Biggar scored a try and kicked four penalties and four [...]
Don’t Drop the Egg prepare for the Marriot London Sevens
The Don’t Drop the Egg boys are back, and this time we get to share in their preparations for this weekend’s Marriot London Sevens at Twickenham.
They’ve released two videos, both of which are funny as ever and have been featured in a playlist above. If you don’t know much about #DDTE and have never [...]
Tai Tuifua’s dangerous flying tackle on Nicky Robinson
Newcastle Falcons forward Tai Tuifua was fortunate to escape punishment for a dangerous hit he made on Wasps number ten Nicky Robinson last weekend. The officials at the time felt it was a legal tackle, and he hasn’t been cited as of yet.
Wasps fans were outraged at the tackle, which as mentioned in commentary, [...]
School of Hard Knocks 2012 – Episode 2
Here is the next episode of School of Hard Knocks, the show that has Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell mentoring a group of youngsters in Tottenham, turning them into not only rugby players, but stronger individuals, better equipped to take on life.
In episode one of School of Hard Knocks we got to know a [...]
Kini Murimurivalu finishes off excellent Clermont full field try
Three Fijians and a Scotsman combined brilliantly as Clermont scored one of the tries of the weekend in the Top 14, despite going down 30-19 to Castres. Both sides are still in the playoff race, with Castres looking likely to go ahead of Montpellier next weekend.
It was only Clermont’s fifth loss of the season [...]
Jim Hamilton and David Paice shown red cards after being sin-binned
Jim Hamilton and David Paice are set to face a disciplinary hearing following the brawl they sparked at the Madjeski Stadium on Saturday. Both players were shown yellow cards, resumed fighting, then were sent off with reds cards.
Having come to blows and exchanged a few quick shots, both players were sin-binned by referee Dave [...]
School of Hard Knocks 2012 – Episode 1
The extremely popular School of Hard Knocks is back in 2012, as Will Greenwood and Scott Quinnell mentor a group of troubled youths from London, teaching them life lessons and preparing them for employment, using rugby as the vehicle for change.
The series has been popular when posted on here in the past, and this [...]
Aironi’s Simone Favaro smashes Ospreys replacement Tom Isaacs
Italian side Aironi hosted the Ospreys in the final round of RaboDirect Pro12 group stages this weekend, with the visitors grinding out a hard fought 18-11 win. With five minutes left and the win secured, we saw the hit of the match.
The Ospreys chose an experimental side as they’d already earned a final four [...]
Rugby Club Plays of the Week 2012 – Round 10
Another brilliant serving of Plays of the Week from the Rugby Club, dishing up the best hits, tries, funnies, and more from the last round of Super Rugby. Thanks to chief chef Sean Maloney at Fox Sports for the great work on this one. It’s a ripper!
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Friday Funnies – Incredible winning try scored off multiple post rebounds
This week’s Funnies clip comes from a lower grade rugby game, possibly in Australia, and that’s about all we can tell you. It’s only a few seconds long and is freaky by nature, and reenforces that old adage that you should always chase a penalty kick.
Over the past few years similar clips have been [...]
Leinster hold out against Clermont to reach another Heineken Cup final
Leinster booked themselves another Heineken Cup final as they beat Clermont 19-15 in a dramatic game that went right down to the final minutes. Today we’ve got highlights for those of you that missed the game, or just want to relive the best bits.
Leinster held off Clermont in a frantic last few minutes as [...]
Fullback Joe Pietersen eaten alive by prop Pek Cowan
Last month we saw Stormers fullback Joe Pietersen set up a fantastic counter-attack that resulted in an amazing try against the Highlanders. Unfortunately when he tried something similar against the Force this past weekend, huge prop Pek Cowan was ready for it.
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Butch James banned for four weeks for dangerous charge against the Brumbies
Earlier this week Lions flyhalf Butch James was suspended for four weeks for charging into a ruck dangerously against the Brumbies in Johannesburg. He was yellow carded at the time, and put on a white card, referring him to the citing commissioner.
James, Springbok World Cup winning number ten in 2007, added to his reputation [...]
James Haskell banned for punches on Cheetah Justin Downey
England flanker James Haskell was cited and subsequently banned for punching against the Cheetahs following the Highlanders’ 36-33 win in Bloemfontein. He was yellow carded at the time, despite the assistant referees recommending a higher sanction.
The Highlanders were down to 14 men after hooker Andrew Hore had been sinbinned for a ruck infringement, then [...]
Toulon through to Challenge Cup final after nail-biting win over Stade Francais
Jonny Wilkinson kicked a last minute drop goal to secure an Amlin Challenge Cup final spot for Toulon as they beat Stade Francais 32-29 in an enjoyable semi final on Friday night. They will face Biarritz in the final after they beat Brive 19-0 in the other semi.
Toulon got off to an incredible start as [...]
