Toulouse claimed a famous double as they hammered a stunned Bordeaux-Begles in the Top 14 final, winning 59-3 in a nine-try showing at Stade Velodrome on...
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The debate and the disquiet rumbled on throughout the week. Measured, knowledgeable criticism of a referee’s performance is worth listening to, particularly when it’s from respected...
Leinster coach Jacques Nienaber has defended his role during Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup defeat to Toulouse on Saturday. The Springboks’ Rugby World Cup winner drew the...
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In many ways, this wasn’t the worst of Leinster’s three successive final defeats. Yet these Leinster players wouldn’t be human if they didn’t have deeper mental...
Jack Willis admits that returning to the Premiership to fight for his England place is currently way down the list of priorities after Toulouse’s Champions Cup...