Women’s Sevens Dublin Pool and Fixtures Announced (pic credit inpho >> https://twitter.com/Inphosports The pool draw and fixtures for the Women’s Sevens Dublin tournament were announced today. Ireland will play South Africa, Hong Kong and Mexico in Pool C. The tournament takes place in the UCD Bowl on Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of August. 12 […]
2015/16 Pool Draws – PRO12 clubs’ reaction Following today’s Pool Draws for the 2015/16 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, see below for reaction from selected Guinness PRO12 club representatives. Gregor Townsend – Glasgow Warriors Head Coach “We were seeded in the top tier last year and so we knew what to expect – another very […]
Following today’s Pool Draws for the 2015/16 Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, see below for reaction from selected Aviva Premiership club representatives. Mark McCall – Saracens Director of Rugby “It’s going to be an interesting competition this season with the World Cup, but it’s a very exciting draw. I’ve been back to Ulster twice in […]
Halliday predicts heavyweight match-ups in Champions Cup pool draw EPCR chairman, Simon Halliday Simon Halliday, the recently-appointed chairman of EPCR, believes tomorrow’s pool draws for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in Neuchatel will be the strongest in the history of European club rugby. “There is a new order in European rugby with teams like […]
Pool Draws for 2015/16 Challenge Cup and Champions Cup Saracens, Glasgow Warriors and the winners of Saturday’s Top 14 final between ASM Clermont Auvergne and Stade Français Paris will be guaranteed top seedings when the pool draw for the European Rugby Champions Cup takes place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland next Wednesday (17 June). This key event […]
The Ireland Men’s Sevens team registered three convincing wins on the opening day of the Rugby European Men’s Sevens Division C tournament in Zenica, Bosnia. They topped Pool B and will face Austria in the Cup quarter-finals on Sunday morning. Newly-announced captain Tom Daly led by example in the opening pool clash with Turkey, scoring […]
Can’t wait until next years competitions, well the pool draws are on the 17th of June! Diary Marker: European Rugby Pool Draws set for 17 June The draws for the composition of the pools for the 2015/16 European Rugby Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup will take place in Neuchatel, Switzerland on Wednesday, […]
Explosive pool stage finale on the cards Ecstasy and agony are certain to figure in varying amounts this weekend as Europe’s elite clubs ready themselves for an explosive Round 6 in the ultra-competitive Champions Cup and Challenge Cup. Please see attached the club rankings pre-Round 6, as well as pool tables and qualification rules for […]