5 Storylines to Follow in Super Rugby Week 17

The penultimate round of the regular season will unfold in Super Rugby this weekend. The table toppers will be looking to recover from a rare defeat last week while there are personal battles being waged in the all-Aussie clash in Perth. With just two rounds left there is still much that can change in the play-off picture thanks to the Crusaders’ late charge up the New Zealand conference and... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of May 29-31

We have two of out three champions in Europe’s big leagues. Saracens and Glasgow lifted the Premiership and Pro 12 titles respectively after performances to which their final opponents had no answers. Sarries were too clever, too hungry and far less error-prone than Bath, while Glasgow’s high tempo and ability to cope with the Munster maul put them a street ahead of the Irishmen. All that... 

Bath vs. Saracens: Winners and Losers from Aviva Premiership Final

Saracens were crowned champions of England at Twickenham with a 28-16 win over Bath. The Londoners raced into a healthy lead as they preyed on their opponents’ mistakes and gave the West Country side a mountain to climb in the second half if they were to end their 19-year wait to reclaim a title they used to win with such regularity. It was a triumph for experience and ruthless efficiency over... 

5 Storylines to Follow in Super Rugby Week 16

Super Rugby’s Week 16 brings the battle for the top spot in two of the three conferences into sharp focus. While the Hurricanes have the New Zealand section sewn up, it is nip and tuck in Australia and South Africa. The Waratahs and Brumbies are separated by just two points in the Aussie conference, while in South Africa, the Stormers lead the way by the same margin over the Lions. It sets up... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of May 22-24

The Aviva Premiership final will be a clash of styles after Bath and Saracens won their semi-finals to reach the Twickenham showpiece next weekend. Bath swaggered past Leicester in a seven-try romp that had their free-wheeling stamp all over it. Saracens’ scrapping signature was equally as evident in their 29-24 win over Northampton to give themselves a chance of shackling Mike Ford’s men... 

Aviva Premiership: Winners and Losers from Semi-Finals

Bath will play Saracens in the Aviva Premiership final next weekend after two contrasting semi-finals. Mike Ford’s men stuck over 40 points on Leicester Tigers for the second time this season at the Rec in a 47-10 win, while Saracens stormed the home fortress of last year’s champions Northampton to beat the Saints 29-24 and book a return to Twickenham. The manner of these results... 

5 Storylines to Follow in Super Rugby Week 15

Week 15 in Super Rugby sees last year’s finalists go head-to-head in Sydney as the jockeying for play–off places continues. While the Waratahs and Crusaders do battle, across the Tasman, one man might have to swap the microphone for the engine room of the Chiefs’ scrum. In South Africa, the Stormers hope a returning Sevens star can sprinkle some of his try-scoring stardust on their... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of May 15-17

The play­–off contenders in the Premiership and Pro 12 are settled, with one week left for France’s top six to sort themselves out. In the Top 14, following the final round of the regular season this weekend, the top two will have a week off while positions three to six contest “les barrages” or quarter–finals. The winners of those matches will proceed to play the... 

5 Storylines to Follow in Super Rugby Week 14

It’s crunch time in New Zealand’s Super Rugby conference this weekend as the top two do battle in Wellington. With the game throwing up some intriguing personal battles as well as national bragging rights at stake, the shape of the playoffs will be clearer after Week 14. Elsewhere in the competition, it is hoped in Queensland that the return of a former legend can revive the fortunes of... 

Why Nick Abendanon Award Shows Folly of England’s Selection Policy

Nick Abendanon was crowned European Player of the Year earlier this month as a reward for his form in his first season as a Clermont Auvergne player. The former Bath flyer has reveled amid the stars of the French giants, particularly in the Champions Cup. His display in the competition’s knockout stages elevated the full-back to the same status as that other much-talked-about English exile, Steffon... 

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