Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of May 8-10

The battle to reach the playoffs is going down to the wire across Europe. The final round of fixtures in England has three clubs battling it out for the last two places in the semi-finals, while in the Pro 12, the top three sides are all on 70 points, with fourth just one point behind. The league’s top four can still end up in any order following the last day. It is all thanks to an extraordinary... 

5 Storylines to Follow in Super Rugby Week 13

There are six rounds left in this year’s Super Rugby season, with the Hurricanes leading the way. The Wellington men have won nine of their 10 fixtures so far and look secure in their hunt for a semi-final spot. Behind them, the battle to finish as the best Australian and South African side is tight, with four points separating the Bulls and Stormers, while the Brumbies are just one point better... 

5 Players Who Enhanced Their Reputations in 2014/15 Champions Cup

European rugby is done and dusted for another season, with the same name on a slightly different trophy this year. Toulon’s hat-trick of titles is richly deserved by the galaxy of star names who have come together to form a dominant outfit. Some of those players have excelled in the competition this season, but there are others who have graced the tournament with some of the best rugby of their... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of May 1-3

The European Champions Cup has gone to Toulon to add to the Heineken Cups they collected in 2013 and 2014, so the men from the Mayol sit atop these rankings once more. They have three games left to maintain top spot in the Top 14 before aiming to defend their domestic title, while behind them an almighty scuffle is afoot for the chance to take it off them. In England, there is also much that could... 

Clermont Auvergne vs. Toulon: Winners and Losers from Champions Cup Final

Toulon wrote a new chapter in club rugby history with an unprecedented third straight European crown. Bernard Laporte’s men hoisted the new European Champions Cup to add to their 2013 and 2014 Heineken Cup triumphs after a 24-18 win over French rivals Clermont Auvergne on Saturday. It’s the second time in three seasons Toulon have defeated Les Jaunards in the final, and they may still meet... 

Clermont Auvergne vs. Toulon: 5 Players to Watch in Champions Cup Final

For the second time in three seasons, Clermont Auvergne and Toulon will contest European rugby’s biggest prize. The name might have changed but the teams dominating Europe are the same. In 2013 Jonny Wilkinson steered Toulon back into a game largely dominated by Clermont, and Delon Armtiage’s breakaway try clinched the Heineken Cup as it was known then for Mourad Boudjellal’s star–studded... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of April 24-26

With two rounds to go in Europe’s top leagues, the play-off format to decide each division’s champions is making for a thrilling finale. In England, there are still six clubs who could become champions and the situation is the same in France. In the Pro 12, the top four is decided, but the order—and who will earn home advantage in the semi-final—is yet to be settled. In France,... 

Leicester vs. Rough Riders: 5 Bold Predictions for the ‘Independence Cup’

English club rugby will go on show in the United States this summer when Leicester Tigers take on the Rough Riders. The game is being staged in August to help launch a professional league in the States, the National Rugby Football League, per the BBC. The game is set to take place in Philadelphia between the east Midlanders and a “team made up of former National Football League (NFL) athletes,... 

5 Stars of Rugby League Who Failed to Make the Grade in Rugby Union

The path between rugby league and rugby union has been well trodden in both directions over the years. Before the union game shook off its amateur status in the mid 1990s, it suffered a drain to the smaller code, with stars such as Martin Offiah, Scott Quinnell, Jonathan Davies and Scott Gibbs all opting for stints in league. But since the beginning of the professional era in union, the tide has turned... 

Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of April 18-19

The Champions Cup final will be an all-French affair after Toulon and Clermont Auvergne won their semi-finals. It ensured the pair will not be moved from this season’s top two placings in the power rankings and, as the second time in three seasons they have contested European rugby’s biggest prize, underlined the financial strength of French club rugby. No one from outside the top 14 has... 

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