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Playoff mania continued to run rampant across Europe’s top divisions this week as victories for Northampton Saints and Saracens set up what promises to be a spectacular Aviva Premiership finale. In the Pro12, Glasgow Warriors and Leinster got the better of Munster and Ulster, respectively, to book their places in a Celtic climax of massive proportions, whereas Castres and Toulon will be the sides...
Published: May 16, 2014
It’s a sad truth in rugby that the transfer market and contract situations of the world’s superstars are increasingly topical subjects in the sport, catching up to football’s dreaded standards in money exchanges and interchanging loyalties. However, while it may be a development of the trade that won’t please everyone, it’s hard to debate the fact that the increasingly...
Published: May 15, 2014
The European Tour made its way back to the northeast of Spain this week, as some of golf’s biggest names descended upon the PGA Catalunya Resort for the 89th edition of the Spanish Open. Heading into the tournament, Sergio Garcia sat among the favourites to reign triumphant in his native land, but a raft of big names such as Miguel Angel Jimenez, Francesco Molinari and Joost Luiten staked their...
Published: May 15, 2014
The postseason proceedings continue in Europe this week as the Top 14, Pro12 and Premiership campaigns edge toward their climaxes, along with the RFU Championship. Only the best and brightest of France, England, Ireland and Scotland remain clinched in the struggle for supremacy of their respective divisions, with some all-star encounters already on the slate. In Round 14 of the Super Rugby season,...
Published: May 14, 2014
The 2013-14 Aviva Premiership campaign has been as thrilling as any before it, with Saracens, the Leicester Tigers, the Northampton Saints and Harlequins emerging as its deserving playoff contenders. Stars from all corners of England’s top flight have made the season a roller coaster journey right up until last weekend’s curtain call, and some glorious tries have come along the way. There’s...
Published: May 13, 2014
Manu Tuilagi’s involvement at the 2015 Rugby World Cup is looking more assured by the fixture, as the Leicester Tigers star continued to regain form this weekend, literally shoving his side past Saracens at Welford Road. That was just one of several high-profile Aviva Premiership matches that took the big-hits spotlight this weekend, with teams noticeably making those extra efforts in the last...
Published: May 13, 2014
Joachim Loew will hand a host of German fringe players their chance to impress ahead of this summer’s World Cup when his side take on Poland in a friendly fixture on Tuesday. Most of Die Mannschaft’s regular starters are still embroiled in domestic and European campaigns, meaning Loew will pick from a field of less-experienced international names for the warm-up encounter. Although it’s...
Published: May 12, 2014
Racing Metro and Castres Olympique booked their places in this season’s Top 14 playoff semi-finals, with the former moving past Toulouse while Castres got the better of Clermont in their own backyard. Elsewhere in Europe, the Aviva Premiership and RaboDirect Pro12 regular campaigns were brought to a close, with some of the last-ditch surges into the playoff places making for nail-biting entertainment. And...
Published: May 12, 2014
In response to fan concerns regarding a lack of on-track noise, Mercedes will experiment with a “megaphone exhaust” during a test in Barcelona this week. The manufacturer announced the decision through the official Mercedes AMG F1 Twitter account, with the Spanish test coming just over a week prior to the sixth stage of the 2014 Formula One season in Monaco: After the first five stages...
Published: May 8, 2014
We approach a stacked weekend in the world of rugby as Europe’s regular seasons begin to draw to a close, while Super Rugby’s giants continue to duel in search of Southern Hemisphere dominance. We also have the IRB World Sevens Series coming to a close in London along with the beginning of this season’s RFU Championship playoff legs. There’s a lot to look out for in the final...