Chris Robshaw Injury: Updates on Rugby Star’s Shoulder and Return

England captain Chris Robshaw has suffered a shoulder injury that will keep him sidelined for the remainder of the year.  Sky Sports News announced on Friday that the Harlequins flanker would be out of action for four weeks, which will see him miss Saturday’s clash against Leinster in the European Rugby Champions Cup: Stuart Lancaster will also have some concern regarding his captain being back in time to lead England in their Six Nations opener against Wales on February 6, 2015. Read more Rugby Union news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Why Danny Cipriani Should Be in England’s Six Nations Squad

Danny Cipriani has been English rugby’s unsolvable puzzle for six years now. He burst on to the scene in 2008 with a season of crackerjack displays for Wasps that guided them all the way to the Premiership title. He missed the final itself having broken an ankle in Wasps’ semi-final, per the Guardian, and from that point the curve of his career began to experience more ups and downs than a Nepalese Sherpa. Spats with ex-girlfriend Kelly Brook played out in the media, per Metro, average performances for England, exile to Melbourne, disciplinary problems in Australia, a return to... 

5 Key Battles in Matchday 4 of the European Rugby Champions Cup

This weekend brings a second successive week of continental action, where the European Rugby Champions Cup will once again head into the fray with qualification edging into sight. Last time out, Clermont Auvergne and Harlequins claimed crucial advantages over their pool opponents with victories over Munster and Leinster, respectively, but the same foes are back for revenge this week. Read on for a rundown of which battles are likely to have a big hand in picking out the victors on Matchday 4. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

All Blacks Dominate Major Categories at New Zealand Rugby Awards

The All Blacks swept the three major awards at last night’s New Zealand rugby awards, claiming player, team and coach of the year. It is rarely a surprise to see All Black success in the world of rugby, but this was perhaps an instance where they picked up a few more awards than expected. That is not to say they did not deserve the awards they received. As a team they were again outstanding in 2014, having lost just one game, while coach Steve Hansen’s record grows evermore impressive. Whether they were the best in each of those categories though is another question. Kieran Keane certainly... 

2014 Varsity Match: Oxford University Thrash Cambridge 43-6 at Twickenham

The Varsity Rugby Match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge has been a stage for many greats of the sport. But since the dawn of professionalism in 1995, fewer have gone on to represent their countries. Even so, the list of past players and coaches in this fixture is remarkable (see table below). It even features the first man to lift the William Webb Ellis Cup, New Zealander David Kirk, the 1987 World Cup-winning captain. Today, Oxford, the Dark Blues, made it five wins out of the last five with a comprehensive 43-6 victory over Light Blues Cambridge. It was the heaviest defeat ever... 

2015 Rugby World Cup: 5 Underdog Teams Who Can Cause a Shock

No matter where one’s allegiances may lie, it’s difficult not to root for the little guy in a tournament as prestigious as the Rugby World Cup—as long as it’s not your team they’re facing. With less than 12 months remaining until England host the 2015 competition, minnows and underdogs around the world are preparing to enter the breach once more, irrespective of how the odds are stacked against them. Here, we consider those less conspicuous sides and dark horses who may not only make a surprise challenge on the title itself but, in other cases, merely make it past... 

Biggest Winners and Losers in World Rugby for Weekend of December 5-7

Rugby is among the more openly contested sports at the elite level, where even the very best players and teams alike can go from soaring heights to disheartening lows in a matter of minutes. Everyone goes through their mixed patches as this week’s winners and losers can attest, with the European Rugby Champions Cup in particular providing a platform for shock in both a positive and negative sense. England’s European bastions, Martin Castrogiovanni and the Samoan Rugby Union are all among those to feature in this week’s rundown for an array of reasons both encouraging and otherwise. Begin... 

Power Ranking Europe’s Top 15 Club Teams After Weekend of December 5-7

It can be a tricky time of year to assess the power rank of Europe’s top club teams. The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup pool stages have resumed after a period of international weekends, lower-tier cup competitions for the players left behind and league fixtures played with understrength teams for those sides who lost a lot of bodies to their national squads. Following that somewhat jumbled set of circumstances under which clubs have been fulfilling their fixtures through the month of November, the opening weekend of December at last allows us to see teams with their full rosters available... 

Best XV from European Rugby Champions Cup for Weekend of December 5-7

The European Rugby Champions Cup came back with a bang at the weekend with several pools remaining in the melting pot. Leicester’s 25-21 win over Toulon kept the Tigers’ hopes alive while an Ospreys’ comeback to tie Racing Metro 19-19 meant their section, which also contains Northampton, is finely balanced. Even Bath still have a chance after a thumping 30-5 win in Montpellier, while Harlequins turned their domestic form on its head with a 24-18 victory over Leinster. There were plenty of gripping games and a number of quality performances. Here is the Champions Cup team of the... 

5 Key Battles in Matchday 3 of the European Rugby Champions Cup

The November internationals are done and dusted, meaning the elite of the European pack shift their focus back to club matters this week and the return of continental competition. Matchday 3 of the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup group stage promises to pull the standings further apart, and by the time this weekend’s action is through, every team will be acquainted with their pool rivals. Ahead of the tournament’s comeback, we’ve dissected the fixture list and picked out a selection of the most promising and important player battles set to take place. Begin Slideshow  Read More →

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