Heineken Cup

Heineken Cup: Glasgow no match for Toulouse

The chances of Glasgow Warriors qualifying from Pool six of the Heineken Cup to the quarter-finals took a real knock when they were beaten 28-16 by Toulouse at Firhill. Read on here

Toulouse and Cardiff Blues conquer Europe

The two biggest trophies in European rugby union were wrapped up over the course of a glorious hot and sunny weekend in France. Read the rest here: http://blogs.bettor.com/Toulouse-and-Cardiff-Blues-conquer-Europe-a11493

Heineken Cup preview: Biarritz v Munster

This weekend’s second Heineken Cup semi-final will also be contested between a French team and an Irish side. With Irish-French relations in sporting circles still rather frosty following last year’s football World Cup qualifier, this weekend’s European Cup matches aren’t likely to improve matters. Biarritz v Munster could certainly be a tasty one. http://blogs.bettor.com/Heineken-Cup-preview-Biarritz-v-Munster-a10710

Heineken Cup preview: Toulouse v Leinster

In the first of the weekend’s two Heineken Cup semi-finals, three-time champions Toulouse will host reigning European Cup winners, Leinster, at the Stadium Municipal. The Top 14 outfit cruised out of the group stages, rarely needing to accelerate out of first gear throughout the opening stages of this year’s campaign. They suffered just one defeat [...]

Another day, another banning order

It seems that you can’t go a single day without a banning order being imposed on a rugby union player at the moment, and yesterday was no different as Bath lock Danny Grewcock became the latest player to receive a lengthy sentence for violent conduct. The 37-year-old was found guilty of stamping on the unluckiest [...]