The Rugby Blog

Brought to you by:
Front5





David Attoub’s gouging appeal is rejected

Stade Francais player David Attoub has lost his appeal against his 70-week suspension by the ERC. He was found guilty of gouging Stephen Ferris in Stade’s match with Ulster, and his attempt to reduce the sanction has been thrown out.
Read more »

Heineken Cup Fixtures: Quarter- and Semi-finals

With the final round of matches now complete, the quarter-final line up has been determined, and the semi-final draw is about to be made.
Read more »

Tigers complain about the Ospreys’ 16th man

Leicester Tigers have lodged a formal complaint with ERC about the period of play in which the Ospreys had an extra man on the field.


Read more »

Heineken Cup quarter-finalists confirmed

London Irish had chances to win the game against Leinster, but the 11-11 draw means that they are out of the competition. Here are the eight European quarter-finalists.
Read more »

Munster secure home quarter-final

A defiant Munster team survived a stern test by Northampton at Thomond Park last night to book their place in the Quarter-Finals of the Heineken Cup.
Read more »

Heineken Cup Predictions: Round 6

The Heineken Cup reaches the climax of the pool stage this weekend, and making predictions is by no means easy, but I’ve picked out a few key matches and published my full list of picks at the bottom.
Read more »

Heineken Cup Round 6: what each team needs to do

It’s the last round of the Pool stage in this season’s Heineken Cup, and with two teams already through, there are 12 teams vying for the remaining 6 quarter-final places. Here is a team-by-team guide to what they need to do to qualify.
Read more »

The Rugby Blog Podcast – Episode 19

The Six Nations build-up continues with another stunning Podcast episode from Nick Heath. He talks to Mark Cueto, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, Ugo Monye AND Nick Easter in a bumber edition.
Read more »