Top 14 France has ended and not as we expected. First ASM Clermont lost to Castres in the Semi-Finals 9-25. Obviously a game to far following the Heineken loss to Toulon. Meanwhile Toulon saw off the Toulouse challenge 24-9. So to the final and in a close tight tough affair it was Castres who came out on top 14-19. The boots of Jonny Wilkinson and Roroy Kockott were … [Read more...]
Heineken and Amlin Cup Finals – Review
This weekend saw the Finals of both the Heineken and Amlin 2012/13 European Cups in Dublin Ireland. First up on Friday night it was the Amlin. This was played in bright sunshine in the RDS stadium and as we predicted Leinster won through. Stade Francais who had the majority of possession and territory simply could not convert pressure into points. They either got … [Read more...]
Women’s World Series 7’s Amsterdam -Canada Shock England
The Womens World Series Sevens for 2013. We are now down to the finals and so far all has gone pretty much to form, though Canada and Spain did surprise us seeing of England in the Cup 7-12 and the USA 15-5 in the Plate Semi. New Zealand had already taken the overall crown for the series even before they play the final and so join their male counterparts as … [Read more...]
Women’s World Series 7’s Amsterdam – Kiwis & England Power On
The Womens World Series Sevens for 2013. Day two dawned brightly and all went to plan apart from Russia beating Australia and Canada the USA. So we have New Zealand versus Russia and England versus Canada meaning it is pretty certain that New Zealand and England will play for the Cup. So just the two wrong calls and here are all the results: Results Quarters & Semis 19. 18 … [Read more...]
Women’s World Series 7’s Amsterdam – Surprises On Day One
The Womens World Series Sevens for 2013. Day one of the last round of pool games for 2013 has started with a few surprises as first France beat Canada, then Russia beat the Netherlands and convincingly as well. Next the USA beat Australia in a tight game. last was France seeing of South Africa in a tight one. Our tip is still for England to pip New Zealand and get … [Read more...]