The Heineken and Amlin Cups 2013/14 second weekend of match's is over. They threw up a few surprises and some really exciting games. Things kicked off on Thursday night with the London Wasps Amlin game against Basyonne. This was a much tougher match than Wasps first run out and in fact for a large part of the game Wasps were behind, in fact at half-time it was 6-10. … [Read more...]
European Rugby Cups 2013/14- Preview
The Heineken and Amlin Cups kick off over the weekend of 10th to 13th October. The Amlin starting first on Thursday night and the Heineken following on Friday. The Amlin games complete on Saturday whilst the Heineken on Sunday. We will start with our preview of the Heineken with twelve games over the weekend. Things kick-off at Connacht's ground the Sportsground on … [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...]
Amlin Challenge Cup Semi – Who Can See Past Leinster
Amlin Semi Finals 2013 did not disappoint. First up a real scrap in France as Perpigan fell short against Stade Francais down in the Basque Country. Then a trashing for Biarritz in Ireland. Friday night and the European Cup weekend kicked off in the Stade Aime Giral in front of 12,000 plus fans. This one went against our prediction as Stade Francais Paris won 22-25. It was … [Read more...]
Amlin Challenge Cup Q-Finals – French Win Away!!
Amlin Quarter Finals 2013 did not disappoint. We may not have called three of the results correctly but you have to say how things have changed, gone are the old days when French teams did not travel well. Also gone is the English hold on the trophy as both Bath and Wasps got smashed out. Thursday night and the French onslaught started as Biarritz Olympic took … [Read more...]