These are your rugby headlines for Tuesday 7 May. Fears over Champions Cup news The Investec Champions Cup could be removed from mainstream television in England next season. According to the Times report, the European Professional Rugby Club (EPCR), which organizes the tournament, failed to agree a renewed deal with current broadcaster TNT Sports. The… Read More »
Phil Dowson trusts his players to make good decisions on the pitch – Getty Images/David Rogers It is early January and the clock has ticked past 20 minutes at Sandy Park, where Northampton conceded their fourth try against Exeter Chiefs. In the windswept stands, director of rugby Phil Dowson entertains some dark thoughts about his… Read More »
Harlequins and Glasgow Warriors fight each other during a brawl during their Champions Cup last-16 clash – Reuters/Peter Cziborra Maul is the bastion of rugby union, synonymous with the sport. Look up an English dictionary and the entry will be one of a handful of nouns such as flanker, ruck and scrum, where the definition… Read More »
‘Basic principles agreed’ ahead of Club World Cup launch in 2028 Momentum is building towards the first Club World Cup in 2028, with power brokers hoping to stage the 16-team tournament over four weeks in the northern hemisphere in June that year. Insiders suggested there was “positive momentum” behind the plans and that “fundamental principles… Read More »
Former London Irishman Will Joseph now impresses on the European stage with Harlequins – Getty Images/Patrick Khachfe Drawing positives from the 2022/23 Premiership campaign is like groping through a particularly dirty sewer for lost keys. Losing three clubs, albeit under different circumstances, was an indelible and shameful disaster in the history of the sport, plunging… Read More »