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If you love a stat or fact, then you’ve come to the right place! Larissa Falls has broken down the names and numbers ahead of the French Top14 Round Six, to bring you 14 fun and funky slithers of information. 14 Fun Facts from Top14 Round Six Pau recorded their fifth victory in a row. […] READ MORE
The weird, the wacky, the numbers and names, we’ve got the Top14 Round Three covered. Larissa Falls delves deep to look at the best facts and figures from the French domestic league competition from last weekend’s action. 14 Facts from Top14 Round Three There were five multiple-try scorers in Top14 Round Three action last weekend: […] READ MORE
With the French Top 14 semi-finals, all set to go from Friday, June 17, matches including Castres, Toulouse, Montpellier, and the Bordeaux Begles will determine who can claim the famed Bouclier de Brennus shield. The pinnacle prize in French Rugby, the sides will compete as much to display their club’s abilities to peak but to […] READ MORE
The Heineken Champions Cup returns this weekend and its time to for the quarter-finalists to be decided. Pool Two is about to reach fever pitch with all four sides having a good chance of qualification. Here at Last Word on Rugby we will be going through the permutations and combinations for each team and work […] READ MORE
As rounds three and four of the Champions Cup are fast approaching Gloucester and Exeter teeter on the edge of elimination nearing the halfway point of the group stages. Exeter and Gloucester sit on three and four points respectively. Although not a mathematical certainty, both sides realistically need two wins out of two to keep […] READ MORE
It is disappointing that this weekend’s reaction and analysis from the Champions Cup Pool Two discussion will not be focusing on great tries or moments of magic. Instead, commentators have to look at the controversy that accompanied the round two fixtures. David Challis looks at the outcomes, with analysis on the pair of shoulder tackles […] READ MORE
Week one of this season’s Champions Cup has lived up to all expectation in terms of drama and excitement. If not in terms of flair and high scoring matches due to adverse weather conditions across the continent. Continuing our analysis of Champions Cup Pool Two, we react to all the big talking points from the […] READ MORE
English teams have dominated in the Champions Cup for the past few years, with Saracens winning the tournament on the last two occasions. However Champions Cup Round 3 was a weekend to forget for the Premiership as the French and Pro14 teams were dominant. Champions Cup Round 3 Wrap Glasgow Warriors 22 29 Montpellier Glasgow […] READ MORE
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