European Clubs
Perpignan could quit cup in Tincu ban row
Perpignan are threatening to pull out of the Heineken Cup if their appeal against hooker Marius Tincu's 18-week suspension for eye-gouging falls on deaf ears.
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Time to turn popularity into cash bonanza for club game
Sunday, 26 October 2008
Stop for a second and listen. That thunder of feet you can hear is not a flanker chasing down a fly-half; it's the scramble of clubs and unions to cash in on rugby's apparently ever-increasing popularity.
French rugby fans blanche at multi-coloured shirt
Thursday, 16 October 2008
Efforts by Stade Français, the Paris rugby club, to soften the sport's macho image may finally have strayed off-side.
Russell heads to France to ease Saracens full-back glut
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
Another break for a Guinness Premiership player at the Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, home of Clermont Auvergne. Happily for Brent Russell, it is a rather kinder one than Lee Thomas suffered there last Saturday afternoon.
Quins wrecking crew start early at Stradey
Sunday, 12 October 2008
What a way to say goodbye. Scarlets' next European match will be at their new stadium across town and whether it was the old Stradey stands creaking or the home supporters grumbling, Quins neither knew nor cared.
Heineken Cup: Money woes leave English feeling bleu
Friday, 10 October 2008
The Heineken Cup begins this evening but the Premiership's salary cap means that clubs this side of the Channel may find their French rivals too rich for their taste. Chris Hewett reports
Toulon: More money, more problems
Thursday, 2 October 2008
He threw a lorry-load of cash at his hometown club and now he wants to see the results, but Toulon's outspoken president is quickly learning that success in France's top flight doesn't happen overnight
French lower league to try rules rejected by top clubs
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
French rugby's Top 14 second XV league will trial three further ELVs (Experimental Law Variations) refused by Europe's top clubs.
Robinson seeking a ruthless streak
Thursday, 4 September 2008
The Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson yesterday looked back on last season's encounters with Munster with mixed emotions – his side had the European champions in trouble in both matches.
Europe puts IRB 'no penalties' rule into deep freeze
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
The most controversial of the "experimental law variations" currently on trial in the southern hemisphere's Tri-Nations tournament will not feature in the forthcoming European club season.
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