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Best of the weekend: More misery for Tigers, Quins; Ospreys conquer Thomond

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Saints squeeze past Bath, Misery continues for Quins, Tigers and FalconsIn the big game of the weekend, Saints knocked Bath back down to a ground somewhat after their 45 – 0 mauling of the Tigers at...

Clermont stay top in France

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Clermont retained their French Top 14 lead with a gritty 19-8 win at Oyonnax, but a bonus-point 40-17 triumph for champions Toulon over Montpellier trimmed their advantage at the top. Clermont had...

Toulouse slump to fifth defeat

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Toulouse slumped to a fifth successive defeat Friday as Bayonne claimed a 35-19 win in a match which saw the indisciplined 19-time French champions play for an hour with 14 men. Bayonne outscored Toulouse...

Clermont storm to the top with demolition of Lyon

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Clermont returned to the head of the Top 14 with a bonus-point 43-12 demolition of Lyon after a first half which had been very even. With a 16-12 lead at the break, Clermont scored 27 unanswered points...

Best of the weekend: Bath batter Tigers, Connacht shock Leinster

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Bath Batter the TigersThere appears to be a new trend going around in the Premiership, one which sees supposed title contenders receive absolutely monumental spankings from their supposed rivals. It...

Toulouse in crisis after fourth defeat

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Ailing four-time European champions Toulouse slipped to their fourth successive Top 14 defeat on Saturday losing 27-16 at Racing-Metro despite Vincent Clerc scoring the 86th try of his career. Clerc's...

Wulf-fired Toulon thrash Brive

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Toulon put their kicking concerns to one side and maximised on a red card to surge to provisional number one spot in the Top 14 with a convincing, bonus-point 53-13 victory over Brive. Bernard Laporte's...

Best of the weekend: Wasps stun champions, NZ remain unbeaten

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Sarries smash Quins and Wasps stun SaintsAfter last weekend, you may have been forgiven for thinking that the new Aviva Premiership season had an air of predictability round it – but thankfully, that...

Sloppy Toulon slump at home

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Champions Toulon slumped to a 24-28 defeat at home to Stade Francais at the weekend in a match where they paid a heavy price for squandering 20 points with the boot. It was Stade's first win at the...

Top 14 Wrap: Racing bounce back

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Racing Metro scored two late tries to pick up a bonus point win at home to Lyon as they bounced back from last week's loss at Clermont. Elsewhere Oyonnax continued their fine home form with a comfortable...