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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...

Top 14 round-up

1 decade ago by Sky Sports Rugby

Clermont sit on top of the Top 14 table as they became the first visiting team to taste victory at Oyonnax, while Grenoble showed their credentials for a title challenge with an impressive triumph over...

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...

FAN'S VIEW: I expect Bath Rugby to tighten up and beat Leicester...

1 decade ago by Bath Chronicle

Bath Rugby supporters Glyn Edwards give his take on events at The Rec. . .  London Welsh returned to The Rec after an absence of only one season on Saturday, following their promotion from the Championship...

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...