ws

Preview: Wasps bid to halt Lyon’s winning run

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wasps will need to halt Lyon’s six-match winning streak in the EPCR Challenge Cup this season in the clubs’ first ever meeting in Europe if they are to progress to their second final in the...

Gopperth trades Wasps for Tigers

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Journeyman backline ace Jimmy Gopperth will commence yet another chapter in his career as he now moves to Welford Road to take up with Leicester Tigers, it has been announced.    Gopperth,...

Blackett: Our biggest game for two seasons

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wasps head coach Lee Blackett has labelled Saturday’s EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final at Lyon as probably the Gallagher Premiership club’s “biggest game for a couple of seasons”.   Not...

Lyon director of rugby Pierre Mignoni: We’ve not reached our limits yet

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Lyon director of rugby Pierre Mignoni reckons there’s more to come from his side as he prepares them for the club’s first EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final on Saturday.   The TOP 14...

Match officials named for Champions & Challenge Cup semi-finals

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The match officials for the upcoming Champions Cup semi-finals have been named.    The English duo of Karl Dickson and Matthew Carley are the men entrusted with the whistles for what will be...

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals kick-off times and TV coverage confirmed

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

EPCR has announced the dates, kick-off times and TV coverage of the Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup semi-finals.   Following a truly epic victory over Munster Rugby, holders,...

Challenge Cup: QF results & highlights ahead of semis

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gloucester vs Saracens:  Saracens were too much for the Cherry & Whites to handle as Mark McCall’s men powered to a 44-15 victory at Kingsholm.    Mark McCall’s men looked...

Lyon topple Glasgow in hard-fought contest

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A strong finish saw Lyon claim a 35-27 home win over the Glasgow Warriors in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.   Lyon opened the scoring with a penalty just a minute in, but Glasgow hit back...

Wasps edge Edinburgh in Challenge Cup quarter-final

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wasps progress to Challenge Cup semi-finals after coming out on top of an enthralling tussle with Edinburgh Rugby at DAM Health Stadium on Saturday.   Wasps will play the winner of Lyon against...