O'Shea: We could not match Leicester
Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea paid a glowing tribute to Leicester after the Tigers emphatically ended his team's reign as English champions.
Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea paid a glowing tribute to Leicester after the Tigers emphatically ended his team's reign as English champions.
Leinster's double dreams are still alive after they came through a gripping RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors with a 17-15 win at the RDS.
Tom Croft made an irresistable case for British and Irish Lions Test team selection in Australia this summer after inspiring Leicester's march to a ninth successive Premiership final following a 33-16 win over Harlequins.
Frank Halai scored a thrilling hat-trick as the Blues edged the Rebels 36-32 at Eden Park.
Worcester have announced that assistant head coach Nigel Redman is to leave the Aviva Premiership club.
Saracens will use the Allianz Park factor as a key ingredient in what they hope can be a recipe for success against Aviva Premiership play-off opponents Northampton.
Ulster booked their passage to the RaboDirect PRO12 final with relative ease with a 28-17 victory over the Scarlets at Ravenhill - even though they only outscored the visitors by three tries to two.
Ulster have made the final of the RaboDirect Pro12, trumping the visiting Scarlets 28-17.
Worcester have announced the appointment of Shane Howarth as their new backs coach.
A blistering first-half attacking display handed the Reds a comfortable 32-17 bonus-point victory over the Sharks at Suncorp Stadium.
Nick Easter will lead Harlequins into the Aviva Premiership play-offs after captain Chris Robshaw was ruled out of Saturday's clash against Leicester at Welford Road.
Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend knows his side must topple the most dominant force in European rugby if they are to keep their RaboDirect Pro12 play-off dreams alive.
Wasps have confirmed the departure of former Wales full-back Shane Howarth from their coaching team.
England head coach Ben Ryan has named an unchanged squad for this weekend's Marriott London Sevens at Twickenham.
Wasps have announced the signing of back-row forward Guy Thompson from Championship club Jersey.
Tom Youngs' remarkable season reached a new high on Thursday night when the Leicester hooker was named Aviva Premiership Player of the Year.
Wales international scrum-half Rhys Webb is to undergo surgery after suffering a knee injury.
It's been a rather tortuous journey towards finding redemption. Nick Williams delivers one of those languid smiles and in softly spoken tones – the complete contrast to the wrecking-ball presence he has brought to his work this season – tries to bring substance to how he has turned his career around in just one campaign to bring the 29-year-old to the verge of making the RaboDirect PRO12 final if the Scarlets are seen off in tomorrow night's Ravenhill semi-final.
Like every career, there are peaks and troughs to be navigated.
Ulster's Nick Williams has just completed the second leg of a remarkable double.
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George Best was the finest footballer of them all, according to England World Cup winner Ian Callaghan.
They know each other inside-out as a result of having squared up so often in the past. As well as having gone head to head on such a regular basis, most of the protagonists are Irish training camp regulars. In addition, many of them have been Test match colleagues.
Justin Tipuric hopes Sam Warburton's selection as British and Irish Lions captain will not harm his chances of earning a Test spot against Australia.
Newcastle moved a step closer to a return to the Aviva Premiership after claiming a nine-point lead over Bedford in the first leg of their Championship final, with fly-half Jimmy Gopperth doing most of the damage.