Rugby Tournaments

The latest rugby news on the major tournaments from around the globe.

  • Sunday, 18. December, 2011
    Schmidt delighted with victory

    Schmidt delighted with victory

    Leinster coach Joe Schmidt could not have been happier after his team inflicted a record Heineken Cup defeat on shellshocked Bath in Dublin.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011
    Tigers triumph, Bath crash out

    Tigers triumph, Bath crash out

    Leicester battled back to beat Clermont Auvergne in Saturday's Heineken Cup action, as Leinster destroyed Bath to knock the English side out.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011

    Imperious Leinster dismiss Bath

    Leinster demonstrated why they are the reigning Heineken Cup champions after dismantling Bath 52-27 with seven tries to put one foot in the knockout stages in Dublin on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011
    Bath out as champions run riot

    Bath out as champions run riot

    Leinster delivered a display worthy of Heineken Cup champions as Bath's faint hopes of progressing from Pool Three were ended by a 52-27 loss.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011

    Wisniewski drops in on Exiles

    Jonathan Wisniewski slotted a hat-trick of drop goals to guide Racing Metro 92 to a tense 19-25 victory over London Irish, the French side's first win in Pool Two.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011

    Gloucester deny Connacht at the death

    Johnny May scored a try four minutes from time to hand Gloucester a 23-19 victory and deny Connacht what looked to have been their first victory in the Heineken Cup.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011

    Glasgow hang on for tense draw

    Rory Lamont marked his return to France with a try as Glasgow clinched a 13-13 draw against Montpellier in their European Cup clash at Stade Yves du Manoir on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011

    Tigers hit back to keep hopes alive

    A battling second-half showing from former champions Leicester Tigers secured a vital 23-19 victory over ASM Clermont Auvergne and ensured Pool Four remains a three-horse race.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011
    May earns Gloucester vital win

    May earns Gloucester vital win

    An excellent 75th-minute try from Jonny May kept alive Gloucester's faint Heineken Cup hopes with a narrow 23-19 victory over Connacht.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011
    Racing stun Exiles in Reading

    Racing stun Exiles in Reading

    London Irish lost 25-19 at home to Racing Metro on Saturday and are now struggling to qualify for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011

    Ulster down Aironi at a canter

    Ulster held off a spirited fight-back from Aironi to complete the Heineken Cup double and cruise to the top of Pool Four with a 46-20 victory.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011
    Cockerill targets win double

    Cockerill targets win double

    Leicester boss Richard Cockerill has set his sights on a potentially thrilling conclusion to the Tigers' Heineken Cup pool.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011
    Tigers rally to beat Clermont

    Tigers rally to beat Clermont

    Leicester staged a superb second-half fightback to beat French heavyweights Clermont Auvergne 23-19 in the Heineken Cup on Saturday.

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011
    O'Shea relishing Toulouse test

    O'Shea relishing Toulouse test

    Harlequins boss Conor O'Shea will send his players into battle on Sunday against a team he describes as the "Barcelona of European rugby".

  • Saturday, 17. December, 2011

    Wilko staying in red and black

    Jonny Wilkinson has signed a one year extension to his contract at Toulon, the new deal tying the former England flyhalf to the French Top 14 club until 2013.