When newly promoted Vannes starting selling season tickets for their Top14 debut more than 50,000 applied causing the club’s website to crash. The club’s president, Olivier Cloarec, had to issue a public apology for the failure of the website to deal with the rush which is even more remarkable when you consider the town only Read More …
Michael Cheika was about to move his family from Paris back to Australia when he was offered the chance to turn Leicester Tigers from also rans into a team that could recapture former glories and is aiming high by targeting the Gallagher Premiership and the Investec Champions Cup for his new squad. Having agreed a Read More …
Britain’s Henry Patten, who as student used to input scores for IBM on the outside courts, completed a remarkable Wimbledon story collecting the men’s doubles title alongside Finland’s Harri Heliovaara, winning 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 against Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, the Australian 15th seeds in an enthralling final on Centre Court. Unseeded Patten and Heliovaara, Read More …
Northampton hooker Sam Matavesi is the Royal Navy’s most high profile professional rugby player which is why he had to ask an Admiral for permission to face Leinster in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final at Croke Park. Matavesi, Fiji’s Rugby World Cup No2, juggles the demands of his dual role with the help of both Read More …
Adam Hastings, the Gloucester outside half, has an uncanny ability to capture the attention of social media, including an incredible drop goal from his own half and being on the receiving end of a massive hit delivered by a 123kg Fijian second row. His latest internet contribution has been constantly replayed to try and work Read More …
Zack Henry, the Stade Francais outside half, has faced many personal challenges on his unique journey to the pinnacle of the Top14 in France, defying the odds to establish himself in the toughest league in the world. Last season, while helping Pau avoid relegation from the French top flight, he was regularly flying back to Read More …
Gareth Baber knows all about handling the massive expectation of a nation after masterminding the Fiji men’s defence of their Olympic Games sevens gold medal in Tokyo. Baber had to replicate the gold medal success of Ben Ryan’s men in Rio and now he has accepted the challenge of helping Fiji win a third successive Read More …
The Fijian Drua head into the Super Rugby Pacific competition knowing they could imminently lose head coach Mick Byrne if he is chosen to replace Simon Raiwalui at the helm of the Flying Fijians. The possible loss of Byrne comes as a tropical storm is bringing flooding to parts of the Islands nation, but Mark Read More …
The Fiji Rugby Union has confirmed there will be a delay in naming a head coach to replace Simon Raiwalui whose time in charge ended after the Rugby World Cup in France. FRU interim chairman Peter Mazey told SUNsports that a previous announcement planned for this week had been amended as the selection panel further Read More …
Steve Diamond has vowed Newcastle Falcons will not follow London Irish, Wasps and his former club Worcester Warriors into “oblivion” and insists he cannot see how he can fail as the new director of rugby despite the club being bottom of the Gallagher Premiership. Diamond, who received two letters today from Worcester supporters wishing him Read More …
