Topic: Leicester

Seven-try Leinster eye European Cup last eight

Defending champions Leinster ran in seven tries in a 52-27 demolition of Bath in Dublin on Saturday to go six points clear at the top of Pool Three and move closer to a European Cup quarter-final spot.A week after beating the English ...

Leicester edge Clermont to relaunch Cup bid

Leicester relaunched their bid for a place in the quarter-finals of the European Cup with a gritty 23-19 win over French heavyweights Clermont on Saturday.Leicester, the 2001 and 2002 champions, suffered their first defeat in Pool Four last week when they succumbed ...

England rugby player Ashton gets four-week ban

England's Chris Ashton was banned for four weeks from all rugby on Tuesday for pulling the hair of Leicester's Alesana Tuilagi during Northampton's Premiership defeat by the Tigers on Saturday.Ashton, who was punished by a disciplinary panel for "acts contrary to good ...

Injuries worry England rugby coach Johnson

England manager Martin Johnson admitted injuries were a concern as he left New Zealand-born centre Riki Flutey out of his 30-man World Cup squad here on Monday.Johnson named four players -- prop Andrew Sheridan, wing Chris Ashton, scrum-half Ben Youngs and captain ...
Saracens denied Leicester a third consecutive English Premiership title on Saturday, outside-half Owen Farrell's 100 percent kicking performance helping to clinch a nail-biting 22-18 victory.Leicester's points all came from the boot of England No 10 Toby Flood, but the reigning champions' much ...

Northampton, Leinster aim to join Euro elite

Northampton and Leinster are vying for the chance to join an elite group of clubs who have won the European Cup more than once when they contest the final in Cardiff on Saturday.Toulouse, Leicester, Munster and Wasps are multiple winners and Northampton, ...

Leicester expect Manu Tuilagi to miss final

Leicester are bracing themselves to play the English Premiership final without England prospect Manu Tuilagi after the centre was cited for punching Northampton wing Chris Ashton.Tuilagi caught England wing Ashton with three punches in quick succession during the Tigers 11-3 playoff semi-final ...

Leicester top table as Leeds left on brink

Leicester finished top of the English Premiership table after a 32-23 win at home to London Irish on Saturday, the final day of the regular season.But the champions must now win two more matches to retain their title, a playoff semi-final against ...

Leinster, Perpignan into European Cup semis

Leinster and Perpignan booked the first two tickets to the European Cup semi-finals on Saturday when they saw off Leicester and Toulon respectively.Four Jonathan Sexton penalties and an Isa Nacewa try enabled Irish side Leinster to beat England's Leicester 17-10 at the ...
French clubs will bring a distinctly Spanish flavour to their European Cup quarter-finals this weekend, Perpignan and Biarritz moving their home ties across the border to Barcelona and San Sebastian respectively.Perpignan are counting on their regional Catalan support and Biarritz their cross-border ...
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