Topic: London Irish

Borthwick dropped from England rugby squad

Former captain Steve Borthwick, who led England in the last Six Nations championship, has been left out of the 32-man elite squad for next season announced by national team manager Martin Johnson on Thursday.The 30-year-old Saracens lock captained the side in 20 ...

16-man Ospreys edge Tigers to reach last eight

Welsh side Ospreys secured their third successive European Cup quarter-finals spot on Saturday as they beat two-time champions Leicester Tigers 17-12 in a thrilling clash.The one try of the match came from Ospreys' Irish winger Tommy Bowe, who touched down for his ...
Former champions Northampton take on two-time winners Munster on Friday at the Irish side's Thomond Park fortress and try to reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup.Elsewhere France are on the brink of securing four places in the last eight for the ...

Two-try McCusker leads stunning Scarlets comeback

Two tries in four minutes from flanker Rob McCusker allowed Welsh side Scarlets to stage a stunning comeback on Sunday and beat Pool Six rivals London Irish 31-22 in the European Cup.The result did little, however, for either side's hopes of reaching ...
Three-time European Cup winners Toulouse joined fellow French side Biarritz in the last eight of this season's tournament when they beat English side Harlequins 33-21 on Sunday in their Pool Five match.Maxime Medard got their all-important fourth try - which gave them ...

Two-try McCusker leads Scarlets stunning comeback

Two tries from flanker Rob McCusker in four minutes saw Welsh side Scarlets stage a stunning comeback on Sunday and beat Pool Six rivals London Irish 31-22 in the European Cup.Victory did nothing really for either side's hopes of reaching the last ...

Clermont, Cardiff keep knockout hopes alive

French side Clermont and last season's semi-finalists Cardiff stayed in the hunt for places in the last eight of the European Cup on Saturday with deserved victories.Clermont outclassed previous Pool Three leaders Ospreys 27-7 in France to put them second behind new ...

Venter unleashes ref rant as Tigers tame Sarries

Saracens coach Brendan Venter seems set to face disciplinary action after criticising the performance of referee David Rose following the English Premiership leaders' 22-15 loss away to Leicester.Venter said Rose had been a different referee in the second half of Saturday's match ...

Ulster, London Irish braced for French rugby fury

Ulster and London Irish will pin their European Cup quarter-final hopes on their brittle French opponents once again pressing the self-destruct button on Saturday.Ulster's stunning 23-13 Pool 4 win over Stade Francais in Belfast last weekend was overshadowed by French pair Julien ...

Sale still in touch as Biarritz stroll

Sale threw down the gauntlet to European Cup Pool 5 rivals Toulouse and Cardiff Blues with a 29-19 win on Sunday at Harlequins while French side Biarritz cast aside mediocre league form to batter Newport Dragons to maintain their perfect start.Sale joined ...