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2012 Heineken Cup Final Preview

The 2012 Final will be contested between two sides from the Emerald Isle, but their geographical location is really the only similarity between the teams.  Ulster Rugby play their home games at Ravenhill in Belfast are the sole Northern Irish rugby province while Leinster Rugby play their home games in Dublin, the Capital City of the Republic of Ireland. It’s not just National and Political borders which separate the two teams, likewise their style’s could hardly be further apart. Ulster have built their success round a dominant forward pack and the skillful kicking games of both half backs, South African number 9 Ruan Pienaar and the departing Outside Half Ian Humphreys, who was a member of the Leicester Tigers squad who lost to Wasps in the 2006/07 final. Leinster contrarily have build their recent success around the play of their back line, which includes Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll and 6 other Internationals including the in- form Rob Kearney at Fullback. Read the Full Story
The 2012 TRFies!

It's that time of year again! Time for the 2012 TRFies!

Head over to the TRFies sub-forum and get your nominations in!

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cyRil's Game of the Week: Racing rumble stuttering Stade

RACING-METRO 92 19-13 STADE FRANCAIS PARIS

Racing Metro effectively sealed the final play-off position in their Parisian shoot-out with Stade Francais at their city rivals' expense in the weekend's late kick-off at the Stade de France on Saturday.

The 'visitors' burst into an early ten-point lead through the guile of Felipe Contepomi and the accuracy of Julien Dupuy's boot; but Pierre Berbizier's men steadily clawed their way back into contention by way of a stout defensive effort, nerveless kicking from full-back Jonathan Wisniewski and Stade's own determination to cough up every chance to score that came their way.

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cyRil's Game of the Week: Ferocious Chiefs humble Hurricanes

 

CHIEFS 33-14 HURRICANES

The Chiefs moved back to the top of the overall Super Rugby standings on Saturday with their eighth straight victory after clinically dispatching the Hurricanes in Hamilton.

Tries from Lelia Masaga, Sona Taumalolo and Toby Smith were enough to earn the hosts a comfortable win, after the exciting Andre Taylor had briefly threatened to upset the apple cart with the game's opening score.

The surprising element of the Chiefs play this season has been the tremendous work put in by their tight five to establish the successful platform from which the rest of the team has thrived - and this continued at Waikato Stadium as the pack started with great intensity and purpose, taking the game to the 'Canes from the first whistle through the tireless Hika Elliot, Brodie Retallick and Number 8 Alex Bradley.

 

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