Studs On The 22

This weekend sees the final round of the Heineken Cup pool stages and with several pools wide open it looks sets to be a cracker. Northampton, Toulon and Toulouse have already booked their places in the quarter-finals but who will join them?
Leinster face a tough trip to Paris to take on Racing Metro 92 in pool two but the Irish province sit five points ahead of chasing Clermont and look set to qualify. Elsewhere, pool three is done and dusted with Munster and the Ospreys out of the running...

It's another huge weekend of Heineken Cup rugby with quarter-final places well and truly up for grabs.  As ever, here are my previews of the key games and predictions for the rest.
Toulon v Munster
This is a do-or-die game for Munster who are on the verge of missing out on the quarter-finals for the first time since 1998. If Toulon win they will top the pool which would deny Munster a straight passage into the last eight for the 13th consecutive...

Unlucky for some, it's round 13 of the Aviva Premiership.  Yes, this means we are now halfway through the season but there are still plenty of league points up for grabs.  This weekend sees a huge clash between leaders Leicester and local rivals Northampton...

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Happy New Year!
I know, I know, it’s five days late. Well, it’s taken me that long to recover. No, not from stuffing my face like a fat kid over Christmas or overindulging in one too many shots of sambuca on New Year’s Eve (ouch my head). The reason why I’ve not posted...