All the news, views, previews and reports from the European Cup...
Keep up to date with the news during this year's November internationals.
This week we concern ourselves with the ARU, Samoa and questions...
It's time to check out who is toasty and who needs to hit the defrost button...
This week's Expert Witness, Kyran Bracken, reviews the November Tests.
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
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1. | Northampton | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 388 | 239 | 149 | 8 | 48 |
2. | Bath | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 392 | 233 | 159 | 7 | 47 |
3. | Saracens | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 400 | 260 | 140 | 5 | 39 |
4. | Wasps | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 396 | 291 | 105 | 8 | 36 |
5. | Exeter | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 359 | 267 | 92 | 7 | 35 |
6. | Leicester Tigers | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 262 | 288 | -26 | 5 | 35 |
7. | Harlequins | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 263 | 253 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
8. | Sale Sharks | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 301 | 292 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
9. | Gloucester | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 297 | 327 | -30 | 5 | 29 |
10. | Newcastle Falcons | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 261 | 290 | -29 | 5 | 21 |
11. | London Irish | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 239 | 351 | -112 | 5 | 21 |
12. | London Welsh | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 109 | 576 | -467 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Clermont Auvergne | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 99 | 41 | 2 | 22 |
2. | Saracens | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 105 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
3. | Munster | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 144 | 114 | 30 | 3 | 15 |
4. | Sale Sharks | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 82 | 196 | -114 | 2 | 2 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Leinster | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 101 | 47 | 2 | 20 |
2. | Wasps | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 105 | 50 | 4 | 18 |
3. | Harlequins | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 99 | 36 | 2 | 18 |
4. | Castres | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 219 | -133 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Toulon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 89 | 92 | 2 | 22 |
2. | Leicester Tigers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 126 | -18 | 1 | 13 |
3. | Ulster | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 146 | -30 | 4 | 12 |
4. | Scarlets | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 134 | -44 | 0 | 8 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Bath | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 108 | 38 | 3 | 19 |
2. | Toulouse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
3. | Glasgow Warriors | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 84 | 24 | 3 | 15 |
4. | Montpellier | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 154 | -64 | 2 | 6 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Racing Metro Paris | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 168 | 69 | 99 | 2 | 24 |
2. | Northampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 82 | 96 | 3 | 19 |
3. | Ospreys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 110 | 121 | -11 | 3 | 9 |
4. | Treviso | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 246 | -184 | 0 | 4 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 91 | 73 | 4 | 22 |
2. | South Africa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 110 | 24 | 3 | 19 |
3. | Australia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 160 | -45 | 1 | 11 |
4. | Argentina | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 157 | -52 | 3 | 7 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Saracens | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 8 |
2. | Dragons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
3. | Bath | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 5 |
4. | Gloucester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Northampton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 9 |
2. | Cardiff Blues | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
3. | Sale Sharks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 1 | 5 |
4. | London Irish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Leicester Tigers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
2. | Wasps | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 54 | 18 | 3 | 7 |
3. | Newcastle Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 1 | 1 |
4. | Scarlets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Exeter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 8 |
2. | Harlequins | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
3. | Ospreys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 72 | -28 | 1 | 1 |
4. | London Welsh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 65 | -49 | 0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ospreys | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 317 | 206 | 111 | 4 | 44 |
2. | Glasgow Warriors | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 288 | 212 | 76 | 3 | 43 |
3. | Munster | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 310 | 198 | 112 | 6 | 42 |
4. | Leinster | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 306 | 211 | 95 | 7 | 41 |
5. | Ulster | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 292 | 204 | 88 | 5 | 39 |
6. | Connacht | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 220 | 205 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
7. | Edinburgh | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 220 | 250 | -30 | 2 | 28 |
8. | Scarlets | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 247 | 230 | 17 | 4 | 28 |
9. | Cardiff Blues | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 259 | 316 | -57 | 4 | 22 |
10. | Dragons | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 196 | 272 | -76 | 5 | 17 |
11. | Treviso | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 188 | 370 | -182 | 3 | 13 |
12. | Zebre | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 157 | 326 | -169 | 2 | 10 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | London Irish | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 123 | 97 | 4 | 24 |
2. | Cardiff Blues | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 249 | 95 | 154 | 4 | 24 |
3. | Grenoble | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 161 | 160 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
4. | Rovigo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 329 | -252 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Dragons | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 240 | 127 | 113 | 5 | 25 |
2. | Newcastle Falcons | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 149 | 59 | 5 | 21 |
3. | Stade Francais | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 155 | 143 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
4. | Bucuresti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77 | 261 | -184 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Edinburgh | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 90 | 56 | 2 | 22 |
2. | Lyon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 139 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
3. | Bordeaux-Begles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 176 | 142 | 34 | 4 | 16 |
4. | London Welsh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 172 | -100 | 1 | 1 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Gloucester | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 64 | 147 | 5 | 29 |
2. | Oyonnax | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 124 | -1 | 0 | 16 |
3. | Zebre | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 154 | -52 | 0 | 8 |
4. | Brive | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 93 | 187 | -94 | 2 | 2 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Toulon | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 471 | 322 | 149 | 7 | 51 |
2. | Clermont Auvergne | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 412 | 261 | 151 | 6 | 50 |
3. | Stade Francais | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 394 | 353 | 41 | 6 | 50 |
4. | Racing Metro Paris | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 337 | 301 | 36 | 5 | 41 |
5. | Bordeaux-Begles | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 464 | 369 | 95 | 8 | 40 |
6. | Montpellier | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 341 | 327 | 14 | 3 | 39 |
7. | Grenoble | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 405 | 469 | -64 | 6 | 38 |
8. | Toulouse | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 340 | 327 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
9. | Oyonnax | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 323 | 332 | -9 | 5 | 33 |
10. | Bayonne | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 316 | 347 | -31 | 6 | 32 |
11. | Lyon | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 290 | 377 | -87 | 3 | 31 |
12. | Brive | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 322 | 401 | -79 | 3 | 31 |
13. | Castres | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 313 | 406 | -93 | 4 | 28 |
14. | La Rochelle | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 316 | 452 | -136 | 4 | 26 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Waratahs | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 481 | 272 | 209 | 10 | 58 |
2. | Crusaders | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 445 | 322 | 123 | 7 | 51 |
3. | Sharks | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 406 | 293 | 113 | 6 | 50 |
4. | Brumbies | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 378 | 34 | 5 | 45 |
5. | Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 384 | 378 | 6 | 8 | 44 |
6. | Highlanders | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 401 | 442 | -41 | 10 | 42 |
7. | Hurricanes | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 439 | 374 | 65 | 9 | 41 |
8. | Western Force | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 343 | 393 | -50 | 4 | 40 |
9. | Bulls | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 365 | 335 | 30 | 8 | 38 |
10. | Blues | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 419 | 395 | 24 | 9 | 37 |
11. | Stormers | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 290 | 326 | -36 | 4 | 32 |
12. | Lions | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 367 | 413 | -46 | 3 | 31 |
13. | Reds | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 374 | 493 | -119 | 8 | 28 |
14. | Cheetahs | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 372 | 527 | -155 | 6 | 24 |
15. | Melbourne Rebels | 16 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 303 | 460 | -157 | 5 | 21 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Waratahs | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 481 | 272 | 209 | 10 | 58 |
2. | Brumbies | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 412 | 378 | 34 | 5 | 45 |
3. | Western Force | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 343 | 393 | -50 | 4 | 40 |
4. | Reds | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 374 | 493 | -119 | 8 | 28 |
5. | Melbourne Rebels | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 303 | 460 | -157 | 5 | 21 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Crusaders | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 445 | 322 | 123 | 7 | 51 |
2. | Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 384 | 378 | 6 | 8 | 44 |
3. | Highlanders | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 401 | 442 | -41 | 10 | 42 |
4. | Hurricanes | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 439 | 374 | 65 | 9 | 41 |
5. | Blues | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 419 | 395 | 24 | 9 | 37 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Western Province | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 335 | 206 | 129 | 7 | 39 |
2. | Golden Lions | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 362 | 206 | 156 | 8 | 36 |
3. | Sharks | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 287 | 222 | 65 | 3 | 33 |
4. | Blue Bulls | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 271 | 235 | 36 | 4 | 28 |
5. | Cheetahs | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 249 | 294 | -45 | 7 | 21 |
6. | Pumas | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 237 | 269 | -32 | 4 | 20 |
7. | Griquas | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 220 | 330 | -110 | 4 | 16 |
8. | Eastern Province Kings | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 206 | 403 | -197 | 2 | 6 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | PD | B | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Taranaki | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 321 | 197 | 124 | 8 | 38 |
2. | Tasman | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 326 | 194 | 132 | 6 | 38 |
3. | Canterbury | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 337 | 205 | 132 | 6 | 34 |
4. | Auckland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 288 | 225 | 63 | 4 | 30 |
5. | Counties Manukau | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 251 | 192 | 59 | 6 | 28 |
6. | Waikato | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 220 | 321 | -101 | 5 | 21 |
7. | Wellington | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 214 | 381 | -167 | 3 | 7 |
Fixture | Details |
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All times are local | |
LV= Cup | |
Saturday , February 7 | |
Sale Sharks vs Scarlets | 14:00 |
Cardiff Blues vs Leicester | 14:30 |
London Irish vs Newcastle | 15:00 |
Bath vs Ospreys | 15:00 |
Gloucester vs Harlequins | 15:00 |
Northampton vs Wasps | 15:15 |
Sunday , February 8 | |
Newport Gwent D'gons vs London Welsh | 14:30 |
Saracens vs Exeter | 15:00 |
More LV= Cup fixtures | |
RBS Six Nations | |
Friday , February 6 | |
Wales vs England | 20:05 |
Saturday , February 7 | |
Italy vs Ireland | 14:30 |
France vs Scotland | 17:00 |
More RBS Six Nations fixtures |
Fixture | Details |
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All times are local | |
LV= Cup | |
Sunday , February 1 | |
Wasps 42 - 45 Cardiff Blues | |
London Welsh 15 - 20 Saracens | |
Newport Gwent D'gons 32 - 37 Exeter | |
Newcastle 39 - 19 Sale Sharks | |
Saturday , January 31 | |
Harlequins 21 - 23 Bath | |
Leicester 17 - 8 Northampton | |
Scarlets 27 - 18 London Irish | |
Gloucester 32 - 25 Ospreys | |
More LV= Cup results | |
International Match | |
Friday , January 30 | |
Ireland A 9 - 18 England Saxons |
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More International Match results | |
European Rugby Champions Cup | |
Sunday , January 25 | |
Bath 20 - 15 Glasgow |
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Montpellier 27 - 26 Toulouse |
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Munster 65 - 10 Sale Sharks |
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Clermont Auvergne 18 - 6 Saracens | |
More European Rugby Champions Cup results | |
European Rugby Challenge Cup | |
London Welsh 12 - 17 Lyon Olympique |
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More European Rugby Challenge Cup results | |
European Rugby Champions Cup | |
Saturday , January 24 | |
Castres 19 - 47 Harlequins |
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Wasps 20 - 20 Leinster |
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Benetton Treviso 23 - 20 Ospreys |
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Northampton 8 - 32 Racing Metro 92 |
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Ulster 26 - 7 Leicester |
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Scarlets 3 - 26 Toulon |
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More European Rugby Champions Cup results | |
European Rugby Challenge Cup | |
Grenoble 3 - 28 Cardiff Blues |
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Newport Gwent D'gons 30 - 19 Stade Francais | |
La Rochelle 20 - 30 Connacht | |
Exeter 45 - 3 Bayonne | |
Bucuresti 10 - 52 Newcastle | |
More European Rugby Challenge Cup results |
Pos | Team | P | Pts |
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1 | Northampton | 13 | 48 |
2 | Bath | 13 | 47 |
3 | Saracens | 13 | 39 |
4 | Wasps | 13 | 36 |
5 | Exeter | 13 | 35 |
It is time for our weekly wrap up of who has their name in lights at the moment...and who is making the headlines for the wrong reasons.