Top 12 points scorers in Heineken/Champions Cup history
Top drawer goalkickers are crucial and can be the difference between winning and losing matches. Here are the top 12 points scorers in Heineken Cup/European Rugby Champions Cup history.
Rugby’s biggest 'passing of the torch’ moments
From O’Driscoll to Barrett and Wilkinson to Japan, rugby has as it has evolved seen numerous moments where the torch carried by one generation has been handed down to another to bear.
Five Great Moments of Rugby Shithousery
The dark arts, gamesmanship or, as we like to call it, shithousery is as big a part of the sport as a Jonny Wilkinson drop goal or a Phil Bennett sidestep. We have picked out five of the greatest, most controversial and downright devious moments of shithousery in rugby history.
Top 5 European Rugby Champions Cup/Heineken Cup Finals
The European Rugby Champions Cup final has to be considered the biggest club game of rugby in the world. We rank our Top 5 favourite matches since the tournament came into being in 1995 as the game went professional, with Leicester Tigers, Wasps and Leinster all featuring.
Remembering Stephen Ferris: One of rugby’s biggest ‘what ifs’
Despite a career hampered, and eventually ended, by injuries, the sheer athletic ability of Stephen Ferris made sure rugby fans remember him well after he retired aged 28.
Rugby’s Greatest Matches: Leinster 33-22 Northampton
It remains one of the greatest comebacks in rugby history, as Leinster fought back from 22-6 down at half time to win the Heineken Cup, in what is now known as the ‘Jonny Sexton’ final.