Cooper prepares to handle World Cup pressure in Wallabies gold
SYDNEY : Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper believes he is much better equipped to handle the pressure of a World Cup than he was when he made his debut at the global showpiece 12 years ago.
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Heineken Champions Cup pool draw: Holders La Rochelle to play four-time winners Leinster in rematch of last year's final
Premiership duo Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks face an uphill battle to reach the knockout stage of the Champions Cup after being drawn alongside reigning champions La Rochelle and last season's beaten finalists Leinster in this season's pool draw. In a departure from last season's set up, 24 teams from England, France, Ireland, Wales and South Africa have been placed into four pools, each containing six club sides. Ad The four highest-ranked clubs from each pool will qualify for the Round of 16 and the clubs ranked number five in each of the pools will qualify for the knockout stage of the EPCR Challenge Cup.
Leinster handed La Rochelle rematch in Champions Cup pool
Leinster will take on La Rochelle once again next season's Champions Cup, after the sides were drawn together in Pool 4 for the 2023/24 season.
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup draw in full as Welsh clubs discover pool fates
Cardiff will take on heavyweights Toulouse and Harlequins once again as they discovered their Champions Cup pool fate on their return to European rugby's top tier.
France pick 42-man squad ahead of Rugby World Cup
Veteran fullback Brice Dulin said he was "very, very proud" to have been included in France coach Fabien Galthie's 42-man Rugby World squad on Wednesday.
Liam Williams leaves Cardiff for Japanese move
Wales and British and Irish Lions full-back Liam Williams has left Cardiff to join Kubota Spears in Japan.
Derick Hougaard remains 'critical' after lung collapse but doctors 'more positive'
Former Springbok flyhalf Derick Hougaard underwent a second bronchoscopy at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria on Tuesday as he continues to fight for his life.
Serin and Dulin named in France preliminary World Cup squad
PARIS :Baptiste Serin and Brice Dulin made a long-awaited comeback with Les Bleus when they were named by coach Fabien Galthie in the France 42-man preliminary squad for the Rugby World Cup on Wednesday.