Such a needlessly quick turnaround. For some reason, this time around, the EPCR wanted to get the European Player of the Year decision wrapped up and sorted before the Racing and Leinster players left the field at the San Mames stadium. In past seasons, the likes of Sean O’Brien, Owen Farrell and Jonny Wilkinson have […]
8 years ago
Racing second-row Leone Nakarawa was lucky to escape a yellow card for a deliberate knock-on in Saturday’s Champions Cup final with Leinster. The Fijian lock deliberately batted away a Luke McGrath pass with referee Wayne Barnes awarding Leinster just the penalty. Barnes said that the Racing defence was set and that he didn’t think that […]
8 years ago
It’s hard to gauge at times what can be more impressive – an irrepressible rise or sustained excellence? A 20-year-old making his international debut (before his first provincial start) and then winning 19 consecutive games is probably a bit more eye catching than a 34-year-old winding down his club career in Paris, but while James […]
8 years ago
Leinster Rugby players Johnny Sexton, Scott Fardy and Tadhg Furlong have all been shortlisted for the EPCR European Player of the Year award. Fardy, Furlong and Sexton are joined on the shortlist by Racing second-row Leone Nakarawa and teammate Maxime Machenaud, who was not included in the original 15-man longlist released by the EPCR in January. The […]
8 years ago