Fava beans and chianti not pictured
The traditional perception has been that a Heineken Pool containing an Italian team is likely to produce two of the eight quarter finalists. If that perception was ever valid, it is now a proven misconception. Continue reading
Bath Rugby
Bath are previous Heineken Cup winners and perennialy competitors but the only trophy they have picked up in the last decade is a European Challenge Cup 3 years ago. Continue reading
Xavier Rush - enormous value for Cardiff over the years
Group 2 Preview
Cardiff are a team with something of an amorphous personality. It’s not that they’re schizophrenic – nothing as severe or interesting as that. It’s just that, having been under the gruff management of Dai Young for almost a decade [2002-2011], they’re an outfit that has been moulded in his image. Continue reading
Repeat to Fade
Pool 1 – Castres, Munster, Northampton, Scarlets
For over a decade, this line up produced one outcome and how that inevitability was arrived at decided the drama. Continue reading
Digging Like a Demented Mole 