Ex-Portsmouth player Valery Mezague found dead in his Toulon apartment
Police aren’t treating the 30 year-old’s death as suspicious.
Police aren’t treating the 30 year-old’s death as suspicious.
Elsewhere, the Ospreys won their seventh consecutive match after running five tries past Treviso.
The three Irish provinces have Top 14 opposition to deal with in the pool stages.
Suddenly, the Auvergne-based club don’t look so dangerous at the Stade Marcel-Michelin.
The Ireland out-half kicked 11 points for the Parisians on the first weekend of the new French season.
Juan Figallo will leave Montpellier next season as his neck injury means he cannot play in France.
Racing were beaten in the semi-finals, with Toulon advancing to face Castres in a repeat of last season’s final.
The Ulster head coach was happy to come away with four points from the Pool 5 clash at Ravenhill.
The Ireland international wing became his province’s most capped player in the European competition last night.
The Ulster out-half has his attention turned towards Welford Road next weekend after last night’s win.
We went minute-by-minute from Ravenhill as Ulster aimed to turn the screw in Pool 5.
The winger is hoping for a repeat of the relaxed, confident performance he put in against Munster.
Montpellier, on the other hand, have made 13 changes for tonight’s visit to Ravenhill.
Mark Ansombe’s men face the Top 14 club’s second-string, but there are some dangerous players to watch.
Mark Anscombe has picked the fit-again pair for tomorrow night’s Heineken Cup Pool 5 game.
Meanwhile, Jonny Sexton will partner Mike Phillips at halfback for Racing Métro tomorrow night.
The Ulster centre isn’t sure what the French side will throw at him tomorrow night, but he’s happy to play off the cuff.
“It’s great to have a coach whose detail is so good,” says the centre in search of a sixth international cap in five years.
Few know what Montpellier will bring to Ravenhill on Friday, but Mark Anscombe has his side focused on their own game.
The Ulster coach says his side did a ‘good enough job’ in defending Munster’s maul.
We take a look at the lie of the land in Montpellier and Toulon, both rumoured destinations for the Ireland No. 8.
Grenoble’s Vincent Campo floored his Montpellier opponent with this dangerous stiff arm.
The LNR-organised Nuit de Rugby took place last night, with Irishman Jeremy Davidson picking up an award.
The Ulster men were majestic in the Heineken Cup game, and afterwards.
Mark Anscombe’s side are clinical in every aspect bar converting try-scoring opportunities.
Mark Anscombe’s men gave a tactical master class to beat Montpellier in Pool 5 of the Heineken Cup.
Experience against energy at scrum-half, power against aggression at openside and two powerhouses out wide.
The Ulster hooker has helped his side through tough tasks in recent weeks. Next stop, Montpellier.
‘It’s worth it when you get the win’, says the openside flanker.
The scrum-half has signed the new deal a week after his positional rival Ruan Pienaar did likewise.
Many other factors come into the equation, but a quick-thinking No 10 is vital to emerging victorious against Europe’s elite.
We went minute-by-minute as Munster embarked on their most daunting European trip yet.
You can’t take them anywhere.
Munster have been down this road five times before.
Meanwhile, Northampton’s win over Castres puts Ulster into the knock-out stages.
There were wins too today for Exeter, Leicester and Harlequins.
Cardiff Blues suffered their third defeat in a row as Montpellier won away from home.
Despite late pressure from the Schalke, Arsene Wenger’s side stayed strong to secure a vital point.
The German outfit are currently one point ahead of the Gunners after their 2-0 victory at the Emirates last time out.
The former Leinster hooker has targeted Top 14 survival, and taking some big scalps, this season.