NEW YORK, NY – The action from the Heineken Cup and Amlin Cup this weekend was intense! The matches had the rugby stage all to themselves and almost every match delivered. With that, let’s jump into the Weekend Rugby Wrap Up.
Heineken Cup: James Harrington has the lowdown on all the action for you. Just check out his post.
Amlin Challenge Cup: Our East Midlands Machiavellian rugger Nick Hall will cover all the action and talking points. In the interim, let’s review the results. Biarritz survived a challenge from Worcester, while Bordeaux dispatched Newport… Brive faced a strong challenge from Bucharest and Cavalieri beat Lusitanos in and entertaining affair… Sale had no problem with Oyonnax, Bath cruised by Mogliano and Newcastle has to work to get by Calvisano… Bayonne thumped Viadana and Stade Francais got revenge on London Irish.
Here are the results:
Thu – 12th Dec 2013
Biarritz 33 – 25 Worcester
Bordeaux-Begles 32 – 13 Newport Gwent Dragons
Brive 20 – 9 Bucuresti
Lusitanos 19 – 30 Cavalieri Prato
Fri – 13TH DEC 13
Sale Sharks 53 – 14 Oyonnax
Sat – 14TH DEC 13
Bath 63 – 0 Mogliano Rugby
Calvisano 10 – 25 Newcastle
Viadana 19 – 80 Bayonne
Stade Francais 32 – 14 London Irish
Sun – 15TH DEC 13
Wasps 32 – 12 Grenoble
Tier 3 Action: There is one midweek match. Belgium is touring the Far East and has lined up a match with Hong Kong. It is expected to be a spirited affair, at the very least.
Here are the week’s schedule:
Tue – 17th Dec 2013
Hong Kong – Belgium
Penalty Kick:
AIG All Blacks vs. USA in USA: According to the New Zealand Herald, the AIG New Zealand All Blacks could sign an agreement to play the USA in the USA this week. Location is still an issue as Chicago and Northeast locations like New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington DC are being discussed as options. Stay tuned for more news.
London Irish Buyout: It appears the London Irish will escape financial ruin. The club was bought by an Irish conglomeration this weekend. The group indicated their goal was to sign a couple of Irish internationals and bring the exile feeling back. Nick Hall will cover the specifics later in the week.
Pacific Cup: There has been talk of this new 10-team competition to happen in the spring, featuring the USA, Tonga and other tier 2 sides. At this time however, no particulars are being released.
That’s it for now… feel free to comment below, look for and “Like” our Facebook Rugby Wrap Up Page and follow us on Twitter @: RugbyWrapUp, Junoir Blaber, DJ Eberle, Nick Hall, James Harrington, Cody Kuxmann, Jaime Loyd and Declan Yeats, respectively.
And until the next time… stay low and keep pumping those legs.
