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Heineken Cup Could Eclipse |
| 9 Nov, 12:26 |
| Four years ago there might have been a lingering sense of anti-climax in the wake of a World Cup. That is no longer the case and the clubs of France and England together with the more ambitious of the Celtic regions deserve a big vote of thanks. |
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No taming the Tigers - Barnes |
| 16 May, 18:32 |
| It is too early to congratulate Leicester on their English Premiership title; too early because the quality of their game which broke Gloucester was of such a level that only a third trophy lift will count as success. |
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Don't bet against red - Barnes |
| 10 Apr, 13:59 |
| Two weeks ago it was almost inconceivable. France and Ireland, utterly dominant in the Six Nations, would see all their representatives crash out at the Heineken Cup quarter final stages... |
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Barnes: Heineken Cup hotting up |
| 17 Jan, 11:02 |
| So much to look forward to on so many levels... |
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Ready for Le crunch - Barnes |
| 10 Jan, 12:27 |
| It’s another intriguing week of European rugby with Wasps against Perpignan vying with the Ospreys against Stade Francais as the pick of the bunch in my estimation. |
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Reason for no regions - Barnes |
| 22 Dec, 11:42 |
| The Heineken Cup bestowed an early and excessively generous seasonal gift on rugby fans. |
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Barnes: Basking in the pink glow |
| 15 Dec, 18:14 |
| Sunday afternoon was another bold and brash reminder to the rugby world that club rugby is much, much more than merely a stage in the journey to the international arena. |
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Barnes: European Vacation |
| 6 Dec, 10:28 |
| I woke up Monday morning with the nearest thing I have left to a spring in my step, honestly. That’s the effect the Heineken Cup has on me. |
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Barnes: Luck of the Irish? |
| 4 Dec, 11:37 |
| A familiar set of faces will contest this year's Heineken Cup final but there is a guaranteed new champion. |
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The pluck of the Irish - Barnes |
| 4 Dec, 11:36 |
| Ireland will be represented in the final of the Heineken Cup. That much we know after the weekend. |
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An awesome foursome - Barnes |
| 4 Dec, 11:35 |
| Next Sunday promises to deliver the game of the Northern Hemisphere season as Munster and Leinster lock horns at Lansdowne Road with an Heineken Cup final place at stake. |
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Barnes: Take a bow 16th man |
| 4 Dec, 11:33 |
| There are great games and great occasions... |
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Barnes - Up for the Heineken Cup |
| 7 Apr, 14:00 |
| Sky Sports' rugby expert Stuart Barnes is looking forward to an exciting Heineken Cup season... |
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What A Weekend! - Barnes |
| 26 Jan, 12:09 |
| The Heineken Cup has produced more dramatic matches but possibly never a weekend of such rich attacking rugby - writes Sky Sports' Stuart Barnes |
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Do Or Die In Europe - Barnes |
| 17 Jan, 09:14 |
| Sky Sports' Stuart Barnes takes a look ahead to the final round of the Heineken Cup... |
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Testing times for Tigers - Barnes |
| 10 Jan, 09:38 |
| Sky Sports' Stuart Barnes takes a look at this weekend's clashes in the Heineken Cup... |
