European Rugby Shield - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Glasgow Warriors: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow Warriors - History
Glasgow Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup as the SRU did not think that Scottish club sides could compete against the bes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edinburgh Gunners: Encyclopedia Ii - Edinburgh Gunners - History
Edinburgh Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup as the SRU did not think that Scottish club sides could compete against the b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Connacht Rugby: Encyclopedia Ii - Connacht Rugby - History
The Connacht Branch of the IRFU was founded in 1885 and is currently made up of 19 clubs. Connacht was the first ever Irish provincial te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heineken Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Heineken Cup - History
The Heineken Cup began in 1995-96 with a dozen sides representing Ireland, Wales, Italy, Romania (though Romanian teams no longer take pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Llanelli Scarlets: Encyclopedia Ii - Llanelli Scarlets - Club History
Llanelli Scarlets are one of the five original regions of the Welsh Regional Rugby Era. They are also one of only two of those regions wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Rugby: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Rugby - History
The Ulster Branch of the IRFU was founded in 1879. In the time since Ulster has arguably been the most consistently successful of the fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ospreys Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Ospreys Rugby Union Team - Club History
The Ospreys are one of the five original clubs of the Welsh Regional Rugby Era. The club came into being in the summer of 2003 when the W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newport Gwent Dragons: Encyclopedia Ii - Newport Gwent Dragons - Club History
The club came into being in the summer of 2003 when the WRU controversially elected to reduce the current top tier of Welsh professional ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Warriors: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Warriors - Club History
The Warriors were one of the five original regions of the Welsh Regional Rugby Era. The club came into being in the summer of 2003 when t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leinster Rugby: Encyclopedia Ii - Leinster Rugby - History
The Leinster Branch was formed in 1875. In amateur days the four provinces played against each other in the Inter-provincial Championship...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiff Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiff Blues - History
Once Rugby Union was forced to go professional in 1995, the old order changed overnight and by 2002 the Welsh Rugby Union was bankrupt wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ospreys Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Ospreys Rugby Union Team - Home Ground
In their first two seasons, the Ospreys shared their home games between Swansea's St. Helen's ground (home of Swansea RFC) and Neath's Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Warriors: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Warriors - Statistics
Celtic Warriors - Celtic League. Celtic Warriors - Celtic League Cup. Celtic Warriors - European Rugby Cup. ... See also:Celtic W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ospreys Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Ospreys Rugby Union Team - Statistics
Ospreys rugby union team - Celtic League. Ospreys rugby union team - Celtic League Cup. Ospreys rugby union team - European Rugby Cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Rugby: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Rugby - Famous Players
Ulster Rugby - Current Internationals. David Humphreys Kevin Maggs Tyrone Howe - Lion Simon Best Tommy Bowe Roger Wilson Paul Shields ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Welsh Rugby Union: Encyclopedia - Welsh Rugby Union
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) (Welsh: Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newport Gwent Dragons: Encyclopedia Ii - Newport Gwent Dragons - Statistics
Newport Gwent Dragons - Celtic League. Newport Gwent Dragons - Celtic League Cup. Newport Gwent Dragons - European Rugby Cup. ......   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heineken Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Heineken Cup - Heineken Cup Qualification
Places in the Heineken Cup are allocated to the six competing nations on the following basis: 5 France, England 4 Wales 2 Ireland, Scotla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heineken Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Heineken Cup - Heineken Cup Rules
Six pools of four teams play both home and away games. Four points are awarded for a win and two points for a draw. A bonus point is awar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heineken Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Heineken Cup - Quarter-finals
The six Pool winners (ranked 1-6 by number of points scored) and two best placed runners-up (ranked 7 and 8) qualify for the Quarter-Fina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiff Blues: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiff Blues - Statistics
Cardiff Blues - Celtic League. Cardiff Blues - Celtic League Cup. Cardiff Blues - European Rugby Cup. ... See also:Cardiff Blues,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heineken Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Heineken Cup - 2005/06 Groups
Pool 1: Munster, Castres, Sale Sharks, Newport Gwent Dragons Pool 2: Calvisano, Perpignan, Leeds Tykes, Cardiff Blues Pool 3: Ospreys, St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heineken Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Heineken Cup - Winners
Heineken Cup - By Year. 1995/1996 Toulouse 1996/1997 Brive 1997/1998 Bath 1998/1999 Ulster 1999/2000 Northampton Saints 2000/2001 Leic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Llanelli Scarlets: Encyclopedia Ii - Llanelli Scarlets - Statistics
Llanelli Scarlets - Celtic League. Llanelli Scarlets - Celtic League Cup. Llanelli Scarlets - European Rugby Cup. ... See also:Ll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heineken Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - Heineken Cup - Semi-finals & Final
All matches are played at nominally neutral venues. Each of the two semi-final venues are in the country of the first team out of the hat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Romania National Rugby Union Team: Encyclopedia Ii - Romania National Rugby Union Team - History
Romania national rugby union team - Early history. The game itself was introduced by students returning with rugby balls from their stu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Professional Sports Leagues: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Professional Sports Leagues - Golf
List of professional sports leagues - Men's. PGA TOUR (United States) European Tour Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour (Asia outside Japan) P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Super 10 Italian Premiership: Encyclopedia Ii - Super 10 Italian Premiership - Past Winners
1929 Ambrosiana Milano 1930 Amatori Milano 1931 Amatori Milano 1932 Amatori Milano 1933 Amatori Milano 1934 Amatori Milano 1935 Rugby Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Professional Sports Leagues: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Professional Sports Leagues - Rugby
List of professional sports leagues - Rugby Union. Celtic League (Regional sides from Ireland, Scotland, Wales) England Guinness Prem...   » Read the article