Tony Harper

3 days ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

Veteran coach Stuart Lancaster has criticised Rugby Australia’s bosses for how they treated them after rejecting him as the Wallabies’ head coach successor to Joe Schmidt. The Roar revealed England’s 2015 World Cup coach had been interviewed before RA opted to give the job to Les Kiss, with Joe Schmidt staying in place until mid-next year.

1 week ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

Ange Postecoglou’s bid to win a trophy with Tottenham Hotspur before a potential departure remains on course with his side comfortably navigating passage to the Europa League final against Manchester United. The Premier League teams will meet in Bilbao, Spain on May 22 (5am, AEST), after dominating their opponents on Friday. Postecoglou caused widespread mirth earlier in the season when he told reporters he always won trophies in his second season with clubs.

1 week ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

Paris Saint-Germain overcame an early Arsenal onslaught and a desperate final flurry to beat the Gunners 2-1 in Paris and advance to the Champions League final against Inter Milan on June 1 (AEST) with a 3-1 aggregate victory. The second leg was a mirror image of the first, where PSG exploded out of the blocks and scored early to lead 1-0 at the Emirates, as Arsenal had the hosts rattled in the opening 20 minutes. Arsenal, however, did everything but score.

1 week ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

Inter Milan have edged Barcelona in one of the all-time great Champions League knockout clashes to advance to the final for the seventh time in their historyThe second leg in Milan ended 4-3 to the Italians after extra time, giving them a 7-6 win across the two epic legs full of dramatic moments and wild shifts of momentum. It was the equal most goals scored in a semifinal contest.

1 week ago | theroar.com.au | Tony Harper

British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell faces an anxious wait to see if a main contender for the captaincy will be fit to travel Down Under. Ireland captain Caelan Doris requires shoulder surgery, his club Leinster confirmed on Tuesday. The star forward suffered the injury during Leinster’s loss to Northampton Saints in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup on Sunday.