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James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Jalibert in line to join Barrett at Racing 92

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert’s unfortunately timed early-season travails continued on Saturday, amid renewed questions over his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Racing 92 hit hard by Vakatawa retirement

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For Racing 92, this is the first weekend after the unexpected retirement before. A matter of days...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Toulouse will take title, say coaches

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulouse will win the Top 14 title at the end of another tight season – according to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Globe-trotter Hanrahan out to put drive back into Dragons

Determined: JJ Hanrahan in action for Clermont last season There have been several false dawns at Rodney Parade over the past...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Concern as refs switch to other side

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Another of French rugby’s leading gamekeepers turned coach this week, as Top 14 referee Maxime Chalon put...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 3 years ago

Transfer market that never sleeps

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Accepted wisdom has it that the shortest period of time is the New York Second – helpfully...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

I’m confident I can get back to my best – Hewitt

By ROB COLE Ashton Hewitt can still recall the brace of tries he scored in his last outing for the Dragons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Fofana, one of the stars of 2006, to bow out

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Clermont star Wesley Fofana this week became the latest Top 14 player to join the annual line...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Aurillac shopped around for bargains

MUCH talk recently about salary cap-hampered English clubs being disadvantaged when they took on the big spenders of the Top 14...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

George Kruis to sign off with Barbarians outing against England at Twickenham

George Kruis is set to play his final game as a professional rugby player after being named in the Barbarians starting...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Baa-baas working to Galthie’s Grand Plan

By PETER JACKSON You’re in: Dylan Cretin has received a Baa-baas call THE Barbarians have chosen three more of France’s all-conquering...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

France are the giants, Prem just sleeping

NICK CAIN THE English Premiership has just been described as a “sleeping giant” of sport by Simon Massie-Taylor, its chief executive....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

No dead rubbers in final round of Top 14

JAMES HARRI NGTON FRENCH COLUMN Decider: Challenge Cup winners Lyon face Champions Cup winners La Rochelle PICTURE: Getty Images In less...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Dragons hunt for new head coach

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE DRAGONS are pondering a shake-up of their backroom team with a new head coach set to be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Racing 92 play down any move for Jones

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try double: Matthieu Jalibert helped Bordeaux book their place in the play-offs England head coach Eddie Jones...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Now’s the time for the French revolution

CHRIS HEWETT AS a rule of thumb, English teams good enough to fight their way into a Champions Cup final eventually...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

All to play for as it begins to get serious

JAMES HARRINGTON Like any other league, the business end of the Top 14 season is played in a haze of permutations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Jonathan Davies signs new contract at Scarlets

Scarlets captain Jonathan Davies has signed a new contract with the URC side. The Wales and British and Irish Lions centre...

By Ben Redwood

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

No respite as the race for play-offs ramps up

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The rugby season in Europe’s top three leagues gets confused at this time of year, as we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Chris Ashton set to start as Leicester Tigers make five changes for second leg against Clermont

Chris Ashton is set to start his first European game for Leicester Tigers as they look to defend a 19-point aggregate...

By Ben Redwood

Leicester Tigers lose in the Challenge Cup final

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Ellis Genge leads Leicester to historic first leg victory at Clermont

Leicester Tigers claimed a first leg away win at Clermont Auvergne to take a stride towards the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals....

By Ben Redwood

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Toulon fans in uproar at Carbonel departure

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Even by Toulon’s unusual standards, this season has been an extraordinary tale of failure and redemption. But,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Genge fired up for next round of French hostilities

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Clermont v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Marcel Michelin ELLIS Genge can’t wait to sample the atmosphere...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Ellis Genge relishing trip to Clermont as Tigers turn attention to Europe

Leicester captain Ellis Genge is relishing Tigers' trip to Clermont Auvergne as his side shift their focus to Europe after wrapping...

By Ben Redwood

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Barlot gets the better of big rival Mauvaka

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Castres Olympique hooker Gaetan Barlot scored his third Top 14 try of the season yesterday, scoring a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Sale cling on to keep play-off hopes alive

By SAM JACKSON Sale ....................26pts Tries: De Klerk 5, MacGinty 25, JP du Preez 39, JL du Preez 44 Conversions: De...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Biarritz’s top-flight dream all but over

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promotion and relegation matters returned firmly to the forefront of Top 14 rugby minds, after bottom side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Clermont join battle for Hughes

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CLERMONT Auvergne have emerged as a serious threat to London Irish’s plans to sign...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Lemaitre puts his faith in Mignoni

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre pulled something of a recruitment rabbit out of his hat this week, as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Serendipity enhances Euro Cup’s Round of 16

CHRIS HEWETT UNINTENDED consequences? You can’t move for them in the Union game, whether the governing class is ring-fencing the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 3 years ago

DREAM TEAM

PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Lowry shows his class for Ulster

By JOHN FALLON Ulster..................34pts Tries: Herring 8, 39; Lowry 22, Vermeulen 50, Baloucoune 67 Conversions: Doak 40, 51, Burns 67 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Sale know they must learn to turn screw

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Sale Sharks v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, AJ Bell Stadium GUS WARR says Sale Sharks are working...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Beziers’ heroes get warm welcome in wee hours

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Dragons try to lure fly-half Hanrahan

DRAGONS are in talks to sign Clermont Auvergne fly-half JJ Hanrahan for next season. The 29-year-old moved to France from Munster...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Postponed European rugby matches cancelled amid future uncertainty

All postponed matches from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have now been cancelled, while uncertainty hovers...

By Ben Redwood

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Mitchell red swings match from Saints

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..................27pts Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48 Conversions: Cooney 3 Penalties: Cooney 45 Northampton...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Sale win away at Ospreys

Sale overcame a second-half Ospreys fightback to claim victory in the Heineken Champions Cup opening round in Swansea. Tries from Rohan...

By Ben Redwood

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Cooney kicks 19 points as Ulster record famous win at Clermont fortress

By STEFFAN THOMAS Clermont...... ......21pts Tries: Penaud 35, 57 Conversions: Hanrahan 58 Penalties: Hanrahan 40, 50, 80 Ulster ............... ...26pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team