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Dragons try to lure fly-half Hanrahan

16 January 2022 1 comment

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

Postponed European rugby matches cancelled amid future uncertainty

12 January 2022 0 comments

All postponed matches from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have now been cancelled, while uncertainty hovers over the remainder of […]

Mitchell red swings match from Saints

19 December 2021 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ………………27pts Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48 Conversions: Cooney 3 Penalties: Cooney 45 Northampton ..22pts Tries: Mitchell 61, […]

Sale win away at Ospreys

13 December 2021 0 comments

Sale overcame a second-half Ospreys fightback to claim victory in the Heineken Champions Cup opening round in Swansea. Tries from Rohan Janse van Rensburg, Ewan […]

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

12 December 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Clermont…… ……21pts Tries: Penaud 35, 57 Conversions: Hanrahan 58 Penalties: Hanrahan 40, 50, 80 Ulster …………… …26pts Tries: McCloskey 26, Timoney 68 […]

Mercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth

5 December 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat at Castres – yet […]

Mercer in top form as Eddie looks on

28 November 2021 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Top 14 returned after a three-week international break for two rounds ahead of the start of the European competitions, with […]

Success of Ruiz puts refs in hot demand

21 November 2021 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN You’d be forgiven for thinking – especially after World Rugby’s sanction against Rassie Erasmus following his video rant after the First […]

Boyd: We had five props on bench

7 November 2021 1 comment

SAINTS director of rugby Chris Boyd cut a forlorn figure after their second successive big defeat. He said: “It proved a bridge too far. We’ve […]

Players get a breather in season marathon

7 November 2021 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The relief on the faces of those players playing Top 14 rugby in France this weekend when the final whistles blew […]

Azema in for Collazo at Toulon – at a price!

31 October 2021 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two stories have gripped French rugby this week – the changing of the coach at Toulon, and the possibility of a […]

Ntamack at 12 with Jalibert 10 is the plan

24 October 2021 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After this weekend’s Top 14 matches, Fabien Galthie’s chosen 42 will head to FFR’s spartan ‘Marcatraz’ headquarters for the pre-November internationals […]

A lot rests on Kolbe’s shoulders – and knee

17 October 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon have welcomed a few global superstars down the years – but it’s difficult to imagine any of them have generated […]

Dominici trophy will offer clubs a respite

19 September 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon meet Stade Francais in the weekend’s final Top 14 match this evening. The Sunday night game doesn’t usually get much […]

Fly-halves on move are talk of the town | James Harrington

12 September 2021 1 comment

Clubs’ recruitment and retention plans never stop. No sooner have they closed the book on squad hires for one season, than they’re looking to fill […]

Saracens prop Mako Vunipola in new contract talks as Top 14 watch

29 August 2021 0 comments

Saracens are set to ask England prop Mako Vunipola to take a salary cut, TRP understands

Ronan O’Gara’s diamonds can come up trumps | James Harrington

29 August 2021 0 comments

James Harrington previews the new Top 14 season and sees promise in La Rochell’s hopes of banishing heartbreak in the final

Pau-bound Daniel Ikpefan braves the crossover | James Harrington

1 August 2021 2 comments

After falling out of favour at Toulon, Ikpefan gets a shot at starring elsewhere in the Top 14 at Pau

France are suffering a recurring nightmare | James Harrington

11 July 2021 0 comments

A tough loss for France to deal with in Brisbane – but they’ve been here before, writes James Harrington

Ben Tameifuna is man with the golden tum | Peter Jackson

20 June 2021 1 comment

BEN Tameifuna, a big old unit if ever there was one, threw his weight around to jarring effect during Bordeaux’s barrage win over Clermont, prompting […]

Perpignan power up for return to Top 14 | James Harrington

6 June 2021 0 comments

Perpignan returned to the Top 14 in style after a two-year break, comprehensively beating Biarritz 33-14 in yesterday evening’s ProD2 final at Montpellier’s GGL […]

Tigers fans help drive our recruitment says Youngs

6 June 2021 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Crowd pleaser: Leicester scrum-half Ben Youngs BEN YOUNGS welcomed back the Leicester faithful claiming the fanatical Tigers support was an important tool […]

Battle for last play-off place goes to the wire | James Harrington

30 May 2021 1 comment

Top 14 rugby returned to broadcast in the UK with tries aplenty being scored

Revealed: Champions Cup Team of the Season 2020-21

27 May 2021 0 comments

Tom O’Flaherty is recognised for his performances in Europe for the second-straight season

Stade set the fashion in red not pink

23 May 2021 0 comments

BACK in the day when they reigned as the sport’s supreme fashionistas, Stade Francais possessed a team of rugged quality to complement the artistry of […]

Munster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army

9 May 2021 0 comments

Will Addison’s long-awaited return for Ulster didn’t go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half, while ex-Sale teammate Mike Haley starred

Strict new protocols provoke reaction | James Harrington

9 May 2021 1 comment

James Harrington looks at the tough measures taken by the LNR to ensure the Top 14 and Pro D2 seasons conclude without any further Covid outbreaks

European contenders will go into battle cold | James Harrington

25 April 2021 1 comment

Bordeaux-Begles and Montpellier will not have played a game since the quarter-final by the time the final four go head-to-head next weekend in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup

Harmony at Toulouse is music to Kaino’s ears | James Harrington

11 April 2021 1 comment

Earlier this week, both Toulouse and Clermont head coaches insisted that their sides are underdogs for today’s Champions Cup quarter-final at Stade Marcel Michelin. Regardless […]

Bristol Bears have banished bad eggs to build something special

4 April 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRISTOL’S LONG-SERVING LOCK JOE JOYCE ABOUT THE CLUB’S TRANSFORMATION Joe Joyce is Bristol’s longest serving player after joining nine years ago, but […]

Semi Radradra leads by example says Lam – and what a towering example that is for all

4 April 2021 0 comments

Pat Lam delves into Bristol’s path to greater things after winning the Challenge Cup last season, and why Semi Radradra is at the centre of his plans

Fekitoa: Paolo Odogwu is the vital piece for Wasps

4 April 2021 1 comment

The Wasps and New Zealand centre is expecting teammate Paolo Odogwu to get his shot with England soon on the Test stage

Jono Gibbes favourite for Clermont Auvergne job

28 March 2021 1 comment

Richard Cockerill has also been linked with a move away from Edinburgh to the Top 14 giants

Blackett: We’re too anxious right now

28 March 2021 0 comments

LEE Blackett admitted his Wasps team were becoming too anxious after another demoralising home defeat. Wasps have won once at the Ricoh Stadium in 2021 […]

Greig Laidlaw gives his first impressions of Japan’s Top League

21 March 2021 1 comment

The former Scotland captain had the option to stay in France but opted instead for the wonders of Japan

Biarritz explore options far and wide | James Harrington

21 March 2021 0 comments

With signings Steffon Armitage and Henry Speight in the fold, ProD2 Biarritz are poised to launch a promotion bid this season. But simmering tensions lie under the club’s hierachy

Canal Plus keep rights in bumper Top 14 deal | James Harrington

7 March 2021 1 comment

James Harrington reports on the megan deal Top 14 bosses and broadcaster Canal Plus have struck in France

Minister of Sport may withdraw support for Six Nations | James Harrington

28 February 2021 0 comments

French rugby has been in chaos for the past week, James Harrington explains

Confirmed: Northampton Saints sign ex-Clermont back row

24 February 2021 0 comments

Saints sign Beziers back row Karl Wilkins, a former academy teammate of Lewis Ludlam

Red cards prove we must bring back ruck

21 February 2021 1 comment

HEAD high ‘hits’ in the pro game are not going away any time soon if Friday night’s narrow Bath win over Gloucester is any measure. […]

Bath will have to wait until summer on Danny Cipriani

16 February 2021 1 comment

Cipriani remains unsigned after leaving Gloucester last year, with Bath told they will have to wait until the summer for a decision

All change for coaches as Cheika stands by | James Harrington

7 February 2021 1 comment

Top 14 club owners plan big coaching changes, with Michael Cheika under consideration by Montpellier president Mohed Altrad

Talks begin to expand Top 14 to 16 next season | James Harrington

2 February 2021 0 comments

A u-turn in French rugby after talk last month suggested the Top 14 would be reduced to 12, now it has shifted into expansion plans

Taufua must wait

31 January 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER Tigers say Jordan Taufua’s anticipated move to French Top 14 side Lyon has not yet been “resolved”. Lyon announced on Tuesday that […]

JAMES HARRINGTON

17 January 2021 1 comment

FRENCH COLUMN French pick squad as Six Nations gets the OK Medical joker: Gabriel Ibitoye has finally proved rumours right by joining Montpellier French rugby […]