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Larmour shines bright

22 May 2022 0 comments

By KEVIN FALLON Leinster………………35 Munster …………….25 A SECOND-STRING Leinster side who were already guaranteed top spot were still too strong for an almost full-strength Munster […]

Ground switch ‘unacceptable’ blasts O’Gara

15 May 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Racing 92 v La Rochelle Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Bollaert Delelis LA ROCHELLE head coach Ronan O’Gara says it is “unacceptable” […]

Finn Russell stars as Racing 92 overcome Sale Sharks to reach Champions Cup semis

8 May 2022 1 comment

Racing 92 (6) 41 Tries: Thomas, Russell, Imhoff, Spring Cons: Le Garrec 2, Machenaud Pens: Le Garrec 5 Sale Sharks (10) 22 Tries: Tuilagi, Van der Merwe, B Curry Cons: Du Preez 2 Pens: Du […]

Eagle has landed to give Sharks a boost

8 May 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Racing 92 v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Paris La Défense Arena TEN years ago, AJ MacGinty was serving drinks to […]

Toulon fans in uproar at Carbonel departure

10 April 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Even by Toulon‘s unusual standards, this season has been an extraordinary tale of failure and redemption. But, while confidence is mounting […]

Wing or flanker, team man Kini will give his all

27 March 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE WHILE Jack Nowell’s injury has robbed the Premiership‘s final weeks of one winger turned back rower, Kini Murimurivalu will be flying the […]

One-club man Sharples bows out with no regrets

6 March 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES CHARLIE Sharples retired last week as a rarity in the modern game. He was a one club man, spending his entire career […]

French power pack leaves Warriors on the cusp

23 January 2022 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow …………30pts Tries: McKay 41, Smith 75, 80 Conversions: Thompson 42, Weir 75, 80 Penalties: Thompson 10, 26, 33 La Rochelle ……38pts […]

Warriors bring in their rested big guns

12 December 2021 1 comment

Preview La Rochelle v Glasgow Today, Kick-off 3.15pm GLASGOW Warriors will be hoping to recreate their 2019/20 success as they travel to last season’s finalists […]

Dempsey stars as Warriors prepare for France

5 December 2021 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Glasgow …………33pts Tries: Tuipulotu 1, Steyn 31, Dempsey 39, Price 59, Matthews 70 Conversions: Thompson 17, 39, 59, 70 Dragons …………14pts Tries: […]

Fly-half West is lined up by Deano

5 December 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Junior All Black: West NEWCASTLE Falcons boss Dean Richards has put former Maori All Black fly-half Ihaia West […]

La Rochelle eye Matu’u

15 August 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish, who last week released veteran back rower Blair Cowan to Japan, could now let Motu Matu’u […]

Exiles unveil new recruits

4 July 2021 0 comments

LONDON Irish have signed Leinster scrum-half Hugh O’Sullivan, 23, and La Rochelle’s Springbok prop Marcel van der Merwe, 30, for next season. “Hugh will add […]

Double delight for pragmatic Toulouse | James Harrington

27 June 2021 0 comments

Toulouse were crowned champions of France for the 21st time on Friday night, some 13 months after the players had first gathered for a […]

Invevitably Gael sticks to script for derby win

13 June 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN French rugby’s new definition of ‘inevitable’ is Racing 92 new boy Gael Fickou scoring the first try of Friday’s Top 14 play-off […]

Such a shame I opted for German over French at school! | Shane Williams

30 May 2021 2 comments

After turning down Toulon in his playing career, Shane Williams is now hoping to be able to commentate on the Top 14 as it returns to broadcast in the UK

Exeter Chiefs wing Tom O'Flaherty has been named in the Champions Cup team of the season

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

Toulouse 22-17 La Rochelle: Heavyweight collision lacks real sparkle but Toulouse won’t care

23 May 2021 0 comments

All the action from Twickenham as Toulouse lifted a fifth Champions Cup trophy to become the undisputed kings of Europe

O’Gara dismay over the ‘clear’ penalty call that never came

23 May 2021 2 comments

Rather than the red card to Levani Botia, O’Gara was incensed by Luke Pearce’s decision not to award La Rochelle a penalty late on

Rory Sutherland will dodge interest from Worcester Warriors

16 May 2021 0 comments

Sutherland now looks set to either move to the Top 14 or stay in the PRO14

Brock James backs La Rochelle to upset Toulouse in Champions Cup finale

16 May 2021 0 comments

The famed Top 14 import backs old club La Rochelle to stop Toulouse’s run at a fifth Champions Cup triumph in its tracks at Twickenham

Bath prop Henry Thomas is off to La Rochelle

Bath prop Henry Thomas on his way to join La Rochelle

16 May 2021 1 comment

Henry Thomas is out of contract this summer at Bath

O’Driscoll puts boot into PRO14 | Peter Jackson

16 May 2021 0 comments

Shrinking TV audiences has seen the exposure of the PRO14 dwindle since it was taken off BBC

Connacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick

9 May 2021 0 comments

LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan brushed off his Lions […]

DREAM TEAM

2 May 2021 0 comments

ROB HARDWICK, THE FORMER ENGLAND, COVENTRY, LONDON IRISH & LA ROCHELLE PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Christian Califano – […]

Controller Ross Byrne takes reins for 100th Leinster cap

2 May 2021 3 comments

Ross Byrne starts at fly-half for Leinster as Johnny Sexton and Harry Byrne miss out through injury in the Champions Cup semi-final

We blew away with the wind in second half says Dean Richards

25 April 2021 1 comment

The Newcastle director of rugby reflects on Falcons’ second-half capitulation against Gloucester

Sale Sharks confirm two-year deal with England centre Manu Tuilagi

19 April 2021 0 comments

Tuilagi is nearing full fitness for Sharks after injuring his Achilles in November

Limit the poundage to reduce injuries | Chris Hewett

18 April 2021 1 comment

SO THE New Zealanders are suddenly worried about the injury fall-out from Super Rugby Aotearoa. Welcome to the 21st century. Players have been going down […]

Soccer skills helping George Barton kick on at Gloucester

18 April 2021 1 comment

The young Gloucester fly-half had the chance to play in the Football League with Cheltenham Town before

Thomas looks to France

11 April 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE Move: Henry Thomas HENRY THOMAS, the former England international tighthead, looks set to leave Bath to move to France. Thomas, 29, […]

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

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

France have named their team to play Italy in the Six Nations

Fabien Galthie names France team to take on Italy

4 February 2021 1 comment

Galthie places faith in the fitness of Gregory Alldritt who had been withdrawn from France’s squad last month after an injury scare

Edinburgh’s brave defence cracks against in-form French

13 December 2020 1 comment

La Rochelle got the better of Edinburgh in a low-scoring affair at Murrayfield

Four or five clubs may not survive the fan ban

8 November 2020 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bad news: Toulouse flanker Jerome Kaino left the field injured Financial matters continue to top the agenda for France’s Top 14 […]

Uren: We know Toulon’s history, but we are the team with world-class players now

15 October 2020 0 comments

Bristol Bears No.9 Andy Uren previews the Challenge Cup final and reminisces on his memories of his boyhood club

Brock plots Ospreys path back to the top

20 September 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Man with a plan: Brock James excelled as a player, now as a coach he must help turn Ospreys’ fortunes around PICTURE: […]

Harrington column: Stade Francais looking less and less likely to be ready for Top 14 season

24 August 2020 0 comments

The Paris-based club has reported COVID-19 positive players have developed lesions on their lungs

Toby Booth earns big endorsement from Ospreys great

6 August 2020 0 comments

Former Wales and Ospreys prop Paul James believes the region have bagged themselves a ‘big asset’ in new head coach Booth

Booth will be a big asset for Ospreys says James

2 August 2020 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER All-rounder: Toby Booth coaching at Bath “CLASS ACT” Toby Booth has been backed to bring the good times back to the Ospreys […]

Beziers takeover hits the buffers

19 July 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No deal: Agen remain keen to sign Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images It’s taken several weeks, and several twists, […]

England lock Maro Itoje pledges his future to Saracens

23 June 2020 0 comments

The Saracens lock has been widely tipped to captain the British & Irish Lions next summer in South Africa

French lessons will help Myles Edwards make his mark at Wasps

29 May 2020 0 comments

The new Wasps signing explains how his career took a detour in France before a Premiership homecoming

French lessons will help Myles earn top marks with Wasps

25 May 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Combative: Myles Edwards is ready to fight for his place SURPRISE Wasps signing Myles Edwards warns second row Test rivals Joe Launchbury […]

Waratahs back Kurtley Beale will join Racing 92

Official: Ex-Wasps full-back Kurtley Beale to leave Waratahs for Racing 92

12 May 2020 0 comments

The Top 14 club bring in Beale and one other Wallaby ahead for next season

My stint at the Scarlets rekindled my rugby spark, says Ryan Lamb

3 April 2020 0 comments

Lamb made his retirement call last week but hopes to remain in the game

Kurtley Beale set to switch hemispheres and move north

26 March 2020 0 comments

The former Wasps full-back has agreed a deal with Racing 92, according to reports

Warriors get red card instead of winning try

15 December 2019 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Early cracker: Jules Favre celebrates scoring La Rochelle’s first try PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS GLASGOW WARRIORS: Seymour 6; Steyn 6, Jones 6, […]

Storming comeback keep the Warriors’ hopes alive

8 December 2019 0 comments

■By GARY HEATLY On target: Adam Hastings GLASGOW Warriors battled back from 18-6 down just before half-time to defeat La Rochelle in a cracking Champions […]

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