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Revenge so sweet for Clermont boss Azema

19 November 2017 1 comment

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Clermont boss Franck Azema confessed he found Lyon annoying for signing up his players. His prop Raphael Chaume and winger Noa […]

Lamb shows his teeth to savage the Quins

15 October 2017 1 comment

■By NICK CAIN Flying Frenchman: Geoffrey Doumayrou runs in to score for La Rochelle PICTURES: Getty Images RYAN Lamb may have been surplus to requirements […]

Kingston: We’ll be ready for Wasps

15 October 2017 0 comments

HARLEQUINS rugby director John Kingston refused to accept that this home defeat by La Rochelle had scuppered his side’s knock-out chances. “You’re having a laugh”, […]

‘We learnt our lesson’ says Cipriani, as Wasps prepare for Ulster test

12 October 2017 0 comments

By Adam Ellis Ahead of Wasps‘ trip to face Ulster in the Champions Cup under the lights of the Kingspan Stadium on Friday evening, Danny […]

Collier vows to fill Kyle void for club and country

8 October 2017 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY WILL Collier has declared himself ready to take centre stage for Harlequins and England in the absence of banned tight-head Kyle Sinckler. […]

Pint-sized Gabriel cuts down Clermont

10 September 2017 1 comment

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Gabriel Lacroix, of La Rochelle, is an unlikely lad in the muscular world of the Top 14. He is a titch […]

Parisse’s musketeers on target for Stade

3 September 2017 0 comments

DAVID BARNES The three musketeers of Stade Francais stood firm as ringleaders of the strike that killed off a proposed takeover by Parisian rivals Racing […]

Mike Ford: My love of risk-taking has landed me in the USA

3 August 2017 0 comments

The opportunity to try something new appealed to me when Dallas Griffins owner Phil Camm asked me to head up the club’s rugby operations ahead […]

PREVIEW… Bath v Gloucester

30 April 2017 1 comment

Today. Kick-off 3pm. The Rec THIS West Country derby promises to be particularly feisty with both teams’ season potentially riding on the result. Bath must […]

Trinder targetting big season finale

30 April 2017 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY BATH’S decision to drop Jonathan Joseph has denied Henry Trinder the chance to pit his wits against the prospective British Lion, but […]

Derby day can inspire us says Matson

30 April 2017 1 comment

BATH’S European ambitions came crashing down last Sunday in Paris but they have to bounce back quickly if they are to make the Premiership semi-finals […]

Dream Team: Declan Cusack – Doncaster fly-half

20 February 2017 0 comments

1. Luke Cowan-Dickie – I only played with him a few times down at Plymouth Albion and he was still a loosehead. Very aggressive and […]

Scotland put to the sword in La Rochelle

12 February 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER France W 55 Scotland W 0 FRANCE got their Six Nations campaign back on track with a nine-try demolition of Scotland in […]

Brendan Gallagher: Germans are defying odds to climb up the rankings

22 December 2016 0 comments

So suddenly Germany are ranked 23rd in the world, hard on the heels of recent World Cup qualifiers Namibia and Uruguay and born-again hopefuls Spain, […]

Harlequins confirm signing of Alofa Alofa

31 August 2016 0 comments

Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Samoan international Alofa Alofa. The news, revealed on Sunday by The Rugby Paper, follows the departure of Ollie Lindsay-Hague. […]

Trinh-Duc left out of France World Cup squad

24 August 2015 0 comments

Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of France World Cup squad by Philippe Saint-Andre. The 28-year-old, who played in the 2011 final and started […]

Kockott handed first France start

4 February 2015 0 comments

Rory Kockott will make his first Test start for France in their Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday. The Castres scrum-half, who came off […]

Exeter through to Challenge Cup quarter-finals

19 January 2015 0 comments

Exeter have joined Gloucester and the Dragons in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals after their 33-24 win at Connacht yesterday. The Chiefs sit top of Pool […]

France name Six Nations squad

15 January 2015 0 comments

Noa Nakaitaci is in line to make his France Test debut after being named in Philippe Saint-André’s 31-man squad ahead of the Six Nation. The […]

Exeter thump La Rochelle in France

5 December 2014 0 comments

Exeter carried on their formidable run of form with a 36-10 away win over La Rochelle in the third round of the Challenge Cup last […]

Challenge Cup round 2 teams

23 October 2014 0 comments

London Welsh: Seb Jewell; Rhys Crane, James Lewis, Olly Barkley, Nick Scott; Gordon Ross, Paul Rowley; Shane Cahill, Mathew Dobson, Taione Vea; Mat Corker (Capt.), […]

Exeter Chiefs sign Bath lock Ryan Caldwell

28 May 2014 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Ryan Caldwell will leave Bath and join Exeter on a one-year deal next season. The 29-year-old Irish […]

No frills as Dave Attwood batters his way back

15 August 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster is regarded as a coach of considerable subtlety, but his advice to the recalled Dave Attwood has no frills: “Bash holes in people.” […]