All posts tagged "Montpellier"
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoZach Mercer focused on job at Kingsholm
By Bryn Palmer Zach Mercer has brushed aside speculation over his future and insists Gloucester can hit the ground running when...
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James Harrington
/ 8 months agoHenry Chavancy notches No. 400 for Racing 92
French Column - By James Harrington Racing 92’s veteran centre Henry Chavancy reached a remarkable career milestone on Saturday when he...
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Top 14
/ 8 months agoCastres steal it in dramatic late show
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The big kick-off: Henry Arundell scored Racing’s first try of the season but it was not a...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoSet-piece woes leave Quins adrift in Corsica
■ By NICK POWELL Montpellier .....37pts Tries: Tisseron 8, Camara 20, Tauleigne 66, Karkadze 72 Conversions: Coly 9, 21; Barreau 67,...
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James Harrington
/ 9 months agoCarbonel will add the flair for Stade
James Harrington French column Last season, Stade Francais finished second in the Top 14 to qualify directly for the semi-finals –...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoRacing 92 confirm Le Garrec is leaving
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN On the move: Scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec will be joining La Rochelle PICTURE: Getty Images YES, it’s...
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Paul Rees
/ 10 months agoFlamboyant Harlequins add steel to their spine
HARLEQUINS are following the path trodden by Northampton a year ago, one that took the Saints to Twickenham and the title...
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James Harrington
/ 10 months agoVannes facing a tough early test
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promoted ProD2 winners Vannes will kick off their first-ever season in the Top 14 at home against...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoInternational pair join Montpellier
MONTPELLIER have confirmed the signing of England No.8 Billy Vunipola, right, and former Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg, below. Hogg, who retired...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoSpanish relishing their dream debut
SPAIN This year’s newcomers are Spain but the Lions face a tough task in their first-ever World Championship. Spain qualified last...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoMistake to select Tom and not Ted
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ted Hill must be wondering what else he has to do to get...
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Chris Hewett
/ 11 months agoAnother lesson from the French
CHRIS HEWETT Now that Vannes have made it into the top tier of French rugby and the people running things across...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoThere is no warm welcome for Spain
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Gone but still winning. Sort of! London Irish...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoTeam Brittany show what might have happened in Cornwall
RUGBY MATTERS GO west young man. The phrase, attributed to American newspaper editor Horace Greeley, became a byword for the expansion...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBurrows living the dream with Yorkshire at HQ
By LUKE JARMYN FORMER Newcastle and Coventry star Ryan Burrows has spoken of his personal joy at being able to fulfil...
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Club Rugby
/ 11 months agoCarbonel winner ensures last-gasp Montpellier survival
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE English Football League’s Championship play-off final is sometimes referred to as ‘the richest game in football’,...
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James Harrington
/ 11 months agoHogg has eyes set on Top 14 surprise
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Stuart Hogg’s reported surprise reverse-ferret back into the professional game after his retirement last year – and...
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James Harrington
/ 12 months agoGopperth misses out on top flight
FRENCH COLUMN By JAMES HARRINGTON Jimmy Gopperth won’t be the oldest-ever player to feature in the Top 14 next season after...
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Dream Team
/ 12 months agoDream Team
Rob Miller, the former Newcastle, Wasps, Sale, Tynedale & England U20 full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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James Harrington
/ 12 months agoDramatic finale puts Brive into play-offs
By JAMES HARRINGTON The ProD2 supplied a final glorious regular-season round for the ages in a perfectly timed reminder to broadcasters...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoVunipola trio to depart Saracens
Saracens players Billy, Mako and Manu Vunipola are to leave the North London club at the end of the current campaign....
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoTbilisi win was key – Skivington
By JON NEWCOMBE George Skivington has credited the European Challenge Cup win against Black Lion in Tbilisi as the moment Gloucester...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoPower of the four musketeers
A common theme of last weekend’s Champions Cup semi-finals was the influence of the four scrum-halves, the catalysts of teams that...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoI may sell Toulon for €1 – Lemaitre
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A matter of weeks after ProD2 strugglers Biarritz were sold for €1, Toulon owner Bernard Lemaitre suggested...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoVunipola arrested and tasered twice in Majorca incident
Saracens and former England number eight Billy Vunipola has been arrested following a violent incident in a bar in Majorca. According...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLangdon is quick to make his point
By PAUL REES Northampton have placed an emphasis this season on putting pace in the legs of their players and that...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoRecord crowds flock to matches
JAMES HARRINGTON - FRENCH COLUMN More people than ever are flocking through the turnstiles of Top 14 and ProD2 matches, according...
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Top 14
/ 1 year agoI’m loving every single minute
Mark Stevens finds former Exeter Chiefs playmaker Joe Simmonds enjoying his new life in France In the picturesque town of Pau...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoJIFF looks likely to play a vital role
JAMES HARRINGTON - FRENCH COLUMN It's logical – as the final stop-start sprint in a hard-fought Top 14 season begins –...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoPienaar heads the list for Europe’s golden oldies
In the course of wheeling their way into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals last weekend against the Cheetahs, the Michelin Men of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoMontpellier lead chase for Munster ace Frisch
Montpellier are leading the chase for Munster centre Antoine Frisch, who has declared his allegiance to France over Ireland. Born in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoUlster set for massive fight
Preview Montpellier v Ulster Today. 12.30pm ULSTER interim head coach Richie Murphy says a ‘massive test’ awaits in Montpellier. Ulster have...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoClermont survive second-half scare
Clermont ........27 Cheetahs .......22 ■By BEN JAYCOCK THREE-TIME Challenge Cup winners Clermont held off a Cheetahs fightback to earn a place...
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Top 14
/ 1 year agoToulon will have to wait for Carbonel
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN LOUIS Carbonel’s immediate Top 14 future is in Montpellier. The question is: for how long? The Toulon-born...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLlewellyn keen to put himself in the frame for Wales
By PAUL REES Max Llewellyn’s form for Gloucester this year will have put the centre in the frame for Wales’s summer...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoGatland’s left with mountain to climb
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AN alternative Wales squad, one untainted by the Six Nations whitewash, is to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoOn-form Mercer: I can’t believe it
ZACH Mercer summed up the Gloucester elation after this narrow win by saying: “I can’t quite believe what’s happened. Everyone wrote...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoToulon heading in right direction
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON coach Pierre Mignoni earned something of a reprieve this weekend, as his side’s 54-7 win over...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDu Plessis agrees Bath deal
BATH have signed South African forward Jacques du Plessis for the rest of this season, with an option for 2024-25. The...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIreland lining up NZ and Wallabies
Ireland will face New Zealand and Australia in their autumn series before head coach Andy Farrell takes his leave of absence...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWinning feels so special for Zach
After winning the Premiership Cup, star man, Gloucester No.8, Zach Mercer, said: “I came to Gloucester to win things. I did...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoToulouse and Stade in line for a race to glory
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The top two tiers of French domestic rugby have been on hiatus this weekend, giving fans a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoQuins nab Lamositele
Harlequins look to have signed tighthead prop Titi Lamositele, below, to replace the Castres-bound Will Collier. Lamositele, 29, spent five years...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoFrench setting sights on Tuilagi
Perpignan and Montpellier are chasing the signature of England centre Manu Tuilagi. Tuilagi would join up with his nephew Posolo Tuilagi...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoOyonnax have to keep on believing
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Oyonnax manager Joe El-Abd promised last week that his side would ‘fight to the end’ following their...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoBig clubs are hit by ‘doublon’ clashes
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN We always knew the World Cup would play havoc with the Top 14 season – as soon...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBig two leading charge
JAMES HARRINGTON STADE Francais and reigning champions Toulouse look set to continue their twohorse race for top spot with both victorious...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoMercer: I’m focused on Gloucester
By PAUL REES If desire to play for England was a factor in selection, Zach Mercer would be one of the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBeaumont signs for another year
SALE forward Josh Beaumont has signed a new deal to stay with the Premiership club for a further 12 months. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoLow degree of danger? This man is just lethal…
BRENDAN GALLAGHER There was a curious moment in the last minute at Murrayfield last night when a message suddenly flashed up...
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