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Lemaitre puts his faith in Mignoni

20 February 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre pulled something of a recruitment rabbit out of his hat this week, as he confirmed current Lyon […]

New, sleek French are the masters of motion

13 February 2022 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rugby is more prone to hype than most sports with a large element of the big fight weigh in for most big […]

Fickou feels it’s France’s year at last

6 February 2022 0 comments

By JAMES HARRINGTON PREVIEW… France v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade de France GAEL Fickou admits pressure is mounting on the hugely talented French to […]

Relief as Dupont returns to action

30 January 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Forty-nine days after he last played rugby, scrum-half, Antoine Dupont returned to action last night, alongside international half-back partner Romain Ntamack, […]

Toulouse first in line to sign World Cup star de Jager

30 January 2022 2 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOULOUSE are favourites to land Sale Sharks World Cup-winning second row Lood de Jager when his contract runs […]

DREAM TEAM

30 January 2022 0 comments

PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS 1. Angus Ta’avao –A […]

Four of the Richest Rugby Teams from Around the World

24 January 2022 0 comments

Rugby is one of the most famous sports in the world, attracting millions each year within stadiums and of course via TV and press. Behind […]

Gym before Guinness now for Cowan-Dickie

23 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Montpellier v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade de la Mosson LUKE Cowan-Dickie is expecting Exeter to face a fired-up Montpellier today […]

Leinster rout can devalue Euro Cup

23 January 2022 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Thrashing: Josh van der Flier evades the tackle of Josua Vici on his way to scoring Leinster’s ninth try I know there’s a […]

Euro rugby chiefs have made a right mess of it

16 January 2022 2 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there has been more muddled thinking by a sports governing body than EPCR’s actions over […]

Dupont is suddenly a doubt for Six Nations

16 January 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No matter what Leinster thought about the situation when the news broke, European rugby officials took one of just two reasonable […]

Euro re-matches to be announced this week

9 January 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES THE Champions Cup organisers will decide by the end of the week whether to rearrange the five matches called off in Round […]

Macron’s pique opens way for national cup

26 December 2021 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE chances of a new variation of Covid coming through was as predictable as France’s anti-British president, […]

Munster to line up Kidney for Van Graan

19 December 2021 0 comments

By NEIL FISSLER MUNSTER are weighing up a move for London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney after confirming Johann van Graan is moving to […]

Joys of scoring written large on Dupont’s face

19 December 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 89 Antoine […]

Champions or chumps? Cup caters for them all

19 December 2021 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been out on its own, […]

Coly looks destined to be rival for Dupont

19 December 2021 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Depending on your point of view, the fact that France’s so-called ‘golden generation’ shows no sign of disappearing any time soon […]

Youngs is fired up to keep Tigers on the run

19 December 2021 1 comment

By PAUL REES LEICESTER are one match away from going into the new year with an undefeated record in the Premiership, but their experienced England […]

O’Gara won’t be filling Van Graan role at Munster

19 December 2021 1 comment

FORMER Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of the Munster head coach job. South African Johann van Graan will quit as Munster head […]

Maddocks faces big French test

19 December 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one of the biggest challenges […]

Quins end Castres home record

13 December 2021 0 comments

Harlequins withstood a late fightback to end Castres’ unbeaten European home run and earn a narrow victory in their Heineken Champions Cup opener. Martin Laveau’s […]

Gray hat-trick gets Chiefs off to a stormer

12 December 2021 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter …………….42pts Tries: Hogg 23, Gray 41, 52, 60; S Simmonds 70, Armand 80 Conversions: J Simmonds 23, 41, 52, 60, 70, […]

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 […]

Quins call for ref Nika to stand tall

12 December 2021 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW… Castres v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Pierre Fabre Skills: Quins hooker Jack Walker JERRY Flannery has placed the spotlight firmly […]

Lawday starts as only change from Tigers loss

12 December 2021 0 comments

TOM Lawday comes in at flanker in Harlequins’ only change to their starting XV from their defeat to Leicester Tigers for the Champions Cup opener […]

Russell: Our best since I joined

12 December 2021 0 comments

FINN Russell had no doubts this impressive victory was Racing’s best since he went to Paris in 2018. “We came here knowing we had to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Warrior Bresler makes Top 14 debut at Racing

5 December 2021 0 comments

WORCESTER Warriors second row Anton Bresler has signed for French giants Racing 92, and made his Top 14 debut yesterday against Castres. The 33-year-old Namibian […]

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 […]

Saracens want Obano to link up with cousin Maro

21 November 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted list: Beno Obano SARACENS have lined up a move for Maro Itoje’s cousin Beno Obano to replace […]

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 […]

Relegation is not end of ambition in France

14 November 2021 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THERE are more than a dozen towns and cities in France, from Beziers and Dax in the far south to Grenoble and Oyonnax […]

Peace at Biarritz as row starts in Bayonne

14 November 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 side Biarritz look set to remain where they belong – in the heart of the Basque Country – following […]

Georgian war hero Yachvili helped forge special bond

7 November 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FRANCE and Georgia square up on Sunday in Bordeaux, only the second […]

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 […]

Japan has a yen for showing clubs matter

31 October 2021 2 comments

CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer to cricket’s IPL has […]

Global salary cap way forward says URC chief

31 October 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS UNITED Rugby Championship chief executive Martin Anayi has called for a global salary cap. There is no salary cap currently in place […]

St-Andre in search for No.10

31 October 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOP 14 outfit Montpellier are looking on this side of the Channel for a flyhalf to add to […]

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 […]

Clubs and Unions must get on better – Halliday

17 October 2021 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING EPCR chairman Simon Halliday insists the relationship between clubs and unions must improve for the sake of player welfare. The partnership […]

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 […]

Exodus of players is real threat for game

10 October 2021 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom, probably the best openside […]

Stars look to France as fee row rumbles on

3 October 2021 0 comments

BRISTOL Bears could be facing a fight to hang onto back row Nathan Hughes who has been offered to French clubs with his contract up […]

Sorry seems to be the easiest word

3 October 2021 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW RYNO Pieterse’s horizontal hit on Bordeaux scrum-half Maxime Lucu demanded a long sentence. The Top 14 disciplinary […]

Tethered Ryno has time for a rethink

3 October 2021 2 comments

CHRIS HEWETT YOU can do quite a lot in 12 weeks: walk the full length of the South West Coast Path without killing yourself, for […]

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 […]

If we had Battle of Gnoll now we’d all be in jail!

12 September 2021 1 comment

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LIONS, WALES, NEATH, OSPREYS, RICHMOND AND BRISTOL HOOKER BARRY WILLIAMS Good memories: Barry Williams playing for the Lions in […]

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 […]

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