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‘Medical joker’ Barry joins Vannes ex-pats

18 April 2021 1 comment

RUGBY SHORTS NEWCASTLE lock Darren Barry has joined Gloucester centre Harry Trinder as a ‘medical joker’ signing at French Pro D2 side RC Vannes. The […]

Worcester Warriors fly-half Billy Searle

Wasps tell Warriors they want Billy Searle back

18 April 2021 0 comments

The departure of Lima Sopoaga at Wasps creates room for a possible Searle return at the Ricoh

Sopoaga confirms Wasps exit for Lyon

18 April 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS fly-half Lima Sopoaga will join French Top 14 club Lyon at the end of the season. The 30-year-old All Black joined Wasps […]

Benetton denied in the final frantic moments

11 April 2021 0 comments

Montpellier….31 Benetton ……..25 A TREMENDOUS defensive effort in the closing minutes saw Montpellier book their place in the semi-finals after back row Yacouba Camara had […]

Jeremy Jordaan may quit Agen for Newcastle Falcons

11 April 2021 0 comments

Dean Richards offers South African lock way out of Top 14 basement boys Agen

Long-serving Henry Trinder to leave Gloucester

11 April 2021 0 comments

LONG-SERVING Gloucester centre Henry Trinder has left Kingsholm to kick-start his career with French club Vannes on a deal until the end of the season. […]

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 […]

Benetton 29-16 Agen: Taulagi’s red card opens door for Benetton

4 April 2021 1 comment

Agen show no signs of winning as their hapless season continues

That Rome weekend puts block on Georgia | Chris Hewett

4 April 2021 1 comment

If Italy are not all washed up as a permanent member of the Six Nations elite –a sporting society so exclusive, it makes the Hurlingham […]

Franck Azema exit confirmed, destination unknown | James Harrington

4 April 2021 0 comments

Jono Gibbes is high among the favourites to replace Azema at Clermont Auvergne, writes James Harrington

Joe Simmonds says Exeter Chiefs won’t freeze on the big stage

28 March 2021 2 comments

Exeter Chiefs fly-half Joe Simmonds says the reigning champions will draw on their experiences against Toulouse and Racing 92 ahead of facing Lyon for the first time

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

Now Stade Francais keep their eyes on Ollie Lawrence progress

21 March 2021 0 comments

Stade Francais have a void to fill after
midfield star Gael Fickou appears set to join Racing 92

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

PRO16 heading Skyward with South African franchises on board

14 March 2021 2 comments

How close could the PRO16 come to reaching the TV sums struck by the Premiership and Top 14 in recent deals?

Bayonne push Agen one step nearer the inevitable | James Harrington

14 March 2021 0 comments

Midway through the second half of Italy v Wales, the Top 14 caught up with its Covid-hit schedule as the final whistle sounded on Bayonne’s […]

The chickens are coming home to roost for Eddie Jones | Nick Cain

7 March 2021 2 comments

How close should England be to pushing the panic button with their Saracens stars and high penalty count?

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

Exclusive: How the Champions Cup will be drawn

21 February 2021 0 comments

Jon Newcombe reveals how the Last 16 of the Champions Cup will be drawn after an impasse between Premiership and Top 14 was resolved

Jonathan joins the great 3,000 points club

21 February 2021 3 comments

WHEN the season began, the number of goalkickers still adding to a personal points total in excess of 3,000 amounted to five: a South African […]

All Blacks great Dan Carter retires at the age of 38

20 February 2021 2 comments

The three-time World Rugby Men’s Player of the Year brings the curtain down on an illustrious career in professional rugby

Simon Zebo to decide his next move this week | James Harrington

15 February 2021 1 comment

The former Munster man has time running out on his current deal at Racing 92

Ghiraldini: Even at our best we can still lose by 30 points

11 February 2021 0 comments

Leonardo Ghiraldini reflects on his 14-year career playing Test rugby for Italy, topping more than 100 caps for the Azzurri

Marcus Smith ends speculation over Harlequins future

10 February 2021 2 comments

Smith, 21, has committed to Harlequins beyond this season

Former Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika

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

Italy 10-50 France: Antoine Dupont the star again as France run in seven

7 February 2021 1 comment

James Harrington reports on a destructive attacking performance by France in Rome, fired by all-action No.9 Dupont

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 […]

In awe of how Sergio starred on both fronts

31 January 2021 0 comments

MATTEO Minozzi’s withdrawal from Italy’s Six Nations squad citing the stress and dislocation of having to flit between Covid bubbles – club and country –while […]

Coetzee set to sign at Bath

24 January 2021 0 comments

BATH are set to raid South Africa again with the signing of Western Province and Stormers loose forward Jaco Coetzee. The 24-year-old is primarily a […]

JAMES HARRINGTON

24 January 2021 0 comments

FRENCH COLUMN Alldritt’s out of running for Italy with knee injury Blow: Gregory Alldritt must await test results La Rochelle put their recent coronavirus outbreak […]

The Boks are all deserting their barren rugby land | Chris Hewett

23 January 2021 1 comment

Chris Hewett bemoans the overloading of South African talent across European teams, and the effects on rugby in South Africa itself

French system is set up for success – Adamson

22 January 2021 1 comment

Former Bedford Blues wing Dean Adamson is settling in well to life in the second tier of French rugby at Pro D2 club Rouen

Dream Team: Northampton Saints and Fiji hooker Sam Matavesi

22 January 2021 2 comments

Sam Matavesi, Northampton, Fiji and former Toulouse, Cornish Pirates, Plymouth Albion, Redruth and Camborne, hooker selects a XV based on the best he has played […]

Maro Itoje’s excellence shows why locks are top earners | Jeremy Guscott

20 January 2021 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott looks at how personal prosperity in rugby lies in the engine room

Exclusive: Relegation scrapped in Premiership this season

19 January 2021 39 comments

Jon Newcombe reports on the increased likelihood that the Premiership will revert to a 13-team league at the end of the season

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 […]