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Barnes column: Rory Teague’s rise just goes on and on in France

10 January 2018 0 comments

David Barnes on the former Gloucester man’s growing influence with Top 14 side Bordeaux-Begles

Leinster and Ireland dealt injury blow as Ringrose ruled out for over a month

9 January 2018 0 comments

Centre out for remaining Champions Cup pool matches and first two Six Nations matches

Rory’s rise just goes on and on in France

7 January 2018 2 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Rory Teague is brandishing a torch abroad as the only English head coach in the Top 14, a status he has […]

Geraghty: Cipriani among top three No.10s

7 January 2018 0 comments

DANNY Cipriani would be a “big loss to English rugby” should he grow tired of being ignored by England boss Eddie Jones and quit Wasps […]

Wales advised to consider Vern Cotter as successor to Gatland

2 January 2018 0 comments

Mike Ruddock urges the WRU to consider the former Scotland boss he describes as a ‘class act’

Ruddock: Add Cotter to the list for Wales

31 December 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES are being advised to consider Vern Cotter as their new head coach. Mike Ruddock, the only Welshman to oversee a Grand […]

Let TMOs automatically make a call on ALL tries

31 December 2017 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Correct call: Dialling up the TMO should be mandatory for deciding tries The New Year is the time for resolutions, so here are […]

How to make money on rugby betting

29 December 2017 0 comments

Rugby union is one of the world’s oldest team sports. From its origins in the British Isles, the game has spread to every corner of […]

Wage cap cheats have been able to prosper

24 December 2017 1 comment

Huge win: Josh Adams is mobbed by Worcester team mates after scoring his second try against London Irish on Friday night PICTURE: Getty Images The […]

France becoming second home for rising number of Fijian fliers

22 December 2017 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher counts the rise of Fijian wide men heading to the Top 14

David Strettle could return for Premiership swansong as Top 14 make rule changes

22 December 2017 0 comments

“I’ve got a few other offers from France, but I haven’t made up my mind” says the former Saracens wing

Top English clubs need to play with more adventure

17 December 2017 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Last weekend was a shocker for the Premiership clubs, losing all their games in the European […]

England expects a big weekend of revenge

17 December 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Round 3 of the Champions Cup couldn’t have been more dismal for the English clubs, with all seven losing against Top 14 and […]

Workaholic Wray aims to keep Sarries up to the job

10 December 2017 0 comments

Strong carrier: Clermont No.8 Fritz Lee PICTURE: Getty Images JACKSON Wray is the selfless grafter that no club aspiring to greatness can do without. The […]

RFU funding for EQPs gives England a big advantage

10 December 2017 2 comments

JEFF PROBYN Money bags: Top 14 contenders Montpellier have a raft of Test stars including François Steyn and Nemani Nadolo PICTURE: Getty Images It’s not […]

International caps are all at sixes and Sevens

10 December 2017 1 comment

COLIN BOAG The recent Rugby League World Cup showed just what a joke the 13-man game’s eligibility rules are – basically they’re not far short […]

Toulon in £500k bid for Taulupe

10 December 2017 2 comments

Wanted in France and Wales: Bath No.8 Taulupe Faletau TOULON are ready to join the race to land Wales and British Lions superstar Taulupe Faletau […]

France need revolution to catch up says Saint-Andre

3 December 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Hope: Philippe Saint-Andre PHILIPPE Saint- Andre claims France are now lagging “ten years behind England” and that radical changes to the Top […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

3 December 2017 0 comments

THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER AND CASTRES WINGER MARCEL GARVEY Winning the Top 14 title in my first season with Castres was an unbelievable experience. I […]

Castres hit Toulouse for six in clash of day

3 December 2017 0 comments

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Castres team boss Christophe Urios went to Toulouse with the threat of suspension hanging over his head and a club record […]

Silence is deafening seven days on from that scrum farce

26 November 2017 1 comment

GEORGIAmade an immediate protest to World Rugby over the scrum farce in Cardiff, understandably so given that it denied them the use of their set-piece […]

RUGBY SHORTS

26 November 2017 0 comments

Brookes out for 6 weeks TIGHT-HEADKieran Brookes has been ruled out for six weeks after fracturing his hand in Saints ‘ defeat to Worcester Warriors […]

Ashton try touch can ‘t save Toulon strugglers

26 November 2017 1 comment

FRENCH COLUMN The last time Toulon lost three games in a row they ended the season as domestic and European champions. If only they had […]

Finn Russell to leave Glasgow Warriors

20 November 2017 0 comments

The Scotland international has been linked with a move to France to join Racing 92

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 […]

Teen-star Jalibert lets Toulouse off hook

5 November 2017 0 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Heartache: Matthieu Jalibert missed a winning kick for Bordeaux An 18-year-old making his fly-half debut in the Top 14 had the […]

Look North, Barbarians, before it all goes South

5 November 2017 0 comments

From NICK CAIN at Tiwckenham Opener: Richie Mo’unga scores the first try THIS was more like a New Zealand trial match than the Barbarians against […]

Ashton picks way through the chaos to grab 2 tries

29 October 2017 0 comments

At the double: Toulon wing Chris Ashton scored twice against Brive Chris Ashton scored two tries to bring his own total to six in his […]

Aki gets green light as Zebo bombs out

29 October 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Qualified: Connacht centre Bundee Aki NEW Zealand-born centre Bundee Aki has won his first Ireland call-up for the autumn internationals, after completing […]

Chiefs set for toughest assignment in Europe

22 October 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Familiar face: Nic White EXETER captain Jack Yeandle has challenged his men to take it to the mammoth French pack as the […]

Sale slip up again in face of French end-game

22 October 2017 0 comments

By DAVID JOYCE Try-double: Sam James SALE Sharks surrendered a 14-point lead in the final 15 minutes as they were beaten by Top 14 leaders […]

Blues build momentum with big win in Toulouse

22 October 2017 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER IN WHAT must rank as one of the best results in their recent history, Cardiff Blues claimed a famous win over fourtime […]

Rory takes the French route to top in coaching

22 October 2017 0 comments

Rory Teague fell in love with rugby from the moment he watched his grandfather Colin playing prop for Gloucester during his childhood. Now 32, he […]

Howzat! NatWest set to back Six Nations

22 October 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations is expected to announce a new title sponsor long synonymous with English cricket – NatWest. After 14 years with […]

Scottish RFU could step in to boost Worcester

15 October 2017 1 comment

WORCESTER Warriots could find an unlikely saviour in the form of the Scottish Rugby Union according to Blindside sources. We understand that discussions between the […]

Italy helps restore careers of striken half-back talents

15 October 2017 1 comment

Return: Brive fly-half Florian Cazenave ITALIAN rugby can be proud of the part it has played in the rehabilitation – physically and mentally – of […]

Yachvili: It’s got to be Sarries for Cup

15 October 2017 1 comment

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN The name of Dimitri Yachvili is one that provoked apprehension, if not fear, in the ranks of a generation of England […]

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 […]

‘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 […]

Guscott column: Champions Cup pools draw make it sure to be a thrilling start

11 October 2017 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than it was four years ago when the change of format happened. […]

Come off it, Vern…Montpellier can cash in this year

8 October 2017 0 comments

VERN Cotter started jockeying for position this week as his Montpellier side, who have blasted their way to the head of the French Top 14 […]

Lozowski holding out for more cash

8 October 2017 0 comments

SARACENS are planning more talks with England squad man Alex Lozowski in a bid to keep him at the club when his contract runs out […]

Thrilling to have a re-run of last year’s final so early

8 October 2017 0 comments

Battle royal: Saracens take on Clermont in the pool this season PICTURE: Getty Images THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than […]

Rob Baxter plans to make Exeter Chiefs one of Europe’s elite

6 October 2017 0 comments

By Nick Cain EXETER Chiefs are rolling towards Europe’s elite clubs like a dislodged boulder of Dartmoor granite. The newly- crowned English champions are determined […]

Top 14 eye Gray and Clifford

1 October 2017 1 comment

HARLEQUINS duo Joe Gray and Jack Clifford, who are both out of contract at the end of the season, are being touted around France. Gray, […]

Dream Team: Soane Tonga’uhia – Bristol prop

25 September 2017 0 comments

1. Craig Dowd – He was the Auckland and All Blacks loosehead when I was growing up and I was lucky enough to play with […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

24 September 2017 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BORDEAUX’S search for a winger for next season has seen them make enquiries about the availability of […]

Webb’s WRU talks could foil Sarries

24 September 2017 1 comment

Decision: Rhys Webb SARACENS face an anxious wait to find out if they stand a chance of luring British and Irish Lions scrum-half Rhys Webb […]

Canada fly-half joins Ealing Trailfinders

20 September 2017 0 comments

Ealing Trailfinders have confirmed the signing of Canadian international Shane O’Leary from Connacht. The fly-half arrives at Vallis Way with four caps for his country […]

Jeremy Guscott: Vunipola has made a vital point that must be discussed

20 September 2017 0 comments

If any Premiership player makes a comment containing the words ‘strike action’ it’s a big statement, but it’s gigantic when it’s a player of Billy […]

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