All posts tagged "Toulon"
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoToulon must do their maths to avoid points deduction
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON’S end-ofseason run-in – and their points total for next season – may be complicated by JIFF...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper
The Rugby Paper returns this Easter Sunday as we once again focus on the European Champions and Challenge Cups. What can...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘No decision to be made’ on futures of Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau, says Pat Lam
Pat Lam has played down speculation linking Bristol Bears' marquee players Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau with a move away from...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoKolbe tops the bill for Baa-baas at Twickers
By PETER JACKSON ENGLAND will finish their sub-standard season by running into Cheslin Kolbe for the first time since he skinned...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoToulon join queue for Radradra
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Options: Radradra TOULON are the latest Top 14 club to show an interest in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoHow the French are putting RFU to shame
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I hopped onto the splendid dual language Top...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins centre Oscar Beard
By BEN JAYCOCK Versatile Harlequins outside centre Oscar Beard has broken into the first team and is hungry for more opportunities at...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoToulon fans in uproar at Carbonel departure
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Even by Toulon’s unusual standards, this season has been an extraordinary tale of failure and redemption. But,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper
The Rugby Paper returns this Sunday as we focus on the European Champions and Challenge Cups. What can you find in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoOjo: Irish ready to rejoin the top table
WHILE the Champions Cup enters its knockout stage on the weekend, the Challenge Cup will reach the end of the group...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoBarlot gets the better of big rival Mauvaka
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Castres Olympique hooker Gaetan Barlot scored his third Top 14 try of the season yesterday, scoring a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoJames Davies announces retirement
Scarlets flanker James Davies has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect due to concussion issues. The player popularly known...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoNo time to rest as pressures mount up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This should have been a weekend off for those Top 14 and ProD2 players not involved in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBath get three year extension
BATH’s temporary stands can remain in place for another three years while they draw up plans for a permanent stadium. The...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoBiarritz’s top-flight dream all but over
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promotion and relegation matters returned firmly to the forefront of Top 14 rugby minds, after bottom side...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoFarrell’s lads passed test with flying colours
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT I think we have all watched enough rugby in the professional era to know that when a team...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoLock star Jolmes is latest UFO to appear
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The French for UFO is OVNI – which stands for objet volant non identifié. It is a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoGood on Diamond for telling it like it is
CHRIS HEWETT HATS off to the straight-talking Steve Diamond, “lead rugby consultant” – aka “new boss” – at Worcester. In this...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoBoth of these late blooming skippers are now national treasures
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT THERE was plenty to absorb and digest at Twickenham, not least the sight of a packed HQ enjoying...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMcCallum glad for chance to reboot career at Worcester
By PAUL REES Versatile: Warriors prop Murray McCallum MURRAY McCallum has joined the Scottish contingent at Sixways to get his career...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoLemaitre puts his faith in Mignoni
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre pulled something of a recruitment rabbit out of his hat this week, as...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 3 years agoChris Ashton joins Leicester Tigers on short-term contract
Leicester Tigers have signed dual-international Chris Ashton on a short-term contract. The 34-year-old joins Tigers from Worcester Warriors having previously...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDREAM TEAM
PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoRelief as Dupont returns to action
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Forty-nine days after he last played rugby, scrum-half, Antoine Dupont returned to action last night, alongside international...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoFour of the Richest Rugby Teams from Around the World
Rugby is one of the most famous sports in the world, attracting millions each year within stadiums and of course via...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWebb: We need to compete for the full 80 minutes
By STEFFAN THOMAS Veteran: Rhys Webb RHYS Webb has told his Ospreys side they must perform for the full 80 minutes...
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Features
/ 3 years agoBeziers’ heroes get warm welcome in wee hours
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoDupont is suddenly a doubt for Six Nations
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No matter what Leinster thought about the situation when the news broke, European rugby officials took one...
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Features
/ 3 years agoTime to split the pro and amateur game
COLIN BOAG I’ve believed for a long time that a schism between the professional game and the lower echelons is inevitable,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoDupont nowhere near Gareth – but he’s got time
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE amount of hype surrounding France’s brilliant scrum-half Antoine Dupont raises the question whether...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoFrance fancied as 2022 Six Nations favourites, but England Grand Slam odds bring the value
More than a decade removed from their last Six Nations championship, France are once again back in the saddle as early...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoAshton departure from Worcester confirmed
WORCESTER Warriors have confirmed that former England winger Chris Ashton has left the club “by mutual consent”. The ex-Wigan rugby league...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoColy looks destined to be rival for Dupont
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Depending on your point of view, the fact that France’s so-called ‘golden generation’ shows no sign of...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoChris Ashton leaves Worcester Warriors
After weeks of media speculation, Worcester Warriors have parted company with ex-England winger Chris Ashton. Ashton was “unavailable for selection” all...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFekitoa could be preparing to leave Wasps
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS could be about to lose Malakai Fekitoa after...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoSarries look the clear favourites for smaller Euro crown
Challenge Cup WHO WOULD have thought it only a few years ago when they were jockeying for the title of the...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoMercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMercer in top form as Eddie looks on
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Top 14 returned after a three-week international break for two rounds ahead of the start of...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoPeace at Biarritz as row starts in Bayonne
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 side Biarritz look set to remain where they belong – in the heart of the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew eligibility rules will turn rugby into a circus
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK MALAKAI Fekitoa could have played for Tonga against England yesterday, just four years...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHayman diagnosed with early onset dementia
NEWS EXTRA FORMER New Zealand prop Carl Hayman has been diagnosed with earlyonset dementia at the age of 41. Hayman, who...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoPlayers get a breather in season marathon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The relief on the faces of those players playing Top 14 rugby in France this weekend when...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoAzema in for Collazo at Toulon – at a price!
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two stories have gripped French rugby this week – the changing of the coach at Toulon, and...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNtamack at 12 with Jalibert 10 is the plan
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After this weekend’s Top 14 matches, Fabien Galthie’s chosen 42 will head to FFR’s spartan ‘Marcatraz’ headquarters...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoA lot rests on Kolbe’s shoulders – and knee
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon have welcomed a few global superstars down the years – but it’s difficult to imagine any...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoJourneymen Saffers won’t excite the Celtic fans
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As the first of this season’s Billionaires’ Row derbies between Bristol and Bath, two wealthy clubs separated...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGeorge is in awe of ‘ridiculous’ Radwan
By PAUL REES IT WAS not that long ago that big was regarded as beautiful on the wing as teams looked...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoDominici trophy will offer clubs a respite
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon meet Stade Francais in the weekend’s final Top 14 match this evening. The Sunday night game...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEars and eyebrows marked out young Toby
Adam Hathaway talks to teammates about Toby Flood who retired this week Toby Flood was a skinny teenager when he was...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoFly-halves on move are talk of the town | James Harrington
Clubs’ recruitment and retention plans never stop. No sooner have they closed the book on squad hires for one season, than...
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