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Recount call after Laporte sneaks in

4 October 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Off he goes: Stade’s Luke Tagi is sent off for a headbutt The increasingly bitter war of words that passed for […]

Rugby Matters: Humble beginning but Heineken Cup dreamt big

1 October 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher at how the Champions Cup, or Heineken Cup, has always drawn big crowds far beyond club rugby’s norm

Humble beginning but Heineken dreamt big

27 September 2020 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO now, in this most unusual and mind-bending season, we finally have the two finalists for the 25th anniversary European Champions […]

Captain Tom chasing glory finish to year of progress

20 September 2020 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Focused: Tom Youngs LEICESTER’S quarterfinal clash with Castres today was cancelled after three of the French side’s players tested positive for coronavirus. […]

ON THE BLINDSIDE

20 September 2020 1 comment

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Comeback: Henson Henson hops codes for run out at Raiders FORMER Wales centre Gavin Henson has switched codes […]

Novalpina bid for a slice of the action

20 September 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Dispute: Lock Leone Nakarawa is demanding €1million from Racing 92 With the Top 14 in temporary hiatus for the quarter and […]

Jimmy Gopperth is having a blast at youth-inspired Premiership challengers Wasps

18 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain discusses Wasps revival under Lee Blackett and his hopes for the future now he is 37

George Ford back for Leicester Tigers Challenge Cup clash

18 September 2020 0 comments

Team line-ups for this weekend’s Challenge Cup action, as Tigers welcome Castres to Welford Road

Harrington column: Handre Pollard a doubt for Lions tour after ACL horror

15 September 2020 0 comments

James Harrington recaps the second round of Top 14 action, in which £1m man Pollard was dealt a cruel blow

Richard Cockerill eyes lock Andries Ferreira after semi-final heartache

9 September 2020 0 comments

A former Toulon second row has held talks with Edinburgh over a move to the PRO14

Ibitoye off to a flyer on debut for Agen

6 September 2020 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN There has been actual, genuine, Top 14 rugby to talk about this week, as – after a week of tense anticipation […]

Guscott column: Title race is done, no-one will get near Exeter

2 September 2020 0 comments

All bets are off for the Premiership race in the eyes of Jeremy Guscott after watching Exeter’s win over Bristol

Revealed: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to undergo radical format change

2 September 2020 0 comments

EPCR confirm big shake-up to European format for 2020-21

Title race is done, no-one will get near the Chiefs

30 August 2020 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK EXETER have blown me away since the restart, because it appears already that the Premiership is a one-horse […]

Harrington column: Stade Francais looking less and less likely to be ready for Top 14 season

24 August 2020 0 comments

The Paris-based club has reported COVID-19 positive players have developed lesions on their lungs

Williams stars for Scarlets on debut

23 August 2020 0 comments

By ROB COLE Scarlets…………………………………32pts Tries: Kennedy 4, Evans 22, 43, Lousi 49, McNicholl 56 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 50 Penalties: Halfpenny 32 Cardiff…………………………………………12pts Tries: Adams 30, […]

Williams column: Scarlets and Ospreys to win amid fireworks

21 August 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams previews the return of the PRO14 and expectations for the four Welsh regions

Scarlets, Ospreys to win amid fireworks

16 August 2020 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS Wise piece of business: Stephen Myler has signed for Dragons The excitement is starting to build already Rugby is set finallyto return to […]

Covid spike puts Top 14 on high alert

16 August 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN An abundance of caution marked professional rugby’s preseason return on Friday, 166 days after Toulon beat Stade Francais by a single […]

Attwood: Seeing Semi Radradra do his thing in training is something special

13 August 2020 0 comments

The Bristol Bears lock labels Fijian arrival ‘the best player he has ever seen’

Can Chris Ashton make a splash on debut for Harlequins?

13 August 2020 0 comments

Jon Newcombe previews Friday night’s Premiership restart match between Harlequins and Sale, looking at the betting odds

I’ve got to win back my England place, says Billy Vunipola

13 August 2020 0 comments

After surpassing 50 caps for England, Vunipola admits his England place is under threat now more than ever

Jackson column: Survivor Sonny Billy Williams finds new payday in NRL

5 August 2020 0 comments

After his stint in Toronto came to an end, the former All Black is back in ‘footy’ with the Sydney Roosters

Battle lines drawn in star player release row

2 August 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON “A form of squad rotation could be agreed limiting the number of internationals for which a player can be selected” Centre of controversy: […]

How did Ealing academy starlet Harrison Obatoyinbo come to be signed by Toulon?

23 July 2020 0 comments

Obatoyinbo, 19, signed for Toulon last week after being approached by the Top 14 club

Gareth Anscombe looking forward to marking his comeback with Webb at Ospreys

21 July 2020 0 comments

A Wales half-back combination coming to the Liberty Stadium

Battered Jonny rises again to become a folk hero in Toulon

19 July 2020 1 comment

Captain marvel: Jonny Wilkinson raises the Heineken Cup ONE of the more heartwarming stories of this era was a golden Indian summer to the career […]

Do you speak French? Toulon want to sign you!

19 July 2020 0 comments

TRAILFINDERS Academy starlet Harrison Obatoyinbo will always be grateful to the club that gave him a second chance after sealing a dream move to Toulon. […]

Beziers takeover hits the buffers

19 July 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No deal: Agen remain keen to sign Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images It’s taken several weeks, and several twists, […]

Delon Armitage closing in on surprise move in England

14 July 2020 0 comments

The ex-England full-back has spent the past eight years in France with Toulon and Lyon

Harrington column: FFR agree brutal schedule for Top 14 and Pro D2

14 July 2020 0 comments

James Harrington reports on how the 2020-21 French rugby schedule is shaping up and the outlook for Beziers

Dream Team: Jersey Reds lock/flanker Macauley Cook

13 July 2020 0 comments

Cook made 167 appearances for Cardiff Blues before leaving this summer

Quins to swoop for Scotsman Steele

12 July 2020 1 comment

Switch: Scott Steele HARLEQUINS are poised to sign London Irish scrum-half Scott Steele who was one of nine departures confirmed by the Exiles. The former […]

Champions Cup final will be true opinion poll

12 July 2020 0 comments

ONE of the principal signs of club rugby madness,apart from paying silly money to players already earning a packet at international level and trousering still […]

Harrington column: Tuilagi and Faletau wanted in France, as clubs vote on lowering salary cap

7 July 2020 0 comments

Top 14 and Pro D2 presidents to meet in Toulouse for salary cap vote

Now Manu and Faletau are wanted in France

5 July 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Target: Manu Tuilagi is currently a free agent after quitting Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images Even in a normal year, this week […]

Three stars who played both Rugby League and Rugby Union

30 June 2020 Comments are Disabled

There are a number of similarities between rugby union and rugby league, but it takes a special player to achieve success on the field in […]

DREAMTEAM

28 June 2020 0 comments

MACAULEY COOK, JERSEY AND FORMER CARDIFF BLUES AND WALES U20S LOCK/BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Gethin Jenkins – […]

France set to launch their third pro league

28 June 2020 1 comment

WHILE all the talk in England is of contraction and putting the financial squeeze on the Championship, the French Federation have now finalised plans for […]

Wales star Davies nearing return for Scarlets

28 June 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies has handed Scarlets a positive injury update with the men from Llanelli also receiving good news from Jake Ball, Rhys […]

Wales face oblivion in new World Club Cup

21 June 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES will be without a single contender for the proposed World Club Cup unless all four regional teams raise their game. Under […]

Top 20 rugby anthems countdown: 20-16

15 June 2020 0 comments

‘Why, why, why Delilah?’ enters the first of our four-part countdown of rugby’s great anthems

Alex aims to conquer England after France

14 June 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Channel-hopper: Alex Lozowski of Saracens skips the tackle of Munster’s Chris Farrell Inset: Chris Ashton PICTURE: Getty Images ALEX LOZOWSKI is looking […]

French cash crisis should halt Racing bid for Itoje

7 June 2020 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Watch this space: Maro Itoje’s rumoured move to Racing looks doubtful PICTURE: Getty Images For some time, French rugby has been […]

Cult hero Marler signs on again for Harlequins

7 June 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS ENGLAND prop Joe Marler has ended rumours that he might quit the game by signing a contract extension with Harlequins. Marler, a […]

Dream Team: Cornish Pirates scrum-half JB Bruzulier

5 June 2020 0 comments

Contracted for another two seasons at Pirates, JB Bruzulier reflects on his career to pick a best XV

Leinster wing Dave Kearney is king of Europe’s elite tryscorers

28 May 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks over the stats for Europe’s top performing players in terms of tries and points scored

Cain column: Most marquee players just aren’t worth the money

27 May 2020 0 comments

The Premiership has been a two-team preserve for too long. But Nick Cain questions Steve Lansdown’s route to dethroning Saracens

Te’o joins Broncos

25 May 2020 2 comments

FORMER England centre Ben Te’o, 33, is set to continue his career in the NRL by agreeing a move to the Brisbane Broncos. He had […]

DREAMTEAM

25 May 2020 2 comments

JEAN-BAPTISTE BRUZULIER, CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER OLD ALBANIAN, WALES 7s, TOULON, WORCESTER, NEVERS & LEEDS No.9, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… […]

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