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Davidson lets rip at Bordeaux’s ‘Lucky

12 August 2018 0 comments

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Tough stance: Bordeaux coach Rory Teague Bordeaux-Begles coach Rory Teague is preparing for the most important campaign of his life with […]

Guscott column: Ashton is back but he’s got big competition before he can wing it for England

8 August 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott’s take on Eddie Jones’ pre-season training squad – will we see Ashton and Michael Rhodes in the autumn?

New half-back pairing key to Saints’ revival

29 July 2018 1 comment

JEREMY GUSCOTT Bath IN: Jackson Willison (Worcester Warriors), Lucas Noguera Paz (Jaguares), Victor Delmas (Colomiers), Darren Atkins (promoted Academy), Ruaridh McConnochie (England Sevens), Jamie Roberts […]

Sharks gunning to become the biggest fish in the Premiership

29 July 2018 1 comment

SIMON ORANGE ON THE RECORD Q&A Big plans: Simon Orange Try-scorer extraodinaire: Chris Ashton will put bums on seast at AJ Bell Stadium Pictures: Getty […]

Goosen’s all set to face Racing boo boys

29 July 2018 0 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Montpellier man: Johan Goosen scores for South Africa against England PICTURE: Getty Images The fixture compilers of the Top 14 have […]

I’ve no doubt we’d have won a World Cup under Johnno

22 July 2018 2 comments

JOHN WELLS Q&A ON THE RECORD Missed opportunity: Martin Johnson should have stayed on as England coach says John Wells Pictures: Getty Images John Wells, […]

Guscott column: Wayne Pivac will look to emulate All Blacks’ all-court game

19 July 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott looks at some storylines that are set to develop once Wayne Pivac transitions into the Wales head coach role

Axe swings at Stade as Meyer plays pain game

15 July 2018 0 comments

Star signing at Stade Francais: former Toulouse centre Gael Fickou PICTURE: Getty Images Heads are rolling in Paris. Not quite as many that once did […]

Pivac will look to emulate All Blacks’ all-court game

15 July 2018 2 comments

Room for improvement: Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies PICTURE: Getty Images Wayne Pivac seems like a natural successor to Warren Gatland as Wales coach given how […]

Cardiff Blues make strides to back row with signing of Samu Manoa

11 July 2018 0 comments

The Challenge Cup winners secure major signing in USA international Manoa

Ewels working to be stronger, faster, fitter

8 July 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Powering up: Bath second row Charlie Ewels PICTURES: Getty Images BEEFED-UP Bath lock Charlie Ewels has been piling on the pounds in […]

Smith injury will send the Bears a tremor

8 July 2018 2 comments

Father Time catches up: George Smith is 38 this month PICTURE: Getty Images BRISTOL coach Pat Lam will have winced when he heard that his […]

All set for another Ashton avalanche

8 July 2018 0 comments

Hit man: Chris Ashton BARRINGinjury it’s not difficult to predict an avalanche of Chris Ashton tries for attack-minded Sale next season. Ashton has scored heavily […]

Blues bid for Eagles ace No.8

8 July 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues are understood to be front-runners to in the race for the marquee signing of Toulon No.8 Samu Manoa. The 33-year-old […]

Boudjellal: Bastaraud has become a big head!

8 July 2018 3 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Mr Big: Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal loves to have fun at the expense of France captain Mathieu […]

My all-time US Eagles XV

1 July 2018 0 comments

15. Chris Wyles, below Native of Stamford Connecticut. High quality multiple trophy winner with Saracens where he made 254 first-team appearances. Scored 16 tries in […]

Toulon still in discussions with Ashton

1 July 2018 0 comments

SALE Sharks have been strongly linked to making a shock move to sign former England star Chris Ashton but as yet there has been no […]

Bristol can offer Ash the Splash route back to England

1 July 2018 1 comment

WITH one maverick repaying England’s faith in him, when Danny Cipriani’s magic cross kick bounced kindly for Jonny May in Cape Town, there is another […]

Barnes column: The golden generation give hope to Bernard Laporte

29 June 2018 0 comments

David Barnes reacts to Les Bleus Under-20 World Championship victory on home soil

Springboks star quashes Bath link with Japan move

28 June 2018 0 comments

He starred against England in the June Tests

Bath fans can breathe easy as club announce Dave Attwood won’t be signing for Toulon

27 June 2018 0 comments

Attwood returns to The Rec after Toulon’s attempts to buy him out of his Bath contract fall flat

The golden generation give hope to Laporte

24 June 2018 0 comments

Prodigy: Jordan Joseph was best player of the Junior World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images French rugby boss Bernard Laporte has glimpsed a golden future for […]

All Blacks star set for big move to Toulon

14 June 2018 0 comments

Mourad Boudjellal busy in recruitment again…

De Klerk puts mighty spring into thenew South Africa

10 June 2018 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Idon’t think I’m alone in thinking that Sale’s Faf De Klerk could well have been the Premiership player of the season and […]

New-look Wales bid to emulate success of ‘99

3 June 2018 0 comments

ALEX BYWATER talks to the Welsh coaching duo hoping for more glory days in Argentina History boys: Chris Wyatt scores for Wales against Argentina on […]

Thomson: Brad will take fast route to the top

3 June 2018 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER BRAD Shields has been tipped to quickly become an England star. The Hurricanes and former New Zealand U20 back-row forward is a […]

Daly gets his chance to play full-back in World Cup

27 May 2018 0 comments

NICK CAIN TALKS TO EDDIE JONES AND ELLIOT DALY ABOUT THE WASPS MAN’S NEW ROLE FOR ENGLAND Natural talent: Eddie Jones reckons Elliot Daly could […]

Special send off please for a giant of the game

27 May 2018 0 comments

A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER Best of the best: Argentina legend Juan Martin Fernandez-Lobbe THERE has been […]

Ashton loses his golden touch at wrong time

20 May 2018 0 comments

DAVID BARNES Dismay: Chris Ashton missed two chances to score, costing Toulon defeat PICTURE: Getty Images FRENCH COLUMN The sureness of touch that has brought […]

Fab at 40, Filisi can crown it all with Cup

6 May 2018 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON TAU Filise is ready to make one last historic stand for Cardiff Blues as the first 40-year-old to appear in a European […]

Spedding dumped by new French red tape

6 May 2018 0 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Outcast: Scott Spedding is finding it impossible to sign for a new club PICTURE: Getty Images Top 14 clubs like Toulouse, […]

DREAMTEAM

29 April 2018 0 comments

EXETER CHIEFS PROP BEN MOON CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Marcos Ayerza – Technically very sound and got the […]

ROOM 101

29 April 2018 2 comments

DAVE ATTWOOD THE TOULON AND BATH LOCK TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Children littering Littering is a […]

Eagles hero eyes move into pro wrestling

29 April 2018 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON FORMER USA Eagles captain Todd Clever could switch from rugby to join the WWE. The most capped player in USA history could […]

Legends quit Toulon but future is so bright

29 April 2018 0 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Not so happy ending: Wonder wing Bryan Habana is leaving Toulon with a sense of grievance PICTURE: Getty Images Toulon fans […]

Take Chris Ashton to South Africa, Dallaglio urges Eddie Jones

25 April 2018 0 comments

Chris Ashton has been on hot form for Toulon in the Top 14 this season

Springbok great Bryan Habana announces retirement from rugby

24 April 2018 0 comments

Second on the Springboks’ all-time appearances list behind Victor Matfield…

Racing 92 are my Gallic Barbarians

22 April 2018 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher traces the romantic history of the famous French side which play with panache Influential: Maxime Machenaud PICTURES: Getty Images THERE was a moment […]

Battling Dan has proved his worth to Pivac

22 April 2018 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS DAN Jones has gone from the Llanelli wilderness to one of the Scarlets’ key men. When Wayne Pivac’s side were […]

SCARLETS

15 April 2018 1 comment

EURO SEASON SO FAR: Nerves set in a little against La Rochelle in their home quarter-final but Scarlets have learned not to panic this season […]

Racing aces can gatecrash Irish party

15 April 2018 1 comment

Pack power: James Lowe scores from a pushover against Saracens CAN anybody stop Leinster? Indeed, can anybody stop the Irish? Leinster have been the form […]

MUNSTER

15 April 2018 1 comment

EURO SEASON SO FAR: Getting the job done, just. Sneaked past Toulon 20-19 in their controversial quarterfinal win although nobody could argue over the quality […]

European Cup semi-finals through the years

15 April 2018 0 comments

1995-1996: Toulouse 30 Swansea 3 (Sept Deniers, 10,000); Leinster 14 Cardiff 23 (Lansdowne Road 7,350) 1996-1997: Leicester 37 Toulouse 11 (Welford Road 16,300); Brive 26 […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

8 April 2018 0 comments

Castro’s consortium looking to invest in Tier 2 BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler MARTIN Castrogiovanni is looking to get back into rugby and […]

Expendables would put up a good fight

8 April 2018 0 comments

JUST for a bit of fun, Blindside has put together a top XV of players who are out of contract at the end of the […]

El Magico forced to hang up his boots

8 April 2018 0 comments

JUAN Martin Hernandez has been forced to retire from the game due to a knee injury suffered while playing for the Jaguares against the Reds […]

Clermont will need Abendanon at his best

1 April 2018 0 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Unique: Nick Abendanon is the only player to have scored in two European Cup finals Clermont star Nick Abendanon spoke last […]

Dave Attwood at home with ‘mutants’ in France

28 March 2018 0 comments

The Bath lock is enjoying life on loan at double-chancers Toulon

Champions Cup preview: Fancy Leinster to copy class of ’09

28 March 2018 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher examines the upcoming Champions Cup quarter-final fixtures this weekend

Why defeat by France was biggest blow of all

25 March 2018 0 comments

NICK CAIN Upper hand: France celebrate victory over England PICTURE: Getty Images THERE has been too much of a shoulder-shrug about England’s 22-16 defeat by […]

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