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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 […]

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 […]

RUGBY MATTERS

15 October 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Star of the future: Jacob Stockdale Try of the week: Take a bow […]

Try-happy Quins head for Europe with Care on top form

8 October 2017 2 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER HARLEQUINS finished the first phase of the Premiership season with their best display to date with five tries in a vivid performance […]

Stade are on journey – but is it to relegation?

17 September 2017 0 comments

FRENCH COLUMN On the move? French fly-half Jules Plisson could be leaving Stade Fair to say that Terry Bouhraoua is better known to the French […]

Pint-sized Gabriel cuts down Clermont

10 September 2017 1 comment

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Gabriel Lacroix, of La Rochelle, is an unlikely lad in the muscular world of the Top 14. He is a titch […]

Tolofua in challenge to Jamie

3 September 2017 1 comment

HARD-HITTING France hooker Christopher Tolofua believes quitting once-mighty Toulouse for European champions Saracens and a battle with Lions star Jamie George and Schalk Brits will […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

20 August 2017 1 comment

CHRISTIAN LOADER FORMER WALES, SWANSEA, PONTYPRIDD, ROTHERHAM AND BATH PROP Believe it or not, I started out as a full-back at my local club, Crwnant […]

Decision to play twice in two days backfires

13 August 2017 0 comments

By STEVE KENNY PICTURE: Andy Taylor Back with a bang: Tom Stephenson scores Saints’ first Northampton 71pts Dragons 21pts TOM Stephenson made a triumphant try […]

YOUNG GUNS

30 July 2017 0 comments

MATT WORLEY RACING 92 FULL-BACK It was a PR stunt that took Matt Worley from Hong Kong to Racing 92, but two years later the […]

Far from fun as Wild era kicks off in controversy

30 July 2017 2 comments

In the spotlight: Stade’s Fijian wing Waisea Nayacalevu PICTURE: Getty Images It wasn’t quite what Dr. Hans- Peter Wild ordered this summer when he bought […]

Ashton signs on to mixed reception

9 July 2017 1 comment

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Show-off? Chris Ashton dives to score PICTURE: Getty Images The headline writers in Toulon are giving Chris Ashton the name of […]

Clerc feels driven to repay debt to Toulon

18 June 2017 1 comment

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Most of the good things come in threes for Vincent Clerc, the veteran winger who will share a Toulon dressingroom with […]

Love him, loathe him, Sonny Bill is deadly

11 June 2017 0 comments

John Taylor, one of the 1971 Lions heroes, looks at the way Sonny Bill Williams divides NZ New Zealanders are still not sure about Sonny […]

Newcastle sign England Sevens flyer

31 May 2017 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons have signed England Sevens international Cameron Cowell to their senior academy squad. The 21-year-old can play at full-back, wing or scrum-half in 15s, […]

My Life in Rugby: Jimmy Richards – former Harlequins hooker

30 May 2017 0 comments

Growing up in a small fishing village in North Pembroke-shire, it wasn’t unusual for me be up at 2am and spend 18 hours out at […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

21 May 2017 2 comments

JIMMY RICHARDS THE FORMER BEDFORD, WORCESTER, LEICESTER & HARLEQUINS HOOKER. Growing up in a small fishing village in North Pembrokeshire, it wasn’t unusual for me […]

Ref Owens makes it tougher for Cup heroes

14 May 2017 1 comment

Clermont 17pts Tries: Lamerat 27, Abendanon 52 Conversions: Parra 28, 54 Penalties: Parra 60 Saracens 28pts Tries: Ashton 13, Kruis 22, Goode 73 Conversions: Farrell […]

Stade sale begins as club await new owner

14 May 2017 1 comment

Stade Francais turned the winning of the first European trophy in their history into a farewell party for some of their greatest heroes. Their Challenge […]

Brendan Gallagher: Crusading Clermont are closing in on their Holy Grail

11 May 2017 0 comments

It possibly won’t surprise you that Clermont – who took 99 years to land their first French Championship and who are almost defined by their […]

Toby Flood returns to Newcastle

9 May 2017 0 comments

Toby Flood will be returning to Newcastle this summer after agreeing Toulouse a year early. The 60-times-capped England fly-half spent the last three seasons playing […]

Carter set to face England for last time

30 April 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Home play-off here we come: Sam Hill, right, celebrates Chiefs’ fourth try in their defeat of Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images DAN CARTER […]

Dusautoir will end his career at Twickenham

30 April 2017 1 comment

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Thierry Dusautoir will bring the curtain down on a phenomenal career with his first-ever match for the Barbarians against England at […]

Munster v Saracens: Pedigree is there for a classic Euro showdown

21 April 2017 0 comments

It’s 18 years since Saracens first met Munster in Europe in a double header that still ranks alongside any clash in the competition’s illustrious history. […]

Wigglesworth staying on for more trophy success

21 April 2017 0 comments

Influential Sarries scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth has revealed his devotion to winning persuaded him to turn down big money offers from France. Wigglesworth, capped 27 times […]

Stade are enjoying their new lease of life

9 April 2017 1 comment

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Stade Francais, so recently facing extinction in a merger with Racing, have become a key element in the fixture wrangle dividing […]

Exiles’ legend signs new deal

4 April 2017 0 comments

Club record try-scorer Topsy Ojo has extended his contract at London Irish as the campaign gathers pace ahead of the play-offs. The 31-year-old, who has […]

Saracens add weight to pack with Wallaby star

4 April 2017 0 comments

Saracens have announced that Australian international forward Will Skelton will re-join the club on a permanent deal later this year. Skelton made eight appearances for […]

French giants no match for runaway Red Army

2 April 2017 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Munster 41pts Tries: Ryan 5, Stander 48, Sweetnam 76, Conway 80 Conversions: Bleyendaal 5, 76, 80 Penalties: Bleyendaal 10, 27, 43, 53, […]

Ryan: We stood up to pack onslaught

2 April 2017 1 comment

STAR man John Ryan admitted the scoreline flattered his team after being made to work hard for the victory. “It was a tough game and […]

Halfpenny demands improvement ahead of showdown

2 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER Hungry: Leigh Halfpenny LEIGH Halpfenny has urged his teammates to snap out of their travel sickness for the trip to face Clermont. […]

REVEALED: Champions Cup semi-final venues

28 March 2017 0 comments

BT Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Dublin’s Aviva Stadium and Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton, as well as three French stadiums – the Allianz Riviera Stadium in Nice, […]

France overpower Wales in the generation game

19 March 2017 0 comments

A DOMINANT second-half in Montauban on Friday night helped France and their famous sons hit Wales for six in the last round of the Six […]

Falcons looking to lure Flood home

19 March 2017 1 comment

Heading home? Toby Flood TOBY FLOOD could this summer be heading back to Newcastle Falcons where he started his career when his deal with Toulouse […]

Redpath pins his colours to England

5 March 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND SCHOOLS CAMERON Redpath will force his father Bryan to cheer on England today after being named on the bench to take on France U18s […]

It’s seven heaven for Armitage with Pau

19 February 2017 1 comment

FRENCH COLUMN Life has been somewhat eventful for Steffon Armitage, the back row forward voted the finest player in Europe not too long ago. Those […]

DREAMTEAM

19 February 2017 0 comments

BRENDON O’CONNOR, THE LEICESTER & FORMER BLUES OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Tony Woodcock – I played with […]

CONFIRMED: Newcastle bring in Maxime Mermoz

16 February 2017 0 comments

As revealed in the Fissler Files on January 22, Newcastle have added title-winning credentials and proven international experience with the signing of French centre Maxime […]

N’Tamack leads French resistance

12 February 2017 0 comments

By PHIL REES France U20 36 Scotland U20 8 FRANCE bounced back from a big opening defeat to England as they eased to a bonus-point […]

Strauss for Falcons? No, he’s off to Toulouse

12 February 2017 1 comment

SCOTLAND No.8 Josh Strauss won’t be moving to Newcastle Falcons when his contract with Glasgow Warriors runs out at the end of the season. Less […]

Mathewson ready for relegation dogfight

5 February 2017 1 comment

PUGNACIOUS former All Blacks scrum-half Alby Mathewson is backing his uncompromising style to keep Bristol in the Premiership Bristol’s survival quest continues against Harlequins this […]

Wasps bring in hooker with immediate effect

24 January 2017 0 comments

Carlo Festuccia has re-joined Wasps on a short-term contract until the end of the season. Edd Shervington, who came out of retirement to provide injury […]

Calum Clark heads to Saracens

17 January 2017 0 comments

As first revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on December 27, Saracens have signed Calum Clark ahead of next season. Clark will move […]

My Life in Rugby: Tim Payne – former Wasps, England and Lions prop

10 January 2017 0 comments

After brief spells at Bristol and then Cardiff I was very close to jacking rugby in and pursuing a career in the Army. But a […]

My Life in Rugby: Erik Lund – former Rotherham, Leeds and Biarritz lock

29 November 2016 0 comments

Fighting Mamuka Gorgodze on my debut may not have seemed like the best career move I could have made but it earned me the respect […]

I can hit heights for England and Eddie Jones says Joe Launchbury

27 October 2016 0 comments

Wasps captain Joe Launchbury will today attempt to deliver another towering performance against Toulouse in the European Champions Cup to convince Eddie Jones he is […]

This Wasps team can top lot – Danny Cipriani

18 October 2016 0 comments

Danny Cipriani has sounded a battle cry ahead of his side’s trip to Toulouse by declaring the current Wasps squad can be better than the […]

Louis Picamoles can make Northampton great says Stephen Myler

28 September 2016 0 comments

Long-serving fly-half Stephen Myler reckons the instant impact of French No.8 Louis Picamoles has put Northampton in shape for double-trophy success. Myler, who is fast-approaching […]

Saracens bring in French hooker

31 August 2016 0 comments

France international hooker Christopher Tolofua will join the Saracens on a two-year deal from the beginning of next season. The Toulouse front rower, 22, will […]

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