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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wasps really were avant-garde under the coaching of Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and Craig White, and I count myself very fortunate to have been playing […]
When France last required the services of Guy Noves, the Fifth Republic as headed by Charles de Gaulle had barely completed its second decade. Four […]
Three New Zealanders, two Frenchmen and an Aussie. That’s your Six Nations coaching line-up this season, an eclectic and erudite bunch although you will notice […]
Richie Gray will be turning out for Toulouse next season after agreeing terms on a four-year contract. The Scotland lock, 26, will move from Castres, […]
Northampton Saints have announced that Louis Picamoles has signed a contract to join the club from the beginning of the 2016 season. The French No.8, […]
Worcester Warriors have bolstered their options in the front row by signing Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze. The powerhouse forward joins up with his new […]
Manu Tuilagi will reportedly meet with Toulouse next week to discuss a possible move to the South of France next year. The discarded England centre, […]
England’s back-row is not in the same class as Australia and Wales but the legendary French flanker is still tipping Stuart Lancaster’s side to reach the final.
Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of France World Cup squad by Philippe Saint-Andre. The 28-year-old, who played in the 2011 final and started […]
Alistair Hargreaves has backed Jamie George’s World Cup bid, claiming boss Stuart Lancaster would “make a huge mistake” if he omits the uncapped Saracens hooker. […]
Manu Tuilagi has one year left on his Leicester Tigers contract and Toulouse have sounded out the 24-year-old England centre about a move to south-west […]