All posts tagged "Toulouse"
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My Life in Rugby
/ 8 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Erik Lund – former Rotherham, Leeds and Biarritz lock
Fighting Mamuka Gorgodze on my debut may not have seemed like the best career move I could have made but it...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoI can hit heights for England and Eddie Jones says Joe Launchbury
Wasps captain Joe Launchbury will today attempt to deliver another towering performance against Toulouse in the European Champions Cup to convince...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoThis Wasps team can top lot – Danny Cipriani
Danny Cipriani has sounded a battle cry ahead of his side’s trip to Toulouse by declaring the current Wasps squad can...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLouis Picamoles can make Northampton great says Stephen Myler
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....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSaracens bring in French hooker
France international hooker Christopher Tolofua will join the Saracens on a two-year deal from the beginning of next season. The Toulouse...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Buckley – former Munster, Sale and Ireland prop
Up to the age of 16 my shoe size correlated with my age, meaning I had to have rugby boots specially...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy life in Rugby: Brett Sturgess – former Exeter prop
I came from a football family and didn’t play rugby until about 15 when I became too big to play centre...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations can’t ignore Georgia’s tour glory
Georgia were back home in Tbilisi this week being lauded by one and all after their inaugural Pacific Island tour resulted...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre
1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks back at the career of Imanol Harinordoquy
So it’s farewell to Imanol Harinordoquy who will be an ex-rugby player by the end of the month, perhaps sooner. His...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Looking for knock-out drama? Try a European semi-final!
Heaven knows we’ve had our fair share of drama in European Cup finals over the years but, as with most sports,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ayoola Erinle – Former Wasps, Leicester, Biarritz, Nottingham and England centre
Wasps really were avant-garde under the coaching of Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and Craig White, and I count myself very fortunate...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson verdict on France – Much more of this and Guy Noves will feel his age
When France last required the services of Guy Noves, the Fifth Republic as headed by Charles de Gaulle had barely completed...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Six Nations coaches are at the crossroads
Three New Zealanders, two Frenchmen and an Aussie. That’s your Six Nations coaching line-up this season, an eclectic and erudite bunch...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nigel Horton – former England, Moseley and Toulouse lock
Being the first England player to play for their country across three decades, I once found myself the subject of a...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Alex Cuthbert finding form at just the right time
Christmas derbies… there’s nothing else like them in Welsh rugby. As a player I loved this time of year. Now, as...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGray joins Toulouse
Richie Gray will be turning out for Toulouse next season after agreeing terms on a four-year contract. The Scotland lock, 26,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDave Denton ‘can cure Bath’s hangover’ from Sam Burgess
Bath‘s new back row signing David Denton will make a huge impact at the Rec according to first team coach Toby...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLouis Picamoles signs with Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints have announced that Louis Picamoles has signed a contract to join the club from the beginning of the 2016...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWorld Cup hooker joins Worcester
Worcester Warriors have bolstered their options in the front row by signing Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze. The powerhouse forward joins...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoManu Tuilagi to meet with Toulouse
Manu Tuilagi will reportedly meet with Toulouse next week to discuss a possible move to the South of France next year....
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSerge Betsen backs Chris Robshaw and England to make it to the final
England’s back-row is not in the same class as Australia and Wales but the legendary French flanker is still tipping Stuart...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dennis Hickie – former Leinster and Ireland wing
Overall I have to be very thankful for what I was able to achieve in rugby with the help of great...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTrinh-Duc left out of France World Cup squad
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...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoJamie George is England’s form hooker, says Alistair Hargreaves
Alistair Hargreaves has backed Jamie George’s World Cup bid, claiming boss Stuart Lancaster would “make a huge mistake” if he omits...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Megabucks Toulouse give Manu Tuilagi a dilemma
Manu Tuilagi has one year left on his Leicester Tigers contract and Toulouse have sounded out the 24-year-old England centre about...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSam Burgess is pure gold to have in the camp says Dave Attwood
Cross-code star is a “live contender” to make England’s final World Cup squad according to Bath teammate.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years ago“I’m lucky to have had supportive clubs,” says Samoa star Kahn Fotuali’i
Kahn Fotuali’i admits Polynesian players are under pressure to quit international rugby in order to secure lucrative overseas contracts. But Northampton’s...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHarlequins’ Tom Williams to retire
Harlequins confirmed that winger Tom Williams will retire from full-time rugby at the end of the current season. The 31-year-old, who...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Contract blackmail harms World Cup
The parlous state of the Tier Two nations was emphasised this week by Dan Leo, the Samoa and London Irish lock....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoExodus of stars at Leicester Tigers is alarming says Neil Back
Leicester legend accuses old club of standing still and fears they will fall even further behind their rivals if top players...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: John Liley – former Leicester, Moseley, Worcester and Doncaster full-back
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back I should never had left Leicester for Moseley in the late Nineties. I’d had...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s column: Clermont reap benefits from hunting cleverly
Money invariably encourages envy and bad-mouthing but money per se has never guaranteed success in any sport. Winning is much more...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Get your game-heads on, it will be intense from the off
If you match-up the English and Irish backs it appears on form that they are incredibly close, but four out of...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoDunn and Ewels commit to Bath
Charlie Ewels and Tom Dunn have renewed their contracts with Bath in a move which sees the duo make the step...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBath win and Saracens lose but both reach Champions Cup quarter-finals
Bath reached the Champions Cup quarter-finals following their 20-15 win Glasgow at The Rec yesterday. The West Country side topped Pool...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoYoann Huget warned for ‘diving’
Toulouse wing Yoann Huget has received a formal warning for diving against Bath in the Champions Cup on Sunday. As tempers...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBath and Northampton on par for Champions Cup quarter-finals
Bath have kept their Champions Cup quarter-finals hopes alive with a sensational 35-18 bonus-point win in Toulouse yesterday. The West Country...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoFrance name Six Nations squad
Noa Nakaitaci is in line to make his France Test debut after being named in Philippe Saint-André’s 31-man squad ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeicester and Harlequins tame Europe’s finest
Owen Williams kicked 20 points as Leicester beat Toulon 25-21 at Welford road yesterday. The Tigers went off to a flying...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Sabotage of Samoa is indictment of the IRB
Samoan rugby is in meltdown a year away from the 2015 World Cup, and the fact that a Pacific Island nation...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoDan Leo: I had to quit France to get fit for World Cup!
French clubs rolling in money but their conditioning methods are rooted firmly in the dark ages according to London Irish lock.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps falls short against Leinster
Two second-half tries helped Leinster clinch a 25-20 win over Wasps in the opening round of the Champions Cup yesterday. The...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Mark Bright – London Scottish and former Tasman Makos No.8
1. Ben Franks – Top Bloke on and off the field. The All Blacks star is an unreal trainer and scrummager...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoCrusaders v Sharks semi-final preview
The Crusaders hope to continue their 100% record on home soil in Super Rugby semi-finals as they host the Sharks in...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks
The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAnton Oliver: Where are all the All Blacks hookers?
Over the years, New Zealand have had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to picking players, but former captain Anton...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHooker test positive for bodybuilding drug
Chiliboy Ralepelle has reportedly failed a drug test for the second time in his career. The Toulouse and Springbok hooker, who...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBarbarians squad for England match
Juan Martin Hernandez and Donncha O’Callaghan have been added to the Barbarians squad ahead of their match against England at Twickenham...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Brad Barritt about Saracens and England
Brad Barritt is not going to see the England No.12 jersey handed over to Billy Twelvetrees, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, or...