All posts tagged "Toulouse"
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Featured
/ 12 years agoFrench giants can lure Adam Jones with £350k
Toulouse and Clermont will head the queue in response to Adam Jones declaring his interest in moving to France at the...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDelon Armitage: My regret over that wave and row with Brian Moore
Being Public Enemy No.1 in one country is bad enough. But two? That takes some doing, but Delon Armitage appears to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoGeordan Murphy’s nerves not calmed by title haul
Geordan Murphy admits he is “scared” by the prospect of coaching Leicester. Despite making more than 300 appearances for the Tigers...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Forgotten Byrne can join select Welsh club
A new name ought to be added to Europe’s painfully small Welsh roll of honour next weekend, a player long declared...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Rob Henderson – former Ireland and Lions centre
My highest and lowest moments in rugby both started with a phonecall from Donal Lenihan. In 1999 he gave me the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoFrance make seven changes for England
Francois Trinh-Duc will make his first start for France in eight months after being named in the starting XV to face...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Fred Michalak who has gone from enfant terrible to mature superstar
Fred Michalak is France’s main man going into this Six Nations, with all the signs pointing towards flaky Fred having been...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: James Hudson – Newcastle and former Bath, London Irish and England Saxons lock
1. Jonny Golding – The first of a pair of surfing props. Jonny is a great aggressive scrummager for us at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNorthampton Saints sign Kahn Fotuali’i
Northampton Saints have secured the services of one of Europe’s hottest property as they announced the arrival of Samoan scrum-half Kahn...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoQuarter-finals showdown for ferocious Leicester Tigers
Leicester claimed a spirited 9-5 win over Toulouse at Welford Road this afternoon to qualify for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals. The...
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TRP Live
/ 12 years agoLive: Leicester v Toulouse
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Leicester take on Toulouse in the 6th and final round of the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoToby Flood cleared of tip-tackle charges
Toby Flood will be available to face the Ospreys on Sunday in the Heineken Cup after being cleared of a tip-tackle...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s hear it for these Ospreys heroes!
Toulouse had been to Wales many times before last week, losing the odd game by the odd point here and there....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWins for Leicester and Ospreys
Leicester went top of Pool 2 but had to wait until the 76th minute and a penalty try to claim a...
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TRP Live
/ 12 years agoLive: Treviso v Leicester – Exeter v Scarlets
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Leicester Tigers take on Treviso in the fourth round of the Heineken...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years ago“A loss would see us wave the Heineken Cup goodbye” – Julian Salvi
Securing away points is crucial for any team looking to make it out of the Heineken Cup group stages but for...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoScotland v South Africa & Ireland v Fiji teams
Tighthead Euan Murray and back row have been named in the Scotland‘s starting XV to face South Africa on Saturday. 32-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoFrance v Argentina & Italy v New Zealand teams
France v Argentina France show only one change to the team that outmuscled Australia last week end to lift them up...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoScotland v South Africa teams
Tighthead Euan Murray and back row have been named in the Scotland‘s starting XV to face South Africa on Saturday. 32-year-old Murray,...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Andrew Sheridan about his ongoing ambition to play for England and the Lions
Andrew Sheridan is in the form of his life, the main axle in the Toulon juggernaut that is smashing the heavyweight...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoWales set to blood prop Aaron Jarvis poached from England
Aaron Jarvis is poised to become Wales’ newest English convert thanks to a discovery made by an Ospreys talent scout two...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoDussautoir blow for France
France have been dealt a huge blow as captain Thierry Dusautoir will miss the November Test series with a knee injury....
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoTigers roar again with superb win over Ospreys
Three tries in a frantic last ten minutes helped Leicester to a crucial 39-22 bonus-point win over the Ospreys at Welford...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: The Toulouse test will show Tigers where they stand
There’s been a lot of talk about the BT Vision contract signed by the Premiership clubs, and a potential English and...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years ago“Let’s keep the momentum before the Premiership resumes,” – Jim Hamilton
Gloucester host Bordeaux-Begles tonight in a bid to keep the pressure on London Irish at the top of their Amlin Cup...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Will Green – Former Wasps, Leinster and England prop
1. Craig Dowd – I’m picking Craig purely because he can squat while standing on a tennis ball one-legged. He’s amazingly...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFrance call on rising star for November Tests
Philippe Saint-Andre has included Toulouse rising star Gael Fickou in his 33-man squad ahead of the November Test series. 18-year-old Fickou...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years ago“Last week was a major boost but let’s be consistent now,” says Topsy Ojo
On paper, London Irish are one of the most threatening team in the Premiership. On the pitch however, the Exiles have...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoWales and Cardiff in bid to keep Lion king Jamie Roberts out of France
British Lion Jamie Roberts is at the centre of a groundbreaking deal being hatched to prevent him falling into French hands....
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Featured
/ 13 years agoTop 14 round 7: preview and predictions
Welsh star Mike Phillips has been suspended until further notice by Bayonne for repeatedly breaking team rules and going on night...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoTop 14 round 6: preview and predictions
This week the duel between Jonny Wilkinson and Frederic Michalak won’t happen as both will start for Toulon and form the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago“I’ve got to oust Nick Easter to achieve my dream,” says Tom Guest
Harlequins No.8 Tom Guest admits his international aspirations will remain on hold unless he can elbow aside Nick Easter and nail...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years ago“Jonny Wilkinson remains in the frame,” says Warren Gatland
Jonny Wilkinson is not yesterday’s man as far as Lions coach Warren Gatland is concerned. Gatland opened the door to the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoTop 14 Round 4: preview and predictions
Mercurial fly-half Frederic Michalack will not make is starting debut for Toulon as Jonny Wilkinson retain his No.10 jersey for the...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoERC “dismayed” over Anglo-French threats.
As exclusively revealed by Peter Jackson in The Rugby Paper on May 6th, English and French clubs have given an ultimatum...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 13 years agoArgentina announce squad for Four Nations opener
Horacio Agulla, Marcos Ayerza and Gonzalo Camacho have been named in Argentina coach Santiago Phelan’s 26-man squad that will travel to...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoSerge Blanco lets me know if I’m kicking too much says Iain Balshaw
World Cup winner Iain Balshaw knows all about instinctive rugby and would love England to show more of it. We meet...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Jason Robinson and the 2006 Premiership final
World Cup hero, Lions star, Great Britain rugby league icon, multiple trophy-winner with Wigan … Jason Robinson’s cv is awesome and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Peter Short – former England Saxons and Exeter lock
Bath felt like champions the day we beat Tigers Winning away at Leicester in the Heineken Cup quarter-final with Bath in...
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Top 14
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Christopher Tolofua – France and Toulouse hooker
There are few tougher tests for a young front rower than away in Argentina but after a remarkable rise through the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Dead-eye Dan Biggar can be the man for Wales again
He finished the season in thoroughbred style sith seven straight wins, running an attack responsible for averaging almost four tries a...