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Toulouse play to win…everything!

18 June 2023 0 comments

Toulouse aren’t short of a bob or two and can, if they so wish, buy virtually any player on the planet. But their Academy, with […]

There’s no stopping Ramos

11 June 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Thomas Ramos is en route to finishing the season 100 or so points clear of his nearest challenger across Europe’s three major Leagues. […]

Top two get set to put on the glitz

11 June 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN It’s the final the Top 14 wanted and needed. Toulouse and La Rochelle – the two best sides in the French […]

Kremer’s red gives Racing easy ride

4 June 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Argentinian back-row Marcos Kremer’s last act for Stade Francais was to get sent off – for the third time this season […]

Odogwu gets Italy chance

21 May 2023 0 comments

ITALY have called up former England prospect Paolo Odogwu as one of five uncapped players in their pre-World Cup training squad. The 26-year-old, who can […]

GB sevens players pondered boycott

21 May 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Several Great Britain Sevens players thought about refusing to participate in this weekend’s London leg of the World Series due to being […]

Sharks deserve far more recognition

21 May 2023 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Rugby has its favourites and we in the media are as guilty as any of promoting them above others but I’ve always been […]

Doris looking for revenge against La Rochelle

14 May 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Caelan Doris is hellbent on inflicting revenge on Saturday when Leinster meet La Rochelle in a re-run of last season’s Champions Cup […]

All to play for in final days of the season

14 May 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 coaches, pundits and fans have had the calculators, slide rules and computer modelling programmes out last weekend as they […]

Last farewell for the Exe Men

7 May 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees talks to Rob Baxter about ‘Incredible times’ and new challenges to be faced next season in Devon Exeter’s players got together for the […]

Leinster’s double dream is on track

7 May 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Leinster……………35pts Tries: Doris 13, Milne 20, Larmour 23, Deegan 50, Gibson-Park 74 Conversions: H Byrne 14, 22, 24, 51, R Byrne 75 […]

Boost for finances as recovery continues

7 May 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE Commission des Championnats professionnels de l’Autorité de régulation du rugby – the new name for the financial auditors of the […]

Rugby World Cup France 2023: A Celebration of Rugby and Culture

1 May 2023 0 comments

France is getting ready to welcome the world for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will be the second time they host the tournament after […]

Lawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England

30 April 2023 0 comments

Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97 caps, made his Saints […]

Welsh quartet deserve no favours

30 April 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Cardiff lost 50 per cent of their matches in the URC and duly failed to finish in the Champions Cup qualifying zone. That […]

Toulouse look set to lead from the front

30 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN As the French Top 14 takes a week’s break for the Champions and Challenge Cup semi-finals, here’s a look at the […]

Champions Cup semi-final preview

28 April 2023 0 comments

The knockout stages of the Heineken Champions Cup have provided plenty of thrills already this season, but which of the four familiar semi-finalists will make […]

Whitten keen to finish on a high

23 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Exeter may be the underdogs in next Sunday’s Champions Cup semi-final against holders La Rochelle in Bordeaux, but Ian Whitten says recent […]

Dream Team with Billy Searle

16 April 2023 0 comments

Billy Searle, the former Worcester, Bath, Wasps, Bristol & Plymouth fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1. Marc Thomas – […]

Meafou must miss out this time

16 April 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN Emmanuel Meafou is a one-man army at 6ft 8ins and 22 stone, and with that sort of physical firepower no wonder his adopted […]

No guarantees for Leinster

16 April 2023 0 comments

WITH the Champions Cup Final being in Dublin this year I’ve been reading many comments saying that Leinster are being handed the title on a […]

Toulouse hit the turbos to cruise clear of Sharks

9 April 2023 0 comments

By CAM STEPHENS Toulouse …………………. 54pts Tries: Mallia 35, 56, Ramos 47, 72; Mauvaka 68, Retiere 75, Ntamack 78 Conversions: Ramos 47, 70, 73, 77, […]

Non-stop season to challenge the best

9 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No-one has ever denied – no-one has ever been able to deny – that the French rugby season is an ultra-marathon […]

Parra has his eye on a final flourish

2 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For a while, it looked as if Morgan Parra’s season – and possibly his career – had ended with an unwelcome […]

Magnificent France run riot to destroy dreadful England

12 March 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ………………………… 10pts Tries: Steward 48 Conversions: Smith 49 Penalties: Smith 34 France………………………….. 53pts Tries: Ramos 2, Flament 26, 57, […]

Bears move for Willis may help England

5 March 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears could throw Jack Willis, below, an England lifeline with Premiership clubs ready to fight any plans to […]

Townsend: Gray in the form of his life

26 February 2023 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW… France v Scotland Today. 3pm, Stade de France, Paris SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend believes Richie Gray is playing the best rugby […]

Borthwick right to ask for eligibility changes

26 February 2023 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick has had the guts, and the gumption, to state that the RFU’s ban on selecting […]

Time is running out for Castres

19 February 2023 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Pierre-Yves Revol, president of Top 14 strugglers Castres, was in no mood to mince his words this week as he laid […]

Genge: We’re going to make Italy suffer

12 February 2023 2 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Ellis Genge insists England are in mean and hungry mood to make Italy suffer for their latest Calcutta Cup misery. However, the […]

Ireland’s passion play in classic confrontation

12 February 2023 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Touts were reportedly asking €1,000 for a ticket outside the Aviva yesterday morning ahead of kick off and frankly, by the end of […]

France have the drive to stay on track

5 February 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Italy v France Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadio Olimpico, Rome THE last time France won back-to-back Six Nations titles was in 2007. […]

For France, the battle will start in Dublin

5 February 2023 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK It would be an amazing feat if France can do back-to-back Grand Slams, or even win the Six […]

Twelvetrees cuts through the noise

22 January 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bordeaux-Begles ……….. 17pts Tries: Gimbert 14, Boniface 50 Conversions: Jallibert 15, 51 Penalty: Jallibert 2 Gloucester ………………….. 26pts Tries: McGuigan 22, 64, […]

Six Nations squads in-depth: Italy

22 January 2023 0 comments

Michele Lamaro captains the Azzurri, with World Rugby’s breakthrough player of the year Ange Capuozzo spearheading the attack for Kieran Crowley’s side. Monty Ioane is […]

Six Nations squads in-depth: France

22 January 2023 0 comments

Grand Slam champions France go into this year’s Six Nations without several key players as Fabien Galthie endures an ever growing casualty list. Second row […]

Gibbes given his marching orders after Tigers mauling

22 January 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Christophe Urios will take charge at Top 14 side Clermont on Monday, after the “breathing space” afforded his predecessor Jono Gibbes […]

France must wait for Meafou

22 January 2023 0 comments

Remember last year’s Patrick Schickerling incident? When Exeter’s Namibian front row thought he had qualified to play for England through residency, having arrived in the […]

Triple top! Galthie has tough ‘to-do’ list

15 January 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Delight: Fabien Galthie celebrates beating England to secure the 2022 Grand Slam PICTURE: Getty Images FRANCE coach Fabien Galthie has three […]

Host Cities Guide: Rugby World Cup 2023 locations

28 December 2022 1 comment

If you’re attending the 2023 rugby world cup it is set to be an absolute corker. The best bookmaker bonuses are already available to predict […]

Crossdale staying put

23 December 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Former England prospect Ali Crossdale could remain in France next season, with Perpignan who could take up a one-year option […]

Top clubs finding it tough in Europe

23 December 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Reigning Champions Cup title holders La Rochelle and 2021 winners Toulouse have been notable exceptions but Top 14 clubs have not, […]

Sharks look for repeat performance over Toulouse

18 December 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Fully fit: Sale’s Akker van der Merwe in action Akker van der Merwe admits Sale Sharks will have to redouble their efforts […]

Furbank ready for Munster challenge

18 December 2022 1 comment

By PAUL REES George Furbank does not yet know who he has to impress to make England’s Six Nations squad after the sacking of head […]

Big names will help the game develop in Japan

18 December 2022 1 comment

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE season kicked off in Japan yesterday and I was delighted to see my old club the Mitsubishi Heavy […]

James has sights set on success in Europe

11 December 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Having reached the quarter-finals in the first two seasons of Alex Sanderson’s tenure as DoR, Sale Sharks are hellbent on going even […]

Borthwick may miss out on Willis again

11 December 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Steve Borthwick missed out on signing Jack Willis as Leicester Tigers boss, and he could find him unavailable if he […]

Not again! Chiefs lose star player to France

4 December 2022 1 comment

By NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs are this week set to confirm the player drain away from Sandy Park will continue with England and Lions hooker […]

Georgia’s triumph shouldn’t be wasted

27 November 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was bittersweet bordering on intensely frustrating to listen to Georgia’s victorious […]