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Louis Dupichot

9 March 2022 Comments are Disabled

Beaten Pichot quits WR council

17 May 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA AGUSTIN Pichot has resigned from his role on the World Rugby Council after his defeat by Sir Bill Beaumont in the election for […]

Agustin Pichot quits World Rugby after election defeat

13 May 2020 0 comments

“I cannot conceive of occupying a place just for the sake of occupying it” – Pichot

World Rugby election: Agustin Pichot could be five votes short of winning

29 April 2020 0 comments

Pichot appears unlikely to win chairmanship as European powers stands behind Beaumont’s bid

Neither Beaumont nor Pichot are right

26 April 2020 0 comments

Same old: Billy Beaumont and Agustin Pichot COLIN BOAG Everyone knows the problem with elections: candidates come up with good ideas, make promises, and then, […]

Cain column: The hustings buzz with the promises of Agustin Pichot

22 April 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain says the campaign to become World Rugby chairman is verging on ageism

Rugby Matters: Gus Pichot has visions of changing the world

22 April 2020 0 comments

Talk of revolution is in the air as Pichot’s invokes Che

Agustin Pichot wants to see British & Irish Lions tour Americas

20 April 2020 0 comments

Standing to be elected chairman of World Rugby, Pichot has spoken about his thoughts on how Lions tours could expand

Pichot has visions of changing the world

19 April 2020 0 comments

I’VE always looked at Gus Pichot, especially when he was in his hirsute phase a few years back, below, as something of a Che Guevara […]

Ambitious Pichot aims to gain confidence of Six Nations

19 April 2020 3 comments

From ALEJO MIRANDA in Buenos Aires SHOULD Agustín Pichot become chairman of World Rugby he intends to lead a revolution against world rugby as we […]

Bill Beaumont outlines vision for World Rugby amid election challenge from Pichot

14 April 2020 0 comments

The former England captain is seeking another term as World Rugby chairman

Agustin Pichot promises a new ‘global game’ with late bid to chair World Rugby

13 April 2020 0 comments

Ex-Argentina scrum-half and World Rugby vice-chairman to rival Bill Beaumont in election

Vocal Pichot’s braced for battle

13 October 2019 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points GUS Pichot is used to battling the odds and the former Pumas […]

Gallagher column: Agustin Pichot is right to question his own world rankings

4 September 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at where the World Rugby rankings model is weakest

Joe Schmidt takes shot at Agustin Pichot after World Rugby vice-chairman makes Devin Toner comment

3 September 2019 0 comments

Pichot questioned the inclusion of Jean Kleyn over Devin Toner in Ireland’s World Cup squad

Pichot’s right to question his own world rankings!

1 September 2019 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS Rout: Italy’s Luca Morisi and Michele Campagnaro celebrate a try against Russia BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points […]

Jackson column: Derek Morgan has the answer to Pichot’s foreign rant

30 November 2018 0 comments

World Rugby’s vice-chairman fired shots at Scotland for fielding foreign-born players

Pichot gets facts wrong but the argument right

25 November 2018 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AGUSTIN Pichot got plenty of flak from an army of PC trolls – and a few journalists […]

Pichot’s got a point about qualification

25 November 2018 0 comments

AGUSTIN Pichot, World Rugby’s vicechairman, came in for a lot of criticism this week over his tweet showing the percentage of players in Tier 1 […]

Shaky stats but Pichot’s point is solid

25 November 2018 1 comment

Outspoken: Gus Pichot BRAVO Gus Pichot for having the cajones to mention the elephant in the room that shames the biggest and richest rugby nations […]

Morgan has best answer to Pichot’s foreign rant

25 November 2018 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Once upon a time long ago when players could switch allegiance almost as easily as clubs, a […]

Pichot needs to aim at the right targets

7 October 2018 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JUST over a week ago international rugby was heading for “ruin” according to Agustin Pichot. Firing from […]

Pichot is picking on wrong target in Shields

10 June 2018 0 comments

AGUSTIN Pichot wants to make the eligibility laws in rugby more stringent, so more power to his elbow. They are an almighty mess almost entirely […]

Don’t blame us, Pichot

16 April 2017 0 comments

AGUSTIN Pichot is banging the drum that Georgia should be allowed into the Six Nations for the good of the game. Unlike Six Nations chief […]

Nick Cain column: Mercenaries under fire as Agustin Pichot cries foul

18 May 2016 0 comments

Agustin Pichot was always a visionary scrum-half and the former Argentine captain has wasted no time in getting stuck into the three-year international residency ruling […]

Agustin Pichot – Legacy of 2007 transcended world sport

19 September 2015 0 comments

Former Argentina captain Agustin Pichot has urged the Pumas’ current generation to forget the team’s heroics at Rugby World Cup 2007 and write their own […]

Davidson relief as Castres stop rot

4 February 2024 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The afternoon after the Friday-night chastening Six Nations defeat in Marseille before, a subdued French rugby audience tuned in to the […]

Tough for Falcons as Diamond gets ready

21 January 2024 0 comments

■ By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE’S players will have their fourth boss in less than a year when Steve Diamond starts work as consultant director of […]

Full-back Hopkins is star of the show as fans pay tribute to JPR

14 January 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys………….25pts Tries: Hopkins 40, 50, Giles 63 Conversions: Edwards 51, 64 Penalties: Edwards 34, 43 Perpignan……….. 3pts Penalties: McIntyre 46 ON a […]

Lions set to ring the changes

10 December 2023 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview… Perpignan v Lions Today. 1pm LIONS head coach Ivan van Rooyen will be banking on the strength of his squad as […]

Small steps, but it may be a quiet revolution

29 October 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees is pleased to see World Rugby introduce three changes which will help grow the global game World Rugby is often accused of taking […]

Paying the price of a lopsided draw

22 October 2023 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER And there, ladies and gentlemen, we can see the mortal danger of having such a lopsided draw. We may have spent all last […]

Stick with 20 teams but bring in Trophy

10 September 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’S very rare, in fact unique, for me to disagree with anything […]

England don’t panic but fall at the final hurdle

16 July 2023 0 comments

Rugby World Cup 2007 was a big-time tournament with a big-time feel with massive storylines to match. France were superb hosts even if, yet again, […]

Dream Team with Barry Everitt

28 May 2023 0 comments

Barry Everitt, the former Munster, Leinster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half, chooses the best XV he’s played with or against… 1. Carl Hayman – A […]

When familiarity is the key to success

16 April 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT As feats of the imagination go, the idea that Ireland might be heading towards a first World Cup final hardly puts us in […]

Kolbe the latest to consider his future

16 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Heading into the business end of France’s Top 14 season, more than on-pitch matters remain up in the air – quite […]

FRANCE 2023: Rugby World Cup takes shape

23 February 2023 0 comments

Rugby World Cup tickets are on full sale as France 2023 will begin this year, with France taking on New Zealand in the opening match, […]

O’Brien double as Leinster top pool

22 January 2023 1 comment

Leinster…………36pts Tries: O’Brien 14, 73; Keenan 52, 69, van der Flier 65, Ringrose 80 Conversions: R Byrne 15, 69, H Byrne 80 Racing 92 …….. […]

Andre the giant wins it for Quins

23 December 2022 0 comments

By NATHAN EDWARDS Harlequins …………. 14 Racing 92 …………… 10 ANDRE Esterhuizen scored a crucial second-half try for Harlequins to edge them past 14-men Racing […]

My Life in Rugby with James Bailey: ‘1995 World Cup left a big impression on me’

16 October 2022 0 comments

Inspired: James Bailey became a real fan of players like Serge Blanco David Campese I come from a very sporting family – my dad boxed […]

Time for stars to shine at World Cup Sevens

4 September 2022 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The Rugby World Cup Sevens is upon us again and hopefully the […]

The day Pumas joined world rugby’s top table

28 August 2022 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures:PART 125 Argentina celebrate […]

Transfer market that never sleeps

21 August 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Accepted wisdom has it that the shortest period of time is the New York Second – helpfully defined in the Urban […]

Grace looking to make most of return journey

17 July 2022 2 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One hundred summers ago, Johnny Ring left Port Talbot on a journey of no return, a one-way […]

Write off Cheika’s Pumas at your peril

12 June 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ARGENTINA under Michael Cheika will be as aware as Eddie Jones’ England of the opportunities to progress […]

Super Fickou gives Racing upper hand as Latu sees red

10 April 2022 1 comment

By KEVIN FALLON Stade Fr …………..9ptsPenalties: Segonds 38, 40; Sanchez 71Racing 92 ……..22ptsTries: Fickou 64 Conversions: Le Garrec 65 Penalties: Le Garrec 15, 21, 24, […]

New loans aiming to return with interest

12 December 2021 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN What do Top 14 back rows Jordan Joseph and Martin Devergie, hookers Guillaume Marchand and Bastien Soury, scrumhalf James Hart, centres Henry […]

Mercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth

5 December 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat at Castres – yet […]