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Davidson relief as Castres stop rot

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 […]

Champ clubs look set for battle

NICK CAIN The Championship clubs appear to be in no mood for turning, typified by their stand-off with an RFU bureaucracy headed by chief executive […]

Not many will chase after Louis

Louis Rees-Zammit’s decision to chance his arm in American Football could be viewed as a blow to rugby union with the Gloucester, Wales and Lions […]

Wrong choice for England A

WHEN it comes to competition for places the appointment of Gloucester’s George Skivington and Dom Waldouck as England ‘A’ coaches for the match against Portugal’s […]

Lucu the man to replace Dupont

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN An email drop and social media flurry confirmed the line-up of France’s 34-player training squad for the Six Nations, which kicks […]

No rush to get Tuilagi involved

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Something of a big deal was made last week about the fact that, a matter of days before Fabien Galthie announces […]

Tactical subs are spoiling the game

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK REDUCING the number of tactical substitutes is something I’ve wanted for a long time, and it’s great that […]