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Lancaster bombs out Giroud at Racing 92

16 October 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Injury concern: France may be without full-back Melvyn Jaminet for the autumn internationals PICTURE: Getty Images The announcement this week from […]

Labit and Ghezal set to link up in Paris

9 October 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France attack coach Laurent Labit is set to replace Gonzalo Quesada at the head of Stade Francais – and is expected […]

Melikidze makes it count for Bordeaux

2 October 2022 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SATURDAY’S Top 14 match between Bordeaux and Stade Francais was not one for the annals – persistent rain, a slippery ball […]

Verdict on corruption charges is awaited

25 September 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tuesday, December 13. That’s the date a Paris court delivers its verdicts on FFR President Bernard Laporte, vice president Serge Simon, […]

In Sunday’s Rugby Paper

23 September 2022 0 comments

It’s a huge weekend of rugby, as the Rugby Championship reaches its conclusion, and there are some big games in the URC and Premiership with […]

Jalibert in line to join Barrett at Racing 92

18 September 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert’s unfortunately timed early-season travails continued on Saturday, amid renewed questions over his future at Bordeaux and […]

Racing 92 hit hard by Vakatawa retirement

11 September 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For Racing 92, this is the first weekend after the unexpected retirement before. A matter of days after the club’s French […]

Toulouse will take title, say coaches

4 September 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulouse will win the Top 14 title at the end of another tight season – according to a survey of the […]

Concern as refs switch to other side

28 August 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Another of French rugby’s leading gamekeepers turned coach this week, as Top 14 referee Maxime Chalon put down his whistle and […]

In this week’s Rugby Paper – available on Sunday

27 August 2022 0 comments

Two huge upsets have thrown the Rugby Championship wide open, and you can find reports and analysis from both of those games in today’s The […]

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 […]

In this week’s Rugby Paper – available on Sunday

19 August 2022 1 comment

Though it might seem this has been something of a quiet week for rugby with the new season yet to get underway, there’s plenty still […]

Tide has turned on overseas galacticos

14 August 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT is a truth long universally accepted that the Top 14 is a pension-liner for big-name overseas players. The roll-call of […]

Toulouse spoilt for choice at full-back

7 August 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN How do you solve a problem like three current international full-backs competing for the only available 15 jersey at one Top […]

Broncan: We want to invest in youth

31 July 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Pre-season is now underway for all Top 14 sides apart from champions Montpellier, who officially return to camp on Monday. Some […]

Fofana, one of the stars of 2006, to bow out

24 July 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Clermont star Wesley Fofana this week became the latest Top 14 player to join the annual line of those permanently signing […]

Top eight to follow in Spring’s footsteps

17 July 2022 25 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young Racing 92 fullback Max Spring earned careful praise from France head coach Fabien Galthie after a mixed performance on debut […]

Clash of the champions will open new season

10 July 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two blockbuster matches are scheduled for the opening weekend of the 2022/23 Top 14 season as European champions La Rochelle entertain […]

Galthie in no rush to sign up his coaches

3 July 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON – FRENCH COLUMN FFR President Bernard Laporte was ready to offer Les Bleus’ head coach Fabien Galthie a new, extended contract if he […]

All eyes on Mercer as he rules in Paris

26 June 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN There’s no doubt the better side won Friday’s Top 14 final. Montpellier’s 29-10 win over Castres at Stade de France was, […]

France star Woki still weighing his options

19 June 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No sooner have France’s Top 14 clubs just about closed the book on recruitment for the year then speculation begins on […]

World Cup will be won and lost in the run-up

29 May 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fifteen months out from the 2023 World Cup, the rugby debate in host nation France is getting around to the workload […]

Racing 92 play down any move for Jones

22 May 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try double: Matthieu Jalibert helped Bordeaux book their place in the play-offs England head coach Eddie Jones set the rugby rumour […]

Bayonne win battle for home semi-final

15 May 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Away from the bright lights of the European semi-finals, the regular season of France’s second-tier ProD2 drew to a close on Thursday […]

ProD2 call for system reset to aid recruitment

8 May 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Biarritz’s long-inevitable relegation from the Top 14 was finally confirmed last weekend when they lost 48-13 at home to Castres, 24 matches […]

All to play for as it begins to get serious

1 May 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON Like any other league, the business end of the Top 14 season is played in a haze of permutations and possibilities on a […]

Beauxis: Time to hang up my boots

24 April 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Arguably the most wonderfully and frustratingly French of French fly-halves, Lionel Beauxis, confirmed he will call time on his 19-year professional career at […]

What to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper

22 April 2022 0 comments

The Rugby Paper returns this Sunday as we turn our focus to the Premiership run-in as the race for the play-offs intensifies. What can you […]

Barbeary hat-trick as fast-starting Wasps hold off fierce French fightback

17 April 2022 2 comments

By JAMES HARRINGTON Biarritz …………..29ptsTries: Peyresblanques 28, Hirigoyen 42, Soury 68, Armitage 57Conversions: Bosch 43, 58, 68Penalties: Bosch 14 Wasps …………….39ptsTries: Umaga 11, Barbeary 14, […]

No respite as the race for play-offs ramps up

17 April 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN The rugby season in Europe’s top three leagues gets confused at this time of year, as we head into the business end […]

Toulon must do their maths to avoid points deduction

17 April 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON’S end-ofseason run-in – and their points total for next season – may be complicated by JIFF rules. Under current rules, […]

What to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper

15 April 2022 0 comments

The Rugby Paper returns this Easter Sunday as we once again focus on the European Champions and Challenge Cups. What can you find in Sunday’s […]

Toulon fans in uproar at Carbonel departure

10 April 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Even by Toulon’s unusual standards, this season has been an extraordinary tale of failure and redemption. But, while confidence is mounting as […]

What to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper

8 April 2022 1 comment

The Rugby Paper returns this Sunday as we focus on the European Champions and Challenge Cups. What can you find in Sunday’s newspaper? Expert views […]

Barlot gets the better of big rival Mauvaka

3 April 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Castres Olympique hooker Gaetan Barlot scored his third Top 14 try of the season yesterday, scoring a personal point in a selection […]

Les Bleues inspired to follow the men’s lead

27 March 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A little over 24 hours after England’s statement win over Scotland in the first match of the 2022 Women’s Six Nations, […]

No time to rest as pressures mount up

20 March 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN This should have been a weekend off for those Top 14 and ProD2 players not involved in Super Saturday –a chance to […]

Biarritz’s top-flight dream all but over

13 March 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Promotion and relegation matters returned firmly to the forefront of Top 14 rugby minds, after bottom side Biarritz lost 45-17 at home […]

Lock star Jolmes is latest UFO to appear

6 March 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN The French for UFO is OVNI – which stands for objet volant non identifié. It is a term that has, over the […]

Juggernaut Joseph has found his smile at Pau

27 February 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN This has been a bleublanc-rouge letter week for former France U20 phenomenon Jordan Joseph. It started last Saturday, with a fullblooded performance […]

Lemaitre puts his faith in Mignoni

20 February 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre pulled something of a recruitment rabbit out of his hat this week, as he confirmed current Lyon manager […]

Toulouse suffer fifth defeat in a row

13 February 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN No Top 14 matches were originally scheduled for this weekend – the second of the Six Nations – as clubs were down […]

Overseas players facing the squeeze

6 February 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN It turns out the week leading up to the first round of the Six Nations – the week Covid limits were lifted […]

Fickou feels it’s France’s year at last

6 February 2022 0 comments

By JAMES HARRINGTON PREVIEW… France v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade de France GAEL Fickou admits pressure is mounting on the hugely talented French to […]

France must deliver… and Galthie knows it

30 January 2022 1 comment

FRANCE Fans expect this to be best year yet under Galthie, writes James Harrington Talisman: Antoine Dupont is expected to be fit for the opening […]

Relief as Dupont returns to action

30 January 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Forty-nine days after he last played rugby, scrum-half, Antoine Dupont returned to action last night, alongside international half-back partner Romain Ntamack, as […]

Galthie’s surprise UFO lands his chance

23 January 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN France coach Fabien Galthie revealed his squad selection for Les Bleus’ first training camp ahead of the 2022 Six Nations on Tuesday. […]

Dupont is suddenly a doubt for Six Nations

16 January 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No matter what Leinster thought about the situation when the news broke, European rugby officials took one of just two reasonable […]

Galthie: We have means to take title

9 January 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN France coach Fabien Galthie will announce his 42-player squad for the Six Nations a week on Monday, a day before Eddie Jones […]

New Covid rules test powers of persuasion

2 January 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN After much of the second round of European competition was called off before Christmas because of Covid- 19, it was inevitable that […]

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