All posts tagged "Brive"
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoHome comfort key for hosts
GEORGIA HOSTS Georgia will look to harness home advantage in Tbilisi as they target beating their best ever finish of eighth...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoLos Leones looking to roar
SPAIN SPAIN return to the World Championship looking to continue their rise among the game’s emerging nations after establishing themselves at...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 days agoSadourny told: Get it right this time
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN CASTRES Olympique have spent much of this week busily confirming the new arrivals for the 2026/27 campaign...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 weeks agoChris Hewett: A fine French feast that could feed us all
Chris Hewett examines why French club rugby is becoming the game’s biggest attraction, and asks whether more supporters are turning to...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoRuthless Vannes motor to formidable home record
That Vannes would finish the regular season at the top of the ProD2 has long been a given more certain than...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoJoe El-Abd: I’m still committed to England despite Six Nations slump
Assistant coach Joe El-Abd has nailed his colours to England’s sinking mast despite recent speculation linking him with a move back...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 months agoFrance U20s v England U20s: Connor Treacey buzzing for French Six Nations finale
England U20s captain Connor Treacey insists his side are relishing the chance to test themselves against Grand Slam-chasing France with a...
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Top 14
/ 4 months agoBayonne battling to find a new way
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Ex-Bayonne coach Gregory Patat PICTURES: Getty Images new way IT MAY be a Top 14 rest week,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoPerpignan expected to move for Labit
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Last 10 standing: Perpignan fly-half Tommaso Allan and, inset, Joe Worsley PICTURES: Getty Images EIGHT. That was...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoGrenoble suffering a week to forget
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURE: Getty Images GRENOBLE’S 23-24 loss at home to Provence on Friday night was the tin lid...
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Features
/ 9 months agoReasons to be cheerful at Stade
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Back in favour: Stade Francais fly-half Louis Carbonel PICTURES: Getty Images ONE match does not make a...
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Top 14
/ 10 months agoVannes voted most likely to top ProD2
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS SURE as oeufs are oeufs, the end of August coincides with the return of French men’s...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoRacing 92 banking on youth strategy
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Moving in at No.10: Ugo Seunes has joined Racing 92 and could be the signing of the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Luke Griffiths
England U19s second row Luke Griffiths’ professional rugby career started with a bold LinkedIn message and a leap of faith to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoRoss Moriarty finalises move to Ospreys
Ospreys have completed the signing of Wales back row Ross Moriarty from French side Brive. The British and Irish Lion returns...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Montauban heroes ascend the heights
Bravo Montauban, a team that are the living proof that promotion, relegation and its surrounding jeopardy are the lifeblood of rugby...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAnother bad day for sorry Grenoble
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN All action: Grenoble’s Julien Farnoux takes the fight to Perpignan at Stade des Alpes PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: Without jeopardy, the game is nothing
The journey time between the sublime and the ridiculous can be speed-of-sound short: Clement Poitrenaud, the quintessence of French rugby cool...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: It’s great to see Aurillac defy the odds again
Last August, I suggested that a fly-on-the-wall team might be well rewarded if they spent a season with lowly Aurillac, the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoGlasgow Warriors 36-18 Stormers: Champions on course to retain their crown
Glasgow ............36pts Tries: Darge 10, Rowe 15, 45, Venter 28, Horne 51 Conversions: Horne 11, 16, 46, 52 Penalty: Horne 56...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoExpect Grenoble to get it right this time
GRENOBLE will go into next Saturday’s ProD2 final as strong favourites for the title, and the prize of promotion to the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: The flowering of Johann van Graan’s plan at Bath
Surely the most encouraging, or ominous, aspect of Bath’s commanding win over a lacklustre Lyon on Friday night was that it...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoProD2 climax to be shown on YouTube
AWAY from the troubles of Biarritz, there’s good news for British-based fans of French rugby’s second-tier ProD2 – it’s back on...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFIVE CLASSIC CARDIFF FINALS
1996: Toulouse 21-18 Cardiff (aet) Toulouse were the better team but the kicking of Adrian Davies kept Cardiff in the game...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRugby milestone for ref Davidson
SCOTLAND’S Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to take charge of a European final when she referees the Challenge Cup...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBritain’s first European king on trip down memory lane
■By ROB COLE Champ: Tony Rees with the European Cup in 1997 TONY Rees and Alain Penaud will share a moment...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoWhat the new Championship format could mean for English rugby
The Championship announced a rebrand and a new system this week in a promotional video, marking a new beginning for the second...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoDominant France give Wales the runaround
■By SAM JACKSON France............... 42pts Tries: Boulard 5, 16, Bigot 41, Feleu 44, Penalty 67, Champon 79 Conversions: Bourgeois 6, 17,...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoTop 14: Raffaele Storti set to get his chance at Grenoble
French Column by James Harrington Portugal winger Raffaele Storti has made a habit of not doing things the easy way –...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Super-sub Scott Wilson grabs late winner for Ulster
By Luke Jarmyn Dragons ............30pts Tries: Owen 1, Anderson 20, Williams 34 Conversions: Reed 1, 21, 35 Penalties: Reed 14, 47,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNoon calls for flexibility at 10
■ By CAMERON STEPHENS Duo: Fin and Marcus Smith and, inset, Jamie Noon PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England centre Jamie Noon...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoLancaster leaves Racing
On his way: Stuart Lancaster and Racing 92 have parted company PICTURE: Alamy STUART Lancaster and Racing 92 have parted ways...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoA star-studded XV that would lead by example
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Like “business ethics” and “military intelligence”, the phrase “rugby leadership” is not an oxymoron. Almost,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMy main priority is to help Bath win a trophy, says Miles Reid
By Jon Newcombe An in-house club quiz hit home to Bath’s players just how long it has been since the club...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNoon has heart set on France
LEWIS Noon, the 19-yearold son of former England centre Jamie, has his sights set on playing for France. The full-back, who...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRichard Barrington ready to power up Ampthill
By Jon Newcombe Richard Barrington has signed up to the Ampthill “Mob” and reassured that he’ll still have a target on...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPhil Dowson says Northampton Saints must forget Courtney Lawes
Northampton boss Phil Dowson has told his squad to get used to life without Courtney Lawes in a hurry ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBrive get one over title rivals Oyonnax
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURES: Getty Images Impressive debut: Courtney Lawes playing for Brive against Oyonnax. Inset, Jonny May COURTNEY Lawes...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDespite everything, it all worked out pretty well in the end
RUGBY has never been good with the unintended consequences of change and the knock on effects were considerable. Let’s go through...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNewcastle agree deal for Arnold
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed centre Sammy Arnold on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old has spent the last two seasons at Brive,...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoJalibert is top of the ‘wanted’ list again
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Never mind that the words ‘Stade Toulousain’ have only just been meticulously punched into the plaque on...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFantastic four-timer the aim for French
FRANCE Three-time reigning champions France will be hoping to do what only New Zealand have done before and win four U20s...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoAnother lesson from the French
CHRIS HEWETT Now that Vannes have made it into the top tier of French rugby and the people running things across...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLawes in dreamland
By BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham Courtney Lawes was delighted to have a fairytale ending to his 17 years of service at his...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNorthampton’s brilliant trio are leaving the club in the best hands
BRENDAN GALLAGHER You don’t always get what you deserve in sport, not least when it comes to the send-off you dream...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJohann van Graan: Bath exactly where they should be after years of hard graft
Bath will face Northampton at Twickenham on Saturday after being transformed from Gallagher Premiership no-hopers to title contenders in under two...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoCourtney Lawes proud of Northampton legacy as he prepares for final game
Courtney Lawes is proud of the one-club legacy he leaves behind at Northampton as he stands one victory away from a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland starting to look like Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK A year out from the 2025 Lions tour of Australia it’s still hard to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoCourtney Lawes ready to run ‘blood to water’ one last time at Franklin’s Gardens
Courtney Lawes says he will “treasure forever” his 17 years as a Northampton player as he prepares for an emotional Franklin’s...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLawes still has Lions in his sights
Courtney Lawes was typically modest when he was presented with the Rugby Union Writers Club’s prestigious Pat Marshall Award as the...














