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Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Ellis Genge relishing trip to Clermont as Tigers turn attention to Europe

Leicester captain Ellis Genge is relishing Tigers' trip to Clermont Auvergne as his side shift their focus to Europe after wrapping...

By Ben Redwood

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Barlot gets the better of big rival Mauvaka

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Castres Olympique hooker Gaetan Barlot scored his third Top 14 try of the season yesterday, scoring a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Sale cling on to keep play-off hopes alive

By SAM JACKSON Sale ....................26pts Tries: De Klerk 5, MacGinty 25, JP du Preez 39, JL du Preez 44 Conversions: De...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Biarritz’s top-flight dream all but over

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promotion and relegation matters returned firmly to the forefront of Top 14 rugby minds, after bottom side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Clermont join battle for Hughes

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CLERMONT Auvergne have emerged as a serious threat to London Irish’s plans to sign...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Lemaitre puts his faith in Mignoni

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre pulled something of a recruitment rabbit out of his hat this week, as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Serendipity enhances Euro Cup’s Round of 16

CHRIS HEWETT UNINTENDED consequences? You can’t move for them in the Union game, whether the governing class is ring-fencing the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 4 years ago

DREAM TEAM

PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Lowry shows his class for Ulster

By JOHN FALLON Ulster..................34pts Tries: Herring 8, 39; Lowry 22, Vermeulen 50, Baloucoune 67 Conversions: Doak 40, 51, Burns 67 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Sale know they must learn to turn screw

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Sale Sharks v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, AJ Bell Stadium GUS WARR says Sale Sharks are working...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Beziers’ heroes get warm welcome in wee hours

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Dragons try to lure fly-half Hanrahan

DRAGONS are in talks to sign Clermont Auvergne fly-half JJ Hanrahan for next season. The 29-year-old moved to France from Munster...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Postponed European rugby matches cancelled amid future uncertainty

All postponed matches from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have now been cancelled, while uncertainty hovers...

By Ben Redwood

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Mitchell red swings match from Saints

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..................27pts Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48 Conversions: Cooney 3 Penalties: Cooney 45 Northampton...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Sale win away at Ospreys

Sale overcame a second-half Ospreys fightback to claim victory in the Heineken Champions Cup opening round in Swansea. Tries from Rohan...

By Ben Redwood

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Cooney kicks 19 points as Ulster record famous win at Clermont fortress

By STEFFAN THOMAS Clermont...... ......21pts Tries: Penaud 35, 57 Conversions: Hanrahan 58 Penalties: Hanrahan 40, 50, 80 Ulster ............... ...26pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Mercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Mercer in top form as Eddie looks on

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Top 14 returned after a three-week international break for two rounds ahead of the start of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Success of Ruiz puts refs in hot demand

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN You’d be forgiven for thinking – especially after World Rugby’s sanction against Rassie Erasmus following his video...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Boyd: We had five props on bench

SAINTS director of rugby Chris Boyd cut a forlorn figure after their second successive big defeat. He said: “It proved a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Players get a breather in season marathon

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The relief on the faces of those players playing Top 14 rugby in France this weekend when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Azema in for Collazo at Toulon – at a price!

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two stories have gripped French rugby this week – the changing of the coach at Toulon, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Ntamack at 12 with Jalibert 10 is the plan

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After this weekend’s Top 14 matches, Fabien Galthie’s chosen 42 will head to FFR’s spartan ‘Marcatraz’ headquarters...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

A lot rests on Kolbe’s shoulders – and knee

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon have welcomed a few global superstars down the years – but it’s difficult to imagine any...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Toulouse looking to splash the Kolbe cash | James Harrington

Summer recruits scored 32 of La Rochelle’s 59 points against Biarritz last weekend to the delight, no doubt, of Ronan O’Gara...

By James Harrington

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Dominici trophy will offer clubs a respite

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon meet Stade Francais in the weekend’s final Top 14 match this evening. The Sunday night game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Fly-halves on move are talk of the town | James Harrington

Clubs’ recruitment and retention plans never stop. No sooner have they closed the book on squad hires for one season, than...

By James Harrington

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Saracens prop Mako Vunipola in new contract talks as Top 14 watch

Saracens are set to ask England prop Mako Vunipola to take a salary cut, TRP understands

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Ronan O’Gara’s diamonds can come up trumps | James Harrington

James Harrington previews the new Top 14 season and sees promise in La Rochell's hopes of banishing heartbreak in the final

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Pau-bound Daniel Ikpefan braves the crossover | James Harrington

After falling out of favour at Toulon, Ikpefan gets a shot at starring elsewhere in the Top 14 at Pau

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

France are suffering a recurring nightmare | James Harrington

A tough loss for France to deal with in Brisbane – but they've been here before, writes James Harrington

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Ben Tameifuna is man with the golden tum | Peter Jackson

BEN Tameifuna, a big old unit if ever there was one, threw his weight around to jarring effect during Bordeaux’s barrage...

By Peter Jackson

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Perpignan power up for return to Top 14 | James Harrington

Perpignan returned to the Top 14 in style after a two-year break, comprehensively beating Biarritz 33-14 in yesterday evening’s ProD2...

By James Harrington

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Tigers fans help drive our recruitment says Youngs

By ADAM HATHAWAY Crowd pleaser: Leicester scrum-half Ben Youngs BEN YOUNGS welcomed back the Leicester faithful claiming the fanatical Tigers support...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Battle for last play-off place goes to the wire | James Harrington

Top 14 rugby returned to broadcast in the UK with tries aplenty being scored

By James Harrington

Champions Cup

/ 5 years ago

Revealed: Champions Cup Team of the Season 2020-21

Tom O'Flaherty is recognised for his performances in Europe for the second-straight season

By A Wood

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Stade set the fashion in red not pink

BACK in the day when they reigned as the sport’s supreme fashionistas, Stade Francais possessed a team of rugged quality to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Munster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army

Will Addison's long-awaited return for Ulster didn't go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Strict new protocols provoke reaction | James Harrington

James Harrington looks at the tough measures taken by the LNR to ensure the Top 14 and Pro D2 seasons conclude...

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Midweek pile-ups impossible to avoid | James Harrington

James Harrington explains why the Top 14 schedule is in a bottleneck

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

European contenders will go into battle cold | James Harrington

Bordeaux-Begles and Montpellier will not have played a game since the quarter-final by the time the final four go head-to-head next...

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Harmony at Toulouse is music to Kaino’s ears | James Harrington

Earlier this week, both Toulouse and Clermont head coaches insisted that their sides are underdogs for today’s Champions Cup quarter-final at...

By James Harrington

Features

/ 5 years ago

Bristol Bears have banished bad eggs to build something special

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRISTOL’S LONG-SERVING LOCK JOE JOYCE ABOUT THE CLUB’S TRANSFORMATION Joe Joyce is Bristol’s longest serving player after joining...

By The Rugby Paper Team