All posts tagged "Clermont"
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSale 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...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoCooney 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:...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoMercurial 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...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoMercer 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...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoSuccess 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...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBoyd: 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...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoPlayers 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...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoAzema 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...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoNtamack 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...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoA 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...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoToulouse 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...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoDominici 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...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFly-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...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSaracens 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
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRonan 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
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoPau-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
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFrance 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
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBen 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...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoPerpignan 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...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTigers 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...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBattle 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
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRevealed: Champions Cup Team of the Season 2020-21
Tom O'Flaherty is recognised for his performances in Europe for the second-straight season
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStade 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...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMunster 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,...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoStrict 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...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMidweek pile-ups impossible to avoid | James Harrington
James Harrington explains why the Top 14 schedule is in a bottleneck
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEuropean 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...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHarmony 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...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBristol 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...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSemi Radradra leads by example says Lam – and what a towering example that is for all
Pat Lam delves into Bristol's path to greater things after winning the Challenge Cup last season, and why Semi Radradra is...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFekitoa: Paolo Odogwu is the vital piece for Wasps
The Wasps and New Zealand centre is expecting teammate Paolo Odogwu to get his shot with England soon on the Test...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJono Gibbes favourite for Clermont Auvergne job
Richard Cockerill has also been linked with a move away from Edinburgh to the Top 14 giants
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlackett: We’re too anxious right now
LEE Blackett admitted his Wasps team were becoming too anxious after another demoralising home defeat. Wasps have won once at the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRacing snap up bargain of the season in Fickou | James Harrington
Racing 92 have signed Gael Fickou to form an all-France midfield with Virimi Vakatawa
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGreig Laidlaw gives his first impressions of Japan’s Top League
The former Scotland captain had the option to stay in France but opted instead for the wonders of Japan
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBiarritz explore options far and wide | James Harrington
With signings Steffon Armitage and Henry Speight in the fold, ProD2 Biarritz are poised to launch a promotion bid this season....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCanal Plus keep rights in bumper Top 14 deal | James Harrington
James Harrington reports on the megan deal Top 14 bosses and broadcaster Canal Plus have struck in France
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMinister of Sport may withdraw support for Six Nations | James Harrington
French rugby has been in chaos for the past week, James Harrington explains
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoConfirmed: Northampton Saints sign ex-Clermont back row
Saints sign Beziers back row Karl Wilkins, a former academy teammate of Lewis Ludlam
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRest week turns sour for France as Antoine Dupont falls victim | James Harrington
James Harrington breaks down the week in French rugby, with Antoine Dupont's positive Covid-19 test a concern for Les Bleus
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRed cards prove we must bring back ruck
HEAD high ‘hits’ in the pro game are not going away any time soon if Friday night’s narrow Bath win over...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBath will have to wait until summer on Danny Cipriani
Cipriani remains unsigned after leaving Gloucester last year, with Bath told they will have to wait until the summer for a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAll change for coaches as Cheika stands by | James Harrington
Top 14 club owners plan big coaching changes, with Michael Cheika under consideration by Montpellier president Mohed Altrad
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTalks begin to expand Top 14 to 16 next season | James Harrington
A u-turn in French rugby after talk last month suggested the Top 14 would be reduced to 12, now it has...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTaufua must wait
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER Tigers say Jordan Taufua’s anticipated move to French Top 14 side Lyon has not yet been “resolved”. Lyon...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN French pick squad as Six Nations gets the OK Medical joker: Gabriel Ibitoye has finally proved rumours right by...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoUlster 15-10 Munster: Ulster extend unbeaten run as focus turns to Leinster
Ulster's title challenge gathers pace as they down provincial rival Munster
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBears ace Harry Randall aims to show Eddie he’s the man for all seasons in Galway
Neale Harvey previews Bristol's Champions Cup trip to Connacht with England hopeful Harry Randall
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoKay: Tough ask but Quins can do it
BT Sport pundit Ben Kay previews Harlequins clash with Racing 92, and says the Premiership club have the toughest schedule in...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoClermont 31-39 Munster: Fightback supreme breaches the French fortress
Munster produce dramatic comeback over Clermont Auvergne, overturning 26-8 deficit and inspired by CJ Stander
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