All posts tagged "France"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland keen to ‘unleash’ Marcus Smith late on after dropping him to the bench
England coach Steve Borthwick is looking forward to “unleashing” Marcus Smith once opponents Italy are fatigued after dropping him to the...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations: France v Ireland best moments
By Charlie Elliott France and Ireland have cemented their status as the two teams to beat in the Six Nations, being...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations: A brief history of Ireland v France
By Charlie Elliott Recently, Ireland and France have been the biggest rivals in the Six Nations. While it isn’t geographical and historical like...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations: France and Ireland combined 23-man squad
By Charlie Elliott Ireland host France this weekend in the Six Nations in the biggest match of the tournament so far. ...
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/ 1 year agoEngland’s Six Nations critics hit by Kevin Sinfield broadside
By Adam Hathaway Kevin Sinfield has hit back at critics of England’s style of play, declaring they are in it to...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Barnstorming Tom Curry shows Ben Earl how it should be done
By Adam Hathaway Being in England camp with Tom Curry has shown Ben Earl what a world class player looks like...
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/ 1 year agoWill Stuart proving his true worth, says Andy Robinson
By Jon Newcombe Former England boss and current Bath coach Andy Robinson believes consistency of selection is bringing the best out...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Dan Pullinger
Dan Pullinger, the long-serving Plymouth Albion and former Exeter and England counties prop, who is celebrating a testimonial this year, chooses...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Go for it, England, and don’t play safe
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... Sport can be about small margins, and it is amazing how quickly...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoKeep your powder dry, Ellis
ELLIS Genge has got a love-hate relationship with the media, with “out of touch” former players in particular getting his goat....
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoJury’s out on Galthie’s collective approach
WHEN it comes to pivotal matches, Ireland’s clash with France in Dublin on Saturday has it all. It will dictate whether...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTime to put foot down and let the turbo kick in
Paul Rees looks back on England’s performances so far and says they should take the hand brake off and race ahead...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoRomain Ntamack vs Garry Ringrose – The same offence but two outcomes, why?
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Romain Ntamack and Garry Ringrose broke the same law in separate...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPlayer welfare ignored again with Romain Ntamack’s red card
By Peter Jackson Referee Paul Williams’ report to the tribunal of Romain Ntamack’s hit on Ben Thomas 10 minutes from the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoWhen the crowd just kept on growing
By Peter Jackson The largest crowd ever seen at a rugby match converged on Murrayfield this weekend 50 years ago, a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoWhen Ireland’s warriors sent French packing
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher With eight wins against France since...
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Features
/ 1 year agoIreland vs France – When two tribes prepare for war
Paul Rees says Saturday's heavyweight clash between Ireland and France could be the match of the Six Nations The Six Nations...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Time for England to focus on tries
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game With another week off, there is now more time to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoSurvival the name of game for Stade
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS approximately no one once said, a year is a long time in rugby. After the 17th...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 2, 2025 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 2...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations Title Race Heats Up Ahead of Week 4
With three rounds played, the Six Nations is reaching a critical stage. The title race is still wide open, but some...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoEngland lock George Martin ruled out of remainder of Six Nations
England will be without George Martin for their last two Guinness Six Nations matches after the lock was ruled out for...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoPODCAST (S4, E24): England regain Calcutta Cup, Wales show signs of life & France flourish in Rome, with Nick Heath
Three fixtures told three hugely different stories in the third round of the 2025 Six Nations. Ireland held off a promising...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSix Nations Round Three: Stock risers and fallers
Every weekend of the Six Nations has players, teams and many more who disappoint and others who appear from nowhere to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations Team of the Week: France stars shine in huge win over Italy
It felt like a true Six Nations weekend again, with some outstanding rugby being played by France, England scraping victory and Wales finally...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Antoine Dupont and France pile on record total in thumping of Italy
By Ethan Bents France thrashed Italy 73-24 in a statement win at the Stadio Olimpico in round three of the Six...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations: England’s warriors end Scottish curse
By Adam Hathaway England skipper Maro Itoje hailed his side’s warrior spirit as they reclaimed the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham yesterday...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Battling Wales give Ireland a scare
By Roger Panting Matt Sherratt, the Cardiff coach put in charge of Wales only last week, was delighted by the “emotion...
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/ 1 year agoI’m glad to be in a ‘beautiful place’ – Tom Curry
By Adam Hathaway Tom Curry has turned back time to when he was a teenager after his recovery from injury. The...
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/ 1 year agoEngland 16-15 Scotland: Fin Smith has diamonds on the soles of his shoes
By Nick Cain at Twickenham England ..............................16pts Try: Freeman 9 Conversion: M Smith 9 Penalties: M Smith 56, 67; F Smith...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoFor Scotland, another Six Nations dream dies at the hands of England…
By Paul Rees England well know the pain of a late missed kick. Little more than three months after George Ford’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCool cat Fin Smith is England’s biggest hitter at 10 since Jonny Wilkinson
By Brendan Gallagher After narrowly losing a couple of games against class opposition in the summer and autumn that they probably...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Triple top for Ireland, new hope for Wales
By Simon Thomas Wales .................................. 18pts Tries: Rogers 43, Morgan 43 Conversion: Anscombe 44 Penalties: Anscombe 23, 35 Ireland............................... 27pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNever can a team have lost and won so much than Wales
By Peter Jackson For more than 60 glorious minutes, the man they call ‘Jockey’ watched his no-hopers dare to cause an...
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/ 1 year agoItaly vs France Preview: Callum Braley urges Italy to take the bold route
By Jon Newcombe Match Preview - Italy v France Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadio Olimpico Former Italy scrum-half Callum Braley has urged...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThomas Ramos at 10 for new-look France
France head coach Fabien Galthie has made changes to his team following their 26-25 defeat by England last time out. Fly-half...
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Features
/ 1 year agoRyan Lamb’s backing pair of 10s to be England aces
Jon Newcombe talks to the Plymouth coach who says Fin and Marcus Smith will be in charge for the next two...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott – French stars need to get on the same page
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & Unmissable every week... How will France respond in Rome after losing to England? I don’t...
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/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: Ruthless France hit back in style against Italy
By Ben Jaycock Italy ..................... 5 France...............58 France bounced back from their defeat to England last time out with a demolition...
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/ 1 year agoU20s Six Nations: Kepu Tuipulotu leads the charge as England blow away limp Scotland
By Ethan Bents England ........................... 57pts Tries: Ridl 5, Tuipulotu 12, 37; James 29, Raymont 32, Burrow 43, Pearson 54, Bracken...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCut bench in half to make a game of it
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The bench is damaging rugby union, and this Six Nations should...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEthan Roots has been our rock at Exeter Chiefs, says Ricky Pellow
By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs flanker Ethan Roots has used the setback of missing out on England selection into a powerful...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoThe time’s ripe for a summit of the egos
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Summits are all the rage right now, “rage” being the operative word, and as the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoAfter delivering one miracle, a second proved impossible for Warren Gatland
Paul Rees says Gatland should be remembered for his remarkable achievements, not his second-term failings Timing is everything in sport, on...
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Features
/ 1 year agoIt’s all adding up nicely for Steve Borthwick, says Chris Ashton
Paul Rees talks to the former England winger who says the team’s age profile is looking good to challenge in RWC...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoThis Italian squad are good – but not quite their best side
By Brendan Gallagher Having reported on Italy since the early 1990s, I wouldn’t hesitate to nominate the current crop as...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoA Tour de France we’d all love to see for the British & Irish Lions
By Brendan Gallagher That hardy perennial, the possibility of another Lions Test against France, has poked its head above the frosty...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoFin, not Finn, for Lions XV -Chalmers
The Rugby Paper Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER Scotland flyhalf Craig Chalmers believes it might be best to exclude the ageing...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoStart off with the ‘new’ and finish with the old
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME FIND it hard to understand why there are now so many breaks...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoTop 14: Racing 92’s delight at smash and grab
French Column - By James Harrington Racing really needed that. A first win in the Top 14 since they beat Pau...
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