All posts tagged "France"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 weeks agoBrendan Gallagher: VIP treatment with Big Gav and Campo
The Hong Kong Sevens is 50 years old this weekend which is a sobering thought, probably the first time in recorded...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 weeks agoWales have no answer to French power show
■By RACHEL EVANS Wales ................... 7pts Tries: Penalty 15 France................38pts Tries: Fall Raclot 22, Feleu 46, Murie 54, Bourdon-Sansus 59, Grando...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoIslands in the sun are left to suffer
THE sorry collapse of the Super Rugby franchise Moana Pasifika – entirely predictable, but no less depressing for that – is...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks ago40 years later, and the ladies party on
WE seem awash with anniversaries but one notable landmark we should particularly note is the 40th anniversary today – April 19...
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Top 14
/ 4 weeks agoAzema’s on his way back to Toulon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON’S search for a head coach to take some of the day-to-day strain off sporting director Pierre...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoEngland’s Honey Kerslake inspired by memory of her dad – All Blacks great Jerry Collins
Almost 11 years on from New Zealand flanker Jerry Collins’ tragic death, his daughter Honey Kerslake is using his memory as...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: England injury crisis? Ellie Kildunne’s story + Women’s Six Nations Round 2 preview
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by journalist Sarah Rendell to break...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 1 month agoU18s Six Nations Festival: Italy add England to their list of scalps
England finished their Six Nations Festival with a disappointing one win from three outings after falling to a 46-26 loss to...
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Features
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Duelling French aristocrats! Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles clash in the Champions Cup
Rugby in France has never been more popular. The television audience for the final Six Nations match against England peaked at...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: French rivals are showing England the way ahead
No-one is really surprised by the magnitude of the heavy defeats suffered in the European Cup Round of 16 last weekend...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 month agoLes Bleues take their time to put on a show
■By MARK ROGERS Tries: Grando 21, Arbez 44, Brosseau 54, Khalfaoui 60, Murie 70, Barrat 75 Conversions: Arbez 44, 55, 61,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoI’ve got to be a dog at the breakdown, says Willis
By BEN JAYCOCK TOULOUSE flanker and renowned jackaler Jack Willis has pinpointed the breakdown as the decisive battleground ahead of today’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBorthwick needs help on selection
STEVE Borthwick has been England manager for over three years now, and he has a similar win record (at roughly 60...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoEngland too good
I’M excited by the start of the women’s Six Nations, but it is only really the France game that presents a...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoIt’s time for one real champion to disappear
EUROPE’S match of the season kicks off on the banks of the Garonne this afternoon, the champions of Europe (Bordeaux) versus...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoRed Roses blown away as France run riot
U18 Women FRANCE completed a perfect U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival campaign with a dominant 75-7 victory over England, running in...
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Top 14
/ 1 month agoSo, who is your starter at 10, then?
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 10s: Matthieu Jalibert, left, and Romain Ntamack PICTURES: Getty Images The latest iteration of the as-old-as-time...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: The big Women’s Six Nations Round 1 preview + Courtney Lawes returns! ft Rachael Burford
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by 84-cap former England centre and...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoMike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
Mike Tindall is convinced Steve Borthwick will come up with a remedy to heal England’s losing headache and turn them into...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoAndy Goode: Fans want to see top Leicester Tigers stars in Champions Cup knockouts
Andy Goode is disappointed his former club Leicester Tigers have not picked a full-strength team for today’s Champions Cup clash at...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoBordeaux-Begles vs Leicester Tigers: Geoff Parling sees light at end of the tunnel
Geoff Parling is confident Leicester Tigers will ask questions of holders Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup today, even without three rested...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoHanro Liebenberg: I’ll miss the Leicester Tigers fans
Hanro Liebenberg may be moving on from Leicester at the end of the season, but the Tigers will never leave him.
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: And with that, it’s back to the studio! The Geoff Parling-Craig Doyle incident
A little over 20 years ago, Alan Partridge committed one of broadcasting’s cardinal sins by shooting a chat show guest live...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPeter Jackson: Time for George North to face the final curtain
Precious few teenagers dared to make an entrance remotely like George North’s two tries against the Springboks, evoking golden memories of...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLouis Rees-Zammit: I’m loving playing at full-back for Bristol Bears and Wales
Louis Rees-Zammit is relishing playing at full-back for Bristol Bears and Wales and getting more comfortable in the position every match.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBielle-Biarrey is the top dog again
FRANCE winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey has won the Six Nations player of the championship award for the second year running. The 22-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDREAMTEAM
BEN FODEN, THE FORMER ENGLAND, SALE, NORTHAMPTON & RUGBY UNITED NEW YORK FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH OR...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoKelly the hero for Ireland
U18s Six Nations Festival U18 Men ■By BEN JAYCOCK IRELAND claimed a dramatic 36-31 victory over England in the U18 Men’s...
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/ 1 month agoWales leave it late to sink England
U18 Women WALES produced a late comeback to beat England 32-24 in a thrilling opening match of the U18 Women’s Six...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoNonu just keeps on rolling along
ONE man has survived for so long on the higher grounds of the global game that he makes grand old footballing...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoLes Bleues enjoy new energy burst
FRANCE Under fresh leadership, France have their sights fixed on finally bridging the gap to England. Captain Manae Feleu, the 26-year-old...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoBordeaux ready to run their marathon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN All set: Bordeaux fly-half Matthieu Jalibert and, inset left to right, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Damian Penaud and head...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoLouie Hennessey: Wales are ‘dark horses’ for 2027 Rugby World Cup
Louie Hennessey has warned England to watch out for Wales in next year’s World Cup.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSale Sharks vs Bath: Alex Sanderson wants his side to ‘put noses out of joint’
Sale Sharks’ title hopes may have evaporated but Alex Sanderson wants his players to “put a few noses out of joint”...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: RFU ‘whitewash’ is already under way
As a broadcast pundit, Chris Ashton provides many sharp insights on back play, but often, like many former internationals now in...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: Meg Jones – There’s a lot more to come from England
Meg Jones will have an extra spring in her stride and bigger smile on her face when she walks proudly out...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Eye-gouging Oscar Jegou sparks more anger
The strange case of Oscar Jegou has become stranger still, its verdict provoking another heavyweight ex-referee to weigh into the row...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEngland have an identity crisis – Vesty
By SAM JACKSON NORTHAMPTON head coach Sam Vesty feels England have suffered an identity crisis under Steve Borthwick. The RFU are...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBorthwick has time to prove me wrong
JOHN Mitchell’s remarkable impact on the Red Roses, culminating in World Cup success, is illustrative proof of the importance of being...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDREAMTEAM
JAKE FARNWORTH, THE FORMER LEICESTER TIGERS, BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY AND NOTTINGHAM HOOKER, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Billy Harding – I’ll play until the wheels fall off
Billy Harding, the former England Counties, Rosslyn Park, London Scottish, Esher, Wasps, Ampthill & Coventry hooker, who now plays for Blackheath,...
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Top 14
/ 2 months agoWomen keen to join the 6N party
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWO-THIRDS of the 2026 Six Nations season is complete. It’s old news, but France – Les Bleus...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPendlebury’s seeing signs of progress
TRP Hewett: Tandy has reasons to be more cheerful than Borthwick By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND men’s U18s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoWhat is the Nations Championship? Format, fixtures and how rugby’s new tournament works
The Autumn Nations Series is dead. Whether you think that is a positive or not, or even if you didn’t really...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: England target eighth straight title
With the Women’s Six Nations just around the corner, England have begun their preparations by announcing their new leadership team for...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoFormer England wing Chris Ashton urges RFU to listen to players on Steve Borthwick decision
England bosses have been urged to copy the All Blacks lead and give the players influence over the future coaching direction...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Now is the time for England to learn to be streetwise
It’s been hailed as the best ever Six Nations because of its topsy-turvy nature, unpredictability, and exciting edge-of-the-seat stuff, as well...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoLee Mears backs England head coach Steve Borthwick to stay in charge
Steve Borthwick is “loving” the pressure on his shoulders and will turn England into a formidable World Cup force insists former...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoOllie Chessum: Six Nations performance in Paris gives England belief for the future
Ollie Chessum feels that, for all the frustration England felt at losing to France with the final kick of the match...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoA backwards step
I DO not care that France was England’s best performance of this year’s Six Nations, for the second week running we...
International Rugby
Will Genia backs the Henry Pollock hype but feels England need to be more fluid
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