All posts tagged "France"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman – England must rule skies in Dublin
By Adam Hathaway Focus: Tommy Freeman Tommy Freeman has urged England to rule the Dublin skies next weekend against Ireland –...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFears that BBC will lose Six Nations
By Peter Jackson Fears are growing within the BBC that this year’s Six Nations will bring an end to their historic...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFin Baxter’s ready to take on the best during Six Nations
By Paul Rees Fin Baxter was one of the players of last season, a prop dubbed the baby-faced assassin who at...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott – If England finish third in the Six Nations, that would be a result
By Jeremy Guscott Where do England sit heading into this Six Nations? Scotland Going into the 2025 tournament they are behind...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoSix of the best who deserved a chance during the Six Nations
Thinking Allowed by Chris Hewett A great rugby coach is rarer than radium, as England have discovered in recent decades. Precious...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMuddy waters getting muddier
The baffling case of Samu Kerevi’s 20-minute red card during Australia’s romp in Cardiff two months ago provides a stark insight...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDamian Penaud in the mood to break his ducks for France
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Flying high: Damian Penaud scoring for France against Ireland during last...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoRace is on to win a place in RWC 2027
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Qualification for the Rugby World Cup...
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/ 1 year agoFrance Six Nations Preview – Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack to take centre stage
Six Nations 2025 James Harrington says it is time for Fabien Galthie to prove all his changes have been worth it...
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/ 1 year agoScotland Six Nations Preview – Time for Finn Russell & Co to throw away the L-plates
Paul Rees looks at the problems Gregor Townsend is facing to make sure his side fire on all cylinders Everyone has...
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/ 1 year agoWales Six Nations Preview – Warren Gatland will be hoping history can repeat itself
Paul Rees reports on a team desperate to turn things right around after last year’s wooden spoon Warren Gatland was gungho...
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/ 1 year agoItaly Six Nations Preview – Ange Capuozzo must make most of forward power
Brendan Gallagher predicts another good championship after two wins and a draw last time out Can Italy build on their best-ever...
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/ 1 year agoEngland U20s Six Nations Preview: Mark Mapletoft is keen to build for the future in defence of title
Mark Mapletoft says his group have put their groundbreaking 2024 behind them, operating with a clean slate going into their Six...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWales U20s Six Nations Preview: Richard Whiffin turns to Harry Beddall to lead from front
Leicester flanker Harry Beddall leads Richard Wiffin’s new-look Wales squad. The 20-year-old, who represented Wales in the Six Nations and World...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLaborde: Three away fixtures is going to be tough
FRANCE JUNIOR World Cup finalists France will be hoping for a much improved Six Nations after finishing a disappointing third last...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHurry up, Harry! Sloan closing in on making bow
By BEN JAYCOCK Wise head: Harry Sloan in his Harlequins days EXPERIENCED campaigner Harry Sloan has enjoyed sharing wisdom at Canterbury...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRemember it’s a game for players
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to World Rugby high performance consultant coach Peter Drewett, below What was your playing background...
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/ 1 year agoToulouse show offstrength in depth
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Scottish ace: Blair Kinghorn was on the scoresheet for Toulouse PICTURES: Getty Images UGO Mola’s remarkable Toulouse,...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoIreland aim for Six Nations history under stand-in boss Simon Easterby
Interim boss Simon Easterby believes back-to-back champions Ireland are “up for the challenge” of chasing Six Nations history in the absence...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoAdam Jones joins Wales coaching team for Six Nations on secondment from Harlequins
Scrum specialist Adam Jones will join Wales’ coaching team for this season’s Guinness Six Nations. Jones will link up with Warren...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWarren Gatland warns Six Nations rivals to ‘write Wales off at your peril’
Warren Gatland believes that people will write Wales off at their peril in this season’s Guinness Six Nations. The form guide...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFive players who have scored five or more tries in a single game
By Charlie Elliott After Damian Penaud’s heroics for Bordeaux Begles against Sharks over the weekend, having broken the Champions Cup record for tries...
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/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick: It’s time to put our foot down
By Adam Hathaway Steve Borthwick insists he has come up with a solution to England’s problem in closing out matches –...
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/ 1 year agoAntoine Dupont returns to Six Nations stage
Scrum-half Antoine Dupont will take part in his first Six Nations since 2023 after missing last year’s competition to prepare for...
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/ 1 year ago‘Life at Sale Sharks without my brother is weird’ – Luke James
By Jon Newcombe Sale stalwart Luke James admits his first season apart from older brother Sam has been “very weird”. Before...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott – Steve Borthwick must put faith in his players during Six Nations
By Jeremy Guscot - Outspoken and unmissable every week... The change of England captaincy that was discussed in last week’s column...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBeno Obano red ends Bath hope of an upset win against Leinster
By Brendan Gallagher Leinster ............................. 47pts Tries: Henshaw 9, 15; Conan 37, Snyman 51, 76; Ringrose 60, Gibson-Park 67 Conversions: Prendergast...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBattling Bristol Bears suffer injury-time heartache against Clermont
By Gary Fitzgerald Clermont ........................... 33pts Tries: Newsome 17, Raka 40, 54; Penalty 76, Ceyte 80+6 Bristol ................................ 26pts Conversions: Belleau...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMatch Preview – Leicester Tigers gunning to take down Antoine Dupont and Toulouse
By Adam Hathaway Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Ernest Wallon Michael Cheika is aiming to take down a French icon as his...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGood news on Maro Itoje, but England’s problems persist
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Having been a long-time advocate of Maro Itoje as England captain,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBeefing up club rugby may start a trend
HERE’S a novel idea: a fresh European tournament specifically aimed at clubs based on the continent of Europe, as opposed to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoOspreys snatch it in stunning finale against Pau
By Simon Thomas Pau ....................28 Ospreys ........... 31 Ospreys booked a home tie in the last 16 with a superb five-try...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSouth America aiming for four teams at Rugby World Cup 2027
By Joe Santamaria After a historic 2024 for rugby in South America, former Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade is turning his...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoScotland’s class of 1925 fired by legends
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Scotland only have three Grand Slams...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI was astonished when Leicester got in touch
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MICHAEL VAN VUUREN THE FORMER JUNIOR SPRINGBOK, CHEETAHS, STADE FRANCAIS, KINGS, LEICESTER, BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, LONDON IRISH, NORTHAMPTON,...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoEncore for exiled prop star Rabah Slimani
French Column by James Harrington Last Wednesday, Fabien Galthie named six uncapped players in his 42-strong list for the first match...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoMax Llewellyn snub from Six Nations sums up everything wrong with Welsh Rugby
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The Wales squad has officially been announced, and Welsh fans will likely have mixed emotions when...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLevani Botia – My wife didn’t know I played rugby until she saw me on TV
By Brendan McGilligan Flicking between the channels on the television, Emele Veivuke landed on a rugby match. Not being a rugby...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSimon Easterby welcomes return of Leinster quartet for Ireland’s Six Nations title defence
Interim head coach Simon Easterby believes the availability of Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Jack Conan and Jimmy O’Brien “massively increases” Ireland’s...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoGregor Townsend hoping Kyle Steyn can still feature for Scotland in Six Nations
Gregor Townsend is hopeful that Glasgow captain Kyle Steyn can still play a big part in the Six Nations despite being...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoGeorge Skivington surprised by Gloucester duo’s absence from Wales’ Six Nations squad
Gloucester rugby director George Skivington has admitted his surprise at the omission of Gareth Anscombe and Max Llewellyn from Wales’ Six...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoMaro Itoje replaces Jamie George as England captain for Six Nations
Maro Itoje will lead England into the upcoming Guinness Six Nations after replacing Jamie George as captain. George has been in...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoTeddy Thomas reflects on career success, fatherhood
Lifting the most prestigious European competitions within rugby is only achieved by a small percentage despite the countless number of children...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPhilippe Saint-Andre challenges Sale Sharks to win something
Philippe Saint-Andre has assessed Sale’s title prospects and declared: "It’s about time they won something again."
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year ago‘Je ne regrette rien’: Lewis Ludlam loving life at Toulon
Lewis Ludlam insists he will return to Northampton one day but has no regrets about leaving the town or England behind...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoSorry, Nick, but it’s different in France
NICK Cain has spent several issues arguing the case for promotion from the Championship and made an unfavourable comparison with French...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Four changes to fire up England
Whoever makes the England Six Nations squad, to be announced on Tuesday by Steve Borthwick, I cannot imagine much in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoSharks 8-20 Toulouse: Toulouse on easy street as the sun beats down
This match proved more of a damp squib rather than a tournament classic as reigning champions Toulouse showcased their class by...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe don’t need platitudes, we need to see change
The RFU’s U-turn on Friday in agreeing to an SGM, just 24-hour’s after rejecting the Thursday’s submission representing 152 clubs across...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoToulon v Harlequins: We’re expecting a brutal clash, admits Chisholm
James Chisholm admits he is not one of the flashier players who wear the Harlequins’ multi-coloured jersey, but the back rower...
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