All posts tagged "France"
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoLionesses have inspired us to live the moment says Middleton
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND A year later than advertised, the 2021 Women’s World Cup gets underway in New Zealand next weekend...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoWhy a global season could help manage game’s woes
Paul Rees looks at England’s training camp squad and asks why the professional game is not working The Premiership has never...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoTournament brimming with standout moments
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT was after round two from memory that...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland women set for standalone match at Twickenham against France
England‘s women will play their first ever standalone match at Twickenham next year against France in the Six Nations. The Red...
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Top 14
/ 4 years agoLancaster’s Racing switch confirmed
Stuart Lancaster’s move to Racing 92 at the end of the season has been confirmed today by current club Leinster. The...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoWales set to take on SA again
By PETER JACKSON The Rugby Paper can reveal that the Springboks will be back in Cardiff on August 19 for what...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDiamond: This might be our last game ever
By PAUL REES As Worcester’s players toured bars in the city last night after their match against Newcastle some fear may...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoCook on a mission to get Zebre back into contention
Chris Cook spent 13 years in the Premiership but now he has turned his attention to transforming Zebre from also-rans into...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoMiddleton should open up strongly in World Cup
ROCKY CLARK WORLD CUP WINNER Five years on from the last World Cup there were 39 Red Roses awaiting squad selection,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Richard Barrington
I had two years still on my contract at Jersey but when Saracens came in for me after my first year...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoVerdict on corruption charges is awaited
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tuesday, December 13. That’s the date a Paris court delivers its verdicts on FFR President Bernard Laporte,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOne old competition which has had its day
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Younger readers may be surprised to learn that back in the days when dinosaurs were roaming the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoVakatawa highlights a serious problem
CHRIS HEWETT The desperate news surrounding Virimi Vakatawa – a proper centre on his day and plenty good enough for most...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLawrence on wanted list at Sharks
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted man: Ollie Lawrence Sale Sharks have put Worcester Warriors and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoWelsh to the core, but a fine citizen of the world
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Life was a magical mystery tour for Eddie...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoRavens keep their nerve after Davies blow
Pontypridd..............26 Bridgend.................. 30 By SIMON ROBERTS BRIDGEND Ravens survived a late rally by Pontypridd to secure a vital away victory at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoURC chief keen to emulate US sports model
■By STEFFAN THOMAS MARTIN Anayi admits the United Rugby Championship does need to consider a restriction on player salaries and would...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoJalibert in line to join Barrett at Racing 92
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert’s unfortunately timed early-season travails continued on Saturday, amid renewed questions over his...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoAll Blacks win thriller after bizarre Raynal call
Australia.........37pts Tries: Valentini 25, Kellaway 60, 67, Samu 73 Conversions: Foley 26, 61, 68, 74 Penalties: Foley 18, 47 New Zealand…..39pts Tries: Taukei'aho 4, 41, Mo'unga...
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Women's International
/ 4 years agoRed Roses hammer Wales in final World Cup warm-up
England …………73pts Wales ………………….7pts By MARK DOCHERTY The Red Roses secured a world record 25th consecutive victory in style with a 66-point...
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Women's International
/ 4 years agoRed Roses and Wales prepare for World-Cup warm-up in Bristol
Around 15 miles down the road from their shared border, England and Wales‘ women face off tonight in their final game...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTime for England to get act together
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK We are a year out from the 2023 World Cup – and three...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoRacing 92 hit hard by Vakatawa retirement
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For Racing 92, this is the first weekend after the unexpected retirement before. A matter of days...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWhite keen to prove he’s good enough for Scotland
By GARY FITZGERALD Ben White has set his heart on a dream trip to France next year and he hopes turning...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld of rugby mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
The world of rugby at all levels were united as they mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday evening....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOne year to go until the Rugby World Cup 2023 kicks off in France
The countdown to the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, which kicks off on 8 September next year, is well and...
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Top 14
/ 4 years agoEngland and Top 14 star Mercer first name in Razor-rog Barbarians squad
England, Bath and Montpellier star Zach Mercer has been named in the Barbarians squad for November’s Killik Cup 2022 match against...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoWorld Cup carrot will inspire us – George
By GARY FITZGERALD Jamie George admits it will be “difficult” pushing thoughts of France to the back of his mind but...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCallard predicts brighter future for Leeds
By NICK POWELL LEEDS Tykes head coach Jon Callard is aiming high for this season. In the 2019/20 Championship season Leeds...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Christian Lewis-Pratt
Christian Lewis-Pratt, the former England Sevens, Northampton, Leeds & London Irish fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoElvis still has a few more hits left in him
By Peter Jackson Old rock ‘n’ rollers dusting down their blue suede shoes for the new season will rejoice at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDombrandt urges Quins to aim high
By ADAM HATHAWAY No.8 Alex Dombrandt admits Harlequins did not set the bar high enough last season and got trapped into...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBig brother Creevy happy to claim Irish can be champions
Agustin Creevy is as bullish with his predictions for London Irish’s title chances as he is when taking the field, claiming:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Worcester Warriors
Director of Rugby: Steve Diamond Captain: Ted Hill Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 PREDICTED FINISH: 13TH Steve Diamond’s bid to become...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoToulouse will take title, say coaches
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulouse will win the Top 14 title at the end of another tight season – according to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBath turn sights on du Preez brothers
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Bath are the latest club to run the rule over...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBuyers will have to prove they have the money
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Prospective Worcester Warriors buyers could be asked to produce proof of funds for between £30...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoMinnows still thrown to sharp shooters
CHRIS HEWETT Many of the most gruesome blood sports have been legislated out of existence. It’s called progress. You don’t see...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFrench go from strength to strength
AFTER a difficult week for English club rugby, it is both instructive and a little chastening to look over La Manche...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Jonny Hylton
The former Wasps, Worcester, Cornish Pirates and Esher winger One of the things you can’t coach is pace and I was...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoFrance set to rock with the best league in the world
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW French flair: La Rochelle may be champions of Europe but they finished fifth...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe day Pumas joined world rugby’s top table
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoConcern as refs switch to other side
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Another of French rugby’s leading gamekeepers turned coach this week, as Top 14 referee Maxime Chalon put...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoNo need to read beyond the headline with Jones
Colin Boag Eddie Jones, master of creating headlines and tweaking tails, did it again when he suggested that the English independent...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoVan Zyl has his sights set on the World Cup
By GARY FITZGERALD Seeing Billy and Mako Vunipola battle their way back into Eddie Jones’ good books has encouraged Ivan van...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Ealing Trailfinders utility back Gabe Jones
Ealing Trailfinders academy utility back Gabe Jones made his U20s debut for Scotland in the Summer Series earlier this year and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFrom Moseley to a bar in Buenos Aires
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MOSELEY & CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK OLLIE THOMAS MY route to rugby was different from the modern-day...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoTransfer market that never sleeps
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Accepted wisdom has it that the shortest period of time is the New York Second – helpfully...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoThe 4 Best Rugby Players In The World
Rugby is played by millions of people around the world and is particularly popular in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, France,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTuilagi set for payday in Japan
By NEIL FISSLER Manu Tuilagi is edging towards a move to the Far East to play in the Japan Rugby League...
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