All posts tagged "La Rochelle"
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Top 14
/ 1 week agoCarbonel shows he is still a class act
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AN 83rd-minute Louis Carbonel penalty handed Stade Francais a 34-32 home win over second-placed Pau at Stade...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 weeks agoUlster march into final four with style
■By BEN JAYCOCK ULSTER moved to within one game of a first European final since 2012 with an impressive victory over...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks 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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Challenge Cup
/ 4 weeks agoNewcastle battle hard but can’t
By LUKE JARMYN FOR anyone who forgot the mantra of ‘no scrum, no win’, La Rochelle produced a real reminder as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 weeks agoovercome La Rochelle
Leatherbarrow and scrum-half Simón Benítez Cruz were ever-present through the phases before a Con-non over-the-top pass saw Obatoyinbo dash over. Two...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 weeks agoBrave Ospreys go down fighting
By JAMES LYONS Ulster ...................28pts Tries: Izuchukwu 3, McCann 34, Stockdale 45, Timoney 55 Conversions: Doak 4, 35, 46, 56 Ospreys...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoJones calls for speedy upswing
ATTENTION turns to the European Challenge Cup for Newcastle and Exeter ahead of their Round of 16 ties. The Red Bulls...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoStephen Jones to focus on attack at Newcastle Red Bulls
Stephen Jones believes this year’s Six Nations has shown the game is in fine fettle as he looks to bring the...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoEngland settle for third as France take title
U20S SIXNATIONS By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND produced a spirited comeback but fell just short in a 31-28 defeat to Grand Slam...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Another one right in the eye for TMOs
It does not take an unusually sardonic soul, let alone a satirist measuring 9.5 on the Evelyn Waugh Scale of Savagery,...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEngland U18s taught lesson
ENGLAND U18s were thrashed 63-33 by France at Kingsley Road, Chinnor yesterday with France flyhalf Bixintxo Daguerre metronomic off the tee...
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Top 14
/ 2 months agoNon-stop season likely to take toll
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TIME and the ever-evolving rugby seasons wait for no one. The final round of the 2026 Six...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoAlan Dickens: Tom Christie setting the standard at Newcastle Red Bulls
Alan Dickens has hailed the impact made by Tom Christie at Newcastle and expects the New Zealander to spearhead a resurgence...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland U20s 21-31 Ireland U20s: Irish put the squeeze on sorry English
Ireland stunned England to move into second in the U20s Six Nations, following a hard-fought win at The Rec on Friday...
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Top 14
/ 2 months agoBayonne battling to find a new way
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Ex-Bayonne coach Gregory Patat PICTURES: Getty Images new way IT MAY be a Top 14 rest week,...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: We don’t want these front row giants
It is dire news when a player is forced to retire due to health issues, as happened last week when France’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoMissing from big kick-off
EIGHT props will be missing from the starting grid for the Six Nations. All will be back, some later than sooner,...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoUini Atonio retires in a seismic blow to France ahead of Six Nations
France’s Six Nations preparations have been dealt a devastating blow after Uini Atonio was forced to retire with immediate effect following...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDREAM TEAM
SAM NIXON, THE FORMER BATH, BAYONNE, EXETER AND GRENOBLE PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster late to the party – Leo Cullen’s new plan or still a work in progress?
In previous seasons of the United Rugby Championship and the Champions Cup, we have seen a consistency with Leinster in which,...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoHarlequins full-back Tyrone Green – We will need to be at our best for second half of season
Tyrone Green made a timely return from injury last weekend to help Harlequins out of their slump with a big performance...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoLa Rochelle vs Harlequins: We need a repeat performance, says Quins coach Jason Gilmore
Jason Gilmore is not getting carried away by the way Harlequins ended their losing run by blowing away the Stormers last...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoStormers 39-26 Leicester Tigers: Geoff Parling’s visiting side put up a fight
Leicester Tigers look destined for the Challenge Cup, but a much-changed side made the Stormers battle for victory to the very...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoBayonne 13-22 Leinster: Another late show makes sure of top spot for the Irish province
Leinster ensured top spot in Pool 3 and secured a home last 16 tie by grinding out a hard-fought victory over...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoHarlequins flanker Jack Kenningham – ‘Prepare to face a storm at The Stoop’
Jack Kenningham has told the Stormers to be prepared for a storm at The Stoop this afternoon, with Harlequins set on...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoBulls 49-61 Bristol Bears: Nine-try visitors vanquish Bulls
Bristol Bears hit the heights at altitude against the Bulls. It sounds crazy to say in a game of 16 tries...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoLeinster 25-24 La Rochelle: Harry Byrne comes on to win it with last kick of the match
Substitute Harry Byrne kicked a last-gasp penalty for Leinster against La Rochelle to settle a thriller that will take some beating...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoToulon vs Munster: Red Army looking to get things back on track as they prepare to enter the French cauldron
Having started the season as the URC’s pacesetters, Munster enter today’s Pool 2 clash in Toulon after suffering disappointing back-to-back defeats.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoToulon did the game no favours
PAOLO Garbisi loves his rugby and so he should, standing as he does on the brink of a Six Nations during...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoOfficial Preview: Japan Rugby League One 2025-26 – Round Four
Japan Rugby League One resumes after the New Year's break on Saturday, kicking off when Graham Rowntree's much-improved Urayasu D-Rocks meet...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoLeinster vs La Rochelle: Europe’s modern rivalry reaches its next chapter
With the return of the Champions Cup, a series of new rivalries will reignite, including the rematch between last season’s finalists...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoAlex Sanderson: Champions Cup is no distraction for Sale Sharks
Alex Sanderson admits it would “take something special” for Sale Sharks to rule Europe, but that’s not stopping him from having...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoKyle Hatherell insists promotion is still Ealing Trailfinders’ goal
Back row Kyle Hatherell insists Ealing Trailfinders feels like a Premiership club day-to-day and are pushing hard to make that a...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoNonstop coverage a treat for TV fans
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Match winner: Joris Segonds kicked the crucial points for Bayonne with the clock in the red PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoLa Rochelle swept aside by Stormers
■ By SAM JACKSON Stormers .......... 42pts Tries: Maart 3, 53; Zas 8, Venter 46, Gelant 57, Theunissen 71 Conversions: Feinberg-Mngomezulu...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 months agoLa Rochelle 39-20 Leicester Tigers: Fearless Tiger cubs go down fighting
Leicester Tigers were more cubs than tigers with youth given its head, but they pushed the former champions La Rochelle hard...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoPau rise high to cut down Bordeaux
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Pair of aces: Matthieu Jalibert in action for Bordeaux on Friday and, inset, Pau’s tyro No.10 Axel...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoJack Nowell: I love the challenge in France
A wounded animal is when it is at its most dangerous and La Rochelle intend to right some wrongs from last...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoPerpignan expected to move for Labit
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Last 10 standing: Perpignan fly-half Tommaso Allan and, inset, Joe Worsley PICTURES: Getty Images EIGHT. That was...
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Features
/ 7 months agoBordeaux romp
EUROPEAN Cup champions Bordeaux-Begles ran in 11 tries against Montauban to go second in the table with France flyer Louis Bielle-Biarrey...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoNick Cain: Wallabies too slow to make most of Will Skelton
The 2025 Lions gave the Wallabies a long overdue wake-up call on the pitch, as well as doing them a favour...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoAustralia 22-12 British and Irish Lions: Wallabies cash in on their storm troopers
Australia ........................... 22pts Tries: Pietsch 8, Jorgensen 55, McDermott 71 Conversions: Donaldson 56, 72 Penalty: Lynagh 34 British & Irish Lions...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 10 months agoPaul Rees: Andy Farrell will take it, but a lot more is required from the British and Irish Lions
No team that has won the first Test in a full series between Australia and the Lions has gone on to...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoTop 14: Toulouse vs Bordeaux – The best French final of all time?
Toulouse beat Bordeaux-Begles in the Top 14 final over the weekend, in what was one of the greatest finals France‘s top league has...
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Chris Hewett
/ 11 months agoChris Hewett: Jonny Wilkinson just shouldn’t be the lone star
You have to laugh. Otherwise, you’d cry yourself a river. According to a public vote organised by the folk who run...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoNick Cain: Ben Spencer steps up to prove his worth for Bath
It's been a long time between drinks for Bath’s faithful fans when it comes to winning worthwhile silverware, so no one...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLa Rochelle 24-25 Munster: Cool-head Jack Crowley has the drop on Ronan O’Gara’s side
By Kevin Fallon La Rochelle ..... 24pts Tries: Botia 10, Penalty 65, Bosmorin 76 Conversions: West 11, Hastoy 76 Penalty: West...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWomen’s Six Nations: France get their act together to finish off Scotland
By Sam Jackson France................38pts Tries: Arbez 12, Feleu 61, Okemba 64, Bourgeois 68 Conversions: Bourgeois 13, 62, 69 Penalties: Bourgeois 9,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoURC: Tadhg Beirne looking for Munster to step up
By John Fallon Connacht........ 24 Munster...........30 Munster skipper Tadhg Beirne said they will need to improve for next weekend’s Champions Cup...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoThe 7-1 bench split must be given the boot
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The reality of the 7:1 bench split is unmasked. The development...
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