All posts tagged "Lyon"
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National League One
/ 4 years agoGourley inspires Caldy to 15th win
By JOHN LYON Caldy......................... 31 Bishop’s Stort........ 18 AFTER last week’s epic top-of-the-table encounter with Rosslyn Park, Caldy went looking for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNgatai on wanted list at Wasps
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Moving: Charlie Ngatai WASPS are interested in Lyon inside centre Charlie Ngatai who will leave...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoBonus-point win sets Caldy up for showdown
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................52 Taunton Titans..... 31 THE weather was good enough for sevens rugby and often that was what was...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoIn-form Lucs too hot for Blaydon
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians...... 43 Blaydon............... 0 ON WHAT was a glorious day at Mortimer Park, the hosts continued their excellent...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoStour find a perfect response to setback
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge.... 45 Blaydon.............38 STOUR kept their promotion prospects alive, but were given a real run for their money...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoClarkson’s early blitz sinks visitors
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................36 Hull Ionians............26 A STRONG first-half showing put Blaydon on the way to victory. Within five minutes Ewan...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSturgess inspires Fylde’s top show
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde..................79 Blaydon............. 31 FYLDE produced a ruthless display to destroy a spirited Blaydon side. Tom Grimes got the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCairns hails Caldy’s defiance as visitors pay the penalty
By JOHN LYON Caldy .......................... 9 Cambridge ................0 CALDY claimed victory in the tightest of matches as Ben Jones kicked three...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDelight for Blaydon comes at the double
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon.............36 Bournville........ 14 BLAYDON secured the double over Bounrnville with a convincing win. The home side started brightly...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHidalgo-Clyne may quit Chiefs
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SAM Hidalgo-Clyne could become the next player to leave Exeter Chiefs this summer when...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoToulouse first in line to sign World Cup star de Jager
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOULOUSE are favourites to land Sale Sharks World Cup-winning second row Lood de Jager...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoHamilton benefits from helpful hosts
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon....................24 Wharfedale............38 HOSTS Blaydon were in generous mood as they gifted Wharfedale four of their six tries to...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoFour of the Richest Rugby Teams from Around the World
Rugby is one of the most famous sports in the world, attracting millions each year within stadiums and of course via...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrench lock Lambey wanted at Sharks
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Offer: Felix Lambey SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is trying to lure Lyon and...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoValiant Gloucester kids fall just short
By GARY FITZGERALD Lyon ....................19pts Tries: Taufua 46 Conversions: Doussain 47 Penalties: Doussain 10, 24, 58; Pelissie 70 Gloucester ........13pts Tries:...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoJobling’s first-half treble has Hull joyful
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 19 Hull.....................38 HULL’S power was the difference as they steamrollered over Blaydon’s line on six occasions to...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy power puts Park on back foot
By JOHN LYON Caldy.........................27 Darlington MP........22 CALDY’S power against Darlington Mowden Park’s fizz was always going to be a clash of...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon taught a lesson by students
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon .................. 23 Loughborough S .. 27 BLAYDON’S first game back in the National League ended in a...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoGeorgians dominate Top 14 pack | Peter Jackson
SHOULD a strange sound be heard in the Kremlin, it will probably be Stalin spinning in his grave. The brutal Soviet...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Bedford Blues winger Elijah Niko
ELIJAH NIKO, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER PAU, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE AND EALING WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStade set the fashion in red not pink
BACK in the day when they reigned as the sport’s supreme fashionistas, Stade Francais possessed a team of rugged quality to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps tell Warriors they want Billy Searle back
The departure of Lima Sopoaga at Wasps creates room for a possible Searle return at the Ricoh
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Features
/ 5 years agoSopoaga confirms Wasps exit for Lyon
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS fly-half Lima Sopoaga will join French Top 14 club Lyon at the end of the season. The 30-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGloucester 34-18 Exeter: Understrength Chiefs hammered by Baxter
Gloucester ease past a youthful Exeter Chiefs side, who had Josh Hodge show off his talenta
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins chase USA star hooker Joe Taufete’e
HARLEQUINS are in talks with former Worcester Warriors hooker Joe Taufete’e about a potential move to the Twickenham Stoop next season. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJonathan joins the great 3,000 points club
WHEN the season began, the number of goalkickers still adding to a personal points total in excess of 3,000 amounted to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers seal deal for player they hope will fill Taufua void
Leicester Tigers dispute Jordan Taufua's move to Lyon, but that hasn't stopped them drafting in a replacement
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Features
/ 5 years agoTaufua must wait
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER Tigers say Jordan Taufua’s anticipated move to French Top 14 side Lyon has not yet been “resolved”. Lyon...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoArgentina prop Chaparro joins Bristol Bears
Capped 54 times by Los Pumas, tighthead Chaparro is set to move to Ashton Gate next month
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTom Seabrook starts alongside senior man Henry as Gloucester give the kids a run
George Skivington has named an experiment squad to travel to Lyon for Gloucester's Champions Cup opener
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoFour or five clubs may not survive the fan ban
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bad news: Toulouse flanker Jerome Kaino left the field injured Financial matters continue to top the agenda...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoJamie Gibson signs for another Premiership club after leaving Saints
Gloucester continue their recruitment ahead of the 2020-21 season after adding Kyle Moyle and Jay Tyack earlier this week
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarrington column: LNR chief warns Top 14 may need state aid
James Harrington reports on the situation facing French clubs, with COVID cases propping up in the player pool and TV rights...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCovid spike puts Top 14 on high alert
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN An abundance of caution marked professional rugby’s preseason return on Friday, 166 days after Toulon beat Stade...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBeziers takeover hits the buffers
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No deal: Agen remain keen to sign Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images It’s taken several...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDelon Armitage closing in on surprise move in England
The ex-England full-back has spent the past eight years in France with Toulon and Lyon
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoContract chaos puts Carl Fearns in limbo in France
Former Bath back row Carl Fearns reveals the situation facing him as an out-of-contract player in the Top 14
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMaturing Jack Maunder ready for next Test
Neale Harvey talks to the player recalled to the England squad having played in Argentina back in 2017
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRight-Royle showing has Ravers rocking on
■By JOHN LYON Caldy …………103 Scunthorpe ……0 NICK Royle scored four times as Caldy ran in a scintillating 17 tries against...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years ago90 up for leaders but Hull push it all the way
By JOHN LYON IN a gritty and tough encounter Caldy preserved their 100 per cent record with a win over Hull....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLyon offer an escape route to trio of Saracens superstars
What will this mean for their England careers?
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoJust seventeen for lethal Caldy
By JOHN LYON PLAYING rugby in a 40- mph wind isn’t easy but Caldy didn’t miss a beat and dominated a...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFaiva try punishes Violi’s inaccuracy
By ADAM ELLIS BENETTON remain top dogs in Italy after edging out Zebre in horrid conditions. Hooker Hame Faiva delivered the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy put on a show as Stour cast aside
■By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………54pts Stourbridge …….7pts ON A bitterly cold day on the Wirral peninsula league leaders Caldy chalked up...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoYoungsters battled with real intensity says satisfied Solomons
In with a chance: Chris Boyd NORTHAMPTON Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd insisted his side can still reach the knock-out...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLazzaroni’s late try snatches Treviso thriller
POOL 1 Benetton ……..25 Lyon………………22 BENETTON grabbed their first win in the Champions Cup since 2015 after Marco Lazzaroni’s dramatic try...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSaints lead the chase for Fearns
LYON No.8 Carl Fearns is potentially on his way back to the Premiership. Fearns is not expected to extend his fruitful...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLyon finally break their Champions Cup duck
LYON cruised to their first ever win in the Heineken Champions Cup at Matmut Stadium de Gerland after eight successive defeats...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCaldy on-song as Royle profits
By JOHN LYON Caldy……………62 Luctonians……………10 WHEN the Luctonian scrum took a tremendous ball against the feed the visitors must have thought...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAbendanon hoping for a Toulouse match-up
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Final flourish: Cheslin Kolbe scored for Toulouse “Abendanon believes a final between his team and Toulouse would...












