All posts tagged "Montpellier"
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks 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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/ 4 weeks agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup – England vs Fiji: Why does Nemani Nadolo predict a Fiji win at the Allianz Stadium Twickenham?
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by former Fiji international Nemani Nadolo...
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/ 1 month 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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/ 1 month agoLucu is ready to answer the call
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SCRUM-HALF Maxime Lucu played his first minutes of the season for Bordeaux last night, after rupturing a...
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Features
/ 2 months agoStuart Hogg; I’ve found peace – I’m living in the now
Mark Stevens talks to Stuart Hogg about how riding a bike to raise money for Doddie Weir’s charity put him on...
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News Extra
/ 2 months agoSaints sign Italian ace Manfredi
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON have signed Italy hooker Marco Manfredi for the rest of the season from Benetton, joining his compatriot Danilo...
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/ 2 months agoGrenoble suffering a week to forget
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURE: Getty Images GRENOBLE’S 23-24 loss at home to Provence on Friday night was the tin lid...
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/ 2 months agoToulon’s Herve on his way to Castres
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON fly-half Enzo Herve is on the move, a few months after he rejected a proposed swap...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: The pantomime villain who stole the show
It seems we must bid another fond farewell to Nic White, a modern master of scrum-half jiggery-pokery who first called it...
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Features
/ 3 months agoHead injuries force Willemse to retire
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT has long been expected, but this week – nearly a year after his last appearance on...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoFrench pair part of exciting generation
JAMES Harrington, our excellent go-to man on all things French, informs us that two of the country’s prime talents – the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoDavies has one more mountain to climb
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Loving life: Sam Davies playing for Grenoble PICTURE: Alamy ONE day soon, Sam...
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Top 14
/ 3 months agoVannes voted most likely to top ProD2
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS SURE as oeufs are oeufs, the end of August coincides with the return of French men’s...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoFrench Column: Baptiste Jauneau and Lenni Nouchi to stay where they are
Last weekend, the futures of two of France's most sought-after young stars was a major topic of conversation. Montpellier flanker Lenni...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoToulon keen on their youth policy
PATRICK Tuifua isn’t the only young player shipping up at Stade Felix Mayol this summer. Fellow new arrivals such as utility...
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/ 4 months agoAustralian Rugby cancel Giteau’s Law
Australian rugby officials have announced the removal of the so-called “Giteau’s Law”, which had previously limited the number of overseas-based players...
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/ 4 months agoHARLEQUINS
Kieran Treadwell In: Kieran Treadwell (Ulster), Guido Petti (Bordeaux), Harry Williams (Pau), George Turner (Kobelco Kobe Steelers), Stu Townsend (Exeter Chiefs),...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: These tourists have been nowhere near as good as they should have been
For a long while I have held the sometimes unpopular view that Nic White was the most influential player at Sandy...
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James Harrington
/ 4 months agoFrench Column: Ten players who could hit the spot in ProD2
It's high summer in France – not that you’d necessarily know it given the weather over recent days, which has been...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: France’s locks have that international feel
France have given the All Blacks due notice of something new heading their way, a pair of locks imported from the...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoAnother bad day for sorry Grenoble
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN All action: Grenoble’s Julien Farnoux takes the fight to Perpignan at Stade des Alpes PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoFrench Column: Fabien Galthie prepares to spring surprises for New Zealand tour
White smoke of a sort was spotted this week, heralding FFR and LNR agreement on tweaks to the player release deal...
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/ 6 months agoToulouse keen to get back in groove
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SITTING out last weekend’s Champions Cup final was not in Toulouse’s plans at the start of the...
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/ 6 months agoExpect Grenoble to get it right this time
GRENOBLE will go into next Saturday’s ProD2 final as strong favourites for the title, and the prize of promotion to the...
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/ 7 months agoGeorge Skivington playing it smart at Gloucester
Gloucester are losing 19 players next month, but George Skivington expects to have a bigger squad next season for the same...
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/ 7 months agoTry-fests galore as fans flock to ProD2
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try time: Flyer Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored again for Bordeaux in their victory against Castres PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 7 months agoPlayer dies after horrific accident
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURE: Getty Images TO steal a football quote attributed to a former pope, “Among all the unimportant...
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/ 7 months agoBeard off to Montpellier
OSPREYS lock Adam Beard will leave at the end of the season when his contract ends to join French Top 14...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 months agoBath v Gloucester preview: Cherry and Whites go to Somerset ‘fully loaded’
A year ago George Skivington prioritised the cup competitions with Gloucester in the bottom two of the Premiership, but he has...
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/ 8 months agoHandre Pollard determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided to return to South Africa next...
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/ 8 months agoHarry Williams heads to Harlequins
Harlequins have signed former Exeter and England tighthead Harry Williams from Pau. The 33-year-old will return to the Premiership next season...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 months agoOspreys set for Scarlets repeat
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Ospreys v Scarlets Today. 5.30pm OSPREYS head coach Mark Jones has rung the changes for the last...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 months agoChallenge Cup: Gloucester stay strong to set up Bath clash
By Gary Fitzgerald Montpellier ..... 17pts Tries: Bouthier 4, Reus 10 Conversions: Reus 5, 11 Penalty: Reus 40 Gloucester ...... 24pts...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoElliott Stooke sets sights on a Premiership return
By Ben Jaycock Elliott Stooke is loving life in Japan but claims he has unfinished business to take care of in...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoBath vs Gloucester: Seb Atkinson keen to get it right against Bath
By Jon Newcombe PREVIEW... Bath v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Recreation Ground Seb Atkinson says Gloucester will look to take inspiration...
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/ 9 months agoNice are planning a quick reversal
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Nice work: Former Wales fly-half Owen Williams PICTURE: Getty Images YOU may not have heard of Stade...
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/ 9 months agoU20s six Nations: Historic win for poweful French outfit over Ireland
By William Bull Ireland............... 12pts Tries: Penalty 40+5, Mangan 80+1 France................22pts Tries: Echegaray 14, Leveque 18, Akrab 33, 52 Conversion: Keletaona...
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/ 9 months agoStade are willing to fight for Gustard
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN STADE Francais’ billionaire owner hinted last week that head coach Paul Gustard’s reported move to Leicester may...
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/ 9 months agoJacob’s ready for a big finish in Bournville’s survival fight
■ By BEN JAYCOCK WITH just six rounds to go, National League regulars Bournville are embroiled in a relegation dogfight, and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 months agoSurvival the name of game for Stade
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS approximately no one once said, a year is a long time in rugby. After the 17th...
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/ 10 months agoTop Five Strangest Endings in Rugby History
By Charlie Elliott Over the weekend, Major League Rugby’s opener between Miami Sharks and Old Glory DC went viral following the...
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James Harrington
/ 10 months agoPatrice Collazo’s mission to rescue Racing 92
French Column - By James Harrington Lo! And, indeed, behold! Former Montpellier, Toulon, Brive and La Rochelle coach Patrice Collazo has...
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/ 10 months agoU20s Six Nations: France run nine tries past overpowered Welsh lads
By James Harrington France................63pts Tries: Akrab 3, 40; Pacome 27, Mousques 50, 56; Brau Boirie 54, Taccola 71, Llaveria 77, Jabea...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 months agoLancaster leaves Racing
On his way: Stuart Lancaster and Racing 92 have parted company PICTURE: Alamy STUART Lancaster and Racing 92 have parted ways...
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/ 10 months 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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Dream Team
/ 11 months agoCurtis Langdon’s Dream Team
CURTIS LANGDON, THE ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER SALE, DONCASTER, WORCESTER, & MONTPELLIER HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoMontpellier turn power on to finish in top spot
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle ........................... 7pts Tries: Hearle 32 Conversions: Wilkinson 33 Montpellier...................... 26pts Tries: Bernadet 1, Serfontein 46, Akrab 59,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoFit-again Harri in line for debut
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Dragons v Pau Today. 3.15pm PROMISING youngster Harri Ackerman will make his first Dragons start today...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoMontpellier ..28 Lions ……………… 5
FORMER England and Exeter Chiefs No.8 Sam Simmonds scored a late try as unbeaten Montpellier comfortably brushed off the Lions to...
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James Harrington
/ 11 months agoFabien Galthie’s Six Nations dilemma: Who gets the vote at 10?
French Column - By James Harrington There are bigger rugby weeks to come in 2025, but the Wednesday between January’s twin...












