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International Rugby

/ 6 days ago

Six Nations guide – France: Fabien Galthie looking to tighten up the defences

Brendan Gallagher says France coach Fabien Galthie has eyes very much on the next World Cup

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 6 days ago

Recovery is all that matters for Atonio

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SOMETIMES, this game of rugby that we follow, that we love, that exults and frustrates us in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 weeks ago

Newcastle boss Alan Dickens admits uncertainty over his future amid Red Bull rebuild

Newcastle Red Bulls’ blizzard of signings for next season means a number of players will be looking for a new club.

By Paul Rees

Tomas Francis in action for Wales against Australia at the 2023 World Cup

Columnists

/ 2 weeks ago

Paul Williams: At last we can see signs of stability for Steve Tandy’s Wales

Have you ever had someone try to tell you something really important? But instead of taking in that information, you’re instead...

By Paul Williams

Latest News

/ 2 weeks ago

DREAM TEAM

SAM NIXON, THE FORMER BATH, BAYONNE, EXETER AND GRENOBLE PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 weeks ago

Montpellier claim top spot as Ospreys comeback falls short

■ By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys .............26pts Tries: Watkin 11, Lloyd 40, 52; Moriarty 58 Conversions: Walsh 12, 41, 53 Montpellier .....31pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 weeks ago

Perpignan through but Lions are sent packing

Round-up ■ By SAM JACKSON A DRAMATIC Challenge Cup clash at Stade Aimé Giral ended all square as Perpignan and the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 4 weeks ago

Connacht at crossroads

Preview Montpellier v Connacht Today. 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK CONNACHT travel to south of France knowing their meeting with Montpellier could...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Aaron Wainwright on the attack for the Dragons

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Aaron Wainwright heading to Leicester Tigers as Welsh exodus continues

Wales back row Aaron Wainwright will become the latest star to leave Welsh rugby, with the Dragons player set to join...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Toulouse pulled down by little guys

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE second half of the Top 14 season kicked off on the opening weekend of 2026 with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Nonstop 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:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

‘Jaminet affair’ is brought to an end

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AFTER all, a four-point deduction, of which two are suspended, and a 45,000 Euros fine, of which...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 months ago

Odogwu leads the way for Benetton

Round-up BENETTON secured back-to-back victories to start their campaign in style, outscoring Perpignan 44–31. The Italian side were sharp from the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Joe Maksymiw playing for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership, 2017

Features

/ 2 months ago

My Life in Rugby: Joe Makysymiw – The brilliant, emotional world of French rugby

Former Leicester Tigers, Connacht, Dragons and Agen second row, Joe Makysymiw, reflects on his life in rugby.

By Ben Jaycock

Challenge Cup

/ 2 months ago

Benetton fightback stuns Lions in Jo’burg

Round-up ■By BEN JAYCOCK BENETTON staged a composed second-half comeback to open their campaign with an impressive 26-28 away victory against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Pau 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by former Fiji international Nemani Nadolo as Steve Borthwick’s men prepare to take on the Flying Fijians at Twickenham this Saturday.

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

New 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Perpignan 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Lucu 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 months ago

Stuart 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 4 months ago

Saints 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Grenoble 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Toulon’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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 5 months ago

Chris 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...

By Chris Hewett

Features

/ 5 months ago

Head 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 5 months ago

French 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 5 months ago

Davies 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Top 14

/ 5 months ago

Vannes 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

French 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...

By James Harrington

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Toulon 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Australian 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

HARLEQUINS

Kieran Treadwell In: Kieran Treadwell (Ulster), Guido Petti (Bordeaux), Harry Williams (Pau), George Turner (Kobelco Kobe Steelers), Stu Townsend (Exeter Chiefs),...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 months ago

Brendan 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...

By Brendan Gallagher

James Harrington

/ 6 months ago

French 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...

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 7 months ago

Peter 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...

By Peter Jackson

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Another 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 8 months ago

French 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Toulouse 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Expect 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

George 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Try-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...

By The Rugby Paper Team