All posts tagged "Top 14"
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoFearing players going abroad is a false storm
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WORLD Cups provide rugby union with an opportunity to reset, and the actions taken...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoCockerill off to the guillotine
When it comes to sacking those in charge of losing teams, French rugby has beaten English football to the punch. While...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoCockerill goes out, Collazo comes in
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TIME was very firmly called on Richard Cockerill’s brief run as Montpellier manager six days ago, after...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoJasper Wiese: Commitment to Leicester Tigers Amid Speculation on Future
Leicester Tigers’ World Cup-winning forward, Jasper Wiese, is resolute in his dedication to the club, even as rumors swirl about his...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoLegends of the Oval Ball: Top 21st Century Rugby Icons
Rugby is a sport that has been around for over 200 years, and it has produced some of the most iconic...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVakatawa grateful to Lam for giving him a chance at Bears
By PAUL REES Virimi Vakatawa says he feels blessed to be playing rugby again after being told last year that a...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCarreras on way to Bayonne
Argentina wing Mateo Carreras will leave Newcastle Falcons at the end of the season to join Top 14 side Bayonne. Carreras...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDavis keen to put on a show on derby day
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Aidon Davis has played in all three major...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNorth to decide on Provence move
ON THE BLINDSIDE Wales and Lions ace George North could this week tell ambitious ProD2 outfit Aix-en-Provence if he will join...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench pair to battle for Rees-Zammit
ON THE BLINDSIDE Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit is being lined up for a money-spinning move to France at the end of...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoWelsh warrior bows out in style
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Rugby – even thoroughly modern professional rugby – sometimes proves it still has at least a little...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoChange of culture is needed to compete
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED A slippery subject, rugby culture, and easily misrepresented in its narrowest sense. Across great swathes of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoA lack of pathway is halting our progress
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, here we are back to rugby at the club level and...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoClermont claim first away win with Urios
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The smile on Christophe Urios’s face said it all, as his Clermont side ended a year-long losing...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoLions of Europe would be a fine team to watch
A long time ago I concluded that the self-interest of the Six Nations runs so deep, and they are so frightened...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoStade set bar high in bid for new start
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Laurent Labit-Karim Ghezal era at Stade Francais officially starts here – and the talk around Stade...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoToulon have prop Sinckler in their sights
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Toulon have launched a double raid on Steve Borthwick’s World Cup squad to lure Kyle...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoWe’re all set for the real start to season
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TODAY, as fans get their breaths back after the Rugby World Cup final and the end of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench taking an interest in Underhill
ON THE BLINDSIDE England backrow Sam Underhill has been attracting interest from French Top 14 giants Racing 92 and Bordeaux, who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoStooke in line for return to Rec
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former Bath lock Elliott Stooke, below, could return to The...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEngland’s big names to get new offer
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England stars are poised to be offered guaranteed payments of between £100,000 to £150,000 by...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoAfter Ribbans, Toulon set their sights on Ludlam
ON THE BLINDSIDE Toulon are eyeing a move for England and Northampton back row Lewis Ludlam – who is out of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSutherland on way to Oyonnax
ON THE BLINDSIDE Scotland and Lions star Rory Sutherland has joined Top 14 new boys Oyonnax, who have had a tough...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoItoje is too expensive for French
French clubs have gone cold on signing England and Lions lock Maro Itoje when his contract with Premiership champions Saracens runs...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints have to nail it away from home
Premiership team-by-team previews: Northampton There was a point last season where Northampton looked as if they could qualify for the play-offs...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoBest Rugby Players of All Time
Rugby is a competitive team sport with a high level of physicality and strategy. The two main variations are Rugby Union...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoPJ keeps on rolling, against all the odds
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE rain hadn’t long stopped sheeting down when the Grand Old Man of...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Codling is perfect fit for Falcons
By PAUL REES Alex Codling has taken a roundabout route to land a top coaching job in the Premiership – and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBaxter: I’d have stuck by Luke
Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter admits that he was ready to step in and offer Luke Cowan-Dickie the chance of staying...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWillis aiming to be the local villain
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFlying Fijians ready to take on the world
By NICK POWELL Fiji winger Jiuta Wainiqolo says his side are not feeling any pressure as they prepare for their critical...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoCotter hopes the Oaks will not be easy to cut down
By BEN JAYCOCK ROMANIA Coach: Eugen Apjok Captain: Christian-Marian Chirica ROMANIA return to the World Cup after missing out four years...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoShot Clock at the World Cup Warm-Ups! Pools to Change!
The upcoming Rugby World Cup warm-up matches will feature several innovations to enhance the game and the viewer experience for those...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoThe cruellest time to suffer an injury
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The agony of these eve of World Cup...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for England to sort out their attack
Q&A Former England flanker Peter Winterbottom talks to Ben Jaycock after a hectic week for the national team and tells us...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoA sense of revenge and destiny in the air
RWC 2023 is nearly upon us and it’s difficult to think of a more eagerly anticipated tournament, for all sorts of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoAt last! Spain show us what they can do
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S BEEN a bittersweet roller coaster five or...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCov sign up new talent to fill academy void
Coventry Rugby have stepped in to prevent the career hopes of aspiring teenage rugby players in the West Midlands being dashed...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCodling can’t wait to take on ‘fantastic challenge’
By JON NEWCOMBE Having coached in multiple leagues in Wales, Northern Ireland, England and France, it is fair to say Alex...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTreat players well and they will stay here, says RPA’s Day
By JON NEWCOMBE RPA chairman Christian Day believes making English players the best-looked after in the world will help to combat...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoEngland need to hit the ground running
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHAT England need to happen is for them to play exceptionally well in the...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoBordeaux put their faith in Gazzotti
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FRANCE U20 sensation Marko Gazzotti has swapped the Alps for the Atlantic and the ProD2 for the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSmith has unfinished business at Quins
By BEN JAYCOCK Marcus Smith wants to repeat Harlequins 2021 Premiership triumph next season insisting he has unfinished business at the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoFrench starting to believe in miracles
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Those fearful that France have cornered the market in the supernatural will not...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoAnger as Biarritz sign up Haouas
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWO weeks ago, the long-awaited sale of ProD2 side Biarritz fell apart, affecting the immediate and longer-term...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoArundell shouldn’t be lost in France
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK HENRY Arundell’s new contract with Racing has been the subject of a lot of...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoA man-mountain who needs to be stopped
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Posolo Tuilagi is a force of nature who stands between England U20 and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRacing 92 rule out move for Smith
ON THE BLINDSIDE Marcus Smith staying with Harlequins beyond the final year of his contract, which ends next summer, moved a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFrench to keep eye on hooker
ON THE BLINDSIDE | Neil Fissler French Top 14 sides will monitor Luke Cowan-Dickie’s progress with Sale Sharks with interest after...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years ago90 players in search of a new club
JAMES HARRINGTON | FRENCH COLUMN What links 16 props, 12 hookers, 10 second rows, 15 back rowers, 13 scrum-halves, 11 wingers,...
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