All posts tagged "Top 14"
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoFickou feels it’s France’s year at last
By JAMES HARRINGTON PREVIEW... France v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade de France GAEL Fickou admits pressure is mounting on the...
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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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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoRelief as Dupont returns to action
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Forty-nine days after he last played rugby, scrum-half, Antoine Dupont returned to action last night, alongside international...
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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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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoGym before Guinness now for Cowan-Dickie
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Montpellier v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade de la Mosson LUKE Cowan-Dickie is expecting Exeter to face...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLeinster rout can devalue Euro Cup
COLIN BOAG Thrashing: Josh van der Flier evades the tackle of Josua Vici on his way to scoring Leinster’s ninth try...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEuro rugby chiefs have made a right mess of it
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there has been more muddled thinking by a sports governing body...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoDupont is suddenly a doubt for Six Nations
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No matter what Leinster thought about the situation when the news broke, European rugby officials took one...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoEuro re-matches to be announced this week
By PAUL REES THE Champions Cup organisers will decide by the end of the week whether to rearrange the five matches...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMacron’s pique opens way for national cup
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE chances of a new variation of Covid coming through was as predictable...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChampions or chumps? Cup caters for them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoColy looks destined to be rival for Dupont
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Depending on your point of view, the fact that France’s so-called ‘golden generation’ shows no sign of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoYoungs is fired up to keep Tigers on the run
By PAUL REES LEICESTER are one match away from going into the new year with an undefeated record in the Premiership,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoO’Gara won’t be filling Van Graan role at Munster
FORMER Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of the Munster head coach job. South African Johann van Graan will...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMaddocks faces big French test
By STEFFAN THOMAS BARRY Maddocks has worked at the cutting edge of professional rugby for 20 years, and now faces one...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMunster to line up Kidney for Van Graan
By NEIL FISSLER MUNSTER are weighing up a move for London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney after confirming Johann van...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJoys of scoring written large on Dupont’s face
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuins end Castres home record
Harlequins withstood a late fightback to end Castres' unbeaten European home run and earn a narrow victory in their Heineken Champions...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoGray hat-trick gets Chiefs off to a stormer
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................42pts Tries: Hogg 23, Gray 41, 52, 60; S Simmonds 70, Armand 80 Conversions: J Simmonds 23,...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWarriors bring in their rested big guns
Preview La Rochelle v Glasgow Today, Kick-off 3.15pm GLASGOW Warriors will be hoping to recreate their 2019/20 success as they travel...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoQuins call for ref Nika to stand tall
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... Castres v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Pierre Fabre Skills: Quins hooker Jack Walker JERRY Flannery has...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLawday starts as only change from Tigers loss
TOM Lawday comes in at flanker in Harlequins’ only change to their starting XV from their defeat to Leicester Tigers for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRussell: Our best since I joined
FINN Russell had no doubts this impressive victory was Racing’s best since he went to Paris in 2018. “We came here...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFly-half West is lined up by Deano
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Junior All Black: West NEWCASTLE Falcons boss Dean Richards has put former Maori All...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoMercurial Teddy’s off in search of Test rebirth
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWarrior Bresler makes Top 14 debut at Racing
WORCESTER Warriors second row Anton Bresler has signed for French giants Racing 92, and made his Top 14 debut yesterday against...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMercer in top form as Eddie looks on
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Top 14 returned after a three-week international break for two rounds ahead of the start of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaracens want Obano to link up with cousin Maro
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted list: Beno Obano SARACENS have lined up a move for Maro Itoje’s cousin...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoSuccess of Ruiz puts refs in hot demand
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN You’d be forgiven for thinking – especially after World Rugby’s sanction against Rassie Erasmus following his video...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoRelegation is not end of ambition in France
CHRIS HEWETT THERE are more than a dozen towns and cities in France, from Beziers and Dax in the far south...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoPeace at Biarritz as row starts in Bayonne
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 side Biarritz look set to remain where they belong – in the heart of the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGeorgian war hero Yachvili helped forge special bond
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FRANCE and Georgia square up on Sunday in...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoPlayers get a breather in season marathon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The relief on the faces of those players playing Top 14 rugby in France this weekend when...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoJapan has a yen for showing clubs matter
CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGlobal salary cap way forward says URC chief
By STEFFAN THOMAS UNITED Rugby Championship chief executive Martin Anayi has called for a global salary cap. There is no salary...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSt-Andre in search for No.10
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOP 14 outfit Montpellier are looking on this side of the Channel for a...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoAzema in for Collazo at Toulon – at a price!
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two stories have gripped French rugby this week – the changing of the coach at Toulon, and...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNtamack at 12 with Jalibert 10 is the plan
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After this weekend’s Top 14 matches, Fabien Galthie’s chosen 42 will head to FFR’s spartan ‘Marcatraz’ headquarters...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoClubs and Unions must get on better – Halliday
By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING EPCR chairman Simon Halliday insists the relationship between clubs and unions must improve for the sake of...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoA lot rests on Kolbe’s shoulders – and knee
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon have welcomed a few global superstars down the years – but it’s difficult to imagine any...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoExodus of players is real threat for game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoStars look to France as fee row rumbles on
BRISTOL Bears could be facing a fight to hang onto back row Nathan Hughes who has been offered to French clubs...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSorry seems to be the easiest word
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW RYNO Pieterse’s horizontal hit on Bordeaux scrum-half Maxime Lucu demanded a long sentence....
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoTethered Ryno has time for a rethink
CHRIS HEWETT YOU can do quite a lot in 12 weeks: walk the full length of the South West Coast Path...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoToulouse looking to splash the Kolbe cash | James Harrington
Summer recruits scored 32 of La Rochelle’s 59 points against Biarritz last weekend to the delight, no doubt, of Ronan O’Gara...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoDominici trophy will offer clubs a respite
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon meet Stade Francais in the weekend’s final Top 14 match this evening. The Sunday night game...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoFly-halves on move are talk of the town | James Harrington
Clubs’ recruitment and retention plans never stop. No sooner have they closed the book on squad hires for one season, than...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIf we had Battle of Gnoll now we’d all be in jail!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LIONS, WALES, NEATH, OSPREYS, RICHMOND AND BRISTOL HOOKER BARRY WILLIAMS Good memories: Barry Williams playing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaracens prop Mako Vunipola in new contract talks as Top 14 watch
Saracens are set to ask England prop Mako Vunipola to take a salary cut, TRP understands
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