All posts tagged "Top 14"
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSimon Zebo to decide his next move this week | James Harrington
The former Munster man has time running out on his current deal at Racing 92
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Features
/ 5 years agoGhiraldini: Even at our best we can still lose by 30 points
Leonardo Ghiraldini reflects on his 14-year career playing Test rugby for Italy, topping more than 100 caps for the Azzurri
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith ends speculation over Harlequins future
Smith, 21, has committed to Harlequins beyond this season
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAll change for coaches as Cheika stands by | James Harrington
Top 14 club owners plan big coaching changes, with Michael Cheika under consideration by Montpellier president Mohed Altrad
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoItaly 10-50 France: Antoine Dupont the star again as France run in seven
James Harrington reports on a destructive attacking performance by France in Rome, fired by all-action No.9 Dupont
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRFU risk the second great schism with wrong vote | Nick Cain
Nick Cain writes on the significant ring-fencing vote the RFU Council will hold on Friday, and its potential to create a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTalks begin to expand Top 14 to 16 next season | James Harrington
A u-turn in French rugby after talk last month suggested the Top 14 would be reduced to 12, now it has...
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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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Features
/ 5 years agoIn awe of how Sergio starred on both fronts
MATTEO Minozzi’s withdrawal from Italy’s Six Nations squad citing the stress and dislocation of having to flit between Covid bubbles –...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCoetzee set to sign at Bath
BATH are set to raid South Africa again with the signing of Western Province and Stormers loose forward Jaco Coetzee. The...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN Alldritt’s out of running for Italy with knee injury Blow: Gregory Alldritt must await test results La Rochelle put...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThe Boks are all deserting their barren rugby land | Chris Hewett
Chris Hewett bemoans the overloading of South African talent across European teams, and the effects on rugby in South Africa itself
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoFrench system is set up for success – Adamson
Former Bedford Blues wing Dean Adamson is settling in well to life in the second tier of French rugby at Pro...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Northampton Saints and Fiji hooker Sam Matavesi
Sam Matavesi, Northampton, Fiji and former Toulouse, Cornish Pirates, Plymouth Albion, Redruth and Camborne, hooker selects a XV based on the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMaro Itoje’s excellence shows why locks are top earners | Jeremy Guscott
Jeremy Guscott looks at how personal prosperity in rugby lies in the engine room
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Relegation scrapped in Premiership this season
Jon Newcombe reports on the increased likelihood that the Premiership will revert to a 13-team league at the end of the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN French pick squad as Six Nations gets the OK Medical joker: Gabriel Ibitoye has finally proved rumours right by...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLacroix: We’ll get Euro Cups done | James Harrington
James Harrington reports on what is next for Top 14 clubs after the French government called to the Champions Cup and...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJalibert in box seat to replace injured Ntamack | James Harrington
James Harrington reviews the week that was in French rugby, as Fabien Galthie faces up to being without star fly-half Romain...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN Jalibert in box seat to replace Ntamack Blow: Romain Ntamack broke his jaw playing for Toulouse on Boxing Day...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN My team of 2020…and nearly all are French! Try time: Cheslin Kolbe was in top form for Toulouse ■...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoPaul Gustard demands cool heads or see Champions Cup hopes fade
Harlequins head of rugby Paul Gustard urges his side to keep strict discipline as Racing 92 await in the Champions Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoKay: Tough ask but Quins can do it
BT Sport pundit Ben Kay previews Harlequins clash with Racing 92, and says the Premiership club have the toughest schedule in...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoGeorge Nott eyes top spot to build momentum for Rec visit
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish lineout leader George Nott is confident of backing up last week’s fine 34-8 win at Agen...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFrench feelgood factor is shortlived | James Harrington
James Harrington attacks the hyperbole surrounding the Press' dubbing of a France 'Replacement XV' which competed for the Autumn Nations Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoLeinster are simply in a class of their own
Leinster dispatch Montpellier in the opening round of the Champions Cup
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh’s brave defence cracks against in-form French
La Rochelle got the better of Edinburgh in a low-scoring affair at Murrayfield
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPumas pair set to switch clubs
LEICESTER Tigers fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla is set to leave the club after only one season and join the Top 14....
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSanti Cordero reacts quickest to sink unlucky Saints
Heartbreak for Northampton as Santi Cordero scores unusual late try to prolong their rotten form
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Simon Halliday: Revised Euro Cup formats will provide a great narrative
EPCR chairman Simon Halliday opens up on the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup format changes and the prospect of a World...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSebastien is France’s unsung strategist
FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON Architect of success: Sebastien Piqueronies coaching the U20s Sebastien Piqueronies is not a name many will instantly think...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Christophe Dominici, so strong on the pitch, so fragile off it
Peter Jackson writes on the troubled childhood of the late France wing, who was freed from dark days by bringing light...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoBristol lead race for out-of-favour Leicester No.10 Tom Hardwick
Hardwick is one of five fly-halves at Welford Road after Tigers recruited heavily at the position this year
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHarrington column: Top 14 clubs pay respects to France icon ‘Domi’
French rugby expert James Harrington recaps how French rugby paid tribute to Christophe Dominici following his tragic death
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoClubs pay respects to French icon Domi
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France’s rugby world shifted on its axis on Tuesday afternoon as news broke that Christophe Dominici had died,...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoFrance and Stade Francais legend Christophe Dominici has died, aged 48
Dominici's sudden passing comes as a shock to the rugby community around the world
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHarrington column: Fabien Galthie names 16 newbies for Italian job
France took the unusual step of announcing their squad to play Italy even before their match against Scotland in the Autumn...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGalthie names 16 newbs for Italian job
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN If you’ve been even vaguely wondering about nu-France’s potential in depth, the announcement to watch wasn’t the one...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMontpellier put Mercer in their to-watch file
Career decision: Zach Mercer MONTPELLIER are interested in sounding out England back row Zach Mercer about a potential move to the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSilver lining for Galthie after Fiji cancellation
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Maestro: Maxime Medard scored for Toulouse in their win at Pau The Autumn Nations Cup got off...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMuch improved, but Italy can’t stop Scots
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power play: Zander Fagerson crashes over for Scotland PICTURES: Getty Images THE Scotland bandwagon continued to gather pace...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoI made the right decision for me, says ex-Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye
Ex-Harlequins wing Ibitoye tells TRP how he is settling in to life in France and the Top 14
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHarrington column: Clubs pay heavy price for out-of-window Test
James Harrington delivers his column on all things French rugby, with Toulouse the hardest hit by international call-ups
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Features
/ 5 years agoKitshoff looks to France
Montpellier? Kitshoff SPRINGBOK loosehead Steven Kitshoff could be off to Europe a couple of years after he rejected a switch to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoGo-ahead for six Tests but under restrictions
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Weeks of posturing, fingerpointing and metaphorical chest-beating ended with something approaching a temporary detente earlier this week,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoUren: We know Toulon’s history, but we are the team with world-class players now
Bristol Bears No.9 Andy Uren previews the Challenge Cup final and reminisces on his memories of his boyhood club
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Exeter Chiefs will need all their gumption to win Champions Cup
Can Exeter win at the first time of asking against a Racing 92 side who have lost two finals?
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Features
/ 5 years agoGarbajosa position in jeopardy
MONTPELLIER have sounded out which British coaches might be available for a move to the Top 14 with pressure mounting on...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoFrench in struggle to field team v Wales
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tipped for greatness: Selevasio Tolofua France’s internationals are hostages in a club and country player-release war ahead...












