All posts tagged "Top 14"
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGloucester prop Val eyes move to Top 14
Off? Rapava-Ruskin VAL Rapava-Ruskin could be looking to depart Gloucester when his contract runs out at the end of the season....
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDragons new enforcer out to prove Jackman faith is justified
By ALEX BYWATER World Cup ambition: Brandon Nansen BRANDON Nansen hopes his injury curse has been broken and a consistent run...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoBristol win will intensify ring-fence campaign
Bristol Bears downed Bath at Ashton Gate last Friday, and Nick Cain writes why that will fuel a debate that has...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoBath start talks to keep ace Watson at the Rec
Options: Watson BATH have opened talks with England star Anthony Watson about his extending his stay at The Rec beyond the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoOh for Jonny is lament of Toulon’s sad faithful
DAVID BARNES Off the bench for Toulon: All Black Julien Savea PICTURE: Getty Images Just two games in and a twittered...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDelon Armitage’s season is over after damaging knee ligaments
An ACL injury strikes cruel blow to the Lyon full-back
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBlackadder can’t wait to let Attwood off the leash at Bath
By TOM BRADSHAW HARD-TRAINING Dave Attwood is ready to be “unleashed” back on the Premiership, says excited Bath director of rugby...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNobody wants to help clubs like us say Ealing
By NEALE HARVEY EALING managing director Ben Ward admits he is “frustrated” by Premiership Rugby’s dismissive attitude towards the Championship and...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoClermont show why they are favourites
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Debut try: Paddy Jackson scored for Perpignan PICTURE: Getty Images Apoll of Top 14 coaches anointed Clermont...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFree agent Qera hopes for a joker
BY NEILFISSLER FORMER Gloucester player of the year Akapusi Qera is leaving French side Agen but doesn’t have any plans to...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDavidson lets rip at Bordeaux’s ‘Lucky
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Tough stance: Bordeaux coach Rory Teague Bordeaux-Begles coach Rory Teague is preparing for the most important campaign...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: The PRO14 say ‘bah, Humbug’ to festive rugby fans
No Boxing Day fixture to come this winter...
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Features
/ 7 years agoGoosen’s all set to face Racing boo boys
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Montpellier man: Johan Goosen scores for South Africa against England PICTURE: Getty Images The fixture compilers of...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoFEATURE: Saracens star Schalk Burger wants the Springboks to join the Six Nations
Lengthy read where the 35-year-old talks retirement and the Saracens back row
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Bruce Reihana – former All Blacks, Chiefs and Northampton back
Now skills coach at Bristol Bears
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Features
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
BRUCE REIHANA THE FORMER ALL BLACKS, WAIKATO, CHIEFS, NORTHAMPTON AND BORDEAUX-BEGLES PLAYER When All Blacks coach John Hart rang me up...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoAxe swings at Stade as Meyer plays pain game
Star signing at Stade Francais: former Toulouse centre Gael Fickou PICTURE: Getty Images Heads are rolling in Paris. Not quite as...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll set for another Ashton avalanche
Hit man: Chris Ashton BARRINGinjury it’s not difficult to predict an avalanche of Chris Ashton tries for attack-minded Sale next season....
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Features
/ 7 years agoBoudjellal: Bastaraud has become a big head!
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Mr Big: Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal loves to have fun at the expense...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoToulon still in discussions with Ashton
SALE Sharks have been strongly linked to making a shock move to sign former England star Chris Ashton but as yet...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBristol can offer Ash the Splash route back to England
WITH one maverick repaying England’s faith in him, when Danny Cipriani’s magic cross kick bounced kindly for Jonny May in Cape...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoBarnes column: The golden generation give hope to Bernard Laporte
David Barnes reacts to Les Bleus Under-20 World Championship victory on home soil
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGloucester CEO Stephen Vaughan defends stance over foreign signings
The Cherry and White's chief executive cools scrutiny over the signing of banned steroid user Gerbrandt Grobler
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSpringboks star quashes Bath link with Japan move
He starred against England in the June Tests
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDavid Strettle has no doubt he can still star for England
Saracens-bound Strettle hasn't lost hope of adding to his 14 England caps
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoStrettle has no doubt he can still star for England
By NEALE HARVEY As fast as ever: David Strettle scores a try for Clermont PICTURE: Getty Images Impressed: Eddie Jones EVERGREEN...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThe golden generation give hope to Laporte
Prodigy: Jordan Joseph was best player of the Junior World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images French rugby boss Bernard Laporte has glimpsed...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBotha hits back after German club gets the boot
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER England lock Mouritz Botha has blasted EPCR’s decision to throw his Heidelberger RK side out of the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEl Abd’s in dreamland after latest miracle job
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Dad’s a hero: Joe El Abd with his children Maya, 6, Gabriel, 8, and Zachary, 4, at...
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Features
/ 7 years agoConnacht avoid red mist yet again
PETER JACKSON looks at the saints and sinners from Europe’s three main leagues For the first time in 15 years, Connacht...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoYou haven’t heard the last of Spain insists Nava
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER High praise: King Felipe VI of Spain congratulates Nava after Spain’s victory over Germany Warrior spirit: Veteran Spain...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWorley relishing challenge to be the new Foden
MATT Worley learnt his trade alongside Dan Carter – now the precocious 20-year-old has his sights set on nailing down the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJackson linked with Perpignan
PADDYJackson is understood to be close to joining Stuart Olding in relocating to France as both bid to kick-start their playing...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBrock goes on and on as others cry enough
Ageless: Brock James has scored more than 3,000 points IN FRANCE, a whole host of grand old warriors are slowly trying...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStuart Olding signs for relegated Top 14 side Brive
Olding and Ulster team-mate Paddy Jackson had their contracts at the Kingspan revoked in April
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Narraway to Bordeaux COVENTRY No.8 Luke Narraway has quit the club to join the coaching staff at Top 14 club Bordeaux-Begles....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoYet again Championship clubs have been shafted
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN BRACE yourselves for the Premiership Cup, a tournament which reflects the desperate lack...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoAshton loses his golden touch at wrong time
DAVID BARNES Dismay: Chris Ashton missed two chances to score, costing Toulon defeat PICTURE: Getty Images FRENCH COLUMN The sureness of...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoSurprising Eddie didn’t rest more of his Six Nations flops
JEFF PROBYN Vital role: Brad Shield’s experience of South Africa will be hugely beneficial PICTURE: Getty Images PICTURE: Getty Images I...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLittle big man Teddy holds the key to block Leinster
Brains trust: Stuart Lancaster WHO is Teddy Iribaren? What is for sure is that if Leinster do not know the answer...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpedding dumped by new French red tape
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Outcast: Scott Spedding is finding it impossible to sign for a new club PICTURE: Getty Images Top...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoWayne Barnes to referee Champions Cup final between Leinster and Racing 92
Barnes will be the man in charge in Bilbao, as Challenge Cup officials are also confirmed
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Features
/ 8 years agoFrench aces vie to land Cipriani
RACING 92 are ready to battle Paris rivals Stade Francais as they look to tempt Wasps fly-half Danny Cipriani to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLegends quit Toulon but future is so bright
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Not so happy ending: Wonder wing Bryan Habana is leaving Toulon with a sense of grievance PICTURE:...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoJackson and Olding face bigger trial among public
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK What happens next to Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding is less about them...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDragons lining up prop Jarvis
THE Dragons look set to sign former Wales tighthead prop Aaron Jarvis from Clermont Auvergne. Jarvis is returning to the Guinness...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCipriani features in Meyer plans for Stade
Linked: Danny Cipriani BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer jetted into Paris at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFormer Racing 92 fly-half Johan Goosen to end retirement saga by playing for Cheetahs
25-year-old Goosen set to play rugby for the Cheetahs before joining Montpellier at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoClermont will need Abendanon at his best
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Unique: Nick Abendanon is the only player to have scored in two European Cup finals Clermont star...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ LEICESTER TIGERS prop Logovi’i Mulipola has been made an offer to join Pro...












