All posts tagged "Top 14"
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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoTwo point tries for rolling mauls? The giants who are spoiling it for all of us
Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Poor old Italy came up with plenty of solutions to the problems posed by Ireland in...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoMichael Cheika determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Michael Cheika is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided not to extend his one-year contract...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoRomain Ntamack: I’d love to take on All Blacks
By James Harrington - French Column So, Romain Ntamack wants to go to New Zealand in July. New Zealand have already...
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Features
/ 9 months agoI joined in with La Marseillaise, but quietly – Florent Rossigneux
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER RACING 92, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, STADE FRANCAIS, RICHMOND, WASPS, BEDFORD & LONDON WELSH BACK-ROWER FLORENT ROSSIGNEUX...
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Features
/ 9 months agoYoung Guns – Kepu Tuipulotu
Young Guns - England U20 & Bath hooker Kepu Tuipulotu could have played for Wales, Tonga or England but committed himself...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoThere’ll be no cheating while I’m in charge, says new boss
THE Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), the body that runs the Top 14 and ProD2 professional men’s rugby divisions in France,...
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/ 9 months agoStade are willing to fight for Gustard
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN STADE Francais’ billionaire owner hinted last week that head coach Paul Gustard’s reported move to Leicester may...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 months agoGreat (for some) to see Nonu return
YOU have to laugh – always assuming you’re not the one who has to tackle him. We speak of Ma’a Nonu,...
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Features
/ 10 months agoTime to put foot down and let the turbo kick in
Paul Rees looks back on England’s performances so far and says they should take the hand brake off and race ahead...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 months agoSurvival the name of game for Stade
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS approximately no one once said, a year is a long time in rugby. After the 17th...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 months agoA Tour de France we’d all love to see for the British & Irish Lions
By Brendan Gallagher That hardy perennial, the possibility of another Lions Test against France, has poked its head above the frosty...
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James Harrington
/ 10 months agoTop 14: Racing 92’s delight at smash and grab
French Column - By James Harrington Racing really needed that. A first win in the Top 14 since they beat Pau...
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/ 10 months agoSix Nations best matchups of the weekend: Calcutta Cup fly-half clash crucial for Lions chances
By Charlie Elliott After fallow week, the Six Nations is back with a bang. Some eye-watering games are scheduled to take place over...
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/ 10 months agoTop Five Strangest Endings in Rugby History
By Charlie Elliott Over the weekend, Major League Rugby’s opener between Miami Sharks and Old Glory DC went viral following the...
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/ 10 months agoBayonne make it tough for Bordeaux
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Change of heart: France prop Tevita Tatafu has decided to stay at Bayonne PICTURES: Gety Images FOURTH...
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James Harrington
/ 10 months agoPatrice Collazo’s mission to rescue Racing 92
French Column - By James Harrington Lo! And, indeed, behold! Former Montpellier, Toulon, Brive and La Rochelle coach Patrice Collazo has...
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/ 11 months agoCoach Stuart Lancaster sacked by Racing 92
By Sam Jackson Former England boss Stuart Lancaster has been sacked from his job as Racing 92 head coach. The 55-year-old...
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Miscellaneous
/ 11 months agoDark clouds hanging over selection of duo
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN EVERY member of a France team must contribute to preserving an exemplary image,” reads the opening paragraph...
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Miscellaneous
/ 11 months agoLancaster leaves Racing
On his way: Stuart Lancaster and Racing 92 have parted company PICTURE: Alamy STUART Lancaster and Racing 92 have parted ways...
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/ 11 months agoDamian Penaud in the mood to break his ducks for France
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Flying high: Damian Penaud scoring for France against Ireland during last...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoRace is on to win a place in RWC 2027
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Qualification for the Rugby World Cup...
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/ 11 months agoItaly Six Nations Preview – Ange Capuozzo must make most of forward power
Brendan Gallagher predicts another good championship after two wins and a draw last time out Can Italy build on their best-ever...
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/ 11 months agoLaborde: Three away fixtures is going to be tough
FRANCE JUNIOR World Cup finalists France will be hoping for a much improved Six Nations after finishing a disappointing third last...
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/ 11 months agoToulouse show offstrength in depth
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Scottish ace: Blair Kinghorn was on the scoresheet for Toulouse PICTURES: Getty Images UGO Mola’s remarkable Toulouse,...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoFive players who have scored five or more tries in a single game
By Charlie Elliott After Damian Penaud’s heroics for Bordeaux Begles against Sharks over the weekend, having broken the Champions Cup record for tries...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoMatch Preview – Brad Barritt backing the new boys as Saracens welcome Castres
By Paul Rees Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, StoneX Brad Barritt won the Champions Cup three times with Saracens and believes the club...
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/ 11 months agoBeefing up club rugby may start a trend
HERE’S a novel idea: a fresh European tournament specifically aimed at clubs based on the continent of Europe, as opposed to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoFirst-half blitz sets Scarlets on their way to Challenge Cup knockouts
By Roger Panting Scarlets ...........38pts Tries: Macleod 7, 22; Murray 26, Davies 32, Rogers 37, Van der Merwe 51 Conversions: Lloyd...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoMontpellier turn power on to finish in top spot
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle ........................... 7pts Tries: Hearle 32 Conversions: Wilkinson 33 Montpellier...................... 26pts Tries: Bernadet 1, Serfontein 46, Akrab 59,...
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James Harrington
/ 11 months agoEncore for exiled prop star Rabah Slimani
French Column by James Harrington Last Wednesday, Fabien Galthie named six uncapped players in his 42-strong list for the first match...
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/ 11 months agoLevani Botia – My wife didn’t know I played rugby until she saw me on TV
By Brendan McGilligan Flicking between the channels on the television, Emele Veivuke landed on a rugby match. Not being a rugby...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoTeddy Thomas reflects on career success, fatherhood
Lifting the most prestigious European competitions within rugby is only achieved by a small percentage despite the countless number of children...
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Club Rugby
/ 11 months ago‘Je ne regrette rien’: Lewis Ludlam loving life at Toulon
Lewis Ludlam insists he will return to Northampton one day but has no regrets about leaving the town or England behind...
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Latest News
/ 11 months ago11-try blitz as Chiefs suffer record defeat
By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ................... 17pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 8, 48, Hammersley 70 Conversion: Slade 49 Bordeaux Begles ........... 69pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBaxter: It looks like a bit of a stuffing
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter could not hide his disappointment after watching his side slip to a record Champions Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoCastres in good shape but Bulls fade away
■ By TOM WALKER Castres ............ 49 Bulls .................. 10 A SECOND-STRING Bulls were all but eliminated from the Champions Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoBath v Clermont: Joe Cokanasiga- “It is all down to chatting to the boss”
Joe Cokanasiga has credited a frank conversation with head of rugby Johann van Graan for his purple patch of form for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoBlack Lion ….. 16 Bayonne ………41
BAYONNE blew a helpless Black Lion away with a dominant six-try bonus point triumph on the road. The routine victory continues...
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/ 11 months agoFranco Molina is following in Rob Baxter’s footsteps
By Mark Stevens In the rugby world, players often emerge as leaders not only through their skill, but through their character,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 11 months agoWe need to watch rugby in the raw
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed According to Inkoo Kang, a leading critic at The New Yorker magazine and, almost by definition,...
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Features
/ 11 months agoA spirit of adventure comes at high price
Crowd pleaser: Cadan Murley scores for Quins against Leicester in front of nearly 80,000 at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images NO matter...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoLet’s hope the best of Regan Grace is yet to come
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Ever since St Helens discovered him in Port Talbot playing for...
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Features
/ 11 months agoWe can learn a lot from French
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view on the game There is so much that is wrong with the game...
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James Harrington
/ 11 months agoFabien Galthie’s Six Nations dilemma: Who gets the vote at 10?
French Column - By James Harrington There are bigger rugby weeks to come in 2025, but the Wednesday between January’s twin...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoGreat to see a big match on ITV
Big game: Tommy Reffell on the attack for Leicester against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty images WELL said Peter Warren, TRP letters 29/12/2024....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoA Tier Two XV to have you out of your seat
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points By Brendan Gallagher You won’t ever see my 2024...
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Miscellaneous
/ 11 months agoCentury of highs for La Rochelle
FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON AN IMPRESSIVE milestone at Stade Marcel Deflandre was reached last night, where La Rochelle hosted their 100th...
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Letters
/ 12 months ago£10 a month does not seem excessive
Don Pearson in a recent issue of The Rugby Paper complains about having to pay extra for European games on Premier...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoNo surprise as France show how it’s done
By Nick Cain Vannes versus Bordeaux is one of my highlights of the 2024-25 season so far, because if you want...
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Features
/ 12 months agoPlaying rugby was a free passport to travel – Maurie Fa’asavalu
My Life in Rugby - Maurie Fa'asavalu THE FORMER SAMOA RU, GREAT BRITAIN RL, HARLEQUINS, OYONNAX AND ST HELENS PLAYER, WHO...
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