All posts tagged "Top 14"
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James Harrington
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoStuart Lancaster looks like he will hang on
French Column, By James Harrington In the end, after weeks of speculation, chairman Laurent Travers will leave Racing 92 at the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWillis: I’m loving my life with Toulouse
By MARK STEVENS WHILE some sides would consider the tag of defending champions as a target on their backs, it appears...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWillis: I’m loving my life with Toulouse
By MARK STEVENS WHILE some sides would consider the tag of defending champions as a target on their backs, it appears...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSteward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers
By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFreddie Steward leads calls for Michael Cheika to stay at Leicester Tigers
By Paul Rees Michael Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSteward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers
By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJack proves that he’s still the lad
THERE’S something about crossing The Channel that seems to bring out the best in England’s Top 14 exports, with a rejuvenated...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJack proves that he’s still the lad
THERE’S something about crossing The Channel that seems to bring out the best in England’s Top 14 exports, with a rejuvenated...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJack Nowell proves that he’s still the lad
There's something about crossing The Channel that seems to bring out the best in England’s Top 14 exports, with a rejuvenated...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAt least the French are going full-bore
NEUTRALS the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end for the seventh...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAt least the French are going full-bore
NEUTRALS the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end for the seventh...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoAt least the French are going full-bore in Champions Cup
By Peter Jackson Neutrals the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoBouscatel looks like he will run again
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN ADVENT tensions rather than goodwill in the corridors of French rugby power in the week leading up...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoBouscatel looks like he will run again
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN ADVENT tensions rather than goodwill in the corridors of French rugby power in the week leading up...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoBouscatel looks like he will run again
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN ADVENT tensions rather than goodwill in the corridors of French rugby power in the week leading up...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoScotland will benefit from winning habit – Blair Kinghorn
By Adam Hathaway Blair Kinghorn has been getting into the winning habit with Antoine Dupont and co at Toulouse and reckons...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland-born Junior Kpoku rules out playing for France
By Sam Jackson Hard-hitting: Racing 92 lock Junior Kpoku Junior Kpoku, ineligible for Steve Borthwick’s England team while playing for Racing...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoRonan O’Gara keeps on driving La Rochelle
Mark Stevens talks to the former Ireland No.10 about his plans in France - and what could happen next In the...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoMark McCall: There is no margin for error in this format so we have to back up last week
By PAUL REES Match Preview Stade Francais v Saracens Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadium Mark McCall has warned his Saracens players not...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoDuncan Weir’s set for Toulon tester
By Ben Jaycock Match Preview Toulon vs Glasgow Today. 3.15pm Duncan Weir feels his Glasgow side must get to grips with...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoRoebuck the star as Sale cruise in
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ................................................................. 29pts Tries: J-L du Preez 19, Roebuck 34, Carpenter 51, Curry 60 Conversions: R du Preez...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoThe global travellers who light up game
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed There is nothing especially funny about short-term memory loss, but it may just have an...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoCian Prendergast takes reins
By Ben Jaycock PREVIEW... Perpignan v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Aimé Giral Connacht captain Cian Prendergast returns to lead his...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoOff-target Gloucester get lesson in finishing
By Luke Jarmyn Vannes................................ 43pts Tries: Benmegal 2, 46; Ruru 4, 10; Chateau 65, Blanchard 70 Conversions: Lafage 3, 5, 47,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoDarcy Graham sparks Edinburgh into life
By Luke Jarmyn Edinburgh ........58 Bayonne ........... 12 Darcy Graham showed what Edinburgh missed in their defeat to Gloucester as the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoWales duo out for revenge
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Scarlets v Black Lion Today. Kick-off 1pm, Parc y Scarlets WALES internationals Sam Costelow and Gareth...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoOyonnax must live without Joe El-Abd
By James Harrington Oyonnax’s seven-try 53-10 bonus-point win over ProD2 rivals Soyaux-Angouleme on Friday – their first victory since October 25...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSale Sharks vs Racing 92 – Match Betting Preview
The second week of the Champions Cup begins with an exhilarating Friday night clash at the Salford Community Stadium, where Sale...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNo Zach Mercer decision until end of season
By Paul Rees Gloucester will not decide on Zach Mercer’s future until the end of the season as speculation that he...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoJack Nowell: I’m loving life on and off the pitch at La Rochelle
By Brendan McGilligan As Jack Nowell stepped off the plane to start his La Rochelle career, he was stepping into the...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoI’d rather have the old Champions Cup format – Stuart McCloskey
Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey admits he preferred the Champions Cup’s previous format, with the current structure leaving some teams with an...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoClermont have far too much class for Benetton
By Sam Jackson Clermont...........28 Benetton............. 0 Clermont out-muscled Benetton to cruise to a commanding bonus point victory with Peceli Yato and...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoFin Smith and Alex Mitchell get back in the old routine
By Adam Hathaway Northampton Saints...... 38pt Tries: Dingwall 3, Mayanavanua 8, Augustus 43 62; Langdon 49, Pollock 74 Conversions: Smith 4,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoUlster facing Antoine Dupont threat
Match Preview By Ben Jaycock Toulouse v Ulster Today - 3.15pm Ulster are gearing up for the daunting visit to reigning...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoBath fail to make most of chances
By ROGER PANTING Bath ................................................................. 20pts Tries: Dunn 47, Roux 56 Conversions: Russell 47, 56 Penalties: Russell 4, 30 La Rochelle...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoJoe Heyes hoping to put on a magic show in Bordeaux
Match Preview By Jon Newcombe Bordeaux v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Chaban-Delmas Joe Heyes is hoping that Leicester can...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoOh, for a one-stop TV shop for the lot
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Gogglebox: Bath taking on La Rochelle on Friday night PICTURE: Getty Images HERE’S a brain teaser: if...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoMontpellier are pushed all the way by Dragons
By SIMON THOMAS Dragons ............. 14pts Tries: Basham 26, O’Brien 40 Conversions: O’Brien 27, 40 Montpellier ..... 18pts Tries: Tambwe 13,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoBayonne ……… 17 Scarlets ……… 16
■By TOM CLEMENTS JORIS Segonds broke Scarlets’ hearts with a late penalty that denied the Welsh side an opening round victory....
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoEmanuel marks historic Cardiff debut in style
■By SIMON THOMAS Lyon ....................37pts Tries: Dumortier 7, 38, Parisien 25, Charcosset 48, Gonzalez 63 Conversions: Meliande 26, 49, 64 Penalties:...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSailing around the Med for a year is next for me – Tyler Ardron
My Life in Rugby TYLER ARDRON THE CANADA FORWARD, CURRENTLY AT CASTRES, WHO PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR OSPREYS AND THE CHIEFS In...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFrance won’t play All Blacks in USA
French Column - By James Harrington The FFR has rejected a proposal from New Zealand to relocate the third Test of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGhezal’s job is to drag Lyon out of a hole
GOOD news has been hard to come by at Top 14 strugglers Lyon in recent weeks. Last Saturday’s defeat at Pau,...
International Rugby
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