All posts tagged "Toulon"
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLam: Big names aren’t guaranteed their place
No guarantees await the squad who have taken Bristol to the top of the Premiership, says Pat Lam
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSuch a shame I opted for German over French at school! | Shane Williams
After turning down Toulon in his playing career, Shane Williams is now hoping to be able to commentate on the Top...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBattle for last play-off place goes to the wire | James Harrington
Top 14 rugby returned to broadcast in the UK with tries aplenty being scored
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStade set the fashion in red not pink
BACK in the day when they reigned as the sport’s supreme fashionistas, Stade Francais possessed a team of rugged quality to...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Former Ireland and Sale Sharks hooker Bernard Jackman
Bernard Jackman picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with or against
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoReaching a European final is testament to the squad-building at Leicester
Ben Kay breaks down the improvements made by Leicester Tigers under Steve Borthwick ahead of their trip to Twickenham on European...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: Lam’s leaders aim to deliver big home run for Bears fans
Bristol Bears welcome Gloucester and over 3,000 supporters to Ashton Gate on Monday, Jon Newcombe spoke to Pat Lam about the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoToulon want to tempt Jonathan Joseph to leave The Rec
Could England centre Joseph be set for a move to the Cote d'Azur
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoStrict new protocols provoke reaction | James Harrington
James Harrington looks at the tough measures taken by the LNR to ensure the Top 14 and Pro D2 seasons conclude...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMidweek pile-ups impossible to avoid | James Harrington
James Harrington explains why the Top 14 schedule is in a bottleneck
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEuropean contenders will go into battle cold | James Harrington
Bordeaux-Begles and Montpellier will not have played a game since the quarter-final by the time the final four go head-to-head next...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSuntory end Alex’s Far East adventure
JAPAN ROUND-UP By MATT MCILRAITH ALEX Goode’s Japanese expedition is over. The England man’s season-long loan deal with NEC came to an...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Neil Doak: Lara wicket highlight of my international career!
SPORT has played a huge part in my life. I played quite a lot of sports – football, golf, tennis –...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi England career saved as he signs for Sale Sharks
Tuilagi stays and one more South African import coming in at Sale Sharks
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoEvaluating how ready the Springboks are for the Lions
NICK CAIN EVALUATES THE SPRINGBOKS PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING LIONS SERIES WHEN Faf de Klerk was buried by a brutal Jake Ball...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJapan is the Top League now, Quade Cooper tells Sanzaar
WALLABIES maverick Quade Cooper sees Super Rugby being turned on its head in the years to come as the growth of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGenia blown away by O’Connor transformation
Mature: James O’Connor FORMER Wallaby scrumhalf Will Genia has taken a lot of pleasure in watching James O’Connor come back from...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears have banished bad eggs to build something special
PAUL REES TALKS TO BRISTOL’S LONG-SERVING LOCK JOE JOYCE ABOUT THE CLUB’S TRANSFORMATION Joe Joyce is Bristol’s longest serving player after joining...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSemi Radradra leads by example says Lam – and what a towering example that is for all
Pat Lam delves into Bristol's path to greater things after winning the Challenge Cup last season, and why Semi Radradra is...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThat Rome weekend puts block on Georgia | Chris Hewett
If Italy are not all washed up as a permanent member of the Six Nations elite –a sporting society so exclusive,...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFranck Azema exit confirmed, destination unknown | James Harrington
Jono Gibbes is high among the favourites to replace Azema at Clermont Auvergne, writes James Harrington
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLeinster v Toulon Champions Cup clash called off
A positive Covid-19 case within the Toulon camp has seen Friday evening's match at the RDS called off
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRacing snap up bargain of the season in Fickou | James Harrington
Racing 92 have signed Gael Fickou to form an all-France midfield with Virimi Vakatawa
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoJoe Simmonds says Exeter Chiefs won’t freeze on the big stage
Exeter Chiefs fly-half Joe Simmonds says the reigning champions will draw on their experiences against Toulouse and Racing 92 ahead of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoManoa in line for swansong at age 36
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Wanted: Samu Manoa Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Northampton Saints No.8 Samu Manoa is...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFrance 32-30 Wales: If it’s any consolation Wales, this was a classic match for the ages
Wales play out an absolute classic in the Paris night, as Brice Dulin strikes in the final play to smash their...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBayonne push Agen one step nearer the inevitable | James Harrington
Midway through the second half of Italy v Wales, the Top 14 caught up with its Covid-hit schedule as the final...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWorcester back row Cornell du Preez closes on Toulon move
WORCESTER Warriors have started a search for a new No.8 with Scotland international Cornell du Preez set to join Toulon next season....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams announces retirement from rugby in both codes
One of few players to hit superstardom in both union and league has hung up his boots to resurrect his boxing...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoRound of 16 stages drawn for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
The Round of 16 draw for the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup knockout stages has taken place in Lausanne, Switzerland
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoFickou move blocks Manu Tuilagi’s hopes of Racing 92 move
Gael Fickou's switch across the Paris divide from Stade Francais to Racing 92 allays Tuilagi's hopes of a move to the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Easter Monday slot for European Cup games
Jon Newcombe reveals how the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will be crammed in to the remainder of the season's schedule
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCanal Plus keep rights in bumper Top 14 deal | James Harrington
James Harrington reports on the megan deal Top 14 bosses and broadcaster Canal Plus have struck in France
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMinister of Sport may withdraw support for Six Nations | James Harrington
French rugby has been in chaos for the past week, James Harrington explains
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJonathan joins the great 3,000 points club
WHEN the season began, the number of goalkickers still adding to a personal points total in excess of 3,000 amounted to...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRest week turns sour for France as Antoine Dupont falls victim | James Harrington
James Harrington breaks down the week in French rugby, with Antoine Dupont's positive Covid-19 test a concern for Les Bleus
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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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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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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Blackheath full-back Ben Ransom
The former Saracens and England U20 full-back finds space for Beauden Barrett and Charles Piutau in his back three
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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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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Jonathan Davies: Playing in that World Cup semi-final was worth the pain
Jonathan Davies joins Neale Harvey for a special interview reflecting on his time playing for the Lions, Wales, Scarlets and Clermont
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoToulon in chase for Wasps prop Kieran Brookes
Brookes' contract at Wasps is due to expire this summer, with a move to the Top 14 on the card
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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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFaf de Klerk tells Sale it’s time to move on
Ahead of facing Wasps on Sunday afternoon, Faf de Klerk calls on the Sharks squad to move on from Steve Diamond's...
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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 agoHenry helps Tigers beat three yellows
By MIKE SINCLAIR Success! Tigers celebrate their victory PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS BAYONNE: Germain 7 (Fajardo 71); Baget 6 (Lestrade 51,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond rescued Sale Sharks from abyss but courted controversy
Jon Newcombe charts the highs and lows of Steve Diamond's tenure at Sale Sharks
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToulon’s Louis Carbonel in control but Sale Sharks show fight
Mike Sinclair reports on Toulon edging Sale Sharks in their first match since Steve Diamond left the Premiership club
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