All posts tagged "Toulon"
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEnd of the road for the injured Paul O’Connell
Paul O’Connell’s Test career is over after the Ireland captain tore his hamstring against France on Sunday. The Munster legend, 35,...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain Inquest: Disastrous failure of nerve and judgement
As England limp out of the 2015 World Cup into the annals of great sporting failure as the first host nation...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Dan Cole Can help get nudge on up front
As preparation for a World Cup begins, every coach will be ascertaining they have the basic fundamentals of the game correct...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSerge Betsen backs Chris Robshaw and England to make it to the final
England’s back-row is not in the same class as Australia and Wales but the legendary French flanker is still tipping Stuart...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s RWC absent friends XV
15 Israel Dagg (NZ) Arguably the star of the tournament four years ago, certainly a key player with five tries and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher pays tribute to Bakkies Botha
It’s all a bit rock’n’roll for Bakkies Botha at present. Farewell gigs in Cape Town, Tokyo and, most recently, at the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSam Warburton returns to lead Wales
Sam Warburton returns to the Wales starting line-up to lead his side against Italy in their final World Cup warm-up on...
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Champions Cup
/ 10 years agoSteve Meehan tips English clubs to challenge French giants
Toulon‘s new backs coach Steve Meehan believes the financial disparity between English and French clubs is closing and sees no reason...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoAshley Johnson is hooking up to a whole new ball game
Barnstorming South African will not settle for the No.16 shirt.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTrinh-Duc left out of France World Cup squad
Fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc has been left out of France World Cup squad by Philippe Saint-Andre. The 28-year-old, who played in the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: How those cunning Aussies threw World Cup wide open
That’s it! All bets are off after last week’s results in the Rugby Championship as the favourites for both games failed...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHorwill and White omitted from Australia’s World Cup squad
James Horwill will arrive at Harlequins earlier than expected as the former Australia captain wasn’t included in Michael Cheika’s World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoChampions Cup fixtures announced
Leicester will kick-off the Champions Cup season by hosting Stade Francais at Welford Road on November 13. The clash between the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLions trio dumped by Wales
James Hook, Mike Phillips and Richard Hibbard will not play in the World Cup after being cut by Warren Gatland today....
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Featured
/ 10 years ago‘Phenomenon’ Samu Manoa can be even bigger in France
USA Eagle is already proving a big hit with fans in Toulon.
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Winning is same in any language for Michael Cheika
Michael Cheika speaks French, Italian and Arabic. He is also known to be fluent in coarse Anglo-Saxon and looks forward to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher previews the Bledisloe Cup
This year’s quick-fire Rugby Championship seems to be hurtling to a conclusion almost before it began but the organisers couldn’t have...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoDean Mumm opens up about World Cup dream
Dean Mumm is nothing if not determined. Having packed away his boots after leading Exeter Chiefs to a resounding victory over...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoLeigh Halfpenny told: Play for Toulon or face axe
European Champions threatening to sack full-bakc over the club-or-country clash looming at the end of the new season.
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Don Armand – Exeter flanker
How was the off-season? I went back to South Africa with the family which was good but not as relaxing as...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain looks at the way Michael Cheika is trying to rebuild the Australian scrum
Australian have traditionally struggled to match South Africa for size and strength, but Michael Cheika is on a mission to change...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain gets out his crystal ball and the form book to pick his 2017 Lions
Two years from now the Lions will be in the midst of a three Test series against a New Zealand side...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGiteau, Mitchell and Mumm called up by Australia
Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and Dean Mumm have all been included in Australia‘s 40-man training squad for the Rugby Championship. The...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Accept it, Gatland’s Law is now a nonsense
Like Mo Farah’s front doorbell when the drug testers came calling, Warren Gatland‘s eponymous law has much to answer for. As...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s hope Ian Ritchie’s warning does not stop team bonding
As England prepare to jet off to their Colorado training camp the words of RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie must be...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain casts an expert eye over last week’s European Champions Cup draw
The recruitment rosters of the Premiership and Pro12 teams make them look like a pop-gun parade compared to the heavy artillery...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Will even champs Toulon escape the Pool of Death?
What a draw we saw for the European tournaments this week – and what a vindication of the decision to move...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Megabucks Toulouse give Manu Tuilagi a dilemma
Manu Tuilagi has one year left on his Leicester Tigers contract and Toulouse have sounded out the 24-year-old England centre about...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSam Burgess is pure gold to have in the camp says Dave Attwood
Cross-code star is a “live contender” to make England’s final World Cup squad according to Bath teammate.
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWales MUST hold onto Alun Wyn Jones warn Ospreys
Wales urged to secure the longer-term future of their ‘most valuable asset’
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Featured
/ 10 years agoInside this week’s edition of TRP
Another busy week in the world of rugby, another brilliant issue of The Rugby Paper! TRP will have all the action and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Premiership play-offs preview
Northampton (1) Story of the season The reigning champions may have wobbled badly in Europe with those big defeats against Racing...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: What’s the money on Toulon making it four on the spin?
As the dust settles on the first ever Champions Cup and the remarkable but unsurprising success of Toulon in winning their...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Saracens wing Chris Ashton about England and the Premiership title race
Chris Ashton has spent all season looking-in at the England squad from the outside, and the Saracens wing yearns to be...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Bradley Davies – Wasps, Wales and former Cardiff Blues lock
1. Gethin Jenkins – Mr Grumpy! He pretty much did my job for me when I played with him. He used...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Stuart Lancaster must not bow to PRL double-standards
Stuart Lancaster should bring Steffon Armitage into the World Cup training squad he will announce later this month using the ‘exceptional...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s verdict on Toulon’s Champions Cup win: The old Sea Wolves are simply majestic
I ceased caring about how many millions Toulon allegedly spend on their squad a long time ago. In fact the more...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAbendanon named European Player of the Year
Nick Abendanon has been named the 2015 European Player of the Year after an outstanding individual performance in the Champions Cup...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGordon D’Arcy to retire from rugby
Leinster legend Gordon D’Arcy has today announced he is to retire from rugby at the end of the season. In an...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEuropean Cup finals teams
Champions Cup final: Clermont v Toulon Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; Brock James, Morgan Parra;...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Ring-fencing would damage potential World Cup legacy
The almost universal acceptance by the media that ring-fencing the Premiership will actually take place, even if it’s just for a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: Never call Carl Hayman a mercenary… he’s been a galactico!
Three giants of the game – metaphorically and physically – depart the European scene at Twickenham on Saturday as the clock...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLee Byrne to hang up his boots
British and Irish Lion Lee Byrne will retire from professional rugby on medical grounds. The 34-year-old full-back, who had been at...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAustralia change selection rules for overseas-based players
Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell and George Smith could represent Australia at the upcoming World Cup following a ground-breaking announcement from the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: How to beat the French? Capture good kids early
This has been a good season for the English teams in the inaugural European Champions Cup because they got four clubs...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoQuade Cooper joins Toulon
Quade Cooper has agreed to leave Australia and join Toulon next season. According to French reports, the Wallabies and Reds fly-half...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Salary cap is essential to keep our clubs solvent
Last week’s European results drew some interesting opinions from casting doubts on the French international side, to a call for another...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoForget Steffon Armitage, Red Rose needs Matt Kvesic
Matt Kvesic is overdue an England call-up, according to Gloucester legend Andy Hazell, who believes the in-form openside has the potential...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s column: Clermont reap benefits from hunting cleverly
Money invariably encourages envy and bad-mouthing but money per se has never guaranteed success in any sport. Winning is much more...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Joe Simpson – Wasps scrum-half
Ready to take on the European Champions Toulon? Yes and it’ll be an interesting proposal. We know it’ll take a lot...
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