All posts tagged "Toulouse"
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Champions Cup
/ 3 days agoCharlie Ewels insists Bordeaux defeat will make Bath a better side
Charlie Ewels had a lightbulb moment in Toulouse in 2023 showing him Europe’s best were not invincible – and reckons Bath’s...
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Top 14
/ 3 days agoBordeaux need to seal deal for Louis
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TO describe Louis Bielle-Biarrey as hot rugby property is an understatement so criminal it would go straight...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 week agoBordeaux Begles vs Bath: We have the belief to do the job – Beno Obano
Beno Obano believes Bath can upset the odds today and knock the champions out of Europe.
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoPeter Jackson: Pair of Wasps on a collision course
When Wasps went bust with debts of £95m and all 167 employees lost their jobs, a redundant pair of England internationals...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 week agoBrendan Gallagher: Lions really must head to Argentina
Better late than never. After decades of lobbying by some – not least this column – the Lions are reportedly looking...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 week agoDu Toit can make difference for Bath
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TODAY will be a reckoning for a Bath pack touted as the most...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoFrance fall back in line with 8-sub rule JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN “THE experiment, which produced no significant improvement, has come to an end.” In a dry yet significant 12-word sentence,...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoLukhanyo Am: England could learn from South Africa selection policy
Lukhanyo Am has underlined the benefits of South Africa’s overseas selection policy, insisting it has been a “real advantage” in building...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: Bath head coach Johann van Graan must start with his strongest pack in Bordeaux
We are at the business end of the season and Bath have two big matches in a row with the top...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoDominant Vannes still have a lot to do
On target: Louis Carbonel seals victory for Stade Francais with his last-gasp penalty PICTURE: Getty Images Montauban, astonishingly, live – mathematically...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoJack van Poortvliet: England are going in the right direction after Paris performance
Jack van Poortvliet believes the way England finished their 2026 Six Nations campaign in France is their template going forward.
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Top 14
/ 3 weeks agoAzema’s on his way back to Toulon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON’S search for a head coach to take some of the day-to-day strain off sporting director Pierre...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoLeinster edging closer to fifth star after Champions Cup quarter final victory
Leinster moved a step closer to pinning a fifth star on their jersey after dismantling Sale Sharks 43-13 at Dublin’s Aviva...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoBath 43-41 Northampton Saints: Ted Hill steps up to get Johann van Graan’s side over the line in a thriller
Bath, not without controversy, survived an extraordinary early Northampton Saints blitzkrieg to mount a stirring comeback and reach the Champions Cup...
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Features
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Duelling French aristocrats! Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles clash in the Champions Cup
Rugby in France has never been more popular. The television audience for the final Six Nations match against England peaked at...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoI’ve got to be a dog at the breakdown, says Willis
By BEN JAYCOCK TOULOUSE flanker and renowned jackaler Jack Willis has pinpointed the breakdown as the decisive battleground ahead of today’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoIt’s time for one real champion to disappear
EUROPE’S match of the season kicks off on the banks of the Garonne this afternoon, the champions of Europe (Bordeaux) versus...
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Top 14
/ 1 month agoSo, who is your starter at 10, then?
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 10s: Matthieu Jalibert, left, and Romain Ntamack PICTURES: Getty Images The latest iteration of the as-old-as-time...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoLeinster face Sale Sharks test after Edinburgh scare in Champions Cup
For the casual viewer, last Saturday’s Round of 16 match between Leinster and Edinburgh seemed like it was business as usual...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoHenry Arundell fires Bath into Champions Cup quarter finals
Henry Arundell scored two tries as Prem champions Bath held off a fierce effort from Saracens to book their place in...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoToulouse 59-26 Bristol Bears: The Red and Blacks give Pat Lam’s side a lesson in finishing
Bristol Bears opened and closed the scoring, but in between, they were torn apart as Toulouse passed 50 points at home...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoHarlequins 17-26 Sale Sharks: Alex Sanderson’s hold off Quins to reach last eight
The goal-kicking of George Ford ensured that the battle of this season’s Prem underachievers went the way of Sale Sharks as...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoLam: We made too many mistakes
PAT Lam is looking to use the character his players showed in the last 20 minutes to get their play-off assault...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoNonu just keeps on rolling along
ONE man has survived for so long on the higher grounds of the global game that he makes grand old footballing...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoBordeaux ready to run their marathon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN All set: Bordeaux fly-half Matthieu Jalibert and, inset left to right, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Damian Penaud and head...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: Now Bath need to be serial winners
Having played rugby at Bath since the age of seven, and been at The Rec as a one-club-man for the duration...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoQuins drown out the noise
ALEX Dombrandt hit out at Harlequins’ many critics after they ended a six-match losing streak in the league with a nuggety...
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Top 14
/ 1 month agoWomen keen to join the 6N party
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWO-THIRDS of the 2026 Six Nations season is complete. It’s old news, but France – Les Bleus...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoToulouse win top-two battle
Double joy: Paul Graou scored two for Toulouse against Montpellier PICTURE: Alamy IN the Top 14, for the final time before...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Resolute Thomas Ramos shows England how to do it
The only team to go backwards in the 2026 Six Nations was England. Where every other nation had something positive to...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoAfter three rounds, it all looked so easy…
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WELL, that was a remarkable end to what turned out to be an utterly astonishing Six Nations,...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 months agoFrance U20s v England U20s: Connor Treacey buzzing for French Six Nations finale
England U20s captain Connor Treacey insists his side are relishing the chance to test themselves against Grand Slam-chasing France with a...
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Top 14
/ 2 months agoNon-stop season likely to take toll
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TIME and the ever-evolving rugby seasons wait for no one. The final round of the 2026 Six...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWomen’s match to break crowd record for club game
A CROWD record will fall this afternoon, with France’s AXA Elite 1 Feminin league match between league leaders Toulouse and mid-table...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoPortugal’s clash with Spain will be classy
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AWAY from the Six Nations, the Rugby Europe Championship is coming to the boil today with the...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: When Ray Glastonbury warmed up during The Big Freeze
Long before his surname became synonymous with a music festival, Ray Glastonbury’s scorch marks could be found all over the north...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGalthie’s putting his faith in Tatafu
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The heavy mob: France prop Tevita Tatafu and, below left to right, Uini Atonio, Demba Bamba, Georges-Henri...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBristol Bears 36-41 Sale Sharks: Sam Bedlow times it right to get Sale in winning mood
A last-minute try from Sam Bedlow eased Sale Sharks’ woes as they won an action-packed game against Bristol Bears at Ashton...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoHealy set to join in O’Gara’s rebuild
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN New man: Ben Healy is heading to La Rochelle from Edinburgh with Antoine Hastoy, Departing PICTURES: Alamy...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations preview: France vs Italy – The French will be looking to take control
France return to Stade Pierre Mauroy today knowing victory over Italy would place them firmly in control of the Six Nations...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations news: Matthieu Jalibert or Romain Ntamack – where do France go now?
France have gotten off to a blinding start to this year’s Six Nations, kicking their campaign off with bonus point wins...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations 2026: Wales v France – Fabien Brau-Boirie adds weight in midfield for the French
Pau’s 20-year-old centre Fabien Brau-Boirie will make his France debut in a new-look midfield as head coach Fabien Galthie makes two...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoTravelling fans can’t be left at side of the road
THERE aren’t many downsides to being a staunch supporter of Les Bleus but this year’s compressed Six Nations itinerary – with...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoPau give youth a chance to shine
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PAU’S return to this season’s Champions Cup competition for the first time since 2001 was far from...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoFrance 36-14 Ireland: Matthieu Jalibert leads the musketeers to Six Nations opening win
France, save for one stodgy period in the second half, produced sublime rugby in tricky wet conditions to blow Ireland away...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBill Mata happy to commit future to Bristol Bears
Big Bill Mata had no hesitation in reaching for a pen when Bristol Bears offered him a new contract.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDream team are back in harness
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THERE should be caveats and codicils – a few provisos, a couple of quid pro quos. But...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations predictions: Favourites for top tryscorer and points scorer with French on top
Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Thomas Ramos are the favourites to top the tryscorer and points scorer tables this 2026 Six Nations.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: England must ditch the hype and make history
The Six Nations decision to play this season’s tournament opener between reigning champions France and Ireland in Paris on Thursday evening...
International Rugby
Will Genia backs the Henry Pollock hype but feels England need to be more fluid
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