JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON coach Pierre Mignoni earned something of a reprieve this weekend, as his side’s 54-7 win over Montpellier at Stade Mayol […]
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Georgia vs Portugal Today. Kick-off 8pm, Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Eddie Jones has coached three national teams, South Africa have won two […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WALES are rebuilding, and most people accept that. There are usually ups and downs with every international team, […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Oyonnax manager Joe El-Abd promised last week that his side would ‘fight to the end’ following their so-near-so-far 35-39 home defeat […]
JAMES HARRINGTON STADE Francais and reigning champions Toulouse look set to continue their twohorse race for top spot with both victorious this weekend. Paris-based Stade […]
Preview: Scotland vs England (Saturday, 4:45pm) George Furbank starts for England for the first time since March 2022 as the visitors make five changes for […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France Under-20s coach Sebastien Calvet has emerged as favourite to replace Bernard Goutta on the conveyor-belt of managers at ProD2 side […]
Lewis Ludlam has confirmed he has made the “extremely tough decision” to leave Northampton Saints at the end of the season. The 28-year-old has been […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The afternoon after the Friday-night chastening Six Nations defeat in Marseille before, a subdued French rugby audience tuned in to the […]
As the first Six Nations campaign of the new World Cup cycle draws nearer, the respective international coaches will be praying their major stars are […]
Preview: France vs Ireland (Friday, 8pm) The highly anticipated 2024 Six Nations gets underway as the two tournament favourites, France and Ireland, clash in Marseille on […]
Six Nations team-by-team previews: France James Harrington anticipates an Era of Expectation from the side who stalled at the World Cup Fracncehead coach Fabien Galthie […]
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Scotland Paul Rees listens to Gregor Townsend as he admits that it’s about time his team got their act together GREGOR […]
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Italy Brendan Gallagher predicts new coach Gonzalo Quesada could just be a very good appointment SO what next for Italy? What […]
JAMES HARRINGTON In a league featuring the likes of Racing 92 and Toulouse, Toulon and La Rochelle, Bordeaux and Stade Francais, there’s a ‘big match’ […]
By BRYN PALMER Gregor Townsend believes Ben White and Blair Kinghorn will become better players after experiencing French rugby but doesn’t want more of his […]
England won’t have Jack Willis available for selection for at least another two years after he activated a one-year option in contract to remain playing […]
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Toulouse v Bath Today. Kick-off 3.15pm Stade Ernest-Wallon EVEN for five-time champions Toulouse, achieving a perfect 15 points from 15 record […]
By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Bayonne v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Jean-Dauger JACK Yeandle, one of Exeter’s longest serving players, has not been surprised by […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick talked of England “turning a corner” when he announced his preliminary England squad of 36 […]
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED HERE’S a little brain-teaser, just to make sure you’ve been paying attention at the back of the class: since 2014, when […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN An email drop and social media flurry confirmed the line-up of France’s 34-player training squad for the Six Nations, which kicks […]
By PAUL REES PREVIEW… La Rochelle vLeicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Marcel Deflandre LEICESTER face holders La Rochelle at Stade Marcel Deflandre today keeping two […]
The 2023/24 Champions Cup resumes with an eagerly anticipated third round of pool-stage matches. English teams have performed exceptionally well up to this point, with […]
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fabien Galthie will have a reduced training squad for the 2024 Six Nations after a player release agreement was reached between […]
England scrum-half Alex Mitchell has opted to remain loyal to Northampton after being offered the chance of jumping ship and moving to France. Mitchell is […]