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James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Bayonne turning home into a fortress

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN HEADING into the three-week international break, two Top 14 teams in particular will be pretty happy with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 4 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Joe Maddock

The former Crusaders, Bath, Treviso and Saracens winger, now attack coach at Bath They say one man’s misfortune is another man’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Davidson’s departure puts Mela on the spot

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Of the three words in Arnauld Mela’s week-old job title ‘interim head coach’ at Top 14 side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 4 years ago

The man who kept Wasps on the road

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Malcolm Sinclair holds the distinction of being Wasps’ first full-time professional, an appointment...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Lancaster bombs out Giroud at Racing 92

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Injury concern: France may be without full-back Melvyn Jaminet for the autumn internationals PICTURE: Getty Images The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Whitford poised to join Lancaster

Stuart Lancaster is set to turn to an experienced hand when he moves to Racing 92 next season, with Tom Whitford...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Gray has Brive in his sights

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER VETERAN Scotland and Lions lock Richie Gray is preparing to move back to France at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Why Club World Cup must fit into calendar

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Ideas like the Club World Cup get my support if they encourage rugby of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Verdict on corruption charges is awaited

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tuesday, December 13. That’s the date a Paris court delivers its verdicts on FFR President Bernard Laporte,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Jalibert in line to join Barrett at Racing 92

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France international fly-half Matthieu Jalibert’s unfortunately timed early-season travails continued on Saturday, amid renewed questions over his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Racing 92 hit hard by Vakatawa retirement

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For Racing 92, this is the first weekend after the unexpected retirement before. A matter of days...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Toulouse will take title, say coaches

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulouse will win the Top 14 title at the end of another tight season – according to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Concern as refs switch to other side

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Another of French rugby’s leading gamekeepers turned coach this week, as Top 14 referee Maxime Chalon put...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Transfer market that never sleeps

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Accepted wisdom has it that the shortest period of time is the New York Second – helpfully...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

“I just ran around and smashed everything” – My Life in Rugby with Martin Purdy

The former Wasps, Bath, Gran Parma, L’Aquila, London Welsh, Massy and Grasse lock discusses his career As a professional sportsman you...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Former Sale back James O'Connor is back in the Wallabies fold

The Rugby Championship

/ 4 years ago

Rennie rings changes as O’Connor comes in

Test match veteran James O’Connor features in a much-changed Australian line-up as they prepare for their second match against Argentina in...

By Nick Powell

Features

/ 4 years ago

Fofana, one of the stars of 2006, to bow out

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Clermont star Wesley Fofana this week became the latest Top 14 player to join the annual line...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Top eight to follow in Spring’s footsteps

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young Racing 92 fullback Max Spring earned careful praise from France head coach Fabien Galthie after a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Top 14 Final Preview – Castres and Montpellier eye the big prize

Castres will be the narrowest of favourites as they play Montpellier in what promises to be a classic French Top 14...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Aurillac shopped around for bargains

MUCH talk recently about salary cap-hampered English clubs being disadvantaged when they took on the big spenders of the Top 14...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

It’s time to step up or face being left behind

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It’s time for a re-think for the founding nations of the URC feast after the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Rennie has a healthy selection headache

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST History, we are told, is just one damned thing after another. And by way of rubbing it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

France are the giants, Prem just sleeping

NICK CAIN THE English Premiership has just been described as a “sleeping giant” of sport by Simon Massie-Taylor, its chief executive....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

No dead rubbers in final round of Top 14

JAMES HARRI NGTON FRENCH COLUMN Decider: Challenge Cup winners Lyon face Champions Cup winners La Rochelle PICTURE: Getty Images In less...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Wasps aim to give legend Jimmy a perfect send-off

LEE Blackett has paid tribute to Jimmy Gopperth who this weekend plays his final game for Wasps – against Leicester, the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

La Rochelle keep their cool to rule in Europe

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster..............21pts Penalties: Sexton 5, 8, 22, 40+1, 47, 57 R Byrne 65 La Rochelle ......24pts Tries: Rhule...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Can’t help but smile at absurdity of Homer’s time wasting

OFFICIALLY I am of course outraged and utterly appalled at the blatant time wasting and abnegation of the spirit of rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

World Cup will be won and lost in the run-up

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fifteen months out from the 2023 World Cup, the rugby debate in host nation France is getting...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 4 years ago

Rugby World Cup 2023

Sports lovers are usually eagerly waiting for world cup tournaments. Rugby World Cup 2023 tickets are in demand as the union...

By Sam Emery

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Leinster are taking Europe to next level

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is often argued, usually by politicians reneging on a manifesto promise, that “the perfect is the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Larmour shines bright

By KEVIN FALLON Leinster..................35 Munster ................25 A SECOND-STRING Leinster side who were already guaranteed top spot were still too strong for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Discipline England’s downfall in Toulouse 7s

NEWS EXTRA SIMON Amor’s England will have to settle for a place in today’s fifth place semi-final after losing their cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Racing 92 play down any move for Jones

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try double: Matthieu Jalibert helped Bordeaux book their place in the play-offs England head coach Eddie Jones...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Ground switch ‘unacceptable’ blasts O’Gara

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Racing 92 v La Rochelle Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Bollaert Delelis LA ROCHELLE head coach Ronan O’Gara...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Europe’s best too hot for England

NICK CAIN IT took the 2022 European Cup until the quarter-finals before it delivered in terms of the quality and drama...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Now’s the time for the French revolution

CHRIS HEWETT AS a rule of thumb, English teams good enough to fight their way into a Champions Cup final eventually...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Tigers miss chances as Gibson-Park pulls strings

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........14pts Tries: Ashton 46, Dolly 78 Conversions: Ford 46, 78 Leinster ............23pts Tries: Van der Flier 16,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Heartbreak for Munster as Toulouse keep their nerve in shootout

By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 24pts Tries: Kendellen 10, Earls 39, Haley 44 Conversions: Carbery 11, 40, 45 Penalties: Carbery 57...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

All to play for as it begins to get serious

JAMES HARRINGTON Like any other league, the business end of the Top 14 season is played in a haze of permutations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 4 years ago

Tyro back row Kendellen leads Munster charge

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ......................17 Munster ................24 ACADEMY back rower Alex Kendellen led the way as Munster powered to their first...

By The Rugby Paper Team