All posts tagged "Toulouse"
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoBouscatel looks like he will run again
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN ADVENT tensions rather than goodwill in the corridors of French rugby power in the week leading up...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoScotland will benefit from winning habit – Blair Kinghorn
By Adam Hathaway Blair Kinghorn has been getting into the winning habit with Antoine Dupont and co at Toulouse and reckons...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMy main priority is to help Bath win a trophy, says Miles Reid
By Jon Newcombe An in-house club quiz hit home to Bath’s players just how long it has been since the club...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for Bath to take control
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Bath need to make a statement against Benetton at the Stadio Monigo...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoPowerful Leicester Tigers take Sharks apart with ease
By Rob Wildman Leicester Tigers............. 56pts Tries: Montoya 10, 25; Hassell-Collins 28, Kata 36, Pollard 40, van Poortvliet 43, Clare 72,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoBordeaux score 26 unanswered points to shock Ulster
By Kevin Fallon Ulster ................. 19pts Tries: Izuchukwu 7, Timoney 19, Kok 40 Conversions: Doak 8, 20 Bordeaux ..........40pts Tries: Tatafu...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoRob Baxter staying positive ahead of daunting test against Toulouse
Henry Slade returns to steer Exeter from fly-half as one of five changes after being rested for their opening Pool 1...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSlade: We have to be all in this together
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Exeter Chiefs v Toulouse Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Sandy Park THE importance of playing what’s in front of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoOld pros who say it like it is
HIGHLIGHTS of the latest round of Champions League football ran for 80 minutes on BBC1 last Wednesday. Contrast that to the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMurphy’s plan has some holes
ULSTER’S quartet of under-used Ireland forwards – Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole and Cameron Izuchukwu – returned from Test duty...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoOyonnax must live without Joe El-Abd
By James Harrington Oyonnax’s seven-try 53-10 bonus-point win over ProD2 rivals Soyaux-Angouleme on Friday – their first victory since October 25...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoCastres vs Munster – Champions Cup Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Munster, fresh from a resounding victory last week, will travel to France to take on Castres...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoI’d rather have the old Champions Cup format – Stuart McCloskey
Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey admits he preferred the Champions Cup’s previous format, with the current structure leaving some teams with an...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoUlster facing Antoine Dupont threat
Match Preview By Ben Jaycock Toulouse v Ulster Today - 3.15pm Ulster are gearing up for the daunting visit to reigning...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoWe didn’t convert, admits Jacques Vermeulen
Exeter Chiefs captain Jacques Vermeulen felt his side left points out on the field playing back on his old stomping ground...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoGet rid of the regions and call for Cotter, says Ring
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW MARK Ring never thought Welsh rugby would come to this; their four regional...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoLowe’s running out of time to win the big one
Cutting a dash: James Lowe in action for Leinster PICTURE: Alamy NOBODY in recent seasons has cut a deeper swathe through...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoIf you’re out for a 15, call Toulouse
WHERE have all the full-backs gone? Well you could start looking for them at Toulouse. When Belgium’s Matias Remue made an...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFrance won’t play All Blacks in USA
French Column - By James Harrington The FFR has rejected a proposal from New Zealand to relocate the third Test of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGhezal’s job is to drag Lyon out of a hole
GOOD news has been hard to come by at Top 14 strugglers Lyon in recent weeks. Last Saturday’s defeat at Pau,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup potential breakout stars
Every year, an unexpected player rises to perform on the European stage, with it being a great place for both young and fringe talent...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoWill this be the year a South African club lifts the Champions Cup trophy?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The most significant competition in club rugby kicks off this weekend as the Champions Cup gets...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoScotland must not waste potential
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... An assessment of where Scotland and England are after the autumn series,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLeinster make it seven wins in a row
By Jim Short Ulster................20 Leinster............27 Leinster's second string proved far too strong for Ulster to make it seven wins on the...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoJacques Vermeulen excited to visit old friends
By Paul Rees Exeter start their Champions Cup campaign away in South Africa on Saturday, but Jacques Vermeulen will feel very...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoStade are heading in right direction Racing
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IS there an early winter equivalent to the idiom about solitary swallows and the impending arrival of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoI can’t wait to prove what I can do, says fit-again Tua
■ By MARK STEVENS TAMATI Tua is looking to make up for lost time after finally getting his chance to shine...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime to recognise Etzebeth’s talents
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S THE World Rugby annual awards tonight, held...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSadourny gets nod to replace Davidson
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Hat-trick man: Toulon wing Gael Drean runs in to score against Bayonne PICTURE: Getty Images IN April...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoBattling Argentina make it tough for Ireland
By Brendan Gallagher Ireland...............22pts Tries: Crowley 3, Hansen 5, McCarthy 31 Conversions: Crowley 3, 32 Drop goal: Crowley 21 Argentina .........19pts...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoJosh Hodge to the fore as Exeter Chiefs finally begin to find their feet
By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs .. 54pts Tries: Fisilau 9, 26, 42, Hodge 21, 51, Frost 39, Rigg 55, Skinner 75...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTownsend ready to leave the dark days behind him
By MARK STEVENS STU Townsend says he’s ready to put the ‘dark times’ behind him and help ignite a new charge...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRoll up, roll up: Crowds are rising to record levels
CROWD numbers in French rugby’s top two professional leagues have risen to record levels, according to figures released from the Ligue...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoDarcy Graham ruled out of Scotland’s clash with South Africa with head injury
Darcy Graham has been ruled out of Scotland’s showdown with South Africa on Sunday after failing to pass head injury protocols....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGalthie turns his sights to the future
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Not wanted: Charles Ollivon has been omitted from the France squad by coach Fabien Galthie PICTURES Getty...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFrench exclusion zone is growing
It seems a criminal waste that players of the calibre of flanker Jack Willis and winger Henry Arundell are unavailable for...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMaverick Jalibert makes his case
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN HOW do you solve a problem like Matthieu Jalibert? The 25-year-old Bordeaux fly-half is, undoubtedly, one of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBowring’s proud links to grand Welsh dynasty
THE rugby world was awash with tributes, praise and thanks from grateful coaches – many English as it happens from Stuart...
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Features
/ 2 years agoLife with Welsh was such a roller coaster
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MATT CORKER THE CANTERBURY HEAD COACH AND FORMER WASPS, LONDON WELSH & RICHMOND FORWARD TO play professional rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGustard needs to get Stade rocking
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE November break cannot come quickly enough for Stade Francais, no matter what happens against Clermont in...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoDafydd Jenkins to miss Wales’ Autumn Internationals as lock targets mid-December return
Exeter lock Dafydd Jenkins will miss Wales’ autumn internationals as he recovers from knee and shoulder operations. The 21-year-old, Wales captain...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMastering the engine room – The crucial role of second row combinations
By Will Hartshorn – @RugbyCollective In a world where people 6 foot 6 and above make up for less than 1%...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrench lessons inspire Joe El-Abd
By Adam Hathaway Joe El-Abd, England’s new defence coach, revealed his time with Toulon’s Galacticos helped him realise you need more...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoJapan will be latest destination for Richie Gray
By Bryn Palmer Scotland lock Richie Gray will link up with World Cup winners Pieter-Steph du Toit and Aaron Smith when...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPlaying out in France was brutal -it really was
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BRIAN MULLEN THE FORMER LONDON IRISH & CLERMONT FLY-HALF NOWADAYS it is a trend: players moving across the...
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Columnists
/ 2 years agoManu Tuilagi makes mark for Bayonne
French Column, by James Harrington While the focus of French rugby attention is on Stade Ernest Wallon and the return to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoAntoine Dupont & Co need to take on the very best
Rugby Matters By Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points I think we established long ago...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGray opts for overseas role
SCOTLAND second row Richie Gray will leave Glasgow at the end of November to pursue a playing opportunity abroad. Glasgow say...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoStade get back into winning routine
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WHEN does a bad start become a crisis? For Stade Francais it was the morning after last...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoGalthie’s plans will need a re-think
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FOUR weeks into the Top 14 season and six weeks out from France’s opening Autumn Nations Series...
International Rugby
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