All posts tagged "Toulouse"
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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...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoThe Football Tactic That Could Revolutionise Rugby
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Rugby union has evolved by leaps and bounds since its conception in the small English town where...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBordeaux enjoy a 10-try feast
BORDEAUX-Begles finished last season at the end of June on the receiving end of the most one-sided of all French finals,...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoHenry Chavancy notches No. 400 for Racing 92
French Column - By James Harrington Racing 92’s veteran centre Henry Chavancy reached a remarkable career milestone on Saturday when he...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoThe Football Tactic That Could Revolutionise Rugby
By Peter Ryan (@PeterRyanSports) Rugby union has evolved by leaps and bounds since its conception in the small English town where the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDREAMTEAM
MURRAY M cCALLUM, THE NEWCASTLE AND FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH AND WORCESTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH... 1....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBaffled by alliances at ‘the Allianz’
THE word “succession” has taken on a different, darker hue since Brian Cox effed and blinded his way through four whole...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen the butterfly, the bison, the rocket, the barker, Popeye (and a vegetarian) took control
15. Pierre Lacaze (Lourdes) Diminutive fullback, nicknamed Papillon (the butterfly) but counter intuitively commanding in the air. Snared by Rugby League...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoCastres steal it in dramatic late show
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The big kick-off: Henry Arundell scored Racing’s first try of the season but it was not a...
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Features
/ 2 years agoStick or twist? The choice at 10
Paul Rees looks ahead to New Zealand's heavyweight matches against world champions South Africa The Rugby Championship title could be decided...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen the French were sent packing
BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON WHY FRANCE ENDED UP SPENDING 16 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS Brendan Gallagher looks back on ‘The Rupture’ when...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoCarbonel will add the flair for Stade
James Harrington French column Last season, Stade Francais finished second in the Top 14 to qualify directly for the semi-finals –...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLa Rochelle hit lucky
It was a while ago, now, but French rugby watchers with longer memories may recall the other Top 14 semi-final between...
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Features
/ 2 years agoGood value for money’s key in battle for eyeballs
PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW TV COVERAGE HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS AND HOW IT HAS AFFECTED THE SUPPORTERS Top of...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCreevy & Co show England how it’s done
BRENDAN GALLAGHER ANEW Pumas generation is beginning to flex their muscles, but it was the veteran Gus Creevy, 40 next birthday,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThere’s little for Ulster to cheer
ULSTER can lay justifiable claim to supplying the Lions with a trio of all-time greats: Mike Gibson, Syd Millar and Willie-John...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoHow the sun keeps shining for Spain
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Impressive: Joel Merkler in action for Toulouse PICTURE:...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSir Gareth Edwards: Antoine Dupont ‘has a buzz about him’
Simon Thomas talks to Sir Gareth Edwards, rated by many as the greatest rugby player of all time, about the brilliance...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSouth American quintet who could sparkle in Europe
BRISTOL made headlines this week with the signing of Argentina U20 full-back Benjamin Elizalde, below, ahead of the new season. Elizalde...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrance show us how to do it – again
NICK CAIN THE 2024 Olympic Sevens was a massive showcase for Antoine Dupont’s extraordinary sporting talent, but also for rugby union,...
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