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14 May 2011
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In the spotlight:
Sébastien Chabal
Photo: Cleva Media
/Eoin Mundow |
As bad weeks go this must
rank as one of the worst in Sébastien Chabal's
career. On Wednesday he was left out of the provisional
France World Cup squad and then on Thursday he was banned
for 60 days - meaning he will miss Racing-Metro's attempt to
win their first French title in 21 years.
Chabal's lengthy ban was
handed down by the LNR after comments he made in an
interview with Journal du Dimanche criticizing Top 14
referees. Chabal branded them "useless" and further got
himself in hot water by claiming they also favoured Castres
and Biarritz - due to past and present links to the LNR
presidency.
The interview had been
meant to drum up publicity ahead of Chabal's autobiography
'Ma Petite Etoile' being published, but he has subsequently
ended his ties with the newspaper.
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13 May 2011
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Clermont joy:
Brock James
Photo: Eoin Mundow/
Cleva Media |
Clermont Auvergne 27
(6)
Biarritz Olympic 17 (17)
Stade Marcel Michelin
Defending champions Clermont
Auvergne rallied from 17-3 down to beat Biarritz 27-17 on
Friday night, and book their place for a semi-final showdown
with Stade Toulousain.
Clermont were stunned by two
first-half tries from Biarritz as they initially fumbled
their lines, but they fought back to score 21 unanswered
points in the second period, with Brock James, Alexandre
Lapandry and Julien Malzieu all touching down - although two
of those tries came in controversial circumstances.
Scrum-half Morgan Parra
converted two of the three tries, with James kicking the
other to complete the turnaround and set up a
mouth-watering semi-final against Toulouse in Marseille on May 27. If they can win that they will then
go on to contest an incredible fifth successive Top 14 final.
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12 May 2011
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Key player:
Morgan Parra
Photo: Eoin Mundow/
Cleva Media |
The first of the Top 14
quarter-finals takes place on Friday, with defending
champions Clermont Auvergne hosting Biarritz at the Stade
Marcel Michelin.
For Vern Cotter's Clermont this
match provides another stepping stone towards defending
their hard-won inaugural title, although the mighty Stade
Toulousain are next up for whichever team triumphs on
Friday.
For those of a superstitious
disposition they may look wryly at the date - Friday 13th -
but fans, players and coaches will be hoping to avoid any
horror shows as the Top 14 season draws to a climax.
Clermont, by dint of home
advantage, must surely start as favourites, although both
these sides actually finished on 72 points - along with
Montpellier. 'Les Jaunards' had a tough workout away to
Stade Toulousain last weekend, eventually losing 15-6 in a
match that was dominated by the injury to Aurélien Rougerie.
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By Harry Spencer, 12 May 2011
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Locked-in: Harry in
action for Tarbes |
FRC
columnist and Tarbes lock Harry Spencer
gives his thoughts on what makes some clubs
successful while others either flounder, or appear
happy to plod along in mid-table obscurity...
One month ago a team-mate of mine
wrote on his Facebook wall “Cherch club avec
ambition!!” which, to those of you who don’t
know, translates as "Searching for a club with
ambition!!". It got me thinking, and over this
past month I have gone over it many times. What is
it that players look for in a club or team? How
important is it? What characterises 'ambition'?
My first thoughts take me back
about three years; I was a new addition to the
Saracens academy at the time and we were coming to
the end of my first season with the club. Then, if
you were to ask someone to describe Saracens as a
team you may well have come across the terms
“Mid-table”, “Making up the numbers” and “Team of
mercenaries”. However harsh these might seem, they
were ultimately true.
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11 May
2011
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Not Toulon now:
Paul Sackey
Photo: Eoin Mundow/
Cleva Media |
The shockwaves of
Toulon's non-qualification for the Top 14 play-offs -
and next season's Heineken Cup - are rumbling on.
Multi-millionaire club
president Mourad Boudjellal let his feelings be known
earlier in the week and two casualties have already been
confirmed.
Top 14 League Table 2010/11
Former England winger
Paul Sackey has been released after just one season
at the club, while forwards coach Aubin Hueber has
also been dismissed.
A club statement said
Hueber would remain with Toulon, but would be "assigned to
another mission".
Former La Rochelle head
coach Serge Milhas has been tipped to replace Hueber
following reports that he met Boudjellal and Philippe
Saint-André on Tuesday.
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11 May 2011
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Dropped: Sébastien Chabal will not be
going to the 2011 World Cup
Photo: Eoin Mundow/Cleva Media |
Sébastien Chabal, Yannick Jauzion and Clément Poitrenaud
have all been jettisoned from France's 2011 World Cup squad.
The
experienced trio - who boost 176 caps between them - have
all paid for indifferent club and international form this
season.
Head
coach Marc Lièvremont said insisted Chabal had been dropped
for sporting reasons alone, denying the Federation Francais
de Rugby (FFR) had put pressure on him not to select the
Racing-Métro star following his recent criticism of
referees. Chabal, capped 62 times, can play either at lock
or number eight and has effectively been replaced by two
players in Lièvremont's squad - Louis Picamoles and Raphael
Lakafia.
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10 May
2011
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Mont-de-Marsan |
48 |
Oyonnax |
24 |
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Pau |
6 |
Grenoble |
22 |
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FC Auch Gers |
29 |
Union
Bordeaux-Bègles |
27 |
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Colomiers |
35 |
Carcassonne |
15 |
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Dax |
60 |
RC Narbonne |
17 |
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Aix-en-Provence |
24 |
SCA Albi |
25 |
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Aurillac |
35 |
Tarbes |
21 |
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Saint-Etienne |
14 |
Lyon OU |
23 |
It went
to the last day of the regular season but Lyon
OU finally clinched their historic promotion to Top 14
when they were crowned ProD2 champions on Sunday.
Rafael
Saint-André's side narrowly missed out last season when they
lost in the play-off final to La Rochelle, but they ensured
against that by finishing first this time around to claim
the solitary automatic promotion slot.
In they
end they finished two points clear of Grenoble after winning
23-14 at basement club Saint-Etienne on Sunday,
meaning Grenoble, Mont-de-Marsan, SCA Albi and Union
Bordeaux-Bègles will now scrap it out in the play-offs for
the other promotion berth.
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07 May
2011
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Limping out:
Aurélien Rougerie
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
France international
Aurélien Rougerie is a major doubt for the World Cup
after suffering a horror ankle injury.
The Clermont Auvergne
skipper, who has 55 France caps, sustained a
fractured and dislocated left ankle while playing
for his club against Stade Toulousain on Saturday.
Top 14,
r26 Review
The initial damage was
done when he was tackled without the ball by
Toulouse's Yannick Jauzion in the 33rd minute.
Jauzion, who was recently dropped by France, picked
up a yellow card for his actions.
Rougerie subsequently
aggravated the injury when a team-mate fell on his
already damaged ankle.
A Clermont statement
after the game confirmed Rougerie had a fracture, as
well as damaged ligaments as a result of the
dislocation. He will undergo surgery next week and
is expected to have a plate inserted.
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07 May 2011
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Down and out:
Jonny Wilkinson
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Big-spending Toulon have
failed to make the Top 14 play-offs after crashing 27-3 away
to Montpellier - who will now go through at Toulon's
expense.
Fabien Galthié's side came into
this match on the back of two successive defeats and knowing
they had to win to qualify, and they got off to a superb
start when Argentine Martin Bustos Moyano touched down after
just five minutes.
The versatile Puma duly
converted his own try, but Toulon soon cut the advantage
when Jonny Wilkinson landed a penalty in reply on nine
minutes.
Top 14 League Table 2010/11
But that was as good as it got
on a miserable afternoon for Philippe Saint-André's side.
The late injury which forced skipper Joe Van Niekerk to
withdraw from their starting line-up was an ominous omen,
and one hates to think how ambitious and straight-talking
owner Mourad Boudjellal will respond to them making neither
the play-offs nor next season's Heineken Cup.
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06 May 2011
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History in the making?
Fulgence Ouedraogo
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
It may not have been the
standout clash when the Top 14 fixtures were first unveiled
but there's no doubting that Montpellier's home game with
Toulon is the pick of Saturday's final round games.
Either or both sides could yet
make the play-offs, but Montpellier go into the match
knowing they simply have to win if they're to have any
chance of ending the season in the top six.
Top 14 League Table 2010/11
Toulon's all stars arrive with
Gavin Henson "reintegrated" and determined to make amends
for a difficult past fortnight, while president Mourad
Boudjellal will countenance nothing other than play-off
qualification.
Elsewhere there's a heavyweight
clash between Stade Toulousain and Clermont Auvergne, while
high-flying Racing-Métro journey across Paris to take on
city rivals Stade Francais.
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06 May 2011
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Destination unknown: Stade Toulousain's
ex-All Blacks scrum-half Byron Kelleher
Photo: Eoin Mundow/Cleva Media |
Former All Blacks
scrum-half Byron Kelleher was in Bayonne for a
medical on Thursday according to reports in the French
press.
Kelleher signed a
pre-contract deal with the Basque club some months ago but
it appeared that deal was falling through after the recent
presidential reshuffle.
Bayonne had reportedly
tried in vain to contact Kelleher all last week, and -
according to both Midi Olympique and L'Equipe
- the Basque club was somewhat surprised when the Stade
Toulousain player arrived on Thursday for talks and a
medical.
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04 May 2011
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Last chance saloon:
Gavin Henson
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Toulon head coach Philippe Saint-André has
likened Gavin Henson's one week suspension to taking
"a yellow card, not a red one".
Henson was "reintegrated" to the Toulon squad on Monday
after club owner Mourad Boudjellal made a u-turn on his
original decision to sack the Welsh star.
Boudjellal claimed he had changed his mind after a period of
reflection, enabling Henson to return to action - until the
end of the current season at least.
Henson had put his short-term contract in jeopardy after a
nightclub bust-up with team-mates following the team's Top
14 victory over Stade Toulousain.
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04 May
2011
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Bayonne bound:
Cédric Heymans
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Stade Toulousain's Cédric
Heymans will reportedly confirm his summer transfer to
Bayonne later this week.
The 32-year-old France international has
been in fine form for Toulouse of late after switching from
wing to full-back, but it now seems the former Brive star
will be based on the Basque coast next season.
Midi Olympique claims Heymans
will pen a two-year deal (with the option of a third) with
Bayonne despite still having one year left on his contract
at Toulouse.
Furthermore, the French rugby paper
suggested that former All Black Ross Filipo would
remain with Bayonne - rather than sign for London Wasps as
was previously reported - while the Basques are also still
trying to entice Heymans' erstwhile club colleague
Frédéric Michalak to join them.
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03 May
2011
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Lyon OU |
19 |
Pau |
9 |
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Aurillac |
21 |
Mont-de-Marsan |
28 |
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Union Bordeaux-Bègles |
50 |
Tarbes |
23 |
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SCA
Albi |
31 |
Carcassonne |
5 |
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Oyonnax |
39 |
Aix-en-Provence |
32 |
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FC Auch Gers |
34 |
Saint-Etienne |
19 |
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RC Narbonne |
23 |
Colomiers |
17 |
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Grenoble |
31 |
Dax |
24 |
Lyon
OU will be promoted to Top 14 as long as they don't lose
their final league game of the season - away to basement
club Saint Etienne. Raphael Saint-André's will go into that
match three points clear of second placed Grenoble after
both teams won at the weekend, meaning only a massive shock
result can now prevent Lyon from ascending to French rugby's
top table. Saint Etienne have only won one match all season
- in comparison to Lyon's 20 league victories - but the
champagne will still have to remain on ice until victory has
been assured.
Lyon's
latest win was a hard-fought 19-9 home victory against
Pau on Saturday. Both sides were level 6-6 at the break
after a tense first half saw Lyon's Lee Thomas and Pau's
Clément Darbo land two penalties apiece.
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02 May 2011
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Second chance:
Gavin Henson
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Wales international Gavin
Henson has been handed a surprise reprieve by Toulon.
The 29-year-old was
officially welcomed back into the Toulon squad this morning
following an announcement by club owner Mourad Boudjellal.
It had been expected that
Henson would be shown the door after being suspended for a
week following a reported night-club altercation with
team-mates.
French newspaper L'Equipe
reported last week that Boudjellal had made up his mind to
terminate Henson's short-term contract - he was only signed
until the end of this season - but it seems the Toulon
hierarchy have had second thoughts.
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01 May 2011
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End of the dream:
Jérôme Porical
Photo:
Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Northampton Saints 23
(20)
Perpignan 7 (7)
Perpignan's Heineken Cup dreams
were obliterated by a dominant Northampton Saints as the
Catalans crashed to a 23-7 defeat on Sunday.
The French side were blown away
by the hosts during a rampant first-half display, which saw
the Saints move 20-0 ahead before a Guilhem Guirado try just
before the break offered hope.
But it proved illusory as Jim
Mallinder's side then used muscle and know-how to
effectively shut the contest down, eventually running out
23-7 winners in Milton Keynes.
Perpignan's defeat completed a
disappointing weekend for French sides as defending
champions Stade Toulousain had also lost (against Leinster)
on Saturday.
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30
April
2011
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Early Toulouse try-
scorer Florian Fritz
Photo:
Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Leinster 32 (16)
Stade Toulousain 23 (13)
Four-times champions Stade
Toulousain have been knocked out of the Heineken Cup after
losing 32-23 away to Leinster on Saturday.
Both sides scored two tries
each, but Leinster's Jonny Sexton made the difference as he
landed eight out of eight kicks at goal for a match haul of
22 points.
Toulouse were continually
pinged for lack of discipline throughout this high-octane
encounter, and eventually paid the price as they were undone
by Sexton's boot.
It was sweet revenge for the
Irish province, who lost their 2009 crown at the hands of
Toulouse when they went down 26-16 in last season's
semi-final.
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29
April 2011
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Lionel Beauxis
scored 19 points
Photo: Michael Paler |
Stade Francais beat
Clermont Auvergne 29-25 on Friday night as they booked
themselves into the ACC final, and simultaneously kept alive
their hopes of qualifying for next season's Heineken Cup.
The Paris outfit were
indebted to 19 points from Toulouse-bound fly-half Lionel
Beauxis, while Julian Arias and Guillaume Boussés each
grabbed interception tries.
Michael Cheika's side
will now take on Harlequins (surprise 20-12 winners in
Munster) in the ACC
final at Cardiff City Stadium on May 30, with the winner
guaranteed a precious Heineken Cup berth.
2010/11 ACC tables, fixtures & results
It wasn't all plain
sailing for the hosts - indeed they were outscored by three
tries to two - but the result was justified, and it keeps
alive an otherwise hugely disappointing season.
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29
April 2011
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Up for the Challenge:
Stade Francais
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
It's make or break time
for Stade Francais tonight as they take on Clermont Auvergne
in their all-French ACC semi-final.
The fallen Parisian
giants know that success in the ACC hands them a lifeline
into next season's Heineken Cup, while failure tonight would
bring to an end another miserable of underachievement.
But two major factors
point to a possible night of joy for Michael Cheika's team
as they seek on-field redemption.
The first is the fact
the game will be played on home turf at the Stade Charléty,
while the second is that Clermont are still very much
involved in the Top 14 play-offs - and thus have relegated
the importance of this match.
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28 April 2011
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Contrasting emotions: Stade Toulousain players
celebrate last season's semi-final win against Leinster
Photo:
Eoin Mundow/Cleva Media |
Stade Toulousain will
have to confound the experts and the bookies if they are to
beat Leinster on Saturday and make it through to
their seventh Heineken Cup final.
The Irish province may have
lost out to their French counterparts 26-16 at the same
stage last season, but the fact their weekend clash is being
played in Dublin (not Toulouse) this time around has
prompted almost universal backing for Leinster to gain
revenge.
Joe Schmidt's side will have
the vociferous backing of 55,000 fans at the Aviva Stadium
on Saturday, and history will very much be on their side
too. Not many teams win an away semi-final, but Schmidt will
also be highly aware that Stade Toulousain are not like
other teams. Indeed, the former Clermont Auvergne backs
coach will be only too aware that the French giants have
unprecedented European pedigree.
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27 April 2011
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Stirring up a storm:
Sébastien Chabal
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
France international
Sébastien Chabal has been suspended by his club
Racing-Métro 92 after an pre-published extract from his
forthcoming autobiography sparked a right old rumpus.
Chabal was quoted in the Sunday
newspaper Journal du Dimanche being highly critical
of the level of refereeing in Top 14, going on to claim that
Castres got preferential treatment because of its links with
current LNR president (and former Castres president)
Pierre-Yves Revol.
What initially looked like a
nifty piece of PR for his autobiography - Ma Petite
Etoile - quickly spun out of control, however, with
Castres, the LNR and the FFR all voicing disquiet over
Chabal's remarks.
Having witnessed the brewing
storm Chabal's club Racing moved to try and diffuse the
situation by banning their star number eight with immediate
effect. Their hope, surely, was that it would counter any
ban subsequently handed down to Chabal, and thus leave him
eligible for the club's forthcoming league play-offs.
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26
April
2011
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Ready for battle:
Captain Nicolas Mas
Photo:
Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Perpignan captain Nicolas Mas
has admitted his team will start as underdogs for their
make-or-break Heineken Cup semi-final against Northampton
Saints.
The star-studded English outfit
have the considerable advantage of playing on home turf -
although the game has been moved to Stadium MK, in Milton
Keynes - and they also have a 100% record in the tournament
so far this season.
Heineken Cup
2010/11 Results and Tables
Perpignan are the only
non-winners left in this season's Heineken Cup, but after
last weekend's league drubbing by Toulon they know they will
have to break their duck to ensure their presence in next
season's competition.
That should be incentive enough
for the Catalans, but skipper Mas said they will travel with
less pressure than was on them for their quarter-final clash
- which was also against Toulon.
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26 April 2011
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Au revoir:
Frédéric Michalak
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Frédéric Michalak
will leave Stade Toulousain and sign for Australia's
Waratahs, according to reports in France.
The 28-year-old
international stalled on new contract talks with Toulouse as
he wanted to play at fly-half, but head coach Guy Noves
preferred to use him at scrum-half.
Last week's announcement
that
Toulouse had signed Australian
scrum-half Luke Burgess (from the Waratahs) was
widely seen as confirmation that Michalak would leave, and
it now appears he will head down under.
Toulouse have also signed
All Blacks star Luke McAlister - who can play at centre of
fly-half - as well as Stade Francais No 10 Lionel Beauxis.
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26 April 2011
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Sébastien
Chabal scored a potentially
crucial late try for Racing-Métro
Photo: Eoin Mundow/Cleva Media |
Before we turn our attention to
next weekend's European semi-finals - featuring no less than
four French sides - FRC felt it was time to reflect on the
ramifications of Top 14's latest results in the penultimate
round of league fixtures.
Top 14: Round 25 Review
Top 14 League Table 2010/11
There are still plenty of
unresolved questions with one match left to play, but the
fog is beginning to clear in terms of what can and cannot be
achieved regarding Top 14's end of season play-offs.
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23
April
2011
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Try-scorer: Toulon's
Gabi Lovobalavu
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
Toulon turned on the
power as they beat Perpignan 43-12 to complete the
league double over the 2009 champions.
Toulon's bonus-point win -
which featured four tries - means the Catalans must now hope
that Brive beat Montpellier tonight, otherwise they cannot
qualify for the end-of-season play-offs.
Top 14 League Table 2010/11
If it was revenge that Toulon
wanted, after their Heineken Cup defeat in Barcelona, then
it won't have come much sweeter than this.
The hits were fulsome and
commitment unquestioned as both sides slugged it out during
the opening half hour. Clear openings were at a premium and
it was with a certain inevitability that the point-scoring
was monopolized up to then by Jonny Wilkinson and Jérôme
Porical (with three penalties apiece).
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22 April 2011
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Close, but no cigar: Biarritz hooker
Romain Terrain shows the pain
Photo:
Eoin
Mundow/Cleva Media |
Castres 16
(6)
Biarritz 13 (3)
In-form Castres
maintained their 100% home record with a dogged 16-13
victory over Biarritz at the Stade Pierre Antoine on
Friday night.
Castres' latest win
was their seventh in eight league games, and moved them
up to second in Top 14 - pending results elsewhere on
Saturday.
Ace marksman Romain
Teulet was once again their star man, landing three
penalties and converting Rodrigo Capo-Ortega's
second-half try as he helped take his team to the edge
of play-off qualification. An away trip to Perpignan
looms on the final day - in two weeks' time - but
Castres look to have done enough barring some freakish
results to at least make it through to the
quarter-finals.
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22 April 2011
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Toulon and Perpignan
do battle again
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
With the relegation issues now
resolved it is the ongoing scramble for play-off places
which takes precedence in Top 14 this weekend. The equation
is simple, if convoluted - nine teams can still qualify for
the six play-off berths, with just seven points separating
second-placed Racing-Métro from ninth placed Bayonne.
Top 14 League Table 2010/11
But, of course, it's not just a
question of making it into the top six. There's also the
finishing position to consider as the top two qualify
straight through to the semi-finals, while the other four
jockey for home advantage. Leaders Stade Toulousain should
secure their semi-final presence with a home game against
hapless Bourgoin likely to bring five points, and a possible
cricket score, while champions Clermont Auvergne will be
aiming to consolidate their own play-off hopes with a home
game against relegated La Rochelle.
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21 April 2011
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Heading to Paris?
Dan Carter
Photo: Michael Paler |
While European champions
Stade Toulousain were busy confirming
their latest recruits rumours continue to abound
about other big-name stars set to arrive in France next
season.
Dan Carter, Sonny Bill
Williams and Willie Mason have all been linked this week
with lucrative Top 14 contracts, while Stade Francais and
France centre Mathieu Bastareaud is also said to be on the
move.
Toulon, unsurprisingly,
are at the hub of much of the proposed transfer - being
linked with Williams, Mason and Bastareaud - while Carter is
said to be on his way to Paris for a second spell in French
club rugby.
And what of Stade
Toulousain's Frédéric Michalak? The inconsistent half-back
continues to stall on a new deal with the four-time European
champions, fuelling speculation of a move either to another
Top 14 side, or (more likely) back to the southern
hemisphere to try his hand at Super 15 rugby.
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21 April 2011
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Uncertain future:
Frédéric Michalak
Photo: Eoin Mundow
/Cleva Media |
European champions
Stade Toulousain have confirmed the signings of Luke
McAlister, Luke Burgess, Gurthro Steenkamp,
Lionel Beauxis and Timoci Matanavu for next season.
In addition the French
giants have also announced that youngsters Jean-Marc
Doussain, Nicolas Bézy and Russlan Buokerou have signed
their first deals with the club.
One notable absentee from
that list, however, remains enigmatic half-back Frédéric
Michalak, with the French international currently
stalling on a new contract as he weighs up his options.
The versatile
international has already held discussions with Biarritz and
ProD2 leaders Lyon OU, while Bayonne are also rumoured to be
interested. A move to the southern hemisphere is also on the
cards, with Michalak having previously spent a season in
South Africa with the Natal Sharks.
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week, but prepare to sign Bastareaud
18.04.2011 - ProD2, r28: Lyon lose at 'home' in
front of 30,000 as title race hots up
16.04.2011 - Top 14, r24: Sackey double revives Toulon with 21-9
'home' win over Stade Toulousain
15.04.2011 - Top 14 Transfers:
Toulon sign Steffon Armitage on two-year deal
15.04.2011 - Top 14, r24 preview - Toulon and Biarritz turn their
focus back to play-off qualification
14.04.2011 -
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13.04.2011 - Top 14: Salagoity resigns as Bayonne
president; Bourgoin fined (twice!)
13.04.2011 - ProD2, r27: Saint-André close to
joining brother after Lyon OU win
13.04.2011 - Top 14: Welsh star Phillips tipped to join Toulouse;
Cash problems for Stade Francais
11.04.2011 - Heineken Cup, qf: Pain in Spain for
Biarritz after Nyanga's late, late try
10.04.2011 - Heineken Cup, qf: Freshwater the
unlikely hero as Perpignan progress
07.04.2011 - ACC, qf: Tries from Rougerie and
Murimurivalu send Clermont through
07.04.2011 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs:
Henson's debut, a crucial home win and
preparing for Barcelona...
07.04.2011 - Heineken Cup: Barcelona back-drop befitting
of mighty Perpignan and Toulon clash
06.04.2011 - Top 14: Toulouse officially welcome
Beauxis; Montpellier sign Combezou
06.04.2011 - ACC, qf preview: Last chance for Stade
Francais to rescue their season
05.04.2011 - Heineken Cup preview: History in the making as French
double-headers relocate to Spain
04.04.2011 - ProD2, r26: Lyon OU a step closer to
Top 14 after beating SCA Albi 25-12
04.04.2011 - Top 14: Henson happy to end career in Toulon; Prop
Domingo's World Cup agony
02.04.2011 - Top 14, r23: Henson debut-try a bonus for Toulon;
Brive relief after beating La Rochelle
01.04.2011 - Top 14, r23: Stade Toulousain underline title
credentials with away win at Perpignan
31.03.2011 - Top 14 preview: Racing eye top spot;
La Rochelle and Brive head-to-head
29.03.2011 - ProD2, r25: Bonus time for top three
as Lyon, Albi and Grenoble all win
29.03.2011 - Top 14: Sivivatu signs for Clermont; Biarritz
and Toulouse both suffer injury set-backs
28.03.2011 - Top 14, r22: Stade Francais pay the penalty as
Montpellier rally to claim crucial 29-23 victory
26.03.2011 - Top 14, r22:
Biarritz
Basque in derby glory;
Chabal try
helps Racing down Toulouse
25.03.2011 - Top 14, r22: Teulet out-kicks
Wilkinson as Castres beat Toulon
25.03.2011 -
Census Johnston exclusive:
"We know the deal and we believe we can win the double"
25.03.2011 - Top 14: Chesney snubs Sale to stay at
Toulon; Clermont target Rokocoko
24.03.2011 - Top 14, r22 preview - Basque derby and top two clash
dominate mouthwatering fixtures
22.03.2011 - Top 14: Toulouse
sign Burgess; Salary cap up to
€8.7m;
Stade Francais turn to super Mario
22.03.2011 -
Harry's Game:
"There is something strangely
satisfying about a good old rant"
21.03.2011 - News: Gutted Haskell admits to
uncertainty over his England future
21.03.2011 - Top 14: Will Williams wing in after Clermont
terminate contract of "depressed" Nalaga?
20.03.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Nallet double lifts
spirits with 28-9 win, but can't mask French failings
18.03.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Fear and loathing as
England go for Grand Slam decider
18.03.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Dusautoir
calls for French pride; Parra admits "we were total idiots"
17.03.2011 - Top 14: Hernandez surgery a success; Hines
signs for Clermont; Rougerie's 20-day ban
16.03.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Williams to miss
Paris swansong; Lièvremont 'sorry'
15.03.2011 - RBS Six Nations:
Marty, Traille and Palisson start in revamped French side
against Wales
14.03.2011 - RBS Six Nations:
Jauzion, Chabal and Poitrenaud face World Cup disappointment
14.03.2011 - ProD2, r24: Albi close gap after Lyon
lose again; Dax win but still in danger
12.03.2011 - Six Nations: Shocked Lièvremont blasts
players for lacking the fight
12.03.2011 - Top 14, r21: Stade Toulousain extend lead; Castres
beat Clermont to move up to third
11.03.2011 -
Ollie Phillips column: Losing the plot, future uncertainty and
James Haskell's versatility
11.03.2011 - Top 14, r21 preview: Battle for
honours and survival rages on
10.03.2011 - Top 14: Confusion over Chesney's
transfer from Toulon to Sale Sharks
10.03.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Lièvremont's
indecision leads to muddled selection for 'Les Bleus'
09.03.2011 -
Delon Armitage:
"I've always said I would like to return back to play in France one day"
08.03.2011 - Top 14: Biarritz to miss out on
play-offs; La Rochelle to get relegated...
07.03.2011 - Top 14: Hernandez injury rocks Racing-Métro
and Pumas; Toulon confirm Botha signing
07.03.2011 - ProD2, r23: Lyon slip to rare defeat;
Time running out for debt-ridden Dax
05.03.2011 - Top 14, r20: Pain in Spain for leaders Toulouse;
Perpignan enjoy Paris away-day
04.03.2011 - Top 14, r20: Clermont beat Toulon
19-12, but Barthelemy's try earns bonus
03.03.2011 - Top 14, r20 preview - Clermont and Toulon
kick off massive league weekend in France
02.03.2011 - Top 14: Bayonne jolted by Laporte's
resignation and agent Kelleher claims
02.03.2011 - ProD2, r22: Narbonne part company with
Ferrero; Lyon OU march on
01.03.2011 - Top 14: Stade Francais furious at non-release of
England internationals Haskell and Palmer
22.02.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Lièvremont
turns to experience for England clash at Twickenham
22.02.2011 - Six Nations: Nallet claims France are
underdogs; Johnson ignores enmity
21.02.2011 - Top 14 Transfers:
Toulon target Hape; Michalak fancied by Rebels
21.02.2011 - Six Nations: Lièvremont admits that
French "don't like insular English"
20.02.2011 - ProD2, r21 review: Lyon stretch lead
to eight points as Albi fall yet again
20.02.2011 -
Tom May Exclusive: I will
always remember playing alongside Tana, Sonny Bill and Jonny
19.02.2011 - Top 14, r19: Leaders Stade Toulousain beat Biarritz
23-19 thanks to Doussain's late try
18.02.2011 - Top 14, r19: Embattled Brive ease past Stade
Francais 26-10 to boost survival hopes
18.02.2011 - Top 14: Toulouse sign Beauxis from
Stade Francais; Racing get Estebanez
18.02.2011 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs:
'Players rarely get to hear about transfers
before the newspapers do'
17.02.2011 - Top 14: Scotland's Max Evans signs for Castres; Shaun
Perry to join Worcester
17.02.2011 - Top 14: Scotland's Evans signs for Castres;
Byrne urges Williams to join him at Clermont
17.02.2011 - Top 14, r19 preview - Wilkinson's return just
the boost Toulon need for trip to SU Agen
16.02.2011 - Top 14: Winger Williams considers French
leave; England release Wilkinson to Toulon
16.02.2011 -
Harry's Game:
Land Rovers, Limoges and learning the language - Life as a
ProD2 lock
15.02.2011 - Top 14: Giteau signs
for Toulon; Evans close to Castres deal; Wyn-Jones ponders move
14.02.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Dusautoir
ecstatic after French win, but Lièvremont plays the Grinch
13.02.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Médard scores again
as France beat Ireland 25-22 at the Aviva
13.02.2011 - Six Nations: England winger Ashton
writes himself into the record books
12.02.2011 - Top 14, r18: Racing Métro reclaim second spot after
Montpellier dismantle Clermont
12.02.2011 - Top 14, r18: Leaders Stade Toulousain edge
past La Rochelle thanks to last-ditch penalty
11.02.2011 - Six Nations: Haskell retains starting
berth as Palmer's stature grows
10.02.2011 - Top 14, r18 preview - Absentees level the
field as the battle for Top 14 survival hots up
10.02.2011 - RBS Six Nations: Ireland out
to repay Kidney's faith against rejuvenated France
09.02.2011 - Top 14: Bourgoin drop points appeal as
full-back Tian signs for SU Agen
09.02.2011 - International: Weighty
problems for dropped French centre Mathieu Bastareaud
08.02.2011 - Six Nations: Poitrenaud in at
full-back as Lièvremont moves Traille to inside centre
07.02.2011 - ProD2, r20: Lyon OU stretch lead to
six points after Albi's home defeat
07.02.2011 - Six Nations: France recall
Jauzion after season-ending injury for centre Mermoz
06.02.2011 - Top 14: Wilkinson backs Henson to succeed; Toulon add
Palisson to their all-star squad
05.02.2011 - Six Nations: Trinh-Duc and Médard
inspire France to 34-21 opening win
04.02.2011 - Top 14: Henson relishing Toulon
adventure; Toulouse sign Matanavou
03.02.2011 - Top 14:
Toulon confirm signing of Wales' Gavin Henson on five month deal
03.02.2011 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs: 'Playing for Toulon is like playing for
the Harlem Globetrotters'
03.02.2011 - Six Nations: Yannick Jauzion out as
Marc Lièvremont re-jigs back line
03.02.2011 - Six Nations: Haskell and
Palmer make England starting XV, but Wilkinson on bench
02.02.2011 - Top 14:
Byrne signs with Clermont; White in talks with Bayonne; Five arrive at
'Montpol'
31.01.2011 - Top 14 Transfers: Kelleher and Skrela exit
Toulouse; Byrne to follow Hook to France
28.01.2011 - Top 14, r17:
Maxime Médard
double lifts Stade Toulousain seven points clear
09.01.2011 - Top 14, r16: James Haskell try earns
Stade Francais revenge, and bonus
02.01.2011 - Top 14, r15: Toulon's Wilkinson celebrates
contract extension with 18-point haul
15.10.2010 - Heineken Cup, r2 review:
Buoyant Castres Olympic give Cardiff the Blues
15.10.2010 - Heineken Cup, r2 preview: Clermont
make 11 changes for Racing clash
14.10.2010 - ACC, r2 preview: In-form
Montpellier first up as French clubs seek to rise to the
Challenge
11.10.2010 - ProD2, r6: Lyon win in front of huge
crowd, but 100% SCA Albi stay top
11.10.2010 - News: Jonny Wilkinson out of Toulon's trip to Munster;
32,000 watch ProD2's Lyon OU
11.10.2010 - ACC, r1: Bayonne beat Harlequins to
make it 6/7 wins for French clubs
10.10.2010 - H Cup, r1: Lucky Toulouse narrowly
avoid Wasps' sting; Yachvili kicks Biarritz to win
09.10.2010 - Heineken Cup, r1: Battling Castres
earn defensive bonus, but rue missed opportunity
08.10.2010 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs: All kitted out
and ready to make history - Toulon get shirty for H-Cup
08.10.2010 - ACC, r1: Nine-try Stade rise to the
Challenge; Bourgoin earn bonus
07.10.2010 - ACC, r1: Re-jigged Stade Francais
prepare for European Challenge
06.10.2010 - Top 14: Parra named PoY;
Perpignan in 'advanced talks' with Hook
06.10.2010 - Heineken Cup, r1 preview: French clubs out to consolidate
their European dominance
04.10.2010 -
Editor's Blog:
Debutants Racing-Métro 92 and Toulon offer Heineken Cup
refreshment
02.10.2010 - Top 14, r9: Dimitri Yachvili the
Biarritz hero as Bayonne lose at home in the Basque derby
02.10.2010 - Top 14, r9: Racing-Métro reclaim the
lead despite 28-23 defeat at Stade Toulousain
01.10.2010 - Top 14, r9: Jonny Wilkinson kicks
Toulon to fourth straight win - and level with leaders
30.09.10 - Top 14, r9 preview - "No pressure"
says Chabal as Racing-Métro journey Toulouse
30.09.10 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs: We're not where we want, but we're
definitely on the right path
28.09.10 - News: British refs to take charge of
Top 14 as French sides prepare for European assault
28.09.10 - Heineken Cup: Frédéric Michalak and Aurélien Rougerie
underline European allure
27.09.10 - ProD2, r5: SCA Albi go clear at the top;
Four-try Lazzarotto stars
for Carcassonne
26.09.10 - Top 14, r8: Montpellier claim top
spot for first time in history; Racing-Métro win again
24.09.10 - Top 14, r8: Toulon's 3-26 victory piles more
pressure on basement boys Bourgoin
23.09.10 - Top 14, r8 preview - Leaders Racing out to consolidate
top spot; Brive eye another scalp
23.09.10 - News: Maka denies 'slavery' charge;
Toulon to keep Wilko "at any price"
23.09.10 -
Joe (El-Abd) Blogs:
Life's a beach and then you've got to go and play rugby
20.09.10 - ProD2, r4: Albi and Lyon maintain 100%
starts; Dax finally off the mark
18.09.10 - Top 14, r7: Wilkinson's boot downs Clermont; Racing-Métro batter
Bourgoin to go top
17.09.10 - Top 14, r7: Stade Toulousain down
early pace-setters Bayonne 29-20
17.09.10 - Top 14, r7 preview - Bayonne enter the lions' den;
Biarritz seek to continue winning run
15.09.10 - Top 14: Stade Francais' Juan Manuel
Leguizamon banned for 80 days
14.09.10 - ProD2, r3: RC Narbonne "ashamed" after
shock home defeat by Saint-Etienne
11.09.10 - Top 14, r6: Brive comeback stuns Stade Francais; Jonny
Wilkinson leads Toulon rout
10.09.10 - Top 14, r6 preview - leaders Bayonne
face test of credentials; Pressure on for Toulon
09.09.10 - Top 14: Clermont sign Creevy; Caucau
courted; Toulon hunt for scrum-half
09.09.10 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs: Three games in
nine days results in inevitable fatigue and more injuries
07.09.10 - ProD2: Four teams maintain 100%
winning start, with Albi the leaders
05.09.10 - Top 14, r5: Yachvili inspires Biarritz win over Stade
Francais; Brive thrash 14-man Toulon
01.09.10 - Top 14, r4: Giant-slayers Montpellier
down Toulouse; Wilko kicks Toulon to gritty win
31.08.10 - Top 14, r4 preview - Racing out for revenge
against Clermont; SF bring back the big guns
30.08.10 - Top 14: Brive sign Argentine
scrum-half Figuerola; Caucau 'not missed'
30.08.10 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
Rugby is dying... in Australia at least
29.08.10 - ProD2, r1: Newcomers Carcassonne win
at Auch; Narbonne edge Tarbes
28.08.10 - Top 14, r3: Dominant Toulouse go top after Montpellier
stun Perpignan at the Aimé Giral
26.08.10 - Top 14, r3 preview - When two Stades go to
war... Toulouse prepare for Parisian threat
25.08.10 - Top 14: Confusion at Biarritz over
Gonzalez; Hernández set for debut
25.08.10 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs: Captaining Toulon
was a special honour, but winning was my priority
21.08.10 - Top 14, r2 review: Brit-pack give Toulon
first win in Biarritz for 29 years; Bayonne flying
19.08.10 - Top 14, r2 preview - Jonny Wilkinson back for
Toulon for their crucial away trip to Biarritz
18.08.10 -
Special Feature: It's all
about getting SEEN - Paul Sackey's quest for an England recall
18.08.10 -
Paul Dearlove:
Age shall not weary them - The value of experience, III
14.08.10 - Top 14: Bayonne and La Rochelle the
big winners after opening round
13.08.10 - Top 14, r1 preview: Toulon to justify hype;
Clermont begin defence against Perpignan
12.08.10 - Top 14 Season preview
special: Club by club
guide to 2010/11
12.08.10 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs: Coming second is
nowhere - we want to win silverware now
10.08.10 - Top 14: Double injury blow for Biarritz; Oelschig
suspended; Flavell out for a month
09.08.10 - Top 14: Excitement mounts as new season
beckons after frenetic weekend of friendlies
06.08.10 - Top 14: Bourgoin Player Licences
Unblocked; Happy Wilkinson Sees Toulon As Last Club
05.08.10 - Top 14: Toulon stand firm over
Wilkinson's non-release for England's training camp
02.08.10 -
Joe (El-Abd)
Blogs: All Revved Up And
Ready To Go - It's Time To End The Friendly Stuff
01.08.10 - Top 14: Blow for Toulon as Genevois is
ruled out for three months
29.07.10 -
Paul
Dearlove column: Age Shall Not Weary Them - The
Importance of Experience, Pt 2
26.07.10 - Top 14: Bayonne, Brive and Toulon all win;
Bourgoin sanctioned; 'Caucau' suspended
26.07.10 - Carl Collett:
Free-running Australia send angry Springboks packing
22.07.10 - Carl Collett's View from Down Under:
Rod Macqueen - from Icon to Rebel
22.07.10 - Heineken Cup: Champions Stade Toulousain open
with heavyweight clash against Wasps
19.07.10 - Top 14: Fly-half curse strikes at Perpignan
again; Rokocoko turns down Toulon offer
17.07.10 -
Paul
Dearlove column: Age
Shall Not Weary Them - The Importance of Experience, Pt I
16.07.10 - Top 14: Newcomers strengthen as
transfer deadline passes (again!)
14.07.10 -
Joe (El-Abd) Blogs:
Fatherhood, Ferraris and 40-degree heat - Pre-season Toulon stylee
09.07.10 - Top 14: Toulon sign winger Perez;
Elissalde begins new life as a coach
09.07.10 - Top 14: Bourgoin escape relegation; Murray
signs for Castres; Powell deal falls through
07.07.10 -
Carl Collett column:
'Jouer l'advantage' - Who's really calling the shots?
03.07.10 - Top 14: Andy Powell to sign for SU
Agen; Lachlan MacKay continues Brive exodus
03.07.10 - Top 14: Bourgoin relegated to Fédérale 1 (pending
appeal); Montauban start afresh
03.07.10 - Top 14: Clermont start defence at Perpignan; Ouedraogo
blasts Frêche
28.06.10 - Top 14: Wales No 8 Powell close to signing
for Agen; Stade Francais keen on Mehrtens
27.06.10 - International:
Pumas savage 'Les Bleus' 41-13 to end a traumatic week for
French sport
27.06.10 -
Carl Collett:
Deans uncomfortable as a Kiwi controlling the Wallaby camp
27.06.10 - Top
14: Perez resigns as president of Montpol after pressure
from
Frêche
25.06.10 - International:
Tired France look to banish the blues with victory against
re-jigged Argentina
25.06.10 - Top 14: 'El Magico' back in training;
Wulf transfer in doubt; Lauaki fined
23.06.10 - International:
New-look France make seven changes to starting XV to face
Argentina
22.06.10 - International:
Injured Contepomi named in Pumas squad; France U20s secure
fifth spot
22.06.10 - Top 14: Fixtures unveiled Thursday;
Montauban player exodus continues
19.06.10 - International:
Uninspired France prove too strong for Argentina 'A' win
37-14 victory
19.06.10 - News: Cheika relaxed; Montauban accept
fate; Saint Etienne in ProD2
17.06.10 - Top 14 2010/11 Transfer
Special: Toulon and Racing-Métro
92 dominate the
headlines
13.06.10 - International:
Ruthless Boks batter 'Les Bleus'; Limited England exposed by
Aussies
11.06.10 - News: Bankrupt Montauban banished from
professional rugby; David Attoub ban reduced
10.06.10 - International:
Parra bullish; France 'A' cruise past Uruguay; France
Under-20s win again
08.06.10 - International: France name Biarritz's
Lauret to start against South Africa
07.06.10 - Top 14: Heymans and Estebanez
at centre of transfer rumours; DNACG eye up Bourgoin
06.06.10 News: Sonny Bill Williams
leaves Toulon; Mathieu Bastareaud out of France's tour
05.06.10 - International: Elissalde signs off in
style as Barbarians beat Ireland in his final game
04.06.10 - News: Saint-André lures Smith to
Toulon; Van Niekerk relishing return
31.05.10 - International: England repel
partying Barbarians; Lamboley replaces Harinordoquy
30.05.10 - Top 14 Final: Tears of joy and relief as 'Les
Jaunards' revel in their maiden French title
29.05.10 - Top 14 Final: Clermont Auvergne
Parra-storm to maiden French title
28.05.10 - News: Dupuy begins comeback with
France 'A'; Davies joins Stade exodus
27.05.10 - International: Saint-André brings
French flavour to the Barbarians
27.05.10 - Top 14 Final: Clermont Auvergne out to
disprove 'chokers' tag at 11th time of asking
25.05.10 - News: France call up Fritz for injured Jauzion; All
Blacks step up bid to lure Toulon's Williams
24.05.10 - Toulon regrets; Thompson
quits Brive; NZRU courts Williams; Montpellier unveil
Galthié
24.05.10 - ProD2: "Super happy"
Dambielle kicks La Rochelle into Top 14 with play-off
victory
23.05.10 - ACC Final: Toulon heartbreak in
Marseille after Cardiff rally win 28-21
22.05.10 -
Ollie Phillips column:
Gutted to miss out for England, but
loyalty to Stade
23.05.10 - Heineken Cup Final: European kings
Stade Toulousain beat Biarritz to reclaim crown
16.05.10 - ProD2 play-offs: Lyon OU and La
Rochelle just one match from Top 14
15.05.10 - Jonny Wilkinson's Top 14 dream ends with extra-time
heartache against Clermont
14.05.10 -
Jonny Wilkinson:
"I'm enjoying just playing again, like my younger days"
14.05.10 - Top 14: Porical boots Catalans to
play-off semi win against Toulouse
13.05.10 -
Paul
Dearlove:
"It's been a good couple of weeks - in fact
it's been a good six months"
13.05.10 - News: ProD2 champions SU Agen confirm 11 new signings to
bolster squad for Top 14
11.05.10 - Top 14 Transfer Special:
Who's hot and who's not - the story for 2010/11 so far...
11.05.10 - Top 14: Racing-Métro to confirm Juan
Martin Hernández signing by the end of the month
10.05.10 - Top 14: Stade Francais players agree 3% wage
cut; Bayonne continue recruitment
09.05.10 - ProD2, r30: Pau's narrow win at FC
Auch Gers secures play-off slot at Grenoble's expense
08.05.10 - Top 14: Stade Toulousain keep double
hopes alive by crushing Castres
07.05.10 - Top 14: Clermont Parra-shoot in semis
after 21-17 win over Racing
07.05.10 - Top 14: Erik 'The Viking' Lund joins
brother at Biarritz; Sylvain Marconnet to Bayonne?
07.05.10 - Top 14 Play-Offs: Stade Toulousain
and Clermont Auvergne favourites to progress
06.05.10 - Top 14 Play-Offs: Underdogs
Racing-Métro and Castres out to confound the form book
05.05.10 - Top 14: Berry and Ward exit Racing;
Béchu takes over at Montpol; Bourgoin duo stay put
02.05.10 - ProD2, r29: Celebrations begin as champions
SU Agen secure promotion back to Top 14
02.05.10 - Heineken Cup: Yachvili kicks Biarritz to glory over Munster,
and sets up an all-French final
02.05.10 - Heineken Cup: David Skrela leads Stade Toulousain to sixth
final with 21-point show
01.05.10 - ACC: Jonny Wilkinson kicks Toulon into 'home'
final after 19-12 victory in Connacht
30.04.10 - Heineken Cup preview: Everything Toulouse as champions
Leinster prepare their defence
29.04.10 - ACC: "We can’t wait to
play now, we just love playing together," says Toulon's
El-Abd
27.04.10 - Top 14: Wilkinson revealed as highest
earner in French rugby; Clermont to sign Lauaki
27.04.10 - Top 14: Disgruntled players slam
Montauban board after relegation follows bankruptcy
26.04.10 -
Photo special: Getting SEEN -
French rugby celebrated in new free online publication
25.04.10 - Top 14: Jooste and Nicolas join
Bourgoin exodus as survivalists are asset-stripped
25.04.10 -
Jamie Noon
interview: 'Moving to Brive has been brilliant - I want to stay after
retiring'
24.04.10 - Bayonne relegated (possibly) after
last-day defeat; Perpignan and Toulon into semis
23.04.10 - Top 14, r26 preview: Home quarter-finals
up for grabs while Montauban battle for survival
21.04.10 - Top 14: Boyet and Vulivuli head for
Bourgoin exit; All Black Weepu ponders French switch
21.04.10 - Top 14: Riki Flutey signs for Wasps to
end his five-match Brive encounter
19.04.10 - ProD2, r28: Oyonnax falter again as SU Agen
pull 13 points clear; Lyon OU up to third
18.04.10 - Top 14: Wilkinson's haul sends Toulon
top; Racing beat Biarritz to secure play-off spot
18.04.10 -
James Haskell interview:
I've grown up as a person and am a better player
17.04.10 - Top 14: Shoulder injury ends Riki Flutey's season, but Jamie Noon extends his stay
15.04.10 - Top 14, preview: Biarritz and Racing battle
for sixth; Toulon and Perpignan for the lead
14.04.10 - News: Guy Noves hits back at
critics; Mourad Boudjellal planning Toulon's 'bank robbery'
14.04.10 - News: Saint-André named as Barbarians
coach; Biarritz target Thurston
13.04.10 - Top 14: Montauban's rescue package falls
through; Stade Francais fight to keep Gasnier
13.04.10 - ProD2, r27: SU Agen near promotion to
Top 14; Lannemezan relegated
12.04.10 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
'It doesn't get any better than
this, and what an advert for rugby'
11.04.10 - Heineken Cup: Stade Toulousain turn on
the style to thrash rivals Stade Francais 42-16
11.04.10 - Heineken Cup: Battling Biarritz edge
out Ospreys to seal semi-final berth
09.04.10 - Heineken Cup: Malzieu's hat-trick not enough
as Clermont's nearly men fail again
10.04.10 - Heineken Cup:
Confident Kelleher
believes Stade Toulousain are peaking to perfection
09.04.10 - Heineken Cup: Biarritz v Ospreys preview - Basques fearful
of Williams' wing wizardry
08.04.10 - Top 14: Toulouse sign Delasau; Puma
Agulla becomes a Tiger; O'Driscoll considers Paris
06.04.10 - ProD2, r26: Leaders Agen into
play-offs on good weekend for top five
04.04.10 - Top 14, r24: Crucial win for Perpignan at Castres;
Seven-up Toulon climb to second
02.04.10 - Top 14: Hope for Brive and Biarritz
after Toulouse beat dogged Racing
01.04.10 -
Ollie Phillips column: 'We're not broke, and we still
think we can win the Heineken Cup'
31.03.10 - Top 14, r24 preview: Last-chance
saloon for Biarritz and Brive, as Racing face Toulouse
29.03.10 - Top 14: Montauban relegated by the
DNACG; Ollie Smith signs for Quins
30.03.10 - Top 14: Thorne denies Toulon link; Donguy's
injury blamed on congested fixture list
29.03.10 - Top 14: Debt-ridden Stade Francais summoned by DNACG;
French clubs eye Tait
29.03.10 - Top 14: Gasnier heading back to
Australia; Donguy's season over
28.03.10 - ProD2, r25: Leaders SU Agen break
clear after Pau down Oyonnax 17-6
29.03.10 -
Feature:
A season in decline - How it all went
wrong for Paris giants Stade Francais
27.03.10 - Top 14, r23: Perpignan humiliate
Stade Francais; Racing relief after Brive encounter
26.03.10 - Top 14: Big-spending Toulon
now line up Bakkies Botha and Reuben Thorne
26.03.10 - Round 23 preview: Time to Brive - battle for
play-offs hits fever pitch as Top 14 resumes
24.03.10 - Top 14: 'No club has contacted us
about Flutey,' says Brive CEO Gillham
24.03.10 - Top 14: Umaga set to start on Friday;
Bastareaud signs new deal with Stade
24.03.10 - Top 14: Toulon signing Carl Hayman retains
glimmer of hope for playing in the World Cup
21.03.10 - RBS Six Nations: Forward motion
secures ninth Grand Slam for France
20.03.10 - Top 14: Newcastle admit defeat as Carl Hayman
joins Falcons exodus to Toulon
19.03.10 -
Feature:
Franck Mesnel on Grand Slams, Wilko and 'Le Showbizz'
19.03.10 - Top 14: Stade Francais name Michael Cheika
new director of rugby; Albi sack Eric Béchu
19.03.10 - Top 14: All Blacks legend Tana Umaga,
36, confirms playing return with Toulon
19.03.10 - Top 14: Stade Francais sack Jacque Delmas; SCA Albi sack Eric Béchu
18.03.10 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
'The possibility of Tana Umaga
playing again is an exciting prospect'
18.03.10 - Top 14: Stade Francais to sack Jacque Delmas and bring back Fabien Galthié
17.03.10 - RBS Six Nations: Wilko and out -
England ring the changes as Paris nightmare looms
15.03.10 - Top 14: Tana Umaga confirms
Toulon exit, but Carl Hayman could yet jet in
16.03.10 - Bastareaud back as confident
France go in search of revenge and the Grand Slam
15.03.10 - RBS 6 Nations: France
unchanged for Grand Slam showdown after dispatching Italy
15.03.10 - ProD2, r24: SU Agen and Oyonnax neck
and neck in promotion race
14.03.10 - Top 14, r22: Rosalen stars as Montauban beat
Racing-Métro 45-31 to boost survival hopes
12.03.10 - Top 14: Brive tell Flutey to stay
(sort of); Perpignan rage against the LNR
12.03.10 - RBS Six Nations: Auld rivalries
renewed as England take on Scotland
12.03.10 - Top 14, r22: Pressure mounts as
French league enters make-or-break weekend
11.03.10 - ProD2: Leaders Agen held at Pau; La
Rochelle's winning run ends at Lyon
07.03.10 - RBS Six Nations: France turn to
Yachvili after injury to Michalak
06.03.10 - Top 14: Toulouse humiliate Stade Francais; Castres brush off Brive
to reclaim the lead
05.03.10 - Top 14: Stade Francais accuse RFU of 'shameful
blackmail' over James Haskell affair
05.03.10 - Top 14: Sackey wings in to Toulon, but
confusion surrounds Williams
04.03.10 - Top 14: 'Hostage' Haskell caught in
the crossfire; Attoub loses appeal
04.03.10 - Top 14, r21: Clermont out for revenge over
Perpignan; Stades do battle in Paris 'classico'
03.03.10 - Top 14: Stade Francais demand England release
James Haskell for weekend 'classico'
03.03.10 - Top 14: RFU set to finance Riki
Flutey's Brive exit; Eric Béchu to quit
02.03.10 Top 14: Endgame - The race for the play-offs hots up as nine teams fight for six positions
01.03.10 - ProD2: SU Agen beat Oyonnax 23-11 to
take a massive step toward Top 14
01,03,10 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
'Boudjellal is chasing Williams
hard, and he usually gets his man'
28.02.10 - Top 14: Battling Bourgoin breathe
again after beating Bayonne 12-6
26.02.10 - RBS Six Nations: France beat Wales
26-20 in Cardiff to maintain Grand Slam ambitions
26.02.10 - Top 14: Bourgoin and Bayonne to battle
it out in relegation showdown
26.02.10 - RBS Six Nations: France out
to lift the roof against Wales at the Millennium Stadium
25.02.10 - Top 14: Toulon prepare £1m package to
lure Shane Williams; Ti'i Paulo signs for Clermont
24.02.10 - Top 14: Brive refuse to release Riki
Flutey, but bid adieu to Andy Goode
23.03.10 - News: Gasnier and SBW set for Top 14
exits; France call up Andreu for injured Fall
23.02.10 - News:
Andy Goode confirms permanent
Brive exit; England name unchanged XV for Ireland
22.02.10 - ProD2: SU Agen and Oyonnax both win
again to set up title showdown
22.02.10 - RBS Six Nations: France name Fall and
Bonnaire in starting XV for Wales clash
21.02.10 - Top 14: Flutey to sign for Munster;
Williams confirms Toulon interest
20.02.10 - Top 14, r20: Castres reclaim lead;
Toulon stun Stade Toulousain away
18.02.10 - Top 14, r20 preview: Focus returns to
the league as play-off hopefuls battle for points
18.02.10 - Top 14: Toulon confirm Paul Sackey
signing; Natal Sharks sign Brive's Andy Goode on loan
17.02.10 - News: Toulouse boss Noves fumes at
being denied Jean-Baptiste Poux
17.02.10 - Top 14:
Toulon target Shane Williams to join wide-boy Paul Sackey;
Bai signs for Castres
16.02.10 - ProD2: SU Agen reclaim top spot;
Aurillac win boosts play-off hopes
15.02.10 - RBS Six Nations: Nervous
England squeeze past determined Italy to register second win
14.02.10 - RBS 6 Nations: France target Grand
Slam after dismantling champions Ireland 33-10 in Paris
13.02.10 - RBS 6 Nations: Parra's
cheating claims add further spice to France-Ireland showdown
12.02.10 - Top 14: Médard and Millo-Chluski
extend with Toulouse; Dupuy appeals
12.02.10 - RBS Six Nations: Jonny Wilkinson and Riki
Flutey - the start of a beautiful relationship?
11.02.10 - Top 14: England winger Paul Sackey set to
join Toulon after confirming Wasps exit
11.02.10 -
Joe (El-Abd) Blogs:
Siege mentality will help England, but France are still my
favourites
10.02.10 - RBS 6 Nations: Marconnet,
Palisson and Clerc in as France make changes for Ireland
10.02.10 - Top 14: Rebels line up Mark Gasnier;
Toulon sign Jean-Philippe Genevois
10.02.10 - RBS Six Nations: Fit-again Flutey
named in England's starting XV
08.02.10 - ProD2, r20: Oyonnax claim top spot
after SU Agen are held at Grenoble
08.02.10 - RBS 6 Nations: Mathieu Bastareaud
double hastens public redemption for French centre
06.02.10 - RBS Six Nations: James
Haskell double earns England a 30-17 home win against Wales
06.02.10 - Top 14: Champs Perpignan down Bayonne
to move level with Castres
05.02.10 - RBS Six Nations: England
turn to Toby Flood after late Riki Flutey injury
05.02.10 - Top 14: Bayonne ready for Perpignan;
Toulon sign Schofield, target Sackey
05.02.10 - RBS 6 Nations: France turn to
Frédéric Michalak after Jean-Baptiste Elissalde injury
03.02.10 - RBS 6 Nations: Poitrenaud, Bastareaud
and Rougerie in France starting XV for Scotland
02.02.10 - Top 14: French clubs target Borthwick,
Sackey, Kay and Cipriani
30.01.10 - RBS 6 Nations: Pierre
replaces injured Millo-Chluski; Lièvremont targets the Grand
Slam
28.01.10 - Top 14, r19: Bayonne win Basque derby to raise
survival hopes; Toulouse batter Albi
28.10.10 - Top 14: "Happy" Wilkinson agrees
one-year extension to stay at Toulon
27.01.10 - Top 14, r19: Castres beat Stade Francais to
reclaim the lead after Racing down Clermont
26.01.10 - Top 14, r19 preview: Struggling
Bayonne entertain Biarritz in a crucial Basque derby
26.01.10 - ProD2, r18: Agen's lead cut to two
points as Oyonnax head chasing pack
25.01.10 - H Cup: French clubs dominate
quarter-finals, with the two Stades going head-to-head
24.01.10 - ACC, r6: Bourgoin win 18-9 at Leeds to
join Toulon in the quarter-finals
24.01.10 - Heineken Cup, r6 review:
Toulouse and Biarritz both
win to seal home quarter-finals
24.01.10 - Heineken Cup: Four
French teams into quarter finals; Brave Brive battle to shed
'point-less' tag
24.01.10 - ACC, r6: Wilkinson's Toulon hit
Castres for six to secure quarter-final
23.01.10 -
Iain Balshaw exclusive:
"We've got the talent, but we're too inconsistent"
23.01.10 - Heineken Cup: Stade Francais and
Clermont make it four French teams into quarter finals
23.01.10 - ACC, r6: Bayonne, Montauban,
Montpellier and Racing-Métro all win
23.01.10 - Top 14: England World Cup winner Lewis Moody
eyes up French move; Attoub appeals
23.01.10 -
Shaun Perry exclusive:
'It would be a massive disappointment to finish without any
points'
22.01.10 - Top 14: Ospreys star Mike Phillips
joins James Hook on the French wish-list
22.01.10 - ACC, r6: Wisniewski's last-gasp kick
earns Racing 19-17 win over Wasps
21.01.10 - Heineken Cup, r6 preview: Stage set
for French clubs to monopolize the last eight
21.01.10 - ACC, r6 preview: Toulon and Bourgoin
fly the French flag in Amlin Challenge
21.02.10 - International: Mathieu
Bastareaud called up as Marc Lièvremont goes back to the
future
20.01.10 - News: Attoub "traumatised" at 70-week ban;
Guazzini claims "anti-French bias" again
19.01.10 - News: Elissalde and Boyet
tipped for France recalls; Fauqué leaves Toulon for Bayonne
18.01.10 - ProD2, r17: Agen and Oyonnax both lose
as the chasing pack gains ground
17.01.10 - ACC, r5: Bayonne beat Racing for rare
win; Toulon and Bourgoin eye quarter-final
17.01.10 - Heineken Cup:
Stade Toulousain join Biarritz in quarter-finals after hammering
Harlequins
15.01.10 - News: Perpignan chase James Hook;
David Attoub guilty of eye-gouging
15.01.10 - Heineken Cup, r5 preview: No room for
mistakes as French clubs seek Euro glory
15.01.10 - ACC, r5: Toulon still top despite
defeat; Bourgoin ease to victory
14.01.10 - News: Top 14 quartet named in England
squad; Triple blow for France
14.01.10 - ACC, r5 preview: Wilkinson to start
for Toulon; Montpellier optimistic
14.01.10 - Top 14: Julien Dupuy gets one week reduction;
Bayonne change coaches again
12.01.10 - ProD2, r16: Pau demolish Narbonne;
Oyonnax close gap on leaders Agen
10.01.10 - Top 14, r18: Michalak's miss proves costly as Clermont
Auvergne win 16-15 at Toulouse
09.01.10 - Top 14, r18: Castres stay top despite defeat; Toulon,
Brive and Stade Francais all win
08.01.10 - Top 14: Wilkinson to extend, Rooney to
leave; Gasnier still undecided
08.01.10 -
Ollie Phillips column:
Snow, injuries and playing away - all in a day's work at Stade
08.01.10 - Top 14, r18 preview - Crunch time as arctic
weather adds an icy chill to crucial fixtures
06.01.10 - Top 14:
Stade Francais turn to hooker in hour of need; Lucky 13th
for Julien Dupuy?
06.01.10 - Top 14: Buoyant Bourgoin given cash
boost ahead of Bayonne showdown
04.01.10 - Top 14: Scrum-half crisis
deepens at Stade Francais; Broken leg sidelines Jason White
03.01.10 - Top 14, r17: Clinical Clermont dispatch Toulon;
Bourgoin stun Racing to halt run
03.01.10 - Top 14, r17: Riki Flutey makes
winning return as Brive beat champions Perpignan
01.01.10 - Top 14, r17 preview - In-form
Racing-Métro seek perfect 10; Toulon test for Clermont
31.12.09 -
Feature: Contrasting
fortunes in 2009 of in-form Racing-Métro and struggling Bayonne
30.12.09 - Top 14: Toulouse down champions
Perpignan, but Castres win again to stay top
30.12.09 - Top 14: Danny Cipriani plays down
French link; Julien Malzieu extends
29.12.09 - Top 14, r16 preview - Stade
Toulousain-Perpignan clash headlines a festive feast
27.12.09 - Top 14: England's Danny Cipriani
linked with Stade Francais; Riki Flutey set for comeback
23.12.09 - International: Julien Dupuy's ban opens
door for Frédéric Michalak and Dimitri Yachvili
23.12.09 - News: Perpignan prop Schuster cited;
Galthié linked with Top 14's Bayonne
21.12.09 - News:
Juan Martin Hernandez set to sign for Racing-Métro 92;
Julien Dupuy appeals ban
21.12.09 - ProD2, r15: Agen halfway to heaven
after bonus-point win against Tarbes
21.12.09 - ACC, r4: Toulon maintain 100% record
to set up Saracens showdown
21.12.09 - Heineken Cup, r4: Four French clubs
set for the quarter-finals after crucial weekend
19.12.09 - News: Stade president
Guazzini claims Dupuy's ban is "political" and "anti-French"
19.12.09 - ACC, r4: Montauban beat Newcastle to
keep quarter-final hopes alive
18.12.09 - News: Stade Francais' Julien
Dupuy banned for six months by ERC for eye-gouging
18.12.09 - Heineken Cup, r4: Brussels on the menu as Stade Francais get
into the Christmas spirit
18.12.09 - ACC, r4: London Wasps end
Bayonne's Challenge, but Bourgoin keep hopes alive
17.12.09 - News: Dupuy and Attoub hearings delayed;
Brive pair banned; Top 14 salary caps
17.12.09 - ACC, r4 preview: Bourgoin and Bayonne kick off crucial
weekend of European club action
15.12.09 - News: "Stupid and dumb" Dupuy
and Attoub say sorry; Racing target Clermont's Bonnaire
14.12.09 - H-Cup: Biarritz slay Dragons and Clermont tame Tigers as
French clubs bite back
14.12.09 - ProD2, r14: SU Agen stretch lead to
seven points; Narbonne up to second
12.12.09 - Heineken Cup: Perpignan pay the
penalty as Ronan O'Gara boots Munster to narrow win
12.12.09 - ACC, r3: Saracens win at Castres, but
Toulon still top after routing Rovigo
11.12.09 - Heineken Cup, r3 preview: Revenge in
the air as French sides target quarter-final berths
10.12.09 -
Special Feature:
The role of rugby within sporting culture in the south west of
France,
Part II
10.12.09 - ACC preview: Battle of the
top guns as Castres play host to Saracens in pool three
shootout
08.12.09 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
'I see the Top 14 play-off race
going all the way down the last game'
08.12.09 - Top 14: High-flying Racing-Metro hit
by Mathieu Lorée's cannabis confession
07.12.09 - ProD2, r13: Lucky 13 for Lannemezan
after first win; Agen lose at Narbonne
06.12.09 - Top 14: Rocket-man
Steyn propels Racing-Métro up to third after 28-15 win over Toulon
05.12.09 - Top 14, r15: Stade Francais and
Perpignan ease to wins, while Bourgoin upset Castres
05.12.09 - Top 14, r15: Montauban beat Clermont 20-15 as
'Les Jaunards' continue to struggle
04.12.09 -
Special feature:
The role of rugby in sporting culture within the southwest
of France
03.12.09 - Top 14, r15 preview - Internationals return to add
further sparkle to glitzy weekend
03.12.09 - Top 14: Seven up for Racing-Métro
after 23-20 win in Biarritz; David out
02.12.09 - Top 14: Racing head to Biarritz looking for
seventh heaven; Swine flu hits Brive and Albi
30.11.09 - International: France lick
their wounds as Graham Henry praises "special" All Blacks
30.11.09 - ProD2, r12: Leaders SU Agen pull eight
points clear after 10th victory
28.11.09 - International: Five-try All Blacks
gain sweet revenge in Marseille massacre
28.11.09 - Top 14: Toulouse third after derby win; Brive ease
pressure with 25-3 victory at Montpellier
28.11.09 - Top 14, r14: Castres thrash Biarritz to claim
outright lead; Wilkinson's boot sinks Stade Francais
27.11.09 - International: In-form France ready
for All Black challenge in Marseille
27.11.09 - Top 14, r14 preview - Buoyant Castres
eye up overall lead; Wilkinson set for Paris stage
25.11.09 - Top 14: Wilko back as Toulon target
'Fridge'; Toulouse woes continue
25.11.09 - News: 'Prototype' Barcella leads
French revolution; Kelleher tips NZ
25.11.09 - News: Lièvremont makes seven
changes for France starting XV against the All Blacks
24.11.09 - News: RFU back Johnson; Phillips not
picked for England's sevens squad
24.11.09 - News: Nonu credits Lomu inspiration;
Lièvremont finally turns to Heymans
24.11.09 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
'Gym-monkeys, IPGs and the pain of being sidelined by injury'
23.11.09 - ProD2, r11: SU Agen consolidate to
spot; Win-less Lannemezan lose again
21.11.09 - International: Trinh-Duc leads France
to seven-try demolition of Samoa
21.11.09 - Top 14, r13: Racing take Paris honours while
Castres and Biarritz also pull off major wins
19.11.09 - International:
England's Ayoola Erinle vows to fight fire with fire against
All Blacks
19.11.09 - Top 14, r13 - Paris derby pits newcomers
Racing Métro against mighty Stade Francais
18.11.09 - International: Ayoola Erinle set for
first England start against All Blacks
18.11.09 - International: Debuts for
Fall and Lapandry as France make 12 changes for Samoa clash
18.11.09 - News: Strike threat averted after Top
14 presidents agree to further talks
17.11.09 - News: Top 14 clubs threaten strike action;
Racing complain to EC about player quotas
15.11.09 - News: France make five changes for
Samoa; USA beat Uruguay in qualifier
15.11.09 - News: Under-pressure Martin
Johnson admits Twickenham boo-boys were right
14.11.09 - International: Matt Banahan's
late try helps uninspiring England beat Argentina 16-9
13.11.09 - International: France turn
on the power to beat world champions South Africa 20-13
13.11.09 - News: France expects;
Wilkinson backs England to improve; Samoa target Wales win
11.11.09 - News: Steve Thompson out,
James Haskell in as Martin Johnson shuffles the England pack
11.11.09 - News: England call up
Doran-Jones; France and SA prepare for Friday 13th fright
night
11.11.09 - News: Racing's Francois Steyn to play
for French Barbarians v Europe XV
10.11.09 -
Feature:
Ayoola Erinle emerges from the darkness to become centre of
attention
09.11.09 - International: Toulon connection adds
spice to England v Argentina
09.11.09 - International: Lièvremont
opts for power as David gets the nod to slay Springbok
goliaths
08.11.09 - ProD2, r10: Oyonnax make it
magnificent seven (straight wins), but SU Agen still extend
lead
08.11.09 -
Exclusive:
England sevens captain Phillips in club v country conundrum
08.11.09 - International: Jonny
Wilkinson's boot not enough to save England against
Australia
06.11.09 - International: England's 'Frenchies' out to prove the
doubters wrong at Twickenham
06.11.09 -
Exclusive:
'Haskell is playing out of his skin' says house-mate
Phillips
05.11.09 - Top 14, r12: Shaun Perry's fireworks sets up
Brive win; Castres and Clermont draw 9-9
05.11.09 - International: French moves
helped Wilkinson and Thompson on road to England recalls
04.11.09 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
Star turns and the glamour play - how to judge a players' performance
03.11.09 - Top 14, r12 preview - Unlikely relegation
double-header as Brive play host to Bayonne
03.11.09 - Top 14: Transfer rumours abound as
Racing-Métro line up big name stars
03.11.09 - International: Steve Thompson
set to start for England; Aussies wary of Jonny Wilkinson
02.11.09 - ProD2: Agen stretch lead; Oyonnax
maintain six-match winning streak
02.11.09 - News: England call up
Biarritz centre Erinle; France add Guirado after Ducalcon
injury
31.10.09 - Top 14: Last-gasp James rescues Clermont;
Racing's Wisniewski sinks Stade Toulousain
30.10.09 - Top 14, r11: Castres within a whisker of
shock win at defending champions Perpignan
29.10.09 - Top 14, r11 preview - Title aspirations on
the line as leaders Castres travel to Perpignan
29.10.09 - Top 14: Byron Kelleher escapes jail; Ben Cohen left
Brive "in their hour of need"
28.10.09 - Top 14: Mola - Brive must get back to
basics and concentrate on survival
28.10.09 - News:
Lièvremont
calls up Michalak and four new caps, but no place for sorry
Bastareaud
27.10.09 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
Why I relish the role of 'gratteur', and the key to back row success
27.10.09 - News: Injured Lionel Beauxis to miss
Tests; Mathieu Bastareaud to say sorry
27.10.09 - News: Wilkinson, Thompson,
Haskell and Goode named in Johnson's England squad
27.10.09 - Top 14: Brive's Laurent Seigne
departs; Albi's Eric Bechu offers to go
26.10.09 - ProD2, r8: SU Agen reclaim the lead;
Lyon's late rally stuns La Rochelle
24.10.09 - Top 14, r10 review: Unsung Castres
claim top spot; 21-up for Toulon's Jonny Wilkinson
22.10.09 - Top 14, r10 - Big four clash as Biarritz and
Stade Francais put winning runs on the line
21.10.09 - News: Marc Lièvremont still waiting
for Mathieu Bastareaud apology
21.10.09 - Top 14: Biarritz relishing Hunt's
arrival; Nyanga out for five months
21.10.09 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
'My brothers think I'm mad when they see all my rugby scars'
19.10.09 - News: Thierry Dusautoir is new France
captain; Karmichael Hunt arrives in Biarritz
19.10.09 - ProD2, r7: Narbonne take top spot
after Agen's late defeat at Oyonnax
18.10.09 - Heineken
Cup, r2: Stade Francais win in Bath
thanks to Ollie Phillips' late try; Clermont fall just short
18.10.09 - Heineken Cup, r2: Five-try Biarritz
demolish Gloucester; Toulouse rally for win; Brive crash
again
17.10.09 - Heineken Cup, r2 review: French
champions Perpignan beat Northampton Saints 29-13
17.10.09 - Top 14: NRL star Karmichael Hunt
confirms six-month Biarritz deal
16.10.09 - Top 14: LNR hands out heavy fines and
bans; Hook to stay put, for now
15.10.09 - ACC, r2: "I'm just enjoying myself,"
says Toulon match-winner Jonny Wilkinson
15.10.09 - Heineken
Cup, r2: Precious away wins up for
grabs as Stades Toulousain and Francais hit the road
15.10.09 - Heineken Cup: James Haskell -
'I love Paris, I love the French. Everything is wonderful
here'
14.10.09 - News: England coaches to watch Wilko;
Stade 'asked' Hernandez to go
14.10.09 - Top 14: Surprise packages Bourgoin and
Castres take the plaudits for results so far
13.10.09 -
Ben Cohen interview:
"I was massively irresponsible going to France," says winger
13.10.09 - Heineken Cup: Troubled Brive eye
Leinster; Perpignan's sinners target Saints
13.10.09 - ACC - Steyn adds to Racing's injuries;
Wilkinson set for Saracens showdown
13.10.09 -
Iain Balshaw interview:
'The boys pull
off crazy moves in training, and it's great to see'
12.10.09 -
Byron Kelleher interview:
"We've been playing as individuals and not as a team"
11.10.09 - Heineken Cup, r1: Five-star Stade
Toulousain turn on the style against toothless Sharks
10.10.09 - Heineken Cup, r1: Treviso stun Perpignan; Stade Francais,
Biarritz and Clermont win
10.10.09 - Top 14: Bayonne go fly (half) fishing
with Hook; Tuqiri's uncertain future
10.10.09 - ACC, r1 review: Montpellier, Montauban and Toulon win away
as Top 14 clubs flourish
09.10.09 - Heineken Cup, r1 preview: French sides
out to make amends for last season's failures
09.10.09 -
Ollie Phillips exclusive:
'Stade Francais is a massive club and it demands massive
results'
08.10.09 - ACC, r1 preview: Opportunity knocks as
French clubs rotate playing squads
07.10.09 - Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
'I keep telling them Rovigo is not Rome, but they're still excited'
06.10.09 - Heineken Cup: Rougerie admits Clermont
must be 'more British' to succeed
06.10.09 - Top 14: Napolioni Nalaga named Player of the
Year; Montpellier coaches face possible sack
05.10.09 - Heineken Cup:
All eyes turn to Europe as French clubs seek 'H-Cup'
redemption
04.10.09 - Top 14: Biarritz Basque in league
glory after down champs Perpignan
04.10.09 - Top 14, r9: Clermont dispatch Bayonne to
reclaim lead; In-form Castres up to second
02.10.09 - Top 14: Haskell scores as Stade put Brive to the sword
in front of England's Johnson
01.10.09 - Top 14, r9 preview - England coaches jet in
to watch Stade Francais-Brive clash in Paris
30.09.09 - International: French target Williams
and Gasnier; Bastareaud escapes ban
30.09.09 - Heineken Cup:
Triple injury blow for Stade Francais; Stade Toulousain eye
revenge
29.09.09 - Top 14: Castres Olympique climb to third spot after
beating SCA Albi 25-21 in the Tarn derby
28.09.09 - Top 14: Pin-up Haskell shows balls; Tuqiri claims Toulon are
interested
28.09.09 -
Joe (El Abd) Blogs:
The three-part conundrum of winning away in France's Top 14
28.09.09 - ProD2, r5: Agen beat Grenoble to claim top
spot; Provence get first victory
26.09.09 - Top 14, r8: Perpignan sink Clermont again;
Toulouse held at home; Biarritz up to third
25.09.09 - Top 14: Goode news at last for Brive; Seventh time lucky for
SCA Albi
25.09.09 - Top 14, r8 preview - Bragging rights for
grabs as French league readies for titanic weekend
24.09.09 - Top 14: Andrew voices French
concerns (again) after Flutey injury
23.09.09 - Top 14: French clubs fishing
for Hook; Steyn ready his for Racing adventure
22.09.09 -
Joe Blogs:
'There's more to Jonny than just kicking - his defence kept us in the match'
21.09.09 -
Steve Thompson column:
'It's a results-based business, but there's no need to panic
yet'
21.09.09 - Top 14: Brive forced to apologize after fan
threatens ref; Wilko revels in the spotlight
20.09.09 - Top 14, r7: Brive 10th after
wins for Bayonne, Perpignan and Castres
20.09.09 - Top 14: 18-point Wilkinson kicks Toulon to "special"
victory against Stade Toulousian
20.09.09 - ProD2, r4: Grenoble take
outright lead; Dax and Agen both win away
19.09.09 - Top 14, r7: Six-try Clermont demolish Albi;
Stade Francais and Biarritz both win again
18.09.09 - Top 14, r7 preview - Wilkinson ready for
Toulon's showdown with Stade Toulousain
17.09.09 - Top 14:
Toulouse's mounting injury crisis; 'Misunderstood' Tuqiri still hopeful of
deal
17.09.09 - Top 14: Contrite Kelleher
apologizes for "stupid mistake" fuelled by drink
16.09.09 - Top 14: Courageous Castres
battle back to snatch draw at Montauban
14.09.09 - Top 14: Flutey out for three
months; Bayonne break off talks with Tuqiri
14.09.09 -
Joe Bloggs:
Lesson number one - 'Pas de melee, pas de victoire'
13.09.09 - ProD2, r3 review: RC
Narbonne, Grenoble and Lyon OU all win again
13.09.09 - Top 14: 'Rocket launcher'
Steyn set to jet into Paris after Tri-Nations heroics
12.09.09 - Top 14, r6: Haskell scores again as
Stade Francais start Delmas era with emphatic win
12.09.09 - Top 14: Kelleher held in
police custody after late night car crash
11.09.09 - Top 14:
Cash-strapped Bourgoin hit the jackpot by downing champions Perpignan
11.09.09 -
Paul Dearlove column:
The down sides to being a pro rugby player
11.09.09 - Top 14: Stade Francais - the
truth emerges after McKenzie sacking
11.09.09 - Top 14: Double blow for Brive
as Flutey and Goode face more surgery
11.09.09 - Top 14, r6 preview - Blanco comments add
further spice to Basque derby, in north Spain
08.09.09 -
Joe Blogs: 'The
money's good, but so is the weather, the rugby and the amazing crowds'
08.09.09 - ProD2, round two review:
Grenoble and RC Narbonne share the early lead
06.09.09 - Top 14, r5: Stade Francais crash to defeat in Biarritz;
Castres win again
05.09.09 - Top 14, r5 preview: Toulouse and Clermont go toe-to-toe;
Wilko rested
05.09.09 -
Ollie Phillips interview: 'There's
absolutely no reason why we can't beat anyone in Top 14'
02.09.09 - Top 14: Sparky Kelleher rescues sloppy Stade Toulousain
02.09.09 - Top 14, round 4 review: Toulon and Toulouse
share top spot as Stade Francais crash again
02.09.09 - Top 14: Crisis club Bourgoin saved from the abyss by new
rescue deal
01.09.09 - Top 14, r4 preview - Showdown at the Mayol as
Wilkinson goes head-to-head with James
31.08.09 - ProD2, r1 review: Relegated Dax and Mont-de-Marsan start
with home wins
29.08.09 - Top 14, r3 review: Wilkinson's boot fires
Toulon up to third; Perpignan beat Toulouse
29.08.09 - Top 14, round 3 review: Perpignan hang on to
beat Stade Toulousain; Clermont go top
29.08.09 - Top 14:
Honours even as Brive are held 9-9 at home by derby rivals Clermont Auvergne
27.08.09 - Top 14, r3 preview: All eyes on the champions as Toulouse
ride into town
27.08.09 - Top 14: Bourgoin could go belly-up after collapse of rescue
package
27.08.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
'Bloodgate'
- "Most players thought it was a good idea"
26.08.09 - Top 14: 'Swine Flu' hits Stade Francais and Bayonne; Medard
out for a month
26.08.09 - Top 14: Tuqiri ponders
Bayonne offer; Jeanjean nears Leicester Tigers deal
26.08.09 -
Shaun
Perry interview: 'I
would love to pull on the England shirt again and sing the anthem'
24.08.09 - Top 14: Habana set for
Stormers after Toulon refuse to increase their offer
23.08.09 -
Riki Flutey interview:
'Playing for England was huge, but the Lions was something else'
22.08.09 - Top 14, round 2 review: Stade Toulousain crush Brive;
Montpellier stun Perpignan
22.08.09 - Top 14: Wisniewski to face
'hero' Wilko; Erinle set for Biarritz debut
21.08.09 - Top 14: Stade Francais feel
the pain in Spain as Bayonne record 38-24 win
20.08.09 - Top 14: Round 2 preview - Brive get early
test of play-off credentials at Stade Toulousain
19.08.09 - Top 14: Further details emerge of proposed
Bourgoin-Lyon merger; Pau hit by DNACG
19.08.09 - Top 14: Michalak ruled out of
Brive clash; Clermont injury list mounts
17.08.09 - Top 14: Habana and Fourie still in French
spotlight; Elissalde gets hot under the collar
17.08.09 - Top 14: Bourgoin president Flamand resigns as
merger with Lyon OU draws ever nearer
15.08.09 - Brive lead Top 14 after as Thompson try helps
them to bonus point win against Montpellier
15.08.09 - Top 14: DNACG block 14 Bourgoin player
licences as big three all win on opening day
14.08.09 - Top 14: Wilkinson kicks 17 points on debut but Stade
Francais hold Toulon to a draw
14.08.09 - Top 14: 'Fans revere
Wilkinson like a modern-day Saint' says Skeate
13.08.09 - Top 14: Zen-like Wilkinson
determined to throw off the shackles
13.08.09 - Top 14: Clermont concede
Fourie defeat: Stade boss McKenzie backs Bastareaud
13.08.09 - Top 14: Round 1 preview - All eyes on
Wilkinson as French rugby prepares to sizzle
12.08.09 - 'Brit pack' set to light up Top 14 after
cross Channel invasion - 2009/10 preview, part I
12.08.09 - 'Brit pack' invasion set to
light up Top 14 - Season preview, Part II
11.08.09 - Top 14: Doussaint injury
deepens fly-half crisis at Stade Toulousain
11.08.09 - Top 14:
Crisis? What crisis? French clubs spend their way out of global credit
crunch
09.08.09 - Top
14: Broken arm rules out Maleli for three months; Harinordoquy to miss
season's start
08.08.09 - Top 14:
Mola defends Brive's English recruitment
policy; Biarritz stun Toulouse
08.08.09 - News: Dusautoir pleads for
Bastareaud leniency; Tuqiri to stay in Australia
07.08.09 - Top 14: Wilkinson puts the boot in as Toulon sink AC
Brumbies to continue winning start
06.08.09 - Top 14: Michalak's injury
boost; Tuqiri set to join Bayonne in 2010/11
06.08.09 - Top 14: Wilkinson to start
against Brumbies; Montpellier tame the Tigers
06.08.09 - News: Bastareaud
could miss 2011 World Cup after FFR predict three year
international ban
05.08.09 - Top 14:
Confusion over Michalak's injury and Bayonne's approach for sacked Wallaby
Tuqiri
03.08.09 - Top 14: Injured Michalak set to miss start of new
season; Ellis quits Brive for the Exiles
02.08.09 - Top 14:
Life's a beach for Bastareaud: Guazzini's 'common dislike'
for Hernandez
02.08.09 - Top 14: Robinson's awe for
'machine' Wilko; La Rochelle sign Brive's Ligairi
01.08.09 - Top 14: Wilkinson
rested
as Toulon win again; Champions Perpignan downed by Brumbies
31.07.09 - Top 14:
Stade
Toulousain face anxious wait; Munster sign Brugnaut, Tigers trial Jeanjean
29.07.09 - Top 14: Clerc epitomizes Toulouse's hunger; Biarritz
and Bayonne begin with victories
29.07.09 - Top 14: Toulon switch venues
after stadium deaths before Madonna gig
29.07.09 - ProD2: Troubled Tarbes unveil new
president and name Mavrodin as their forwards' coach
28.07.09 - Top 14: Provale lays into Toulouse; Noves denies
Habana link; Bastareaud edges back
25.07.09 - Top 14: Wilkinson hits 'em for six as 10,000 watch
Toulon debut in pre-season friendly
24.07.09 - Top 14: All eyes on Wilkinson as England World Cup
hero makes his debut for Toulon
24.08.09 - Heineken Cup: Early season
Sale for three-times champions Toulouse
22.07.09 -
Exclusive: 'Toulon have
one aim this season, qualify for the Heineken Cup' - Ross Skeate
22.07.09 - Top 14: Hernandez slams Stade
Francais on departure; Brive lose Davies and Sheahan
21.07.09 - Top 14:
High Noon at Brive as English back line takes centre stage
21.07.09 - Top 14: Racing to get started
as new recruits add grist to Metro's squad
19.07.09 - News:
Record crowds confirm Top 14's popularity amid plans for foreign expansion
19.07.09 - Top 14: School's out, except
for new recruits; Clermont close in on Fourie
18.07.09 - ProD2: Storm clouds brewing
in Tarbes while local rivals Lannemezan sign 19 new players
15.07.09 - Top 14: England release Wilkinson for Toulon's opening
game of the new season
10.07.09 - Top 14:
Don't be fooled by Toulon president Boudjellal playing down Habana interest
09.07.09 - Top 14:
Wilkinson's Toulon face
Haskell's Stade Francais in tantalising season opener
08.07.09 - News: Toulon release recalled
Wilkinson for England training; Hines joins Leinster
05.07.09 - News:
Hernandez
'agreed' to join Toulon;
Perpignan's Hines close to Leinster switch
03.07.09 - Top 14:
French international Médard
in hospital with 'swine flu'
01.07.09 - News: Bastareaud 'attempted
suicide' by jumping in Paris' River Seine
01.07.09 - News:
Recession hits French rugby - up to 80 players left without
clubs for 2009/10
30.06.09 - News:
Hernandez signs for Natal Sharks; Hill to coach Federale 1
club Chalon-sur-Saone
29.06.09 - News: Parisse banned for
eight weeks; Hernandez considers leaving Stade Francais
29.06.09 - News: Lomu signs for
Marseille; Habana weighs up three French offers
29.06.09 - International: Bastareaud
hospitalized in Paris with 'severe psychological problems'
27.06.09 - International: Giteau
masterclass sinks France; Parisse cited in Italian defeat to
All Blacks
27.06.09 - International: Lying
Bastareaud - More questions than answers after confession
24.06.09 - News:
French rugby rocked by swine
flu; Stade Francais snap up Nottingham's Davies
24.06.09 - News: Tarbes escape
relegation to Federale 1; France ring the changes
23.06.09 - Top 14: DNACG warns 10 clubs;
Injured Skrela out for six months after knee op
23.06.09 - International: Battered
Bastareaud back in France after street assault
23.06.09 - International: France captain
Dusautoir issues 'Les Bleus' rally call
20.06.09 - International: All Blacks
edge out France to level series; Dupuy likely to stay at
Leicester
18.06.09 - News:
Tarbes hope for DNACG
relegation reprieve; Brive's Davies signs for Ospreys
18.06.09 - International: History
beckons for confident France; Gower starts again
16.06.09 - ECC: Racing-Metro draw Wasps;
Wilkinson's Toulon to face Saracens and Castres
16.06.09 - News: Perpignan's Brunel
recovering well; Stade Toulousain beef up; Lannemezan win
Jean-Prat Trophy
16.06.09 - International: All Blacks and
Australia ring the changes; Steyn at full-back
13.06.09 - News: Pumas gain revenge on
England; Gower's baptism of fire
13.06.09 - International: 'Les Bleus'
leave
All Blacks red-faced after stunning 27-22 win in Dunedin
11.06.09 - International: England drop
Haskell for Pumas clash; France debutant Dupuy in dreamland
11.06.09 - Top 14: Bourgoin celebrate
survival with five signings; Albi strengthen too
10.06.09 - News:
Dupuy gets the nod - for
France and Stade Francais; Steyn signs for Racing-Metro
10.06.09 - Heineken Cup: Brive, Stade
Toulousain and Clermont Auvergne handed tough pool draws
09.06.09 - International: Lobbe targets
Pumas' revenge; France looking for an upset
09.06.09 - News:
Stade Francais double their offer for Dupuy; DNACG threaten
to relegate Tarbes
07.06.09 - International: England
looking Goode after convincing win over Argentina
07.06.09 - News:
Clermont's Rougerie, Bonnaire
and Floch pull out of France's summer tour
06.06.09 - Top 14 final: Porical's boot brings
Catalan joy as Perpignan beat Clermont Auvergne
05.06.09 - Top 14 final:
Clermont Auvergne hoping for
10th time lucky against confident Perpignan
05.06.09 - Top 14: Perpignan target
Michalak to replace Carter; Toulon want Habana
04.06.09 - International: Distinct
Gallic flavour to England-Argentina clash at Twickenham
03.06.09 - International: Toulon's May
handed England debut; Bayonne's Gower set for Italy start
03.06.09 - Top 14: Leicester want
improved offer from Stade Francais for Dupuy
02.06.09 - News: Collins tells Australian press
to 'lay off' SBW; Marshall calls for Barbarians to play the
All Blacks
01.06.09 - News:
Phillips named as IRB's
Sevens Player of Year; SBW relishing Wallaby challenge
01.06.09 - News: Lannemezan and
Aix-en-Provence promoted to ProD2
31.05.09 - News:
SCA Albi promoted back to Top
14 after play-off win; Balshaw double sinks England
30.05.09 - Top 14 play-offs:
Perpignan set up final clash
with Clermont after seeing off Stade Francais
30.05.09 - News: Bourgoin's Frier cited
for final punch; SBW happy to stay in France
29.05.09 - Top 14 play-offs:
Champions dethroned as
Clermont Auvergne beat Stade Toulousain
29.05.09 - Top 14: Everything Toulouse -
Defending champs out to break Clermont hearts, again
28.05.09 - News: Ooh la la...Wilko
charms Toulon with French polish; SBW lands knockout blow
27.09.05 -
Byron Kelleher
interview:
'Winning is not enough for us
- we like to win with flair'
27.05.09 - News:
England name five
France-based players; Wilkinson mania erupts in Toulon
26.05.09 - News: Wilko expected in
Toulon on Wednesday; Injuries force France to make three
changes
26.05.09 - Top 14: Stade Toulousain's Michalak
linked with possible move to Bayonne or Leinster
24.05.09 - ProD2 play-off: Unheralded
Oyonnax one match from Top 14 after shock win at Agen
23.05.09 - News: Parra doubtful for
France's summer tour; SCA Albi reach ProD2 play-off final
22.05.09 - ECC: Brive joy as Myler kicks
Northampton Saints to victory over Bourgoin
22.05.09 - ProD2 play-off preview: SU
Agen favourites to join Racing in Top 14
22.05.09 - ECC final preview: Relaxed
Bourgoin up for the Challenge as Brive and Wasps look on
21.05.09 - Top 14: Boudjellal explains Wilko
'fantasy'; SBW back in Oz to make pro boxing debut
21.05.09 - News: Thompson relishes
England recall; Five ProD2 players in France 'A' squad
20.05.09 - Top 14:
England internationals Noon
and Perry among four new signings for Brive
19.05.09 - News: Three Brive players in
England squad as Thompson gets a recall
19.05.09 - International: Dupuy set for
French call up; Gower gets nod for Italian job
19.05.09 - Top 14:
Wilkinson admits 'feeling
like a kid again' after signing with French club Toulon
18.05.09 - Top 14: Toulon president Boudjellal
confirms signing of England fly-half Wilkinson
18.05.09 - Top 14:
It's official - England
fly-half Wilkinson agrees two-year deal with Toulon
17.05.09 - ProD2: SU Agen, SCA Albi, Oyonnax and
La Rochelle in promotion play-offs for Top 14
16.05.09 - Top 14, round 26: Biarritz
seal Heineken qualification, but Brive are left dangling
14.05.09 - Top 14, round 26 preview:
Biarritz, Bayonne and Brive battle for Heineken Cup
qualification
14.05.09 -
Exclusive:
Ross Skeate - 'Wilkinson would bring vast experience an
quality to Toulon'
13.05.09 - News: Bayonne's Gower set for
Italian job; Toulon's Koyamaibole joins Sale
12.05.09 - News:
Dupuy's French switch moves nearer as Tigers begin the
search for a replacement
10.05.09 - Top 14: Biarritz win in Paris
to near qualification for the Heineken Cup
10.05.09 -
Feature:
Not Toulon now - France holds its breath for the arrival of
Jonny Wilkinson
10.05.09 - Top 14: Collins quits Toulon
as Ospreys swoop for former All Black
09.05.09 - Top 14, round 25: Bourgoin
win sends Dax down; Brive revive their Heineken hopes
08.05.09 - Top 14: Dax your lot, almost - Toulon
secure status to leave Dax teetering on the edge
08.05.09 - Top 14 preview: Four-way
battle for survival between Dax, Toulon, Bourgoin and
Castres
07.05.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
The merry
pranksters of ProD2's Section Paloise
07.05.09 - ECC: Bourgoin's final venue
switched to London after ERC backs down
07.05.09 - Top 14: England sevens captain Phillips signs
for Stade Francais;
Johnston joins Toulouse
06.05.09 - Top 14: Stale Nallet denies
'mercenary' claims and explains move to Racing-Metro 92
06.05.09 - ECC: Revol laments
'scandalous' final decision and denies LNR was consulted
05.05.09 - News: Irate Bourgoin demand
EEC final venue switch; Injured Racing target Steyn out for
weeks
04.05.09 - Top 14: Leicester's French
scrum-half Dupuy set to sign for Stade Francais; Robinson
relishing Toulon challenge
04.05.09 - Top 14:
Newcastle and England centre Noon
joins the mounting British exodus to France
03.05.09 - ProD2: Tarbes and Pau fall from
reckoning as the race for promotion goes to the wire
02.05.09 - ECC: Bourgoin Parra-glide
into final after 22-11 home win against Worcester Warriors
01.05.09 - ProD2, Round 29 preview: Who
will join Racing-Metro 92 in Top 14 next season?
01.05.09 - News: Bourgoin target Heineken
refreshment; Want-away Dupuy starts for Leicester Tigers
01.05.09 - Top 14: The great
British exodus - the story so far...
01.05.9 - Top 14: Saint-André
- 'I do not want to be a mere pawn'; Munster's Sheahan to
join Brive
30.04.09 - Top 14: Munster's Ryan signs
for Toulon as worried Andrew issues yet more threats
29.04.09 - Top 14: Chabal and Nallet
lock in to Racing Metro's dream for fast track to success
29.04.09 - Top 14: Racing
president Lorenzetti gets shirty with Stade Francais; Hines
snubs Perpignan for the Lions
29.04.09 - Top 14: England fly-half
Wilkinson
expected to sign for Toulon
after Dax match on May 8
28.04.09 - Top 14:
Scots Southwell and Lamont sign up for French duty; Dupuy
still intent on leaving
26.04.09 -
Feature:
Racing to the Top - a closer look at ProD2 Champions
Racing-Metro 92
26.04.09 - ProD2: Racing-Metro promoted to Top
14; Beziers relegated to Federal 1
26.04.09 - Top 14: England full-back Balshaw
signs for Biarritz as French player-drain continues
25.04.09 - Top 14:
Perpignan beat Clermont Auvergne to stay top; Mont-de-Marsan
relegated
24.04.09 - Top 14: Late Bastareaud try earns
stuttering Stade Francais away win
24.04.09 - Top 14, round 24 preview: All
to play for as the French season draws to its climax
24.04.09 - Top 14: England scrum-half Perry
latest to join the French player drain
24.04.9 - Top 14: Tributes pour in for "warrior
leader" Pelous after retirement confirmation
24.04.09 -
Paul Dearlove's
exclusive column:
Only four British and Irish Lions would get into my
World XV
23.04.09 - Top 14: France and Stade
Toulousain legend Pelous confirms retirement at end of
season
22.04.09 - News: Perpignan's
Hines joins history man Flutey as Lions name 'beasts' for South Africa
tour
21.04.09 - Top 14:
Battered Bourgoin braced for bumpy ride as financial crisis
unravels
21.04.09 - Top 14: Balshaw in talks with Biarritz
as British exodus to France turns into a torrent
20.04.09 - Top 14: LNR and FFR on collision course; Galthie for
Montpellier?
20.04.09 - Top 14:
Newcastle's Noon and May to
follow Wilkinson across the Channel to Top 14
19.04.09 - ProD2: Racing Metro '92 one win from
confirming promotion to Top 14
19.04.09 - 'Imposters' Toulon turn Top 14 on its
head after a bizarre weekend of league action
18.04.09 - Top 14:
Toulon stun Toulouse, as Clermont batter Brive and Bayonne
destroy Bourgoin
17.04.09 - Top 14: Biarritz maintain Heineken
hopes with win against Perpignan
17.04.09 - Top 14: Wilkinson's Toulon switch
nears completion as contract details are sorted
16.04.09 - Top 14, round 23 preview:
Brive look to bounce back; 60,000 expected at Toulon
15.04.09 - Top 14: Saracens veteran Chesney signs
for Toulon; Ouedraogo extends with Montpellier
14.04.09 - News:
Heineken hero Dupuy told to
stay at Leicester; Buoyant Bourgoin relish victory
13.04.09 - ProD2, round 26: Racing and Agen win
again; Bourg-en-Bresse dent Pau's fading play-off hopes
11.04.09 - Heineken Cup:
Noves rails against the referee after Cardiff defeat gives
Toulouse the Blues
10.04.09 - Heineken Cup preview:
Time to get serious as Stade Toulousain travel to take on
Cardiff
10.04.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
Opinions and a***holes - Stop giving the ELVs a bum deal
09.04.09 - ECC: Oh brother! Bourgoin hang on for
shock win against London Irish
09.04.09 - European Challenge Cup preview: Brive and Bourgoin
all set for quarter-final ties
08.04.09 - Top 14:
Wilkinson close to Toulon deal; Haskell committed to Stade
Francais switch
06.04.09 - News:
Reports claim Haskell
set to snub Stade Francais;
Skrela doubtful for Cardiff clash05.04.09
- ProD2: Agen hang on to make ground as
Racing Metro and SCA Albi lose
05.04.09 - Top 14: Pivotal weekend sees
all but the final pieces of the season's jigsaw fall into
place
04.04.09 - Top 14:
Toulouse smash Brive; Clermont stun
Stade Francais; Biarritz reclaim Basque pride
04.04.09 - News: Sunny days ahead for
Saint-André;
'Hated' Haskell has no regrets
03.04.09 - ProD2: FC Auch Gers "99%" certain to
go bankrupt as rescue deal fails
03.04.09 - Top 14:
Five-try Bourgoin condemn doomed Dax to 10th straight defeat
03.04.09 - Top 14, round 22 preview:
A weekend of mighty clashes as the season's end draws in
03.04.09 - Top 14: France's velvet
'Revol'ution - Salary cap and overseas player quotas
confirmed by LNR
02.04.09 -
Exclusive:
Brive
CEO Simon Gillham - 'All
these people giving us s**t doesn’t matter'
01.04.09 - Crunch time for Stade Toulousain trio
in fitness race for Heineken Cup
01.04.09 - News: Ibanez to coach?
Ouedraogo commits to Montpellier, sort of...
01.04.09 -
Exclusive interview:
CEO Simon Gillham on the secrets behind Brive's French
success
31.03.09 - Top 14: Carter to stay in
France until June; Biarritz get ready for crucial Basque
derby
30.03.09 - News: Collins and Betsen
selected for Barbarians; All Blacks confirm SBW interest
29.03.09 - Top 14: Stade Toulousain win
bragging rights and return to the top after 15-11 win
28.03.09 - Top 14:
Perpignan go top after late Marty try; Brive beat Bayonne to
continue run
27.03.09 - Top 14:
Henjak's ill-discipline costs Toulon dear as Castres record
crucial home win
27.03.09 - Top 14 - Round 21 Preview:
Heavyweight clash dominates weekend fixtures in France
26.03.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
Home truths, and the struggle to perform when playing away
25.03.09 - News:
Kelleher on the comeback
trail as Stade Toulousain target Heineken Cup glory
24.03.09 - News: Glasgow's Henderson signs on
with Montauban; Steyn expected at Racing Metro
23.03.09 - Six Nations:
Seven-try Italian job only
serves to highlight French inconsistencies
22.03.09 - ProD2 round 24:
Pau and Oyonnax slip up, Lyon
push for a play-off berth
21.03.09 - Top 14:
Brive clear the decks as
rebuilding process continues; ALFD issues drug warning
21.03.09 - Top 14: Injured
Skeate staying at Toulon; Williams extends and Lobbe to join
20.03.09 - Six Nations:
Nervous French seek gladiator spirit for Roman redemption
against Italy
19.03.09 - Six Nations - Furious
Lièvremont offers Rome redemption for humiliated French
19.03.09 - News:
Players' union seeks legal advice over RFU's warning letter
to England squad
18.03.09 - Top 14: Cohen set for Sale as Brive
winger reunites with former England colleague
17.03.09 - Top 14: Is
Haskell having French doubts? Lamont wings in for Brive
talks
17.03.09 - Six Nations:
Lièvremont calls up Michalak
for the first time after Tillous-Borde injury
16.03.09 - ProD2:
SCA Albi beat Oyonnax; Agen up to
third after last-gasp victory
16.03.09 - Six Nations: Dusautoir - 'It
makes you weep... it was complete humiliation'
15.03.09 - Six Nations:
Five-star England send feeble France packing in Twickenham
humiliation
15.03.09 - Top 14:
Wilko's French switch on the
cards after weekend talks with Boudjellal in Toulon
14.03.09 - Top 14:
Michalak keeps Stade Toulouse top; Impeccable James
continues Clermont run
14.03.09 - Top 14: Toulon
complete Contepomi signing,
with Wilkinson poised for weekend talks
13.03.09 - Top 14: Stade Francais move top
despite going down to Montauban
13.03.09 - Top 14 preview: Time running out as
the spectre of relegation looms large
13.03.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
A week in the life of a professional rugby player
12.03.09 - Top 14: Williams set to extend as Saint-Andre
prepares to meet the Toulon players
12.03.09 - Six Nations: 'Versatile' Chabal at flanker as
Lièvremont beefs up for England
12.03.09 - News:
Stade Toulousain's Kelleher
hints at possible comeback for the All Blacks
10.03.09 - News:
Lamb lined up by Racing Metro
in place of Wilkinson; Toulon target Contepomi
10.03.09 - News: Picamoles recall ends Chabal switch;
Sevens boost for 'Olympic dream'
08.03.09 - ProD2: Racing halt Pau's surge;
Oyonnax to third after beating Beziers
07.03.09 - Top 14, round 19:
Tight at the top as Stade Francais and Perpignan close on
Toulouse
06.03.09 - Top 14: Perpignan
thrash weakened Stade Toulousain to cut the gap to just one
point
06.03.09 - News: Toulon favourites to land 'Wilko';
Top 14 stars shine in Dubai
06.03.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
Me and my 'lucky undies';
The value of superstitions
05.03.09 - Top 14, round 19 preview:
Catalan pride demands Perpignan victory over Toulouse
05.03.09 - Top 14: Toulon sign Welsh
international Robinson; van Niekerk extends stay
05.03.09 - Six Nations:
Tinkering Lièvremont rings
the changes for England and Italy games
03.03.09 - News: Injury scuppers Elissalde's
recall; Fiji bring out the big guns
03.03.09 - News: Sale's French prop Faure signs
for Clermont; Wilkinson to stay put?
03.03.09 - Top 14: Crisis-riddled Montpellier
sack coaches Nourault and Hyardet
01.03.09 - ProD2: Pau beat Oyonnax to climb to
third, while Racing Metro surge on
28.02.09 - Top 14, round 18 review:
In-form Brive send depleted Stade Francais crashing
27.02.09 - Top 14:
Revived Toulon take five thanks to vital away win
at Bourgoin
27.02.09 - Six Nations:
French joy after thrilling victory crushes Welsh hopes of
another Grand Slam
27.02.09 - Six Nations:
France out to defy the odds
as confident Wales seek record-equalling win
27.02.09 - Top 14, round 18: All to play for as
international calls deplete the top two
26.02.09 - News: RFU and Johnson issue
'get tough' policy to players moving to France... sort of
25.02.09 - Six Nations: Lièvremont makes
five changes, with Baby a surprise choice at fly-half
24.02.09 - Six Nations: France call up Bastareaud
and Trinh-Duc; Wales name Williams and Henson
23.02.09 -
Interview:
Steve Thompson - 'I really harbour hopes to stay in France
when I finish playing'
23.02.09 - ProD2 round 20: Racing Metro '92 power
on while SU Agen lose ground
22.02.09 - ProD2: Pau battle back to defeat La
Rochelle and move up to fourth spot
22.02.09 - Top 14:
Business as usual as Stade Toulousain beat Clermont Auvergne
to move top again
22.02.09 - Transfer news: Up for grabs - Wales and
Scotland now feel the power of the French
21.02.09 - Top 14, round 17 review:
Castres climb clear as Toulon slip into the bottom two
20.02.09 - Top 14: Umaga's return unable
to stop Stade Francais from reclaiming top spot
20.02.09 - Top 14, round 17 preview: Umaga set
for Paris showdown; Toulouse seek winning return
19.02.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
Drugs in rugby - Part II:
The 'recreational' debate
18.02.09 -
Comment:
Hypocrisy abounds after French plunderers give English rugby
a reality check
18.02.09 - Former France captain Ibanez retires;
Haskell denies money was motivation
18.02.09 - Top 14: Gasnier versus SBW
as Stade Francais head for Toulon showdown
17.02.09 - Six Nations:
More front row injury problems as prop Mas is ruled out
17.02.09 - Racing Metro confirm their interest in
Wilkinson, Chabal, Nallet and Steyn
17.02.09 - News: Wasps stung by triple
defection as Haskell, Palmer and Flutey head for France
15.02.09 - ProD2: Racing beat Agen to move 10
points clear; Aurillac's slump goes on
14.02.09 - Six Nations:
Nervy France fumble their lines on Valentine's date with
Scotland in Paris
13.02.09 -
Interview:
Brive's Welsh international Davies looks ahead to England
clash
13.02.09 - Six Nations: Victory is
imperative as France seek to bounce back against Scotland
12.02.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive column:
Drugs in rugby - Part I:
Performance enhancing
11.02.09 - Six Nations:
Dusautoir asks for patience as France seek to add substance
to style
10.02.09 - Six Nations:
Lièvremont
rings the changes for Scotland; Fritz cited for eye-gouging
09.02.09 - ProD2: Racing extend lead as rivals
stumble; Bourg pull off shock victory
08.02.09 - Six Nations:
Lièvremont "extremely disappointed" after Ireland defeat
08.02.09 - Six Nations:
Ireland gain revenge as French mistakes prove costly at
Croke Park
07.02.09 - News:
Perpignan sign Mieres to replace Carter; Van Niekerk extends
with Toulon
06.02.09 - News:
Gloucester's Balshaw agrees to join French club Racing Metro '92
06.02.09 - Six Nations
preview: A new dawn beckons for Marc Lièvremont's youthful
French squad
05.02.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive
weekly column:
Are 'les
etrangers'
good for French rugby?
04.02.09 - Six Nations: Lièvremont happy with
selection; Nallet targets victory
04.02.09 - International: England look for the
Goode times as they turn to Brive's fly-half
04.02.09 - News: Seven French clubs
questioned in agent payments scandal; Toulon target Azam
02.02.09 - News: Triple injury boost for France;
Senio to replace his brother at Clermont Auvergne
02.02.09 - ProD2 round 18: Racing win again but
SU Agen lose ground after defeat at Oyonnax
01.02.09 - Top 14: Injury rules Carter out for
the season; Toulouse's Kelleher sidelined for six weeks
31.01.09 - Top 14, round 16 review:
Toulouse slip up at Biarritz; Perpignan hold Stade Francais
30.01.09 - Top 14: Five-try Toulon run
Mont-de-Marsan ragged in relegation battle
30.01.09 - Top 14, round 16 preview:
Umaga centre of attention; Stade looking for capital gains
29.01.09 - France drop Elissalde and recall
Harinordoquy; Umaga set to play
28.01.09 - International: Chabal targets World
Cup; Lièvremont calls up Trinh-Duc
28.01.09 - Top 14: Toulouse's Noves sparks club
versus country row; Carter resumes training
28.01.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive
column:
Do the French deserve
their reputation for foul play? - Part II
27.01.09 - ProD2: Tempers flare as La Rochelle
beat leaders Racing Metro '92
26.01.09 - Top 14: Saint-Andre takes
over at Toulon, with Umaga set for shock playing comeback
25.01.09 - Heineken Cup, round six: Toulouse stay
afloat in mud-Bath stalemate; Castres sting Wasps
24.01.09 - Heineken Cup: Clermont
Auvergne and Perpignan sent packing on stormy Saturday
24.01.09 - Heineken Cup: Yachvili on song as
Biarritz send Gloucester crashing out
23.01.09 - News: Toulouse beckons for David and
Picamoles; FC Auch Gers saved
23.01.09 - Heineken Cup, round six
preview: Top-drawer Toulouse go in search of the ultimate
high
23.01.09 - European Challenge Cup: Brive easy -
Top 14 side progress to quarter-final
22.01.09 - Top 14: Saint-Andre set to be
unveiled by Toulon on Monday; Clermont eye Cusiter
22.01.09 - International: Michalak vows to win
his place back after being overlooked
22.01.09 - European Challenge Cup, round six
preview: Brive seek quarterfinal berth
21.01.09 - News:
French international Parra
signs for Clermont; Bath hit by Stevens' drug ban
19.01.09 - News:
Wilkinson tipped to join ambitious
French club Racing Metro
19.01.09 - Heineken Cup: 'Flop 14' - The
inquest begins after a miserable weekend for French clubs
18.01.09 - ProD2: Racing Metro 92 pull clear as
La Rochelle stumble at Oyonnax
18.01.09 - Heineken Cup: More French misery as
Stade Francais crash out after defeat by Scarlets
17.01.09 - Heineken Cup: Unfancied Glasgow stun
tournament favourites Stade Toulousain
17.01.09 - Racing Metro confirm Chabal
interest;
Montauban ease financial worries
16.01.09 - Heineken Cup: Clermont's seven tries
prove in vain as Munster sweep into the last eight
15.01.09 - Top 14: Former All-Black
Marshall quits Montpellier for Saracens
15.01.09 -
Paul Dearlove's column:
Do the French deserve their
reputations for foul play?
15.01.09 - Heineken Cup, round five
preview: Crunch time for Stade Francais and Perpignan
14.01.09 - Top 14:
Montpellier's Deffins
blames financial problems for his sudden resignation
14.01.09 - Top 14: Montpellier
president Deffins
resigns after less than a month at the helm
13.01.09 - A tale of three All Blacks:
Carter and Collins injured; Marshall reinstated by
Montpellier
12.01.09 - News: Perigueux player Latu
dies after heart attack; IRB to investigate the Tincu affair
12.01.09 - ProD2: La Rochelle up to second as
Racing Metro and Agen are frozen out
10.01.09 - Top 14, round 15: Biarritz win at
last; Catalan concern for crocked All Black star Carter
09.01.09 - Top 14 - Kunavore's try seals a
record-breaking night for Toulouse
09.01.09 - Hill keen on French challenge;
Laporte to shut door on foreigners?
08.01.09 - Top 14: Sale flanker White signs for
French side Clermont Auvergne
08.01.09 - Top 14: Round 15 Preview - The icy
chill of relegation looms large
08.01.09 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive
column:
Is
professional rugby going to be credit crunched?
07.01.09 - News: Pro D2’s FC Auch Gers
facing potential bankruptcy; Toulon’s troubles
continue
05.01.09 - Top 14: Battered and bloody - Clubs
count the cost of a brutal weekend
05.12.09 - Top 14: The attraction of signing up
for France's burgeoning Foreign Legion
03.01.09 - Top 14, round 14: Perfect 10 for
Toulouse, but Biarritz Olympique and Toulon lose again
03.01.09 - Top 14: Bayonne mourn singer Mixu’s
death; French clubs line up English starlet Cipriani
02.01.09 - Top 14 - Bayonne pay the
penalty for late misses as Castres hang on for vital draw
01.01.09 - Top 14 - Round 14 Preview
29.12.09 - IRB to investigate Tincu affair after
Perpignan hooker plays in Top 14
29.12.08 - Top 14:
Chabal weighing up his
options; Injuries force Garbajosa into retirement
21.12.08 - ProD2 round 14:
Racing
Metro stretch their lead as Aurillac lose at Auch
20.12.08 - Top 14, round 13: Toulouse and Stade
Francais with the bonus; Toulon in disarray
20.12.08 - Top 14: Rougerie double hands
Clermont a rare away win
20.12.08 - Top 14:
Banned Tincu allowed to play in France;
Roncero finally grounded
19.12.08 - Top 14 - Round 13 Preview: Carter set
for league debut with Perpignan
18.12.08 - Top 14: McAlister tipped to
join Saint-Andre and Chabal at Toulon
18.12.08 -
Paul Dearlove's exclusive
column:
When two tribes go to war - The local derby
17.12.08 - Top 14:
White departs early from Toulon;
Toulouse's Servat signs for three more years
16.12.08 - Top 14: Mixed news for
Toulouse; Blanco lays down the law at struggling
Biarritz
15.12.08 - ProD2, round 13:
Racing Metro ’92 stay top as SU Agen
build momentum
15.12.08 - Heineken Cup –
Confident Carter kick-starts his
Perpignan career with a crucial victory
14.12.08 - Heineken Cup – Toulouse
stroll on; Last-gasp agony for Clermont and Stade
Francais
13.12.08 - Heineken Cup: Castres stun leaders
Leinster at the Stade Pierre Antoine
12.12.08 -
Interview:
Ben Cohen - Time to Brive
12.12.08 - News: Rougerie out of Munster
clash; Dax crash to London Irish again
11.12.08 - Top 14: Tincu’s
ban upheld by LNR; Toulon target Wallaby flanker
Smith
11.12.08 - Heineken Cup: Round four
preview - All eyes on Perpignan's Carter
11.12.08 -
Paul Dearlove's
exclusive column: The
game they play in heaven but who is playing God?
10.12.08 - Heineken Cup: Carter’s arrival
raises expectation levels at Perpignan
10.12.08 - Top 14: Toulon welcome White,
not Habana; Castres confirm coaching shake-up
09.12.08 -
Exclusive:
Ross Skeate - Locked on for
Toulon success
08.12.08 - Top 14:
Nallet and Tillous-Borde set
for Castres exit; Wallaby Giteau staying put
07.12.08 - ProD2 round 12:
Top three lose as Racing Metro '92
reclaim top spot
07.12.08 - Heineken Cup:
James the hero as Clermont Auvergne
beat champions Munster again
06.12.08 - Heineken Cup: Imperious
Toulouse slay Dragons; Stade Francais get stage
fright
06.12.08 - Heineken Cup: Unlucky Biarritz
fall to narrow defeat; Montauban devoured by Sharks
05.12.08 - Heineken Cup – Round three
preview
05.12.08 -
The
Unknown Soldier
- Life as a journeyman professional in France's
ProD2
03.12.08 - Bourgoin’s Romer resigns; Cecillon
sentenced and Saint-Andre quits Sale
03.12.08 - Heineken Cup – Stade Francais set for
record crowd; Toulouse look to extend winning run
03.12.08 - What makes Stade Toulousain so
special? Our special correspondent investigates
02.12.08 - Top 14:
ARU to tempt Giteau with captaincy; Toulouse
without Skrela and Elissalde
01.12.08 - ProD2 round 11: Aurillac
recover against Grenoble to win and stay top
01.12.08 - Top 14: Giteau tempted by huge Bayonne
offer; Carter ready for Perpignan adventure
29.11.08 - Top 14, round 12: Shocks aplenty as
the relegation battle hots up
29.11.08 - Top 14: Rumour and denial as Giteau is
linked with a £4.25m deal with Bayonne
29.11.08 - Top 14: Too good Toulouse throw down
the championship gauntlet
28.11.08 - Top 14 - Round 12 Preview
28.11.08 - Top 14: Giteau wants to play in
France; Biarritz replace Delmas with Gonzalez
27.11.08 - Top 14: Toulon president Boudjellal
admits Henry was on his hit list
26.11.08 - Top 14: Toulon turn to Jake White;
Toulouse prepare for top-two clash
25.11.08 - Top 14: The scramble for Chabal
24.11.08 - Springbok Habana wants to play in Top
14; Williams wins IRB Player of the Year award
24.11.08 - International: Skrela takes “100 per
cent” blame for Aussie defeat
23.11.08 - International:
Skrela’s nightmare hands Aussies a narrow Paris win
23.11.08 - Top 14, round 11: Bayonne win
again to keep the pressure on Toulouse
22.11.08 - Top 14: Seven Up for Toulouse;
Stade Francais end three-match losing run
21.11.08 - Top 14 - Round 11 Preview
20.11.08 - McKenzie lavishes praise on Gasnier;
Picamoles out for Australian revenge
19.11.08 -
Exclusive: Interview with
International Rugby Board chairman Bernard Lapasset, Part
III
19.11.08 - International: Chabal and
Tillous-Borde in France’s starting XV against Australia
18.11.08 - International: France call up Tomas
for injured scrum-half Elissalde
18.11.08 - Top 14: Montpellier pay the price for
weekend victory over Stade Francais
17.11.08 - ProD2 round-up: Aurillac reclaim the
lead; Bourg stay bottom despite win
16.11.08 - Top 14: Michalak off target as
Toulouse struggle; Perpignan move up to second
15.11.08 - Top 14: Stade Francais slump continues
with third successive league defeat
15.11.08 - Top 14: Perpignan threaten court
action After Tincu’s 18-week ban is upheld
14.10.08 - Top 14 - Round 10 Preview
13.11.08 - Tincu awaits appeal decision;
Lièvremont makes three changes to face Pacific Islanders
11.11.08 - Top 14: Biarritz manager Darrieumerlou
is replaced by former forwards coach Rodriguez
09.11.08 - ProD2, round 9: Racing regain lead
after Aurillac defeat Stade Rochelais
09.11.08 - International: France give
Argentina the boot as ‘Les Bleus’ win ugly in Marseille
07.11.08 - Top 14: Leota banned for 30
days; Sonny ‘Bill’ Williams back in training
07.11.08 - International: Lièvremont and
Heymans vow to set the record straight against Argentina
06.11.08 - Top 14: Perpignan threaten
Heineken Cup pull out; Roncero banned for 30 days
06.11.08 - Top 14: Mourad Boudjellal:
‘Tana Umaga to be sacked if Toulon are relegated’
05.11.08 - Top 14: Toulon players
threaten strike action; Perpignan outraged by Tincu’s
18-week ban
05.11.08 - International: Médard wins
first cap; Lièvremont praises rival Galthie
03.11.08 - Top 14: Turmoil in Toulon as
John Connolly is called in by president Mourad Boudjellal
03.11.08 - International: France add
Skrela and Traille; Carter aims for ‘Slam’
03.11.08 - Pro D2, round 8: La Rochelle usurp
Racing on a bad weekend For Paris
01.11.08 - Top 14: Toulouse take over
the lead as Stade Francais are beaten again
01.11.08 - Top 14: Montauban batter
hapless Toulon
31.10.08 - Top 14 - Round 9 Preview
30.10.08 - Top 14: ‘Cockerel’ Frederic Michalak
admits Toulouse runs through his veins
30.10.08 - International: Toulouse
youngster Maxime Medard in France squad
29.10.08 -
Exclusive:
Interview with
International Rugby Board chairman Bernard Lapasset,
Part II
29.10.08 - Top 14: Castres set to unveil
Masoe while double injury blow hits Toulon
28.10.08 - Pro D2 round seven: Top two
lose as La Rochelle go level with Racing Metro
27.10.08 - Top 14: Jean-Jacques Crenca
sacked by Toulon
27.10.08 - Top 14: Set-back for Milloud;
joy for Michalak and praise for Toulouse
25.10.08 - Top 14: Toulouse stun leaders
Stade Francais with bravura performance
24.10.08 - Top 14:
Biarritz end travel woes to inflict Further pain on
Mont-de-Marsan
24.10.08 - Top 14 - Round 8 Preview
23.10.08 - Top 14: Sebastien Chabal set to return
22.10.08 - News round-up: Perpignan pair cited
for alleged ‘eye-gouging’ charges in Heineken Cup
21.10.08 -
Exclusive:
Interview with International Rugby Board chairman Bernard
Lapasset
20.10.08 - European Challenge Cup
round-up: Brive and Bayonne battle for French pride
20.10.08 - Pro D2: Round 6 -
Racing Metro ’92 regain the lead
19.10.08 - Heineken Cup: Clermont break
Montauban’s hearts but Stade and Toulouse both power on
18.10.08 - Stade Francais power on but
Perpignan suffer narrow defeat
18.10.08 - Three-try Toulouse win again
17.10.08 - Heineken Cup – Round 2
preview
17.10.08 - European Challenge Cup - Round 2 Preview
16.10.08 - Top 14: Montauban president Daniel
Havis resigns
16.10.08 - ECC: Brive looking to clip Falcons’
wings
16.10.08 - Argentina name 16 'French'
players
15.10.08 - Justin Marshall and Byron
Kelleher both cited
15.10.08 - Clermont sign Saracens full-back Brent
Russell
14.10.08 - Top 14: Montauban face DNACG
financial investigation
13.10.08 - Kelleher - Relieved Toulouse
will learn from mistakes
12.10.08 - Heineken Cup review: Toulouse
scramble last-ditch victory against Bath
12.10.08 - European Challenge Cup
review: Bourgoin and Montpellier fly the flag on a wretched
weekend for Top 14 clubs
10.10.08 - ECC: Joy for Montpellier but Dax and
Bayonne both lose at home
10.10.08 - Nervy Munster edge past
heroic Montauban
10.10.08 - European weekend: The stars
come out to play
09.10.08 - ECC: Shambolic Toulon
humiliated by Northampton
09.10.08 - European Challenge Cup -
Round One Preview
08.10.08 - Sting in their own
tale: Wasps' Cipriani and Lewsey in training ground
skirmish
07.10.08 - Heineken Cup: Lights, Camera,
European Action
07.10.08 - Italy name ten French-based players in 30-man
squad
07.10.08 - Top 14: The Season So Far
06.10.08 - Pro D2: Round 5 –
Albi
rise to the challenge
04.10.08 - Top 14 - Round 7 Review –
Seven-up for magnificent Stade Francais
04.10.08 - Top 14: Toulouse too good for insipid
Castres
02.10.08 - Top 14 - Round
7 Preview
02.10.08 - The strange story of Craig Gower, Wikipedia and a call-to-arms for the would-be Azzurri
30.09.08 - News: IRB pays tribute to former chairman Dr
Roger Vanderfield OBE
29.09.08 - News: Dan Carter and Sergio Parisse up for
IRB player of the year award
29.09.08 - Pro D2: Round 4 –
Grenoble go top after Aurillac
suffer first defeat
28.09.08 - Top 14 - Round 6 Review:
Stade win
again, Toulouse make their move
27.09.08 - Top 14:
Six appeal -
Stade Francais win again thanks to Mark Gasnier's debut try
25.09.08 - Top 14:
Round 6 Preview
23.09.08 - Top 14: Dan Carter overwhelmed by
'surreal' welcome in Perpignan
22.09.08 - Pro D2: Round 3 – Aurillac win again
to move three points clear
20.09.08 - Top 14 - Round 5 Review: Mermoz
try hands Perpignan victory in Montpellier
18.09.08 - Top 14 - Round 5 Preview
16.09.08 - Top 14: DNACG withhold Dan Carter’s
playing licence
14.09.08 - Top 14 - Round 4 Review
13.09.08 - Stade Francais confirm championship
credentials with victory in Toulon
12.09.08 - Top 14 - Round 4 Preview
10.09.08 - Top 14: “Angry” Mourad
Boudjellal demands Toulon success
06.09.08 - Top 14 - Round 3 Review:
Buoyant Bayonne batter Clermont
04.09.08 - Top 14 - Round 3 Preview
30.08.08 - Top 14 - Round 2
Review
29.08.08 - Top 14 - Round 2
Preview
27.08.08 - Top 14 - Round 1
Review - Surprise defeats for Toulouse and Clermont
25.08.08 - Top 14 Week 1 Preview
25.08.08 - Friendly Round-Up
19.08.08 - The Sonny 'Bill' Williams
transfer saga
11.08.08 - Top 14 Transfer News
04.08.08 - Top 14 2008/9 Preview |
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