Holmes off to La Rochelle
1 decade ago by Rugby 365NEWS: Western Force flyhalf Zack Holmes has signed a two-year deal with French club La Rochelle, the Top 14 club announced on Tuesday.
Bok scrumhalf answers BaaBaas' call
1 decade ago by Rugby 365World Cup-winning Springbok scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar has completed the Barbarians squad to face Ireland and England this week. The BaaBaas face Ireland at Thomond Park, Limerick, on Thursday (May 28)...
Top 14: Beauxis costs Bordeaux
1 decade ago by Rugby 365France flyhalf Lionel Beauxis's miss with the last kick of the match cost his side Bordeaux-Begles a place in the Top 14 play-offs on Saturday, as they lost a thrilling encounter against 14-man Toulouse...
Toulon and Clermont in pole position
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Defending champions Toulon and arch-rivals Clermont are in pole position to secure a bye ahead of the Top 14 semifinals in the final round of regulation season matches on Saturday. The duo both sit...
French dream turning sour for Sexton as Racing Metro drop Irish number 10
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentJonathan Sexton's season and career finale with Racing Metro doesn’t appear to be going to script after he was left out of the team to face La Rochelle today.
Best of the weekend: upsets aplenty set up tantalising final round across Europe
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogPlayoff race goes down to wire as Tigers and Chiefs win against the oddsWell, it’s a good job I’m not a betting man. Or, perhaps more honestly, this weekend showed why in the past I have been a...
Steyn gives Stade bragging rights
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Springbok Morné Steyn's long-range kicking capability took centre stage as Stade Francais overcame the early red carding of captain Sergio Parisse to beat Parisian rivals Racing-Metro 28-19 in Top 14...
No Euro hangover for Toulon
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Toulon showed no signs of a hangover after their unprecedented third consecutive European title with a five-try 37-21 demolition of struggling Castres in the Top 14 on Saturday. Leigh Halfpenny scored...
European Champions Cup Final Preview - Clermont vs Toulon yet again
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpOn 14 July 1789 the French Revolution came to a head with the storming of the Bastille, and mayhem ensued. Tomorrow, at Twickenham, a very different kind of French Civil war will take place, although...
Sturgess agrees one-year Exeter deal
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsExeter Chiefs prop Brett Sturgess has agreed a new one-year contract to take him into his ninth season at the club. The forward, 33, arrived at Sandy Park from Irish province Connacht in 2007. ...
