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Biarritz win penalty shootout to secure Top 14 promotion
Biarritz win penalty shootout to secure Top 14 promotion After 110 minutes of match action, the play-off to decide who plays in the Top 14 next season between Bayonne and…
Alexandre Ruiz to move from refereeing to coaching
Alexandre Ruiz to move from refereeing to coaching Test referee Alexandre Ruiz is set to quit refereeing and become an assistant coach at Montpellier, according to reports in France. French…
Biarritz take on Grindr as inclusivity sponsor
Biarritz take on Grindr as inclusivity sponsor In the latest move in their recent campaign against homophobia and discrimination, famed French club Biarritz Olympique have signed on for a shirt-sponsor…
British and Irish fans can now watch Top 14
British and Irish fans can now watch Top 14 For those keen to see the Top 14 in the UK and Ireland, there has been a big hole in their…
Dangers of Rugby’s Crocodile Roll – by a player whose career was curtailed by one
Etienne Dussartre tells Jacob Whitehead why he believes players should be red-carded for croc rolls
Watch: Gabin Villière forces Virimi Vakatawa into in-goal shocker
Watch: Gabin Villière forces Virimi Vakatawa into in-goal shocker On Sunday, France and Racing 92 superstar Virimi Vakatawa had another moment that will be watched over and over again… But…
Twin Peaks: Meet Richie and Rory Arnold
LIFE AT the sugar mill was, well, pretty sweet. “Cruisey” is, in fact, how Richie Arnold describes the laid-back life of driving loaders in New South Wales. He had, by…
Watch: Beautiful crossfield kick from Sergio Parisse
At just 37 years young, Sergio Parisse gave us all a reminder of just how skilful he can be as he pulled out an inch-perfect crossfield kick in Toulon’s 35-19…
Andrés Zafra, Colombian rugby star
Introducing Andrés Zafra, Colombian rugby star Team-mates at Agen suggest that Andrés Zafra goes quietly about his business, but in the lock’s hometown of Cúcuta, right on the Colombia-Venezuela border,…