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Top 14: Racing Metro cast their eyes enviously at Stade Francais

9 years ago by Rugby World

With Stade Francais reaching the Top 14 Final, Racing Metro owner Jacky Lorenzetti can be forgiven for wondering how his push for Parisien-supremacy turned sourLanguage barrier: Both Johnny Sexton and...

Rugby Banter Page weekly round up

9 years ago by Rugby Banter Page

Monday 1st June: I’m At No Greater Concussion Risk Than Any Other Player, Says George North: George North maintains he will be "at no greater risk" of concussion than any other player after his injury...

Noves' Toulouse continue push

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Toulouse guaranteed current head coach Guy Noves will be in charge for at least one more match, after the southern giants edged Oyonnax 20-19 and qualified for the French Championship semifinals on Saturday. Noves,...

Stade set up Toulon semi

9 years ago by Sky Sports Rugby

Stade Francais outclassed Parisian rivals Racing-Metro 38-15 in their Top 14 play-off clash to set up a semi-final showdown with powerhouses Toulon.

Top 14: Beauxis costs Bordeaux

9 years ago by Rugby 365

France 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

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Defending 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...

Sergio Parisse harshly red carded as Brice Dulin gets tipped up in the air

9 years ago by Rugby Dump

Stade Francais captain Sergio Parisse was shown a straight red card by referee Jerome Garces at the weekend, a decision that stunned the skipper, and everyone watching. It was a vital game for the...

A weekend of Rugby where 14 men prevailed

9 years ago

Red cards in Rugby are not very frequent but when a side is reduced to 14 men for the rest of the game the chances of them winning are quite slim. However that was not the case in the weekends...

Some of the top performers from the weekends European Rugby

9 years ago

Thomas WaldromThe number 8 produced another man of the match performance for the Chiefs in what was a crucial win against Saracens. In what is his first season for the Chiefs, Waldrom scored two tries...

Best of the weekend: upsets aplenty set up tantalising final round across Europe

9 years ago by The Rugby Blog

Playoff 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...