Top 14 Highlights: Rochelle vs Lyon
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLa Rochelle and Lyon battled hard at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre and there was very little to separate the two sides. La Rochelle were in the lead for most of the game but Lyon refused to lie down and La...
Top 14 Highlights: Toulouse v Lyon
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyA strong second half by Lyon saw them edge Toulouse 27-20 in a thrilling round 20 French Top 14 encounter. Toulouse crossed for the only two tries of the first half, while Lyon kicked a penalty on the...
Top 14 Highlights: Lyon vs RC Toulon
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLyon ground out a 15-6 home win over Toulon in round 19 of the French Top 14. The first half was an arm wrestle, as two Lyon penalties to one saw the hosts take a slender 6-3 lead into the break. The battle...
Top 14 Highlights: Castres vs Lyon
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCastres ran out 33-22 home winners over Lyon in round 18 of the French Top 14. Both sides scored a single first half try, but Castres kept the scoreboard ticking over with three penalties for...
Wednesday Morning Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMichael Cheika vows to leave Wallaby post if he does not win RWC 2019 Even making the Rugby World Cup final again in Japan would not sway him to give it one more crack in 2023, said Cheika. “The...
Jerome Kaino off to France
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbySuper Rugby Centurion and Double World Cup winner, Jerome Kaino, has announced that he will be off overseas at the end of the 2018 Super Rugby season. The 34 year is currently on 81 Test Caps, 117 Super...
Top 14 Highlights: Lyon v Clermont
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLyon inflicted more Top 14 misery on Clermont as they claimed a well deserved 36-10 home win in round 17. Lyon ran in the only two tries of the first half, with a late Clermont penalty making it 12-3...
Lionel Beauxis return littered with comical inconsistency
8 years ago by Rugby DumpLionel Beauxis made his first start for France since 2012 at the weekend in his side's 32-26 defeat to Scotland in the 6 Nations, and produced a predictably unpredictable performance as only the stand-off...
Greig Laidlaw urges Scotland to be disciplined not frantic against France
8 years ago by The Guardian• Laidlaw recall intended to bring calm to Scotland’s performance• France bring back Lyon stand-off Lionel Beauxis after six yearsGregor Townsend’s stated aim of playing the highest-tempo rugby...
Six Nations: France Injury Update
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTalented young France scrumhalf Antoine Dupont's season is over due to a knee injury suffered against Ireland, national team coach Jacques Brunel told AFP on Sunday. Meanwhile, 19-year-old...
