Nasty. France backrower Oscar Jegou was lucky to escape yesterday’s Six Nations loss to Scotland without a red card. The La Rochelle man was seen putting his hands on the facer of Ewan Ashman during a maul, with a lengthy ban almost certain to follow. According to French journalist Gauthier Baudin: “Oscar Jegou in hot […]

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He was not too pleased. Scotland secured a famous 50-40 Six Nations win over France yesterday at Murrayfield. Gregor Townsend’s men now find themselves level on points with France, heading into the final weekend, with Scotland set to face Ireland and Les Bleus playing England. There were 13 tries across the two sides yesterday, with […]

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Nasty. A player in France’s Pro D2 has been suspended for 19 weeks, following a shocking piece of foul play. Provence’s Guillaume Piazzoli was playing against Dax in the second tier of French rugby when he kneed out-half Romuald Séguy in the head. He initially received a 20-week ban which was then increased by two […]

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A shocking story. A player for the US Severac XV reserves side was put in a coma after being punched in the head on Sunday in a game against AS Maureilhan-Montady. 23-year-old Noha Loubety – a winger for the French amateur team – has undergone surgery for a bleed to the brain and a fractured […]

3 weeks ago

A welcome sight! Ireland have shot up the world rankings after their 42-21 win over England on the weekend. With England in fourth place before the game, the victory gave Ireland a sizeable 2.09 points, which saw them leapfrog England and France, and move from fifth to third. Despite France’s win over Italy, the Azzurri’s […]

3 weeks ago

A man who often speaks sense. A prevailing narrative heading into Ireland’s Six Nations clash with the French, was the sheer amount of injuries among Andy Farrell’s charges, which left him with third and fourth choice players in some positions. At loosehead: Andrew Porter, Paddy McCarthy and Jack Boyle were all missing; meaning the fourth […]

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