There’s been a lot of change at Munster over the last few years. Rassie Erasmus came and went. Johann van Graan replaced him and before long also replaced his assistant coaches in Jerry Flannery and Felix Jones. Stephen Larkham and Graham Rowntree quickly took their spots and now the province is being linked with a […]

7 years ago

The French centre completely lost the plot. Mathieu Bastareaud is in danger of missing France’s November internationals and a significant chunk of Toulon’s season after a mindless assault on Castres’ Christophe Samson, on Sunday. The veteran back had a complete meltdown, 68 minutes into the Top 14 game, when he took exception to being obstructed […]

8 years ago

France winger Remy Grosso suffered a double facial fracture in his side’s 52-11 loss to New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. Gross suffered the injury in a combined tackle from All Blacks flanker Sam Cane and prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi. The pair escaped any sanction for the tackle as referee Luke Pearce decided with television official George Ayoub that Tu’ungafasi’s tackle […]

8 years ago

Mathieu Bastareaud, the Toulon captain and France centre, is facing an EPC Rugby investigation after he was caught on microphone calling Benetton Treviso flanker Sebastian Negri a ‘faggot’ during Toulon’s 36-0 win on Saturday. Bastareaud could be heard using the slur on referee Luke Pearce’s microphone and was cited for the incident by match Citing Commissioner, […]

8 years ago

He could well be facing Ireland in a few weeks time

9 years ago

More machine than man

9 years ago