Illtud Dafydd
Multimedia Journalist at Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Francophone gallois | Sports Journalist/ Newyddiadurwr Chwaraeon @AFP | Contact: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
barrons.com | Illtud Dafydd
Bordeaux-Begles' Australia No 8 Pete Samu said he hopes to face Northampton's "awesome" Henry Pollock again this summer during the British and Irish Lions tour, but only after he ends his time with the French Top 14 club. Experienced Samu and promising Pollock, 20, met in last Saturday's Champions Cup final in Cardiff as the French outfit lifted the trophy for the first time.
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barrons.com | Illtud Dafydd
Scotland fly-half Finn Russell says ending the season with a treble for club side Bath will be crucial to his aspirations of claiming a Test spot with the British and Irish Lions this summer. The English club beat Lyon 37-12 on Friday to lift the Challenge Cup, following on from Premiership Cup success in March. They have already secured a home Premiership semi-final on June 6 and are favourites for the title having lost just three times in the league this season.
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barrons.com | Illtud Dafydd
Bordeaux-Begles captain Maxime Lucu said on Saturday they have joined the "big boys" of club rugby after lifting their first Champions Cup with a breathless 28-20 win over Northampton. The victory in Cardiff came 11 months on from their first major final, when they were hammered 59-3 to Toulouse in the Top 14. "We've wanted to sit at the big boys' table for two years now," scrum-half Lucu told reporters. "Last year we failed, this year we've put a star on the shirt," he added.
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2 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Illtud Dafydd
Bath cruised past Lyon 37-12 on Friday to win the Challenge Cup in Cardiff to keep their hopes of a treble alive. They lifted the Premiership Cup in March and have a league semi-final at home on June 6 in their hunt for three trophies in one season.
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2 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Illtud Dafydd
First-time finalists Bordeaux-Begles play Northampton for the Champions Cup on Saturday at Cardiff's Millenium Stadium with the English club brimming with future British and Irish Lions players. The French side and their star backline stormed past six-time winners and holders Toulouse in the semi-finals while 2000 champions Northampton stunned Irish powerhouses Leinster in the previous round.
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