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 may have won the Champions Cup last month but for prop Jefferson Poirot they remain "underdogs" for Saturday's French Top 14 semi-final with Toulon. Poirot's side finished second in the league table at the end of the regular season having claimed their maiden major crown by powering past Northampton on May 24. They head to a sold-out Groupama Stadium in Lyon to face four-time French champions Toulon, who hammered Castres 52-23 in last weekend's play-off.
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2 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Illtud Dafydd
Stade Francais' billionaire owner Hans-Peter Wild on Sunday gave his full backing to Englishman Paul Gustard as head coach after the Parisians staved off the threat of relegation from the Top 14 in the last game of the regular season.
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3 weeks ago |
barrons.com | Illtud Dafydd
Struggling Stade Francais host Castres on Saturday with their place in the French Top 14 on the line in the final round of the regular season. The Parisians, 14-time champions, are in 12th place in the table on 41 points having been in the league since 1997. Perpignan are one spot and one point below them sitting in the relegation play-off berth, as they host league leaders Toulouse.
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4 weeks 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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1 month ago |
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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