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Just six days after his victory in the final of the European Cup against Clermont (16-15), RC Toulon will face on Friday Toulouse the French defending champion title the semi-final clash of the Top 14.Renowned for his set of hands, Stade Toulousain ...

Heineken Cup champions Toulon will look to close in on the double when they tackle Toulouse in the Top 14 semi-final at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes on Friday. In a rematch of last year's final, both teams have taken special measures in their ...

The Bulls could bid farewell to yet another Springbok with speculation rife that long-time hooker Chiliboy Ralepelle is on the most wanted list of French club Toulouse. If, indeed, the multi-million rand offer comes through in the next week or two ...

The XV of France in June will make a tour in the southern hemisphere to deliver three test matches.The Blues will face New Zealand, the world defending champion. The coach Philippe Saint-Andr has announced the list of the players selected for this ...

France manager Philippe Saint-Andre left out five-eighth Francois Trinh-Duc for next month's three-Test series against the All Blacks as he included eight newcomers in his 35-man squad for the Southern Hemisphere trip. "He (Trinh-Duc) needs to rest ...

France have named South African forwards Bernard Le Roux and Daniel Kotze plus Fijian wing Noa Nakaitaci in their squad for the June tour of New Zealand. Montpellier fly-half François Trinh-Duc is the most notable absentee. Coach Philippe ...

France will take on the All Blacks next month without first five-eighth Francois Trinh-Duc after he was left out of the 35-man sqaud for the three-Test series. France coach Phillipe Saint-Andre says the 26-year-old has been rested rather than ...

Is it time the Lions represented all of Europe, not just Britain and Ireland? The idea has been floated of late that it is time to adapt the British and Irish Lions to become a continent-spanning European Lions; that isn't to say that weaker players ...

Driven on by Vern Cotter's steely focus, Clermont have crushed all before them in Europe this season. Photograph: Lorraine OSullivan/Inpho After being part of the 59th team in a row to leave the Stade Marcel-Michelin battered, bruised and beaten, a ...