Stormers centre Ruhan Nel insists the team will not change their style and ethos after their 24-14 loss to Clermont in their Champions Cup debut last weekend. The Cape Town men started the game well before falling away in the second half as the French side made some astute tactical tweaks in their game to…
Month: September 2024
Lucas Moura was in London today for talks with Daniel Levy
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy welcomed Brazilian winger Lucas Moura to London this afternoon for talks about a possible transfer, according to France Football and RMC. PSG in the meantime have set their asking price at €25m – the clubs are set to sit down and negotiate. It is unclear at the time of writing whether or not Lucas Moura reacted…
Wallabies: The lineout is a key work-on after poor execution against the Springboks in Adelaide
Flanker Jed Holloway says that the Wallabies’ forwards pack is disappointed with how their lineout functioned in the first Test against South Africa, and the set-piece is one of their work-ons for this week. Despite claiming an impressive 25-17 win over the Springboks, the Wallabies won only seven of their 13 lineouts at the Adelaide…
Official | Rennes youngster Jordan Tell joins Valenciennes on loan
Ligue 1 side Rennes have confirmed the departure of young striker Jordan Tell on loan to French second division side Valenciennes until the end of the season, without an option to buy. The 20-year-old has made just six appearances in the league for Rennes during this campaign, all from the bench. Click Here: Leicester City…
South Africa: New Zealand Rugby ‘threw SARU under the bus’ says president Mark Alexander
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has slammed New Zealand Rugby (NZR) over the break up of the original Super Rugby competition. After the Covid pandemic hit, which curtailed the 2020 tournament, it forced a rethink in New Zealand and Australia, with travel being significantly impacted. The NZR decided to breakaway from the competition, setting up…
Official | Angers boss Stéphane Moulin signs new deal
Angers have announced that their manager Stéphane Moulin and his staff have signed new deals with the club, taking them up until 2020. The former Angers player between the years 1984 and 1990 rejoined the club as manager seven years ago and in that time has transformed Angers from a Ligue 2 club to a…
Rugby Championship: Former Wallabies coach slams Mathieu Raynal and says referees are ‘ruining the game’
Former Australia head coach Alan Jones has not held back after the Wallabies’ controversial Bledisloe Cup defeat to the All Blacks on Thursday. Dave Rennie’s men were 37-34 ahead with a minute-and-a-half of the game remaining when they were awarded a penalty five metres out from their own try-line. All Bernard Foley needed to do…
Rony Lopes: “I would like to return to Manchester City.”
AS Monaco attacking midfielder Rony Lopes spoke to RMC about his impressive season thus far, having finally broken into the Principality side’s starting XI. “I am very happy for Bernardo [Silva]. He is my friend and to see what he has been doing in recent matches with Manchester City, it is something that is very impressive….
FEATURE | How Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal career unravelled when his French-based transfer policy stalled
Click:Invitation Printing South China Even as the possibility of a European trophy still lingers, the end of Arsène Wenger’s nearly 22 years in charge of Arsenal is unquestionably a painful one. There have been trophies in the last decade, yes, but it has been more than ten years since Arsenal mounted a viable title challenge…
Premiership: Chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor calls for ‘better visibility’ of club finances
Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie Taylor says “better visibility” of club finances” is needed as two clubs grapple with financial troubles and the uncertainty that comes with it. Worcester Warriors will be suspended from competition if they do not meet requirements laid out by the Rugby Football Union on Monday at 5 pm, which…