Tonga shock France, but Les Bleus advance in World Cup

2011-10-01T06:30:13Z

Tonga pulled off one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history when they beat Six Nations heavyweights France 19-14 in their final pool match on Saturday.

The South Sea Islanders hurried and harried the French into a catalogue of errors, combining an impressi...

France spring surprise as Parra named for All Blacks clash

2011-09-19T19:30:41Z

France coach Marc Lievremont sprung a surprise on Tuesday when he named scrum-half Morgan Parra to play at fly-half for the World Cup Pool A match against New Zealand here on Saturday.

Parra takes over from <...

Players must dig France out of mire, says scrum-half Parra

2011-03-17T02:30:12Z

The French players intend to bow out of this year's Six Nations with a performance against Wales on Saturday that restores some of their battered pride, says scrum-half Morgan Parra.

Parra said last year's Grand Slam champions had only themselves to blame for the ridicule they had been subjected to since th...

Toulouse open seven-point gap in French rugby

2011-01-27T20:30:22Z

Samoan prop Census Johnston and French winger Maxime Medard scored two tries each as European champions Toulouse opened up a seven-point gap in the French Top 14 on Thursday with a 29-9 win over Montpellier.

Johnston, who earlier in the day had signed a three-yea...

Balshaw double ensures Biarritz top European Cup spot

2011-01-22T18:30:32Z

Two tries by former England international Iain Balshaw inspired last season's beaten finalists Biarritz to a 26-19 win over English outfit Bath on Saturday and ensure they finish top of their European Cup pool.

Biarritz managed to get their bonus point with four tries and edge 1999 champions Ulster - who thrashed Italian side Aironi 43-6 in

Skrela makes Wasps pay in European Cup rugby

2010-10-10T10:30:41Z

David Skrela kicked six penalties to inspire defending champions Toulouse to a 18-16 victory over 2004 champions Wasps in their opening European Cup clash on Sunday.

Skrela landed the sixth of his kicks eight minutes from time to give the hosts a two-point lead in a match which was played in heavy rain and yielded just the one try.

David Lemi grabbed it for the English side in the s...

Yachvili proves Bath's nemesis again

2010-10-10T07:30:20Z

France scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili kicked four second-half penalties to give last season's beaten European Cup finalists Biarritz a 12-11 victory over English outfit Bath on Sunday.

Yachvili - who landed five penalties in their semi-final meeting five years ago which also ended in victory for Biarritz - turned the match around after hosts Bath had go...

Yachvili boots Biarritz into all-French European Cup rugby final

2010-06-11T22:52:59Z

Dimitri Yachvili kicked a perfect six penalties to send Biarritz into the European Cup final on Sunday with a 18-7 win over Munster at the Estadio Anoeta in San Sebastian.

Biarritz will now meet Toulous...

Thomas can't save Cardiff from European Cup defeat

2010-04-16T08:15:52Z

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions skipper Gareth Thomas, who announced on Saturday that he was gay, was unable to save his Cardiff Blues side from European Cup defeat.

Thomas, 35, came off the bench in the dying moments against former club <...

Wallabies, French eye rugby breakdown supremacy

2010-04-16T11:38:45Z

The Wallabies have stacked their flanker options in anticipation of a war at the breakdown against France in the one-off upcoming rugby international here.

Coach Robbie Deans is adamant the French will target the breakdown contest on Saturday after their epic victory over the All Blacks<...

Nine-try Cardiff grab top seeding, Gloucester miss out

2010-04-16T17:23:41Z

Rampant Cardiff Blues made it a perfect six wins out of six European Cup outings with a nine-try, 62-20 demolition of Calvisano on Friday to grab top seeding for the quarter-finals.

In the night's other Pool 6 clash, Gloucester's slim hopes of claiming a place in the last eight as a best runner-up ended in a demoralising 24-10 defeat by Biarritz who are also eliminated.

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Elissalde looks for victorious rugby return against Dax

2010-06-12T04:26:00Z

France scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde will return to action for Toulouse on Friday after being out for over a month and will be hoping it is a winning one against Dax in their Top 14 clash.

The 31-year-old, 35-times capped star has been out with a broken finger but will renew his much-vaunted half-back partners...

Saints stun Biarritz

2010-10-12T20:55:08Z

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Yachvili returns for Les Bleus

2010-10-13T22:36:15Z

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Sports News - November 22, 2008

2010-04-08T17:39:56Z

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