Topic: Lionel Beauxis

Beauxis given 20-day ban for spear tackle

Stade Francais outside-half Lionel Beauxis has been handed a 20-day ban for a spear tackle on Castres' Pierre Bernard during a Top 14 match.Beauxis received a yellow card for the tackle but the disciplinary committee of the national rugby league decided to ...
Three-time European Cup winners Toulouse ensured that Stade Francais' awful season continued on Sunday with a deserved 42-16 victory in their quarter-final.A superb kicking performance by former first choice France international fly-half David Skrela contributed 27 points while Toulouse also outscored their ...

Munster shatter Perpignan's European Cup streak

South Africa centre Jean de Villiers and former All Blacks winger Doug Howlett scored tries as Munster smashed Perpignan's proud five-year, European Cup home winning record on Sunday.Munster, the 2006 and 2008 winners, beat the French champions 37-14, ending Perpignan's 16-match winning ...

Wallabies, French eye rugby breakdown supremacy

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 ...

Clermont in Stade de France heroics

Clermont beat Stade Francais 21-19 on Saturday for their first ever victory at the Stade de France following four final defeats and French championship losses to Stade since 1999.The Parisian club's owner Max Guazzini had ensured a full house crowd with his ...

Toulouse beat Stade Francais in top French clash

Toulouse beat Stade Francais 15-11 in a top-of-the-table French Top 14 clash on Sunday night to retain top spot in the title race.Toulouse, who beat Stade 26-13 in Paris in the first fixture between the sides this season, have now taken a ...

Umaga return fails to halt Toulon slump

All Blacks great Tana Umaga returned to action for the first time in 18 months on Friday, but the veteran centre was unable to halt Toulon's worrying slide towards relegation from the French top flight.Stade Francais beat Umaga's struggling big-spenders 22-12 to ...
England opened their Six Nations campaign with a seemingly convincing 36-11 win over Italy at Twickenham but they were left with plenty to ponder while reland enjoyed the perfect start with an impressive 30-21 win over France. Martin Johnson's men ran in ...

Players to watch in the 2009 Six Nations

As this year's Six Nations gets underway, Standard Sport takes a look at the potential stars of the show.. The World Cup in 2007 made Sheridan a star but he will need to regain his awesome power in the scrum if England ...

Tillous-Borde gets nod for Les Bleus

Sebastien Tillous-Borde will be Lionel Beauxis' half-back partner for France in their RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.. Elsewhere, there are recalls in the back division for in-form Toulouse team-mates Florian Fritz and Clement Poitrenaud, at centre and ...
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