Topic: Stade Francais

Stade Francais deepen Perpignan woes

Stade Francais deepened Perpignan's Top 14 home woes with a runaway 35-16 victory on Friday, stretching the Catalan club's losing streak at the Stade Aime Giral to seven matches.Four tries from Samoa full-back Paul Williams, France hooker Dimitri Szarzewski, Italy captain Sergio ...
Clermont lock Jamie Cudmore has been banned for 20 days for punching during a Top 14 match against Stade Francais.The Canadian, who played for his country at this year's Rugby World Cup but who enjoys an unenviable record with the disciplinary committee ...

Galthie looks for an end to nightmare at Top14

Montpellier joint coach Fabien Galthie said he had no answers as to how to correct last season's French championship finalists' woeful form but that he will have to come up with some fast if they are not to become totally demoralised.That will ...

Toulon give Saint-Andre a wining send-off

Toulon gave coach Philippe Saint-Andre a winning send-off on Friday with a 27-16 victory over Bordeaux-Begles in the French Top 14.Saint-Andre, who will succeed Marc Lievremont as coach of the French national team after the World Cup, saw Julien Dumora kick seven ...
Ailing French rugby giants Stade Francais' future was plunged into doubt further on Tuesday after it was revealed former coach Bernard Laporte was suing the Canadian foundation FACEM for fraud after they failed to produce the 12million euros they had promised to ...
It is not quite the return of the prodigal son, but the arrival of Bernard Laporte through the swingdoors of the French club Stade Francais has raised hopes of better days ahead.Last month, Stade's season shuddered to a halt as a late ...

Last-gasp Harlequins win European Challenge Cup

Argentine winger Gonzalo Camacho scored a try three minutes from time to give Harlequins a dramatic 19-18 win over Stade Francais on Friday in the European Challenge Cup final.It was Harlequins' third triumph in the tournament to add to their 2001 and ...

Toulouse clinch Top 14 semi-final berth

Toulouse booked the first semi-final berth of the French Top 14 on Saturday with a 33-0 thrashing of relegated Bourgoin.The European champions earned a bonus point to put them on 78 points after 25 games to assure a top two finish and ...

Beauxis quits Stade Francais for Toulouse

Outside-half Lionel Beauxis has quit Stade Francais for a three-year deal with Top 14 rivals Toulouse.Beauxis, who has won 15 caps for France and took part in the 2007 World Cup, is in his fifth season with Stade Francais but will come ...
Toulon go into Friday's Top 14 away clash with champions Clermont needing a win to keep themselves firmly in the hunt for the top-six finish that guarantees a place in the end-of-season play-offs.Beating Clermont on home turf is a tough enough task ...
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