Toulon made it five league wins from seven as they dispatched basement club SCA Albi 41-13 to consolidate their own top six standing. Philippe Saint-André’s side scored four tries as they maintained their upward mobility, but still missed out on a bonus point as the visitors managed two of their own, including Benjamin Lapeyre’s seventh-minute [...]

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You know you’ve cracked it when even the Aussies stand to applaud. Never mind the half a million who thronged the streets of London to salute England’s World Cup-winning heroes on their return from Australia in 2003. Never mind the gongs and plaudits that came from Buckingham Palace and Downing St or the endless round [...]

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Back in the city where he believes England’s victorious charge to the Rugby World Cup in 2003 began, coach Martin Johnson has warned Australia he is planning to help them relive the nightmare of Jonny Wilkinson by bringing the injury-prone talent back to Australia next year. Johnson was in Perth and back at Subiaco Oval [...]

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Racing-Métro 92 continued their meteoric rise up the Top 14 table by beating Toulon 28-15 to claim third spot. The Parisians have won an incredible eight successive league matches, a run that dates back to September 26th and includes victories over Stade Toulousain, Biarritz and now Toulon. Their latest win owed much again to their [...]

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