Month: February 2023

After 'going the long way', ACT Brumbies scrumhalf Nic White is eager to celebrate his 100th Super Rugby game with victory.White will bring up the milestone against the NSW Waratahs, over a decade since the Eastwood product was bashed around the park on debut against the Reds at Suncorp in 2011.He was quick to credit the Brumbies for his development, having returned in 2022 following stints in France and England.“It feels good," White told reporters…

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UEFA Europa League, Gameweek 2, 15/09/22 Hungarian champions Ferencváros edged a low-quality affair a the Stade Louis II. Both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances throughout the tie. Monaco’s biggest chance arguably fell to the wrong player in Ismail Jakobs, who should have scored when the ball dropped at his feet unmarked and in space just five yards out. That miss was punished minutes later when Bálint Vécsei’s deflected volley wrong-footed Alexander Nübel, who could…

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Wales defence coach Mike Forshaw says Shaun Edwards has greatly impacted his life but claims he will be doing things his way in the coaching set-up. Edwards, who is now the France defence coach, previously held the same role with Wales with great success during his time under Warren Gatland. Old friends Forshaw and Edwards both played for Wigan in rugby league and have a lot of history between them. The defence coach revealed a…

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Marseille and Nice have become the latest clubs to face sanctions from UEFA as a result of troubling fan incidents, with the Disciplinary Committee of the governing body ruling that both clubs will host their next matches in the respective European competition in an empty stadium. As reported by L’Équipe, OM will play Sporting CP in a stadium without supporters on the back of the sanctions that penalised the Ligue 1 side after a host…

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Monaco full-back Ruben Aguilar has been ruled out of action for a few weeks with an injury to his left foot, as confirmed by his manager Philippe Clement. As reported by RMC Sport, Clement disclosed the news of Aguilar’s lengthy absence ahead of their Ligue 1 fixture against Nantes on Sunday. Speaking at the pre-match press conference on Friday, the manager said: “Ruben has a problem with one foot. He had an inflammation that got…

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Ligue 1 witnessed another fan disorder last weekend, with the game between Toulouse and Montpellier suspended for 15 minutes on Sunday after police had to throw tear gas to restrain the aggression. According to L’Équipe, ten Montpellier supporters were banned from stadiums following their appearance before the judge on Tuesday. The report suggests that they were banned from entering stadiums after being found guilty of carrying firecrackers and smoke bombs in Sunday’s Occitanie derby. One…

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Linked with a transfer to Chelsea, RB Leipzig forward Christopher Nkunku has seen massive improvements in his game since leaving Paris Saint-Germain in 2019. Considered one of the top young players in the world, the PSG youth graduate earned plaudits from the newly-hired Lyon manager, Laurent Blanc. Speaking to L’Équipe, Blanc admitted that seeing Nkunku, who was coached at PSG during the pair’s time at the French capital, at the highest level made him happy.…

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L’Équipe report today that according to Kylian Mbappé’s entourage, it is now impossible to mend relations with the club, not least after yesterday’s claims from Mediapart that the club had led campaigns against media outlets and players on social media using an external agency. His team had previously said that his decision to leave just months after renewing his contract had also come for reasons with “went beyond football”, although the club’s Sporting Adviser Luís Campos has denied…

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Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi has been named Ligue 1 player of the month for September by the players’ union, having taken 58% of the vote. He beat out Lorient’s Dango Ouattara – 31% – and Lille striker Jonathan David, with the league’s joint top scorer getting 12% of votes cast. The Argentine continued his return to top form this season by notching three assists and a goal in the league last month, including the winning…

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The Athletic are reporting that Chelsea are set to hire AS Monaco technical director Laurence Stewart, with an agreement between the clubs already in place. Stewart will form part of a “revamped set-up” at Chelsea as new owner Todd Boehly arranges the furniture at his recently acquired club. The American businessman has already stated a desire to implement a multi-club model, something that Stewart is used to from his time in the Red Bull set-up.  At Monaco,…

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