Month: November 2024

Former Ireland international Bernard Jackman has tipped Munster to beat the Stormers in the Grand Final and claim the United Rugby Championship (URC) title in Cape Town this weekend. Munster have taken the road less travelled to the all-important clash having beaten Glasgow Warriors in Scotland in the quarter-finals and memorably Leinster in Dublin in the semi-finals. Not long before that Munster were in South Africa where they ended the Stormers‘ winning streak at home…

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Serie A side Fiorentina have submitted a formal offer for OGC Nice attacking midfielder Valentin Eysseric, according to RMC. The bid seems to have so far gone unanswered. The French attacking midfielder is also interesting Spanish side Malaga. Click Here: cronulla-sutherland sharks rugby store

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Former Stormers and Springboks captain Jean de Villiers hailed Steven Kitshoff’s leadership and influence in the team’s success over the last two seasons. De Villiers was at the peak of his powers in a star-studded Stormers side back in 2011 when Kitshoff joined the side as a quiet teenager. Quiet teenager The great centre recalls the Stormers needing permission from the front-row’s parents just to be able to play in Super Rugby, an early indicator…

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Jean-Victor Makengo has officially joined OGC Nice from SM Caen for a fee believed to be around the £800,000 mark. The 18-year-old has featured heavily this season for Caen, playing 20 games in all competitions, scoring twice. The young midfielder has come through the youth system at the club and leaves the club after just 31 appearances in two years. Described as a young and powerful midfielder, Makengo joins a club who are targeting young players…

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The game was left in shock on Monday when it was confirmed by the Tasman Rugby Union that former Blues scrum-half Billy Guyton had sadly died. Guyton, who also played for the Crusaders and Hurricanes in Super Rugby as well as Tasman, North Otago and the Maori All Blacks, was 33 years of age. He retired from playing in 2018 due to concussion symptoms, after making the majority of his Super Rugby appearances at the…

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Lyon attacking midfielder Mathieu Valbuena is edging closer to a move to Turkish outfit Fenerbahce, according to Le Progrès. Click Here: Rodri Jersey Sale The two clubs met for the first time on the 23rd May and since then have reached an agreement of the contours of a deal worth €4m, according to the report. The deal could even be made official when the market opens on the 9th of June.

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England and Bath centre Ollie Lawrence has been named Premiership Player of the Year for the 2022/23 season at the Premiership Rugby’s awards dinner in central London. Lawrence made the move to Bath following Worcester Warriors’ financial ruin, and his performances at his new club earned him a recall to the England squad for the 2023 Six Nations. Premiership Rugby Award winners He scored a crucial try on the final day of the regular season…

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Mickael Tacalfred has extended his contract with AJ Auxerre following his successful first season at the club when he joined back in the summer of 2016. Joining from Reims, the experienced 36-year-old played 36 games in all competitions including 33 in Ligue 2 and three in the Coupe de France. Alongside fellow defender Lionel Mathis, Tacalfred was a huge factor in Auxerre’s defensive record, which saw them finish the season as the joint 4th best…

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