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Team News: Racing 92 and La Rochelle receive midfield boost

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Racing 92 and La Rochelle have announced their teams for the all-French Champions Cup semi-final on Sunday at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis.   Racing 92 have made five changes to their starting XV...

Champions Cup: QF highlights ahead of the semis

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A thrilling quarter-final round in the Champions Cup grabbed the attention of Europe this weekend as the semi-finals take on a distinctly Franco-Irish look.    A titanic struggle at the Aviva...

Victor Vito steers La Rochelle into the Champions Cup semis

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It was the Victor Vito show on Saturday at the Stade Marcel Deflandre as La Rochelle booked their place in the Champions Cup semi-finals.   The former All Blacks' back-rower has hinted that he may...

Sale Sharks circle Racing 92 at Paris La Defense Arena

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sale travel to the Paris La Defense Arena with the tough assignment of facing off against Top 14 giants, Racing 92.    Sale put in an energetic shift against Bristol in the previous round...

Rumble at the Stade Marcel-Deflandre as Montpellier challenge La Rochelle

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

It’s an all-French affair at Stade Marcel-Deflandre as Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle host Montpellier.    Last round, La Rochelle had the better of Bordeaux on the former’s...

The Star-Studded XV of Top 14 players whose contracts are expiring

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2021/22 season is drawing to a close and several Top 14 players have their contracts expiring.   French website All Rugby has released a the list of players whose contracts are expiring...

French clubs battling on two fronts as Top 14 race heats up

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Six French clubs are in action across the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarter-finals this weekend but none have secured a playoff spot in the Top 14.   In the most competitive season since...

Nadolo set for move back to Super Rugby

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Barnstorming Leicester winger Nemani Nadolo has signed a new deal which will see him turn out in Super Rugby in the colours of his old team, the Waratahs.    Nadolo was born in Fiji and raised...

Knee injury ends Paul Willemse's season

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Montpellier's Paul Willemse, who was hit in the knee on Saturday during the defeat against LOU, will not play again this season.      According to information from RMC Sport, the 29-year-old will...