Saimone Taumoepeau rugby player
Saimone Taumoepeau rugby player

Saimone Taumoepeau

21st Dec 1979 1.86m/111kg Loosehead Prop

Preview: England v Barbarians

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Robbie Deans is hoping his Barbarians side can rub salt into the wounds of an England team still reeling from losing two crucial players in Manu Tuilagi and Dylan Hartley four months before the World Cup. The...

BaaBaas hold on for thrilling win

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Shane Jennings  led the Barbarians to a thrilling 22-21 win over a fast-finishing Ireland selection at Thomond Park in Limerick on Thursday. The BaaBaas, producing mometns of briliance, held on in...

Preview: Ireland v Barbarians

9 years ago by Rugby 365

Ireland XV captain Jamie Heaslip and Barbarians skipper Shane Jennings preview their encounter at Thomond Park in Limerick on Thursday. Teams:   Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney (Leinster), 14 Dave Kearney...

Ulster's Pienaar in Barbarians team

9 years ago by BBC Rugby News

Ulster scrum-half Ruan Pienaar has been named in the Barbarians team to take on Ireland at Thomond Park on Thursday. Welsh duo Alex Cuthbert and Adam Jones join the South African in a line-up...

Bok scrumhalf answers BaaBaas' call

9 years ago by Rugby 365

World Cup-winning Springbok scrumhalf Ruan Pienaar has completed the Barbarians squad to face Ireland and England this week. The BaaBaas face Ireland at Thomond Park, Limerick, on Thursday (May 28)...

Castres cling on thanks to last-gasp Kockott penalty

9 years ago by ESPN Scrum

Rory Kockott scored a last-gasp penalty to keep Castres' Top 14 survival hopes alive as they beat relegation rivals Lyon23-20 on Saturday. The home side's victory was made to be more impressive having...

Top 14 wrap: Grenoble see off Racing

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Grenoble showed they will be genuine contenders for a spot in the top six as they downed Racing M�tro at the Stades des Alpes. Elsewhere Brive and Lyon picked up vital victories at home to Bordeaux-B�gles...

Top 14 wrap: Full house for Clermont

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Clermont returned to the summit of the Top 14 standings in style on Saturday while Castres climbed out of the relegation zone thanks to a hard-fought win over Oyonnax. Clermont moved above Toulon thanks...

Preview: La Rochelle v Castres

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

When the season started most people would have expected La Rochelle to be down at the bottom of the Top 14 after four weeks. The same cannot be said of Castres, with last year's runners-up languishing...