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Match Report – Bordeaux-Beg 24 – 21 Racing

Bordeaux-Begles are through to the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals, after Mathieu Jalibert’s 82nd-minute penalty from his own half secured a dramatic 24-21 victory over Racing 92. It was by no means a classic at Stade Chaban-Delmas, with error-strewn performances from both sides for the majority of the contest. But that will not matter to Bordeaux, who are through to the […]

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Out of their depth? The best XV at this week’s Wallabies camp

Dave Rennie’s 40-man Wallabies squad that will assemble in Coogee on Sunday for a three-day camp lacks depth. On paper, it certainly doesn’t feel like a fully fledged international squad and Rennie will know he has work ahead to build that depth. Shining lights: James O’Connor, Tom Banks and Hunter Paisami.Credit:Getty Sometimes you don’t know if players are good enough […]

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Late O’Connor penalty seals thrilling Reds comeback

A 77th-minute penalty from James O’Connor helped the Queensland Reds snatch a thrilling 24-22 victory over the Brumbies to secure a home grand final and make it seven wins on the trot. The Brumbies were tracking to reclaim top spot on the Super Rugby AU ladder until the Reds fought back from a 15-6 half-time deficit to secure their second […]

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Match Report – Bath 26 – 13 London Irish

Bath became the first team through to this season’s European Challenge Cup semi-finals after beating London Irish 26-13 at the Recreation Ground. The west country club booked a seventh appearance in the competition’s last four and kept alive hopes of recapturing a trophy they last won 13 years ago. Bath took charge of the all-Gallagher Premiership encounter through prop Will […]

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Heineken Champions Cup: Bordeaux-Begles tackle Racing 92 and Clermont Auvergne host Toulouse in Sunday’s quarter-finals

Sunday’s Heineken Champions Cup action is all-French as Bordeaux-Begles tackle Racing 92 and Clermont Auvergne host Toulouse… Jalibert is Bordeaux’s miracle man Bordeaux-Begles are in the European Cup quarter-finals for the first time ever, and they largely have Matthieu Jalibert to thank for it. Romain Ntamack was France’s starting No 10 in the 2020 Six Nations and earned a Player […]

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