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Johnnie Beattie: 'With smart recruitment, Bordeaux-Begles could dominate Europe for 10 years'
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Johnnie Beattie
A barnstorming number eight, Johnnie Beattie won 38 caps for Scotland, following in the footsteps of his father John. He spent eight years with hometown club Glasgow Warriors, before fulfilling a deep-rooted childhood dream to play in France, where he represented Montpellier, Castres and Bayonne before retiring last year.Johnnie is now immersed in rugby media as a pundit with BT Sport, Amazon Prime, BBC, ITV and several French broadcast outlets, as well as drawing on his entertaining and enlightening experiences in his playing career to co-host Le French Rugby Podcast with Benjamin Kayser.
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Beattie: 'Genge obliterated Ireland's scrum. He bossed Tadhg Furlong'
To the neutral, ‘Le Crunch’ has always been the jewel in the Six Nations crown. A mighty collision of English power and French…
Johnnie Beattie
14 Mar 2022, 11:00
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Beattie: Facing Galthie's total war 'was and is my worst nightmare'
For much of the past decade, some France players I count as good friends have treated international duty as a poisoned chalice.
Johnnie Beattie
14 Feb 2022, 8:39
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Johnnie Beattie: 'Toothless, blunt, brittle' - Eddie Jones was completely outcoached
Watching Murrayfield boil as Scotland outboxed the English heavyweight on Saturday, the question that kept leaping out at me was w…
Johnnie Beattie
07 Feb 2022, 11:33
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Analysis
Johnnie Beattie: 'Tears streamed down my face. Every time.'
Johnnie Beattie explains why England will miss Owen Farrell, the set-piece could hurt France, and this Six Nations will be the tig…
Johnnie Beattie
03 Feb 2022, 7:07
Opinion
Allez les Bleus: How France went from meek to magnificent
Posted missing for a generation, French rugby is back. This is how they bossed the All Blacks.
Johnnie Beattie
23 Nov 2021, 12:57
Heaven and hell
Should Israel Folau be given a route back into professional rugby union? And how many others share his religious beliefs?
Johnnie Beattie
02 Feb 2021, 6:44
French withdrawal
France is no longer a haven for foreign players. Its shifting tides that could redefine world rugby.
Johnnie Beattie
11 Jan 2021, 8:21
