Blow for France as Geoffrey Doumayrou ruled out of RWC
France's preparations for their opening warm-up match ahead of the World Cup have suffered a massive blow as Geoffrey-Doumayrou ha…
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15 Aug, 8:30
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French international punished for trying to feign injury
The incident featuring Geoffrey Doumayrou was handled brilliantly by referee Thomas Charabas in La Rochelle’s contest with Montp…
Josh Raisey
06 Feb, 9:12
Eye gouging and stomping - La Rochelle's dirty tactics a throwback to rugby's amateur days
With five minutes remaining, centre Geoffrey Doumayrou was seen stomping on an opposition arm at a ruck, pushing his boot into the…
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24 Nov, 21:36
Eighteen months after his last cap, France turn to Fijian Virimi Vakatawa
Not since February 2018 has the name of Virimi Vakatawa featured on a France teamsheet, but the Fijian-born Racing winger has been…
Liam Heagney
20 Aug, 4:57
Toulouse edge out 14-man La Rochelle to win Champions Cup for record fifth time
Toulouse claimed a record fifth European crown as they defeated 14-man French rivals La Rochelle 22-17 to win the Heineken Champio…
PA
22 May, 14:34
Champions Cup final packs may be the heaviest ever
When it comes to heavyweight finals, it doesn't come much heavier than Toulouse versus La Rochelle - literally.
Ian Cameron
22 May, 10:56
La Rochelle change two and Toulouse three as teams named for their all-French European decider
The La Rochelle and Toulouse teams have been named for this Saturday's all-French Champions Cup showpiece final at Twickenham.
Liam Heagney
21 May, 7:48
Andy Goode suggests moving Champions Cup final again
Former England standoff Andy Goode thinks it would be a good idea to move the Champions Cup finals back to France, after two Top 1…
Sam Smith
03 May, 8:15
Leinster change three from the XV that dethroned European champions Exeter
Leinster earned great praise for going to Sandy Park and dethroning Exeter and they have now named their Champions Cup semi-final …
Liam Heagney
30 Apr, 7:41
'It went wrong for us against their set-piece power': Sale highlight why they got hit for six in France
Sale retained hopes of Champions Cup progress at half-time in France but it then all fell asunder for Alex Sanderson and co in Fra…
PA
10 Apr, 13:46
Sale player ratings vs La Rochelle - 2021 Champions Cup quarter-final
Sale were in France on Saturday looking to win their way through to a first-ever Champions Cup semi-final just six days after visi…
Liam Heagney
10 Apr, 12:21
Sharks sail out of Champions Cup care of La Rochelle
Sale’s bid to reach the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals came to an end as they crashed to a 45-21 defeat at the hands of La R…
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10 Apr, 12:19
Sale keep the faith but La Rochelle make six changes for Saturday's quarter-final
Sale have opted to stick by their Champions Cup starting XV from last Sunday but the more rested La Rochelle make a half-dozen cha…
Sam Smith
09 Apr, 8:55
Gloucester make one change as they prepare to host 'seriously big man' Will Skelton and La Rochelle
Ex-Saracens forward Will Skelton is on a European mission this Friday with La Rochelle against a Gloucester XV containing one chan…
Liam Heagney
01 Apr, 7:25
La Rochelle condemn Edinburgh to hard-fought defeat at Murrayfield
A lapse in concentration at the beginning of the second half proved to be the difference as Edinburgh fell to a hard-fought 13-8 d…
PA
12 Dec, 17:32
Building the perfect rugby player: Outside Centre
Our series looking at building the perfect rugby player moves on to the outside centre position, with examples ranging from Manu T…
Alex Shaw
23 Apr, 9:16
