Stormers players Manie Libbok, Sacha Mngomezulu and Evan Roos have been added to the Springboks’ training squad as they prepare for the end-of-tour tour. The trio will link up with the training camp in Stellenbosch once they return from Wales after their United Rugby Championship tour which concluded on Saturday. However, their arrivals come alongside…
Read moreMontpellier interested in Florent Mollet
Ligue 1 side Montpellier have made it one of their summer transfer window missions to belatedly replace Stéphane Sessegnon, who move to Turkey in January, according to L’Équipe. Their main target in this regard is Metz midfielder Florent Mollet and with Nolan Roux also an individual that MHSC are after, Montpellier could well be raiding Les Grenats…
Read moreIreland: Head coach Andy Farrell wants his team to embrace number one ranking ahead of November Tests
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell wants his side to use their number one ranking in the world as a “weapon” in the upcoming Autumn Nations Series. Farrell’s men start November with a blockbuster Test against the Springboks before facing Fiji and Australia in an intriguing month of action. After claiming a prized series win in…
Read moreYacine Adli to sign PSG contract in Arsenal u-turn
17-year-old central midfielder Yacine Adli has decided to sign a 3-year professional contract with PSG, to be penned this week, after a dramatic change of heart, having previously agreed to join Arsenal. Adli was in London on Sunday, and returned on Monday, not to sign for Arsenal, but to visit his agent, according to Paris United….
Read moreAutumn Nations Series: Ireland’s Dan Sheehan ready to go ahead of physical Springboks Test
Ireland hooker Dan Sheehan is feeling in good form going into a difficult and physical Test against the Springboks this weekend. Sheehan played sublime rugby for Ireland when the side claimed a series win against the All Blacks in New Zealand for the first time in history and looks to continue making his presence known…
Read moreNewcastle & Crystal Palace have made contact for Giannelli Imbula
After a season-long loan spell with Toulouse, French central midfielder Giannelli Imbula will almost certainly leave Championship side Stoke City this summer, according to RMC. Galatasaray and Torino, who were both interested in the player last summer, retain an interest in his services. Crystal Palace and Newcastle have recently contacted the player’s entourage about whether he…
Read moreWallabies: Dave Rennie ‘proud’ of the performance in narrow loss to France
Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie is “proud” of his team’s performance against France in their narrow loss in Paris last weekend. The Australians held the lead with just minutes to go before France winger Damian Penaud scored a magnificent try in the corner to edge out the Wallabies 30-29 on the night. Disappointing result Rennie…
Read moreAngers win race for 3rd division star Dorian Bertrand
Ligue 1 side Angers have beaten off competition from Guingamp and Metz to sign 25-year-old midfielder Dorian Bertrand from Cholet of the French 3rd division, according to L’Équipe. The move marks a return for Bertrand, who spent the 2013-14 campaign with Angers, for a fee of €200k. Click Here: vans era shop
Read moreOfficial | Monaco sign right-back Ronaël-Pierre Gabriel from St Étienne
AS Monaco have completed the signing of Saint-Étienne right-back Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel. The 20-year-old has moved to the Stade Louis II for a fee understood to be €6m and has signed a 5-year contract. The deal is also rumoured to include a sell-on clause and a first refusal option on AS Monaco forward Adama Diakhaby, if the…
Read moreSpringboks: Warren Gatland criticises Rassie Erasmus over ‘indefensible’ behaviour towards referees
Former Wales and British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has criticised Rassie Erasmus over his Twitter videos appearing to criticise the match officials. Gatland led the Lions on their tour to South Africa last year where Erasmus infamously produced an hour-long video picking apart the performance of referee Nic Berry from the first…
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