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Autumn Nations Series: Scotland run in eight tries as Marcos Kremer’s red card costs Argentina at Murrayfield
Scotland ran in eight tries as they eased past a 14-man Argentina 52-29, the Pumas having Marcos Kremer red carded at Murrayfield on Saturday. Kremer was given his marching orders in the 23rd minute for a dangerous clearout on Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie, which severely dented their hopes. For Scotland it was a fixture to remember for wing Darcy Graham, who scored a hat-trick, while Sione Tuipulotu (2), Duhan van der Merwe, Cam Redpath and Stuart Hogg also crossed. Finn Russell converted six of those scores as he was named player of the match. Click here for teams and scorers The hosts got off to a bad start though when they…
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Official | Nîmes pull off Denis Bouanga coup
The transfer staff at Nîmes Olympique have continued their busy summer with the signing of young attacker Denis Bouanga from FC Lorient. Bouanga is Nîmes’ seventh arrival of this transfer window and will bring a goal-scoring presence from either the left or right wing. The Gabonese winger has signed a three-year deal with Nîmes and will be hoping to acclimate quickly to a club in a period of change. A product of Lorient’s academy, Bouanga becomes yet another member of the Breton’s club fruitful summer exodus with this transfer. Leaving Les Merlus for a reported €3m, the Gabonese attacker adds to the list of Lorient’s profitable departures, joining the likes…
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Wales: Wayne Pivac forced to field questions about his future ahead of Wallabies clash
Wales head coach Wayne Pivac was forced to field questions about his future ahead of his side’s Autumn Nations Series game against Australia. The New Zealander is under pressure after Wales went down to a 13-12 defeat to Georgia just eight months after they lost at home to Italy in the Six Nations. This year’s record is only part of the problem for some of Pivac‘s doubters though, with Wales‘ record of 19 Test defeats in 33 since his arrival hard to ignore. A head coach under pressure But with just 10 months left until the Rugby World Cup in France, the big question is whether the Welsh Rugby Union…
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Lyon have offered Nabil Fékir a new contract
Le Progrès report that Lyon have offered captain Nabil Fékir a new contract. President Aulas had the following to say to the aforementioned publication yesterday about the player: “I never felt like he wanted to leave us. We do not need to sell. We are going to be playing in the Champions’ League and our footballing ambitions are already a strong argument. I am not worried about either Nabil or Marcelo (wanted by West Ham)… The English have money, but so do we.” Today’s edition of L’Équipe claims that Lyon currently have no offers on the table for Nabil Fékir, claiming that Liverpool’s decision to not come back is based on…
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Australia: World Rugby issues findings on investigation into Nic White incident
World Rugby said via a press statement that Wallabies scrum-half Nic White should have been permanently withdrawn from the match against Ireland earlier this month. White returned to action despite suffering head knocks in quick succession during the Autumn Nations Series Test on November 19 which Ireland won 13-10 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The 32-year-old left the field, underwent a head injury assessment (HIA), but returned to the field and finished the game. An independent investigation concluded that the second impact was not seen. As a result, it was not reviewed by medical officials while they were performing the HIA but if they had seen it, White would…
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PSG have enquired for Ricardo Rodriguez (AC Milan)
Ligue 1 champions PSG have made an enquiry for Swiss international left-back Ricardo Rodriguez, according to TF1. PSG continue to search for a left-back, maintaining parallel discussions with Wendell (Bayer Leverkusen), Raphaël Guerreiro (Dortmund) and Alex Sandro (Juventus) in the meantime. Click Here: manly sea eagles team jersey
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Challenge Cup: AJ MacGinty starts at 10 for Bristol Bears against Perpignan
The Challenge Cup returns this weekend as the tournament kicks off on Friday with Stade Francais and Perpignan hosting Benetton and Bristol Bears in their respective matches. Check out the team news below. Stade Francais v Benetton Stade Francais: 15 Sione Tui, 14 Nadir Megdoud, 13 Paolo Odogwu, 12 Alex Arrate, 11 Lester Etien, 10 Léo Barre, 9 Arthur Coville, 8 Juan Martin Scelzo, 7 Mathieu Hirigoyen, 6 Giorgi Tsutkiridze, 5 Juan Johan Van der Mescht, 4 Mathieu De Giovanni (c), 3 Vincent Koch, 2 Lucas Peyresblanques, 1 Sergo Abramishvili Replacements: 16 Laurent Panis, 17 Vasil Kakovin, 18 Moses Alo Emile, 19 Baptiste Pesenti, 20 Nathan Huguen, 21 James Hall,…
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Newcastle have made a last-gasp approach for AS Monaco left-back Jorge
Our colleagues at Le 10 Sport understand that AS Monaco have received contact from Newcastle United for Brazilian left-back Jorge, who the Principality side are hoping to offload. The situation seems very complicated, Newcastle would only be able to do the deal as a loan. Click Here: Lautaro Martinez Jersey Sale
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Wallabies: Ex-captain Stephen Moore slams Eddie Jones’ appointment and state of the game in Australia
Click:2 layer blanket Legendary Wallabies hooker and captain Stephen Moore has hit out at the state of the game in Australia and the recent appointment of Eddie Jones as the two-time world champions’ new head coach. Moore, who played in 129 Tests between 2005 and 2017, is disenchanted with the game in Australia and expressed concerns with the decision to fire Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie and replace him with Jones less than nine months out from the start of the Rugby World Cup in France. Not the only one who is concerned The 40-year-old did not hold back in his criticism of the state of the Australian game and…
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Reims to sign Thomas Foket from Gent for €3.5m
Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims are poised to sign 23-year-old right-back Thomas Foket from Belgian side Gent for €3.5m, according to L’Équipe. The player is set to undergo rigorous medical tests today ahead of a contract signing, having suffered from a heart problem recently. Click Here: 2021 Soccer Tracksuit