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Sports journalist based in London. Fan of all sport, in all languages! Especially enjoy rugby but also swimming, cycling, cricket etc.

London, England
Joined December 2010
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Greg Alldritt and Damian Penaud in the France squad for the Nations Champ! A few surprising names in there: Karl Sorin, Jeremy Ward and Tani Vili A little confused by the absence of Florian Verhaeghe unless he’s injured. Disappointed for Nicolas Depoortère
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Nothing against Jeremy Ward, who is a very good player, but do not get the thinking behind this at all France have so many young options in the centres, many of whom need Test experience. He's not eligible yet and personally find it hard to see a path to a matchday 23 for him
Pas encore éligible, le Sud-Africain du Stade Français Jeremy Ward va être appelé en équipe de France pour le Championnat des nations l.lequipe.fr/15o
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Injuries stacking up for France for the Nations Championship Ruled out for the entirety: Matthieu Jalibert Thomas Ramos Manny Meafou Thibaud Flament Demba Bamba Out of the start Lenni Nouchi Doubtful Julien Marchand Régis Montagne
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Shocking news in La Rochelle where a player from the Lions has apparently been found dead in their hotel room Horrendous for the entire touring party Even more cruel that it comes on the 10th anniversary of Anthony Foley's passing
Un rugbyman des Lions de Johannesbourg meurt dans un hôtel de l'île de Ré à la veille du match face au Stade Rochelais ➡️ l.ici.fr/h6EY
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Toulouse follow Bordeaux's lead by selecting a TH prop in the second row for their Champions Cup opener As mentioned yesterday, not the first time Joel Merkler has played lock this season
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Fair play to anyone who predicted a Woki-Tameifuna second row partnership for Bordeaux at Kingsholm tomorrow night Jalibert still out - and limped out of training today - so Maxime Lucu moves to scrum-half Going to be a real test for the champs against an in-form Gloucester
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Worth saying, Tameifuna isn't the first tighthead prop to start in the second row in France this season. Joel Merkler did it for Toulouse a couple of weeks ago, and may well need to again because of their injury crisis at lock. Stabilises the scrum, less so the lineout!
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A Twitter account created almost exclusively to get to this point What a line!
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Had been rumours but did not really think that Thomas Ramos would actually leave Toulouse But L'Equipe now reporting he will join Racing 92 after the World Cup The most consequential move of a French international since Damian Penaud joined Bordeaux lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/…
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France name their squad for the WXV Global Series with lots of new names Skipper Manae Feleu is taking her medical exams, Grisez and Barrat are among the injured absentees Six of the U21s that beat England 71-17 in the 6N make the cut, while Arbey and Jacquet return from 7s
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As it stands, one team in the current top 10 of the world rankings is set to head to the 2027 RWC with a foreign coach…
I find this interesting: In the history of both the FIFA Men's World Cup and the Rugby World Cup, no foreign head coach has ever won the title - anyone come close?
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RT @Sportsbeat: Mr InKERRedile. @pauleddison via Sportsbeat Syndication.
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A rough equivalent to this would be ENG: Carnduff, Fisilau, Cunningham-South WAL: Woodman, De La Rua, Morse IRE: McNabney, Quinn, Gleeson ITA: Berlese, Odiase, Botturi SCO: McConnell, Brown, Morris
July 14 2023: France U20 play a back row of Lenni Nouchi, Oscar Jégou and Marko Gazzotti in the World Championship final against Ireland July 11 2026: France play a back row of Lenni Nouchi, Oscar Jégou and Marko Gazzotti in the Nations Championship against Australia
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July 14 2023: France U20 play a back row of Lenni Nouchi, Oscar Jégou and Marko Gazzotti in the World Championship final against Ireland July 11 2026: France play a back row of Lenni Nouchi, Oscar Jégou and Marko Gazzotti in the Nations Championship against Australia
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Reports by @pauleddison and @milly_mcevoy via Sportsbeat syndication. independent.co.uk/sport/cric…
We're all out. An amazing few weeks working with @ICC across their Women's T20 World Cup coverage - from online media zone content to international news syndication. A record-breaking final at Lord's yesterday saw Australia beat England.
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We're all out. An amazing few weeks working with @ICC across their Women's T20 World Cup coverage - from online media zone content to international news syndication. A record-breaking final at Lord's yesterday saw Australia beat England.
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The best team in England all season and the best team in the final Northampton Saints deserved winners after a nervy final Even without George Furbank next year, it’s going to take a good team to beat them
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