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Ligue 1 side FC Nantes have made an enquiry for French winger Anthony Mounier, but have yet to follow up with a concrete approach, according to RMC.
The 29-year-old former Montpellier winger spent last season on loan at Atalanta, and is also interesting Fenerbahce, according to the report.
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Leicester Tigers fullback Mike Brown supports the idea of central contracts for England players as he believes it will ease the burden on the Premiership clubs.
Brown signed a contract extension with Leicester Tigers after he joined the club midway through the 2022/23 season and will remain at the side into next season.
Leicester secured Brown’s services for next season and added Ollie Hassell-Collins to their ranks.
The current Premiership holders have also recruited Josh Bassett, Kyle Hatherell, Jamie Shillcock and Finn Theobald-Thomas but are likely to lose England and Lions outside back Anthony Watson.
Watson is reportedly weighing up offers in France and Japan ahead of next season, despite also joining Leicester ahead of the current campaign.
The outside back – who was a standout for Steve Borthwick’s side during the Six Nations – is set to join several England stars who will head across The Channel after the World Cup.
Sam Simmonds and Luke Cowan-Dickie have signed deals to join Montpellier. Meanwhile, Joe Marchant is off to Stade Francais while David Ribbans heads to Toulon.
The idea of central contracts is gaining ground in England, after its success with Ireland and New Zealand, with Saracens boss Mark McCall one of the voices calling for the system to be introduced.
The move to central contracts would make England players more affordable for Premiership clubs and help ensure that they remain in the League.
“Central contracts could be a good idea, taking the pressure off clubs financially,” Brown said.
“If the RFU are paying for a decent amount of the top players’ salaries, then there’s money there that can be used elsewhere in the salary cap. It takes the pressure off them, their load management and the alignment for players.
“Hopefully, we won’t in the future see players having to go abroad through lack of jobs or financial pull. We need to stop that happening.”
Brown was a free agent before joining Leicester after Newcastle Falcons released him at the end of the 2021/22 season.
The 38-year-old kept in shape throughout with solo training before he was granted a trial with Leicester in January.
Following the departure of Freddie Burns to New Zealand to play Super Rugby Pacific for the Highlanders and Freddie Steward on Six Nations duty, the door opened for Brown to make his return to the Premiership.
He took advantage of the situation and now looks ahead to his 19th professional season in 2023/24, and he sees no reason to map out the finishing line.
“I knew I could still play and contribute; it was just about getting that opportunity,” Brown said.
“It’s been good to have the chance to show that I was right in my own head and prove to myself I could still do it.
“I’ve come in with no expectations and thrown myself into it, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it.
“I never wanted to think about how long I can play for. As soon as you start putting a deadline on it, mentally, that is when your body starts winding down.
“I use (former England and Harlequins number eight) Nick Easter as an example of this. That guy was an absolute machine.
“He didn’t train that much in the gym, but he never got injured, and he played 80 minutes every single week.
“As soon as he said he was going to retire at the end of that season, he started getting injuries, so I always looked at that as an example.
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“I just feel mentally freer on the field now. Mentally I enjoy the parts of the game I want to take enjoyment from; there is no pressure on me, really. I don’t need to prove myself to anyone.”
Gloucester effectively saw their Premiership play-off hopes ended as they succumbed to a 17-12 defeat to a Newcastle Falcons side that played with 14 men for over an hour.
The Falcons were 7-5 ahead when Richard Palframan was red carded for a shoulder to the head of a Cherry and Whites player.
Adam Radwan had given the hosts the lead following Sebastian Blake’s opener but, when Ollie Thorley touched down after Palframan had received his marching orders, it seemed a tall order for the Falcons.
However, Newcastle battled superbly and Gloucester would not score another point in the final hour. They defended brilliantly and took their chances to stun the West Countrymen.
Brett Connon reduced the arrears with a penalty just shy of the interval before man of the match Elliott Obatoyinbo crossed the whitewash in the second period to deservedly win the game for Mark Laycock’s men.
Laycock was named interim head coach at Kingston Park following Dave Walder’s departure, and had to endure a rough opening half to his tenure.
The visitors hit the front after six minutes when Blake powered over following a tap penalty from five metres out.
Santi Carreras failed to convert – despite hitting both posts – and the north-east side made them pay seven minutes later with a superb try.
Obatoyinbo moved through the tightest of spaces and showed brilliant awareness to dummy the ball, beat both Jordy Reid and Thorley, and find Radwan on the outside to score.
But the game turned when Palframan caught Freddie Clarke’s head with his shoulder, and the officials decided to issue a red card to the Falcons number three.
The Cherry and Whites quickly regained the lead as Blake delivered a line out to Lewis Ludlow who found Thorley and the winger bulldozed through to the try line, with Carreras adding the simple conversion.
The lead could have been extended when Thorley looked certain to dot down after a threaded through ball from Lloyd Evans, but a slightly casual approach enabled Radwan to dart in ahead of him and prevent another try.
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Reid was also denied before the break, with the TMO spotting a knock on in the build-up to his touchdown.
Connon struck a penalty just before half-time to reduce the arrears to 12-10 after Kirill Gotovtsev caught Mateo Carreras with a hand to the face.
And the visiting side were made to pay for their earlier missed chances in the second half when Obatoyinbo received a kick from Connon on 63 minutes and weaved past Carreras to dot down, before the fly-half kicked an excellent conversion from the left wing.
The kicker could not extend the lead six minutes later with a penalty attempt, but it did not matter as Newcastle earned a gutsy victory.
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Spanish side Valencia have agreed a deal to loan Inter Milan midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, with an option to buy worth around €20m at the end of the campaign.
Kondogbia, 24, underwent a medical with the club today ahead of the proposed move.
The Frenchman has experience in La Liga with Sevilla, having played for a season in Spain before his move to Monaco in 2013.
Valencia winger João Cancelo is reportedly set to go the other way on loan, as part of the deal.
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The much maligned Intertoto Cup ran from 1995 to 2008 and acted as a wild card means of entry into the UEFA Cup. Producing either two or three qualifiers each year, it was perhaps taken most seriously in France. The likes of Guingamp, Bastia and Montpellier all gained a taste of top level European competition via this route.
For ESTAC Troyes, an Intertoto success remains the club’s sole honour. In 2001, the team from the Champagne region overcame high-flying Newcastle United on away goals, with a 4-4 draw in the North East of England following a goalless encounter at Stade de l’Aube.
This is indeed ancient history but that same year saw Benjamin Nivet’s debut for Troyes. Now 40, Nivet is in his second spell at a club with whom he has experienced three relegations and three promotions. Throw in another relegation and promotion during his spell at Caen between 2007 and 2012 and Nivet’s career profile, spanning 668 games and counting, begins to resemble a game of snakes and ladders.
But this is no journeyman player. Quite the opposite. The Clarefontaine graduate is a cult hero in both Normandy and Champagne, admired for his visible dedication to the cause and eye for a key pass. Commitment? Since returning to Troyes in 2012, Nivet has missed just 12 league games in five years. Goals? Yes, 40 in that same period including a crucial late winner in the home leg of May’s promotion play-off against Lorient, a game in which he was a full seven years older than any other player on the pitch.
At 5’9”, and wiry rather than stocky in build, the attacking midfielder has a modest CV having debuted at Auxerre and then moved on to Chateauroux before joining Troyes in 2001. There is little doubt Nivet could have played in the higher reaches of French football but perhaps his innate modesty and loyalty have prevailed. Certainly his affection for Troyes is obvious and the feeling is mutual – it is reported that Nivet recently declined the City’s offer to commission a statue in his honour. That is simply not his style!
It is fair to say that ESTAC Troyes are one of France’s yo-yo teams so manager Jean-Louis Garcia would have been relieved that Nivet accepted another year’s playing contract this summer ahead of a challenging return to Ligue 1. His experience and composure will be vital if the club is to avoid another demotion. Last year served as a healing process of sorts after the disastrous top level campaign of 2015-16 which saw the team win just three matches and suffer some heavy defeats, most notably a gruesome 9-0 reverse at home to champions elect PSG.
Naturally, with this bitter experience in mind, Troyes have approached the new season with caution but four points from their first three games offers encouragement. A home draw with Rennes was then followed by a surprise 2-1 victory at Nice, with Nivet’s pinpoint 50 yard through-ball feeding Malian striker Adama Niane for Troyes’ opener. Their hosts may well have been distracted by Champions League qualification matters but this still represents a major scalp for the promoted side.
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That telepathy between Nivet and Niane, 16 years his junior, is likely to be a key feature of Troyes’ forward play this year. The young striker hit 23 goals in 2016-17, the highest return in Ligue 2, and this relationship may prove vital for a side which managed only 28 goals in its last season at the top level.
The neutral observer of Ligue 1 may have little interest in Esperance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (to give them their full name) and the club is certainly a modest proposition with average crowds of just 10,000 at the increasingly shabby Stade de l’Aube, but if this is to be the evergreen Benjamin Nivet’s final season it would be heartening to see them at least survive in the top tier. Nivet himself will almost certainly retire without an honour to his name but few players have proved as popular.
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Stormers head coach John Dobson has expressed his delight at how full-back Clayton Blommetjies has adapted since joining his side at the start of the 2022/23 season.
Blommetjies had big boots to fill when the Stormers signed him as a replacement for 2019 Rugby World Cup winner Warrick Gelant, who joined Top 14 outfit Racing 92 after starring for the men from the Cape during their victorious 2021/22 United Rugby Championship (URC) campaign.
However, Gelant’s departure was offset by Blommetjies‘ acquisition from the Cheetahs as the 32-year-old has grown in stature since joining the Stormers, where he has delivered some excellent performances in the URC, and he also shone for Western Province in back-to-back victories over the Lions and Bulls in recent weeks.
The full-back’s red hot form is something which Dobson takes great pride in and likened it to other star players who have blossomed since they joined the Cape Town-based outfit.
“It started off almost by accident, this thing of turning guys [into star performers] and now we pride ourselves on it,” said Dobson.
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“We’ve had the conversation about Manie Libbok, Hacjivah [Dayimani] and Evan Roos. And I was worried about ‘Blommo’ when he first came down.
“He didn’t quite get our defence system. Our back three runs massive distances and I wasn’t sure [if he could do it]. He was running about 30% or 40% less than them.
“But we’ve invested so much in trying to coach him and he’s responded so well. I think he’s heading towards another success story.
“I thought he was exceptional tonight (Friday). It’s taken a bit of work.”
Dobson revealed that Blommetjies did not mind playing for Western Province during their Currie Cup campaign and he hit the ground running with an outstanding performance in their tournament opener against the Lions, which they won 44-28.
“We said to him, with Sacha [Feinberg-Mngomezulu] and Tristan Leyds out, ‘Would you mind coming to Ellis Park?’
“He said, ‘I’d absolutely love to. I’d love to play for Western Province’. It’s been work from both our sides and he had to learn a new system but now he’s so brilliant.
“In my mind, he was our man of the match,” added Dobson.
Glasgow Warriors produced an outstanding first-half display as they ran out 38-26 winners against Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday.
Franco Smith’s men were simply sublime in the opening 40 minutes, going 28-0 ahead through Fraser Brown, Stafford McDowall, Domingo Miotti and Cole Forbes tries.
Miotti then added a drop-goal at the start of the second period to make it a 31-point buffer before the Irish province hit back.
Gavin Coombes and Craig Casey both touched down to give Munster hope, only for Sione Vailanu to immediately extinguish their chances of a comeback.
Graham Rowntree’s side continued to battle, however, and were rewarded with a try bonus-point as Josh Wycherley and Calvin Nash crossed the whitewash, but Glasgow deservedly came away with the victory.
It was fifth hosting fourth in Limerick, Glasgow building some solid early foundations through their strong set-piece and clever kicking game.
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Hooker Brown, one of nine returning Scotland internationals, was driven over from a fifth-minute lineout, with Miotti converting. Munster number eight Coombes was held up just minutes later.
Glasgow doubled their lead to 14-0 in the 24th minute, centre McDowall using Brown’s reverse pass to race through and score despite Joey Carbery and Nash’s attempts to hold him up.
Miotti then found a gap between Paddy Patterson and Diarmuid Barron to make it 21-0. A costly knock-on prevented Munster from opening their account.
Indeed, Smith’s men bounced into the second half on the back of Forbes’ brilliant bonus-point score. Influential Argentinian Miotti extended their lead with his 44th-minute drop goal.
Belatedly awaking from their slumber, a purposeful 52nd-minute Munster maul resulted in Coombes wrestling his way over.
Carbery converted and also added the extras to Casey’s follow-up effort, the scrum-half darting over from a ruck.
Nonetheless, when Glasgow got back into scoring range, Jamie Dobie fought for every inch in a carry before number eight Vailanu powered over for Miotti to convert.
Prop Wycherley replied in the 70th minute after Coombes was stopped short. A long pass from Casey released Nash for the right corner, but it was too little, too late from Munster.
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Sam Costelow kicked 22 points as Scarlets kept alive their hopes of winning the Welsh Shield with an impressive 32-20 win over full-strength Sharks in the United Rugby Championship.
The four points secured just keeps Scarlets in the hunt but they will have to rely on other results going in their favour if they are to secure a Champions Cup spot for next season.
Costelow succeeded with all eight attempts at goal as he landed six penalties and the conversions to a brace of tries from Steff Evans.
Siya Kolisi and Bongi Mbonambi scored tries for Sharks with Curwin Bosch adding two conversions and two penalties.
Scarlets began with some blistering rugby. First Evans and Gareth Davies interpassed brilliantly in a 75-metre move, which was snuffed out just short of the line, before another breathtaking passage ended with Evans scoring for the home side to take the lead after eight minutes.
However, the hosts then suffered a blow when flanker Dan Davis hobbled off but they overcame this setback to extend their lead with two penalties from Costelow in quick succession.
Sharks had not had a sniff in the opening quarter but they steadied the ship and reduced the arrears when their captain Kolisi forced his way over from close range to find themselves only 13-7 adrift at the interval.
Three minutes after the restart, Bosch kicked a penalty but against the run of play Scarlets scored a second try.
A speculative cross-field kick from Costelow bounced unfavourably for two covering Sharks and Evans was on hand to boot the ball forward before collecting it to score.
Costelow converted and kicked two penalties and Scarlets had a 16-point lead with 25 minutes remaining.
Sharks needed a quick response and they got one when first Mbonambi finished off a move from a lineout before Bosch fired over a penalty from the halfway line but two further penalties from Costelow gave Scarlets a notable scalp.
A hat-trick of tries from hooker Tom Stewart helped Ulster defeat the Bulls 32-23 and make it three United Rugby Championship wins in a row.
The Irish province fought back from 20-12 down to secure their latest victory and continue to pressurise second-placed Stormers ahead of the play-offs.
Ulster winger Robert Baloucoune also crossed for a score as the Ravenhill team claimed another bonus-point win, with Nathan Doak kicking three conversions and a penalty and John Cooney slotting a solitary penalty.
Baloucoune scored two minutes into his comeback from injury after Ulster threw the ball out to his wing. Doak missed the difficult conversion.
Six minutes later Chris Smith was wide with a penalty after Doak had been bottled up at a breakdown, but the Bulls’ fly-half made no mistake six minutes later from the tee.
With 18 minutes on the clock a kick through from Ulster was picked up by Kurt-Lee Arendse who combined with Canan Moodie, the winger picking up his own chip and sending Arendse away to score. Smith converted to put the Bulls 10-5 ahead.
Ulster responded in the 25th minute. Stewart drove through off a maul for the hosts’ second try and Doak’s touchline conversion put them back in the lead.
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But seven minutes later Zak Burger scored a try following a surging Bulls attack which Smith converted to put the South Africans 17-12 and on the stroke of half-time Smith kicked his second penalty to extend the lead further.
From the restart, Ulster were on the front-foot. Elrigh Louw was yellow carded for the visitors and then Ulster drove Stewart over for his second try, with Doak’s conversion cutting the lead to one point.
The Irish province then took the lead after 54 minutes when Stewart wriggled through from close range for his third of the evening which Doak converted as Ulster took a 26-20 lead.
Smith’s third penalty in the 62nd minute cut Ulster’s lead to three points but Doak’s 71st-minute penalty made it 29-23 to the home team.
The Bulls then had what appeared to be a vital penalty reversed after Billy Burns was clattered in the back by replacement Bismarck du Plessis and shortly afterwards sub Cooney kicked a last-minute penalty to round off victory.
Stoke City loanee Kurt Zouma has been called up by Didier Deschamps to replace the injured Raphaël Varane in France’s squad to face The Netherlands and Luxembourg in crucial World Cup 2018 friendlies.
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FC Nantes have signed Granada midfielder René Krhin on loan, with an option to buy believed to be worth around €1m.
The Slovenian, who becomes Claudio Ranieri’s eighth recruit this summer, played just 12 times in La Liga last term.
Ranieri will hope the 27-year-old can shore up his midfield after the Canaries’ rocky start to Ligue 1.
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France head coach Fabien Galthie has named his team for their Six Nations clash with Wales at the Stade de France, with Uini Atonio returning to the starting line-up.
France head into the game off the back of a resounding 53-10 victory over England at Twickenham, while Wales claimed their first win of the Championship, defeating Italy 29-17.
Galthie has made just two changes to his starting XV, with Atonio returning at tighthead prop after serving his suspension while Romain Taofifénua replaces the injured Paul Willemse.
Atonio has served his three-week suspension after his illegal tackle on Ireland hooker Rob Herring in Round Two of the Championship.
He comes straight back into the starting line-up at the expense of Toulouse prop Dorian Aldegheri, who falls out of matchday 23.
The rest of the front-row is unchanged, with Julien Marchand at hooker and Cyril Baille.
Meanwhile, there is a change in the second-row as Willemse sustained a hamstring injury against England last weekend. He is replaced in the starting line-up by Taofifénua, who packs down alongside the ever-present Thibaud Flament.
The back-row is also unchanged with double try scorer against England, Charles Ollivon, at number seven with Francois Cros on the opposite side of the scrum and Gregory Alldritt at number eight.
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Man of the match against England and the tournament’s top points scorer, Thomas Ramos, starts at full-back for the fifth time this Six Nations. Likewise, Damian Penaud and Ethan Dumortier are the wingers.
After a standout performance on his return at Twickenham, Jonathan Danty starts at inside centre with Gael Fickou his midfield partner.
Antoine Dupont captains the side at scrum-half alongside Romain Ntamack.
There is one further change to the matchday squad as Montpellier lock Bastien Chalureau fills Taofifénua’s vacancy on the bench. Peato Mauvaka, Reda Wardi, and Sipili Falatea provide front-row cover, with Seckou Macalou covering the back row.
The backline replacements are Maxime Lucu, Yoram Moefana, and Melvyn Jaminet.
France still has a chance of defending the Six Nations but would need England to beat Ireland on Super Saturday and would need to beat Wales.
France: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Gael Fickou, 12 Jonathan Danty, 11 Ethan Dumortier, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont (c), 8 Gregory Alldritt, 7 Charles Ollivon, 6 Francois Cros, 5 Romain Taofifénua, 4 Thibaud Flament, 3 Uini Atonio, 2 Julien Marchand, 1 Cyril Baille
Replacements: 16 Peato Mauvaka, 17 Reda Wardi, 18 Sipili Falatea, 19 Bastien Chalureau, 20 Seckou Macalou, 21 Maxime Lucu, 22 Yoram Moefana, 23 Melvyn Jaminet
Date: Saturday, March 18
Venue: Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 15:45 local (14:45 GMT)
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Assistant Referees: Andrew Brace (Ireland), Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Joy Neville (Ireland)