Frederic Michalak
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My favourite sporting moment: Les Bleus tear up formbook to stun New Zealand
- Rugby
- April 20, 2020, 06:00
2007 Rugby World Cup quarter-final: France 20 New Zealand 18 - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff This is tricky. To begin with, to be a fan or no(...)

Rugby Statistics: Totemic Toner towers above his Leinster team-mates
- Rugby
- May 17, 2018, 07:00
Devin Toner is occasionally hidden-in-plain-sight on a rugby pitch, eclipsed by more eye-catching contributions from his team-mates but they are the v(...)

Leinster keep their cool as they seek glory in Basque country
- European Cup
- May 12, 2018, 06:00
Leinster Rugby v Racing 92 Kick-off: 5.45pm/ 4.45pm Irish time. Venue: San Mamés Stadium, Bilbao. On TV: Live on BT Sport and Sky Sp(...)

History beckons for Leinster great Isa Nacewa
- European Cup
- May 12, 2018, 06:00
When it comes to naming Leinster’s best overseas signing, it says everything about Isa Nacewa’s impact at his adopted home that there really is no deb(...)

No inner conflict for Simon Zebo as he prepares to face Racing
- Rugby
- January 13, 2018, 07:00
At face value it might look like a strange one. Simon Zebo will tomorrow line out for Munster against Racing 92 in the latter’s new U Arena, which wil(...)

Freddy Michalak to retire at end of the season
- Rugby
- December 18, 2017, 14:47
Former France half-back Frederic Michalak will retire from rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old ends his career as France’s all-time leadi(...)

Six years of work having ended in defeat in their bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup, the IRFU chief executive Philip Browne said it was too soon to(...)

Toulouse are titans of French rugby but risk becoming also-rans
- European Cup
- March 31, 2017, 06:00
Stade Toulousain! The club is synonymous with winning and flair. No team has won more French Championships or European Cups. They also did so with a c(...)

Bath look set to bow out of European Champions Cup after defeat to Toulon
- European Cup
- January 10, 2016, 18:34
Toulon 12 Bath 9 Bath came agonisingly close to a little piece of history beside the Mediterranean but, barring something extraordinary, their Champi(...)

All Blacks send ominous warning with awesome display of power
- International
- October 18, 2015, 15:47
Richie McCaw turns and leads with a glance. The other unsmiling giants immediately know the command is rapidity. Seven disciples, led by Kieran Read, (...)