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‘I don’t think we can do worse than that,’ said Racing’s Juan Imhoff.

Ronan O'Gara said his La Rochelle team were "asleep" as they missed out on the chance to go second in the French Top 14 table on Friday as they lost 12-8 at home to Bordeaux-Begles.

ROG continued to watch on from the stands.

Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle missed out on the chance to go second in the French Top 14 table on Friday as they lost 12-8 at home to Bordeaux-Begles.

Poor goal-kicking against Ireland was costly for the Springboks, but they don’t have an established and consistent Test kicker to turn to.

Can the Rugby World Cup run through France? Yes, it literally will next year, as the country plays host. But it also can figuratively go through it, too.

The flying winger moved to rugby from the NRL with much fanfare and on big dollars. His absence from the Wallabies touring squad does not bode well for his future in the code.

Australian lock Richie Arnold scored on his return from a one-month ban as leaders Toulouse hammered Brive 45-7 in the French Top 14 on Saturday

Toulouse opened their Top 14 campaign on Sunday with a 26-25 victory at Bordeaux-Begles as the hosts missed three consecutive late penalties.

France head coach Fabien Galthie on Thursday handed full-back Max Spring his debut for Saturday's second rugby Test against Japan in Tokyo in an otherwise unchanged side.