All Blacks loose forward Liam Messam is set to replace Duane Vermeulen at Toulon after reportedly signing a two-year contract with the French club. The 33-year-old Messam will head to France at the end of the Chiefs’ 2018 Super Rugby campaign to bolster Toulon’s loose forward stocks following the news of Vermeulen’s exit. Messam played 43 Tests for the All… Read more →
Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal says Duane Vermeulen will leave the French club at the end of the season. The Bok No 8 is set to rejoin the Stormers in Cape Town. ‘Vermeulen is leaving, he will be replaced by an international level player that we will announce in the next 48 hours,’ said Boudjellal. Vermeulen’s replacement is reportedly All Blacks… Read more →
La Rochelle relinquished top spot after being held to a 38-38 draw by bottom-feeders Oyonnax, while Agen, Brive, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Pau and Racing 92 won in the Top 14. Shock results were the order of the day on Saturday, when – with the exception of Montpellier beating Stade Français – all the top teams failed to win against their lower-ranked… Read more →
Brive beat Montpellier 29-10, while La Rochelle, Racing 92, Stade Français, Toulouse, Lyon and Castres also secured wins in the French Top 14. Languishing in the bottom half of the table and locked in a relegation battle with Agen and Oyonnax, Brive were up against the odds before their match against log leaders Montpellier. But the hosts avoided what many predicted… Read more →
JP Pietersen and Marcel van der Merwe starred as Toulon beat Oyonnax 49-25, while Racing 92, Agen, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Pau and Castres also picked up wins in the French Top 14. Before kick-off, Toulon were languishing in seventh position on the log following a set of poor results. But this comfortable win sees captain Duane Vermeulen’s side climb up to… Read more →
CJ Stander has signed a three-year contract with the Irish Rugby Football Union to remain at Munster until 2021. Despite a reported offer of €840,000 (R12.6-million) from Montpellier to lure the South African-born loose-forward to France, it was confirmed on Thursday that Stander would be remaining in Ireland. ‘Following a lot of speculation and unfounded articles in the media, I am… Read more →
Montpellier have reportedly offered CJ Stander €840,000 (R12.6-million) a year in an attempt to lure him away from Munster. Stander’s national contract with the IRFU comes to an end at the completion of the current European season. According to the Irish Examiner newspaper, Montpellier have launched an audacious bid to acquire the Irish international services should he become a free… Read more →
Cheslin Kolbe has embraced his attacking game in France, writes GAVIN MORTIMER.
Pat Lambie scored 11 points as Racing stunned Montpellier 26-0 in Paris, while there were wins for Castres, La Rochelle and Agen in the French Top 14.
Dan Carter will leave Racing 92 at the end of the European season to join the Kobe Steelers.
