FEATURE | La Crise at Lyon – how Bruno Génésio is mirroring Arsène Wenger as similarities between Lyon & Arsenal’s seasons appear

Winless in the league for over a month, with any chance at the Champions’ League rapidly slipping away, things are not looking good for one of the country’s most successful clubs of the last twenty years. With the misery generated by that poor run of form in the league compounded by a listless elimination from a …

Super Rugby Pacific: Japan offer to resolve trans-Tasman impasse as idea receives support from Quade Cooper

Calls are growing louder for Japan to be included in a cross-border Super Rugby competition with tensions between Australia and New Zealand still present. Rugby Australia have threatened to split from New Zealand Rugby to set up a domestic-only tournament following the 2023 season. Broadcast revenue has been the sticking point for the Australian governing …

Premiership: Worcester Warriors given September 26 deadline to avoid suspension

In the ever-evolving saga of the Worcester Warriors battle for survival and in light of the RFU’s earlier statement today requiring the Club to produce the relevant guarantees to put on the Premiership and Premier 15s games on this weekend, Planet Rugby has had sight of the full details of the correspondence between the RFU …

England: Danny Care omitted from training squad while Manu Tuilagi returns from injury

Scrum-half Danny Care has been omitted from England’s training squad for the Autumn Nations Series in November. Ben Youngs returns to the squad after missing out on the tour to Australia in July and is joined by Jack van Poortvliet and Alex Mitchell as the scrum-halves named in the squad. Tuilagi return Manu Tuilagi returns …

Thomas Meunier liked a photo of a Marseille TIFO & PSG fans got very angry about it

Public image in the world of football has become more important than ever, and remains a side of the sporting industry in which many tread lightly. Since arriving to the French capital in the summer of 2016, Thomas Meunier has stood out amongst the French media, for his sincerity and his eloquence when talking with …

Edinburgh: Mike Blair frustrated after not being rewarded for scrum dominance

Edinburgh coach Mike Blair was frustrated with referee Frank Murphy’s decisions at scrum time in his side’s 34-18 loss against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday. Blair’s men scrummed well and put the defending champions under huge pressure holding a 10-0 lead for most of the first half but failed to keep the Stormers …

Aston Villa, Barnsley & Udinese have made offers for free agent Stéphane Bahoken

A host of European sides have lodged propositions for out-of-contract Strasbourg striker Stéphane Bahoken, according to our colleagues at RMC. The 25-year-old Cameroonian international has received formal contract offers from Aston Villa and Barnsley in England, as well as Udinese in Italy. The latter proposition is currently most interesting to the former OGC Nice man. In …

Premiership: Saracens coach defends Mako Vunipola saying he ‘is not a dirty player’

Saracens head coach Joe Shaw has jumped to Mako Vunipola’s defence after the England prop received the first red card of his career in Sunday’s victory over Newcastle at Kingston Park. Vunipola received his marching orders in the 54th minute for a dangerous clear-out on Tom Penny but, despite playing with 14 men for most …