Month: March 2023

Stormers number eight Evan Roos is grateful to be back on the field and playing again after being sidelined with a rib injury.

Roos lit up the pitch on his return, scoring 90 seconds into his Champions Cup debut as he was one of the key stars to turn the game for the Stormers in their 30-16 win over Clermont Auvergne.

Happy to contribute

The Springbok star is delighted to have contributed to the team’s push on into the last 16, where the Cape Town side will welcome Harlequins for a fascinating game at the end of March.

“It is awesome being back … after two months out of action before playing my first game again,” Roos said. “I was just happy I could keep up!

“I was pleased that I could contribute to turning the game around by making an impact, as well as help secure a spot in the knockout stages. Now hopefully we can go all the way.”

Roos admits watching from the sidelines is difficult and is looking to feed off his teammates’ good form as he prepares for a big clash against Ulster.

“It’s not always easy or fun to watch from the outside yet my body needed the break, especially mentally,” Roos said.

“I enjoyed being away from rugby for a bit, but I can’t watch my team playing when I’m not playing, it feels weird. I’m now taking in what the rest of the squad is doing right, and adopting their good habits into my game.”

Roos is “proud” of duo Hacjivah Dayimani and Dan du Plessis for their sensational form over the last couple of weeks. Dayimani, who shifted to number eight in the Springbok’s absence, has been rewarded with a contract extension to 2025 with the Cape Town side.

While du Plessis has been firing on all cylinders, typified by his scything run against Clermont, resulting in one of the tries of the round.

“I’m immensely proud of both of them, especially Dan after his concussion problems last year. Playing as well as he is now is awesome to see,” Roos said.

⛈️ What a try! Beautiful hands and a scything run from Dan du Plessis to finish it off for the Stormers.pic.twitter.com/41dfuG0cU2

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“I was quite jealous that I haven’t been there with them, so I’m happy I am there now and ready to add another option to our attack.”

Excited for Kingspan experience

The robust Stormers star is looking forward to playing at Kingspan Stadium for the first time this weekend and is hoping to adjust quickly to the change in weather.

“It’s going to be an amazing match and to play at Kingspan Stadium will be special. Dobbo (John Dobson) and I chatted about it and it’s one of those stadiums you have to experience playing at. It has an immense atmosphere and we can’t wait,” Roos said.

“Coming out of Cape Town where it was as high as 38 degrees, to Belfast where it is seven degrees, it’s something to get used to again after not having toured to France and London like the rest of the team this season.

“Ulster have a formidable scrum and maul as well as a very good, structured attack, so we have to counter that.

“They are a quality side with great players, so it’s going to be a tough but good fight, and one we are definitely up for.”

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When Tony Thompson got the nod to take a NT invitational side to Brisbane in 1988, he wasn’t expecting too much from his young charges.Queensland Rugby had offered NT a last-minute place in their state schoolboy rugby tournament – held at Brothers' home ground Crosby Park – and an U13s side was quickly slapped together to make the journey.Though a few players were school or club teammates, there was no prior squad experience. Thompson was juggling the head and forward coaching roles while good mate Wylie Lingman ran the backs and managed team duties.All in all, NT’s prospects weren’t great. As Thompson recalls, they were only supposed to be “making up the numbers”.

“We went through the tournament and the Queenslanders weren’t expecting us to do anything – I think they thought we should just be happy to be there,” Thompson said.“But sure enough, we ended up making it through to the final and scored the only try of the game right on the bell!”Sure enough, Thompson’s side were crowned QLD U13 tournament champions after a thrilling and low-scoring final – but not without an almighty stink fromtheir hosts.“The Queenslanders couldn’t believe it. They were furious and didn’t want to acknowledge the result at first,” Thompson said.“We had to ask for the trophy ourselves – they didn’t hand it to us – and we could only take a picture with it on the ground. “We had to ask if we could get our name engraved on the trophy, and they said they’d do that, but they wouldn’t even let us keep it or take home a smaller replica trophy.

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Paris Saint Germain returned to the top of Ligue 1 against Nantes ahead of their first Champions League tie against Juventus. Whilst the home side pressed well in the early stages of the game – Mbappé struck in a devastating counter attack to open the scoring for the Parisian side. A high studded tackle on Vitinha (which ended the midfielder’s game) saw a red card for Nantes’ Fábio in the 23rd minute. After this, it almost felt PSG were destined to go on to score more, with Lionel Messi impressing in a game that showcased his undoubted freak-like talent. A brace for Mbappé and a first goal for Nuno Mendes capped-off what was an overly positive showing for PSG before their Champions League tie against Juventus next week.

FC NANTES – 0

Lafont, 6 

Appiah, 7 – Great threat down the right-hand side in the first half but was limited in attack as Nantes went down to ten men. Despite this, his defensive duties stepped up during the second half and tackled brilliantly to stop what was certainly a Messi goal as the Argentine was played through on goal.

Castelletto, 6 

Girotto, 7 

Pallois, 6 

Fábio, 3 

Moutoussamy, 6 

Chririvella, 6 

Blas, 6 – Quiet first half, but grew into the second – was pushing down that left hand side against a resolute PSG defence and tested Donnarumma on occasion but ultimately it was too little to change the game.

Guessand, 7 – Effectve down the left hand side, combining well with Appiah and drove well into spaces as an outlet for Nantes, link-up play to forwards was impressive but faded in the second half as Nantes exhausted themselves down to ten men. 

Mohamed, 6

Others: Ganago 6, Corchia 5, Doucet 5, Coco, 6 

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN – 3

Donnarumma, 6

Hakimi, 7

Kimpembe, 7

Marquinhos, 7 

Danilo, 6

Bernat, 5

Verratti, 6

Vitinha, 7 – Really good at setting the tempo of PSG’s attacks and was the midfield’s bright start in the opening – a shame he came off injured in the first half. 

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Messi, 8 – Intelligent performance with two assists to his name, his trademark driving runs were ever present with a link-up play with Mbappé that changed the game for PSG. He equally provided well when Neymar entered the pitch, linking up arguably better with the Brazilian in a bright second half as PSG.

Sarabia, 7 

Mbappé, 8 – Great curled finish for the first goal, and he was quick off the mark to place in Messi’s low cross for his second – acted in the poacher role this game very effectively. 4 shots on target and 2 goals makes a good evenings’ work for the Frenchman. 

Others: 

Renato Sanches, 8 – After coming on for Vitinha in the second half he looked comfortable and confident in PSG’s midfield, linking up play to the Parisian attackers and retaining the ball well alongside a consistent Verratti. 

Nuno Mendes, 7

Neymar 7, – Was really bright when he came on and linked up well with Messi in the latter stages of the second half – it was a seemless substitution from Galtier

Ekitike, 6 

Stormers head coach John Dobson has confirmed that star number eight Evan Roos is set to spend a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in his side’s 35-5 defeat to Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium.

The 23-year-old sustained his injury in the 14th minute of the United Rugby Championship encounter after being cleared out at a ruck by Ulster back-row duo Duane Vermeulen and Nick Timoney.

Continued playing

Roos twisted his knee while falling back awkwardly and after leaving the field to receive treatment, he returned to continue playing but was eventually taken off permanently in the 22nd minute.

He only returned to action in the Stormers‘ Champions Cup win over Clermont Auvergne last week after being ruled out for two months due to a rib injury sustained while on Springbok duty.

Roos was seen in crutches after Friday’s match against the Northern Irish province and Dobson doesn’t expect him to return to action soon.

“It’s knee ligaments, but I am not sure of the grade or the scale yet,” said Dobson. ” It was a nasty cleanout, and Evan is going to be gone for a while, unfortunately.

“He’s on crutches, so it’s not a trivial knee injury.

“I just hope it doesn’t impact his aspirations at national level.

“I would be surprised if he plays for the Stormers again [this season].”

Apart from the Roos, Stormers full-back Clayton Blommetjies and back-row Junior Pokomela also withdrew ahead of the match and they lost hooker JJ Kotze and fly-half Jean-Luc du Plessis to injuries before half-time.

“Junior developed headaches last night (Thursday), and he was concussed against (London Irish) – so the doctors ruled him out then,” added Dobson.

“Blomme had some infection in his groin that just came up this (Friday) morning, and by lunchtime, he couldn’t walk.

More misery

“In the match, JJ is another concussion, Jean-Luc quite a substantial concussion, and then (Roos went off).

“It’s just frustrating as I was trying to get that loose trio back together, but now Evan – that was a really nasty clean-out, and he’s going to be gone for a while unfortunately.”

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Ligue 1 22/23, Round 6, 04/09/22

AS Monaco edged out local rivals OGC Nice at the Allianz Riviera in a tight tactical battle during which defences thrived. In a game devoid of chances, it would be the most clinical side that took the victory. 

The game was decided by an outstanding moment of quality from Monaco left-back Caio Henrique, whose whipped cross was met perfectly by the head of Breel Embolo, who found himself marked out of the game for large periods of the fixture. 

Monaco’s defence deprived Nice of time and space in the final third, successfully shackling the reunited duo of Gaëtan Laborde and Andy Delort. From two derbies in the space of just over a week at the Allianz Riviera, Nice have failed to take a single point and slip to 16th in the table. Monaco, meanwhile, jump up to 10th ahead of a crucial week where they will face Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League, before welcoming Lyon at the Stade Louis II next weekend. 

OGC Nice – 0

Kasper Schmeichel – 4 – One shot, one goal for Monaco. The former Leicester City man was barely tested, but was beaten by Embolo in what was Monaco’s only shot on goal of the entire fixture. 

Dante  – 7

Youcef Atal – 6 – He had looked promising at right-wing back and saw an early attempt saved by Nübel.  His surging runs from wide caused Monaco’s defence trouble, but his match was cut short by injury mid-way through the first-half. 

Jean-Clair Todibo – 7

Melvin Bard – 5

Mattia Viti – 6

Aaron Ramsey – 8 – A metronomic midfield force, the Welshman was key for Nice in possession. Initially alongside Thuram and then partnered by Rosario in the second period, he looked at ease and was at the heart of every sustained piece of Niçois possession. It was only Ramsey’s second Ligue 1 start for the club, but the signs of a Ramsey revival are certainly there. He was replaced just before the hour to a chorus of “Ramsey, Ramsey,” an indication that his performances are already winning over the Nice faithful. 

Khephren Thuram – 7

Andy Delort – 4

Gaëtan Laborde – 4 – on his grand reunion with former Montpellier teammate Andy Delort, Laborde was kept quiet. He struggled to make an impact on the game and was restricted to only a few touches. With the possession he had, he was largely ineffective and unthreatening. It may take just a little time to reconstruct those automatisms with his strike partner. 

Nicolas Pépé – 5

Others: Lotomba (5), Rosario (4), Beka Beka (4), Diop (4), Bryan (5)

 

AS Monaco – 1

Alexander Nübel – 6

Malang Sarr – 6

Benoît Badiashile – 6

Axel Disasi – 8 – The Monégasque defence was rarely tested but when it was, Disasi was often perfectly placed to sweep up the danger. The Frenchman has often been overlooked in favour of teammate Badiashile, but his impressive start to the season is turning heads. Complimenting his smart positioning is an aggression, which stifles attacks before they start and a calmness in possession, which allows his side to progress the ball from the defence and into the midfield. 

Caio Henrique – 8 – In a tight tactical battle, the game needed a moment of magic to be decided and Caio delivered it. His sumptuous cross was perfectly met by Embolo at the back post. As he often was last season, the former Atletico Madrid man was once again crucial to Monaco’s attacking efforts, and he is beginning to also look defensively more assured. 

Youssouf Fofana – 5

Mohamed Camara – 7 – The Malian midfielder has enjoyed an exemplary start to life at Monaco. Despite not playing since June for RB Salzburg, he has fitted seamlessly into Monaco’s midfield pivot, and started three consecutive Ligue 1 matches for the side. He brings an element of aggression to Monaco’s midfield, which occasionally goes over the line, but which sets an example to his teammates. He brought an energy befitting of a big local derby. 

Ruben Aguilar – 6

Aleksandr Golovin – 7

Breel Embolo – 7 – The Swiss striker was largely marked out of the match, but made his presence felt at the crucial moment. He tucked away his only chance of the game to give Les Monégasques the win. 

Krépin Diatta – 7

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Others: Vanderson (6), Jakobs (N/A)

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Paris Saint-Germain have announced this morning that Presnel Kimpembe will be out of action for the next six weeks as a result of a hamstring injury, with an update to come in eight days.

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The centre-back picked up the injury in the 1-0 win over Brest this past weekend, and will miss out on a total of eight games over a busy period for the Ligue 1 champions which begins on Wednesday with a trip to Haifa for their second Champions League game of the season.

Among the domestic matches the Frenchman will include the game against Lyon next Sunday as well as the first Classique of the season on October 16. He will also be absent for the next international break, with France due to play against Austria and Denmark on September 22 and 25 respectively.

Keylor Navas will also be absent for tomorrow’s match with lower back, while midfielder Renato Sanches will remain in the treatment room as well due to an adductor issue.

Wallabies lock Izack Rodda finally feels the confidence returning to go full-tilt for the Western Force after a painstaking recovery from a foot injury. The towering forward’s second trial game of the pre-season on Thursday night in Brisbane was the final tick that he’ll be there for the kick-off of Super Rugby Pacific. The Force have plenty still to find on the training paddock after a disappointing 48-38 loss to the much-improved Fijian Drua in perfect conditions at Wests Rugby Club. Coming on top of a 45-10 trial loss to the Queensland Reds, the Force are well short of where they need to be for Round One against the Melbourne Rebels at Perth’s HBF Park on February 25. The broader view was Rodda playing nearly 50 minutes without incident, dominating the lineouts and two surges in the opening minutes to quickly get involved. His right foot still carries two screws from the surgery that wiped out any involvement in the Wallabies’ 14 Tests last year. “It’s getting there. It’s great to have had two hitouts,” a relaxed Rodda said post-game. “The foot still has a little ways to go but it’s good to get the body out there, feel it in the lungs and enjoy some footy again after a long break. “The foot is just getting used to the movements of rugby again and strengthening in the contact moments after a lot of straight line running in rehab.” Having an experienced 34-Test performer back in the mix in a World Cup year is a huge asset for the Wallabies and new coach Eddie Jones. “Through the whole five months or so of the very detailed return-to-play plan from my surgeon and physios, this year’s World Cup was at the forefront of my mind,” Rodda admitted. “Now the season is about to start, I’m very much staying in the present because I really have to perform at Super Rugby level for anything to happen.” Rodda struck up a good early connection with the throws of Force recruit Folau Fainga’a. One misfire from the hooker, sailing over the lineout, did give the dangerous Fijians a loose ball to turn into a first half try. Fainga’a limped off late in the first half with a sore right ankle which he strapped in ice for the rest of the evening. There was an encouraging start for top Force signing Chase Tiatia. The former Chiefs attacker started at fullback and threw a pinpoint cutout pass for the opening try to winger Zac Kibirige. Giant lock recruit Felix Kalupu, from New Zealand’s North Harbour, made some forceful ball-carries, veteran halfback Ian Prior threw a lovely wide ball for English centre Sam Spink’s late try and there was fight to score twice in the closing 10 minutes. Spink is a good pick-up and the yellow-and-black of the Force's alternative strip will have sat well with him because they are the colours of his English club Wasps. Hamish Stewart was a mixed bag at No.10. He made several clutch, low tackles but coughed up a ball when thumped himself. That turnover became a 60m counter-attack try for the Drua. The Drua were really the story of the night. They were far fitter, more confident in their organisation of play and less panic-prone than last season. You can see them challenging for wins against the five Australian Super Rugby sides, especially with new factors like sharp outside centre Iosefa Masi. The Tokyo Olympics rugby sevens gold medallist detoured via the North Queensland Cowboys last season when he played for the NRL club’s feeder team, Townsville Blackhawks. His footwork is dynamic and a show-and-go stalled the defence for the dash of speed that set up his own try.  Click Here: cheap gold coast titans jerseys

After Scotland defeated England 29-23 in the opening round of the Six Nations on Saturday – their third successive Calcutta Cup win – they have climbed the world rankings. 

The latest World Rugby standings have been published, with Scotland being the biggest climber from the first tier-one Test weekend of 2023.

Joint all-time high

Duhan van der Merwe scored twice for Scotland to seal the six-point victory and second place on the Six Nations table after Round One.

Further tries from Huw Jones and Ben White ensured the Calcutta Cup remained in their possession for at least another year.

The victory also saw them move into fifth place on the world rankings, earning 1.51 points for the win at Twickenham.

It was a two-place jump for Gregor Townsend’s side, with Australia now moving down to seventh and England to sixth.

Fifth is Scotland’s joint highest ranking, having reached the position in 2018 when they finished in the top half of the Six Nations table. 

Ireland on top

Elsewhere, Ireland increased their lead over France at the rankings’ summit, adding seven hundredths of a point.

Andy Farrell’s side secured their first win over Wales in Cardiff since 2013 and, in doing so, increased their rating to 90.70.

France did not pick up additional points for beating Italy 29-24 in Rome due to the gap between the two nations in the rankings.

Wales remain in ninth, but the comprehensive defeat on home soil means they now have just a 0.63-point buffer over 10th-placed Japan.

There were no changes in the rankings from the Rugby Europe Championship, with Georgia, Portugal and Romania all securing big victories over Germany, Belgium and Poland, respectively.

Spain were given a run for their money by the Netherlands, but they held out for a 28-20 win which had no impact on their 16th-place ranking.

Latest World Rugby Rankings (as of 06/02/2023)

1. Ireland 90.70

2. France 90.01

3. New Zealand 88.98

4. South Africa 88.97

5. Scotland 83.06

6. England 82.15

7. Australia 81.80

8. Argentina 80.72

9. Wales 78.02

10. Japan 77.39

11. Samoa 76.03

12. Italy 75.95

13. Georgia 75.19

14. Fiji 74.84

15. Tonga 71.21

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So Foot report via footamateur.fr this afternoon that the president of the French Football Federation, Noël Le Graët, has reportedly announced that he would be resigning from his position at the turn of the calendar year.

The latter website claim to have spoken to the director of a regional league, who says he was told Le Graët would only be staying at the FFF for another four months.

An FFF employee has told the outlet that he has been hearing that Le Graët intends to step down since the start of the summer, as he is “tired“. Another source claims that he only set off the rumour he was resigning in order to see what would happen.

A So Foot investigation from last week alleged that the president had been sending inappropriate text messages to younger female colleagues, claims which he has not responded to.

Florence Hardouin, the director general of the FFF who was also named in So Foot’s investigation, is said to have been lobbying in the last few weeks for Philippe Diallo to take the presidency. Le Graët’s favourite to succeed him is Strasbourg president Marc Keller.

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