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France 24
3 days ago
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- France 24
Clermont boost Top 14 play-off bid with Stade Francais win
Simone crossed for his third try of the season to move the two-time French champions into fifth place in the table with one round of the regular season to play. The Parisians remain in 12th place, one point above Perpignan in the relegation play-off spot, before hosting Castres next weekend in their final game of the campaign. Stade Francais led 17-6 at half-time thanks to a try from ex-England centre Joe Marchant and points from his compatriot Zack Henry. Simone sparked Clermont's comeback with his score after 46 minutes before six further tries as well as the points from the tee added by veteran Argentina fly-half Benjamin Urdapilleta. Urdapilleta's contribtutions moved the 39-year-old to second in the Top 14's all-time scorers list on 2,491 points. Former Castres full-back Romain Teulet leads the standings on 2,612. Perpignan can go above 14-time champions Stade Francais later with a win at La Rochelle. Bottom-placed Vannes host Pau also aiming to improve their chances of safety. On Sunday, newly-crowned Champions Cup winners Bordeaux-Begles head to Toulon and Top 14 holders and league leaders Toulouse host Lyon.
BBC News
22-05-2025
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- BBC News
Who was Roland Garros?
The French Open is often referred to as simply 'Roland Garros' - but who was he?Eugene Adrien Roland Georges Garros is regarded as a French war was a pioneering self-taught pilot, who made the world's first flight across the Mediterranean Sea before becoming a World War One fighter French aviator also developed the first single-seater fighter plane with on-board machine guns. When Garros was taken prisoner by German soldiers, they used his ideas to adapt their own aircraft. He managed to escape in 1918 but was shot dead later that year - a day before his 30th birthday. A decade later, Paris' newly built tennis stadium was named in Garros' honour. Why was the French Open named in Garros' honour? The French Open is officially called Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros - translating to the 'French Internationals of Roland Garros'.The stadium it is played in was built - in part - because of the success of 'The Four Mousquetaires (Musketeers)'. They won the Davis Cup in was named after Garros following request from Stade Francais president Emile Lesueur - a former classmate of his. When Lesueur ran to be the chair of the Stade Francais, Garros had been among those to show their support for article is the latest from BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team. What is Ask Me Anything? Ask Me Anything is a service dedicated to answering your want to reward your time by telling you things you do not know and reminding you of things you team will find out everything you need to know and be able to call upon a network of contacts including our experts and will be answering your questions from the heart of the BBC Sport newsroom, and going behind the scenes at some of the world's biggest sporting coverage will span the BBC Sport website, app, social media and YouTube accounts, plus BBC TV and radio. More questions answered... When does it get too hot to play tennis?Why do tennis players do on-court interviews?Match of the Day - your questions answeredHow does F1 measure photo finishes?
Yahoo
13-05-2025
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Ex-England scrum-half Care to retire from rugby
Former England scrum-half Danny Care has announced his retirement from rugby after amassing 101 Test caps and a record 394 appearances for Harlequins. The 38-year-old, who called time on his international career after last year's Six Nations, will hang up his boots at the end of the current season. Care had previously said he wanted to end his club career after the 2025-26 season, a campaign that would have been his 20th at the Stoop. "So, it's finally time. Unfortunately, after 19 years of playing for this incredible club, I'm going to be retiring from rugby at the end of the season," said Care. "I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting a lad from Leeds come down to this club and feel like home from day one." He leaves with two Premiership titles to his name, along with the European Challenge Cup success secured via victory over Stade Francais in the 2011 final. Care, a promising youth footballer, initially played for Leeds Tykes before being signed by Harlequins in 2006. A 21-year-old Care made his England debut in June 2008, and was one of Quins' star performers as they beat Leicester Tigers 30-23 in the 2012 Premiership final. Care was central to the team's title-winning campaign nine years later, when, in the wake of coach Paul Gustard's departure, they won five of their last seven regular-season games to propel themselves into the play-offs, before dramatically beating Bristol and Exeter to lift the Premiership trophy. On the international stage, he was part of England's Grand Slam-winning team of 2016, while also lifting Six Nations titles in 2011 and 2017. However, he missed the run to the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup after being left out of the team for nearly three years by then head coach Eddie Jones. Care returned to the fold in summer 2022 and appeared regularly off the bench as England lost to eventual champions South Africa in the last four of France 2023. Ackermann, Harris and Clarke among Gloucester exits The Farrell debate and fancy dress season
RTÉ News
08-05-2025
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- RTÉ News
Castres winger Josaia Raisuqe dies after road accident
Fiji international Josaia Raisuqe has died after a road accident in France where he played for Top 14 side Castres. "Castres Olympique is in mourning," they said in a statement. "It is with a heavy heart that we learned of the death this morning in a road accident of our player Josaia Raisuqe. He was a wonderful team-mate who was much appreciated by everyone." Winger Raisuqe, 30, was part of the Fiji sevens team who won the silver medal at last year's Paris Olympics. He joined Castres in 2021 after playing for Stade Francais and Nevers. "He was a radiant young man both on and off the pitch who was a pillar of the Fijian community that we have at the club and to which we are very attached," Castres President Pierre-Yves Revol said. Saturday's Top 14 match between Castres and Clermont Auvergne has been postponed, France's National Rugby League said in a statement. Raisuqe was he was fired by Stade Francais in 2017 for gross misconduct after being accused of sexual assault. At trial, Raisuqe was found guilty and handed a suspended prison sentence.
Daily Mail
08-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Josaia Raisuqe dead aged 30: Castres and Fiji star passes away in road accident on the way to training in France as rugby world pays tribute
Fijian rugby star Josaia Raisuqe has tragically died while on his way to training on Thursday morning, aged 30. The former Fiji Sevens winger, who had been playing for Castres Olympique since 2021, is understood to have passed away following a road accident. Reports from L'Equipe claim that the footy star was hit by a train at a level crossing. The outlet adds that his team-mates have been informed of the incident and were released on Thursday by the club. A psychological unit has also been set up to provide support players and staff. Castres are yet to make a statement but several other French clubs and members of the rugby union community have paid tribute to the Fiji star. In 2024, Raisuqe represented Fiji at the Paris Olympics, with the winger going on to help his side clinch a silver medal. 'Josaia was an absolutely adorable boy. He was always the first in training, whether it was raining, windy, or snowing,' former coach Xavier Péméja said. Raisuqe was drafted to the Fiji men's Sevens squad by coach Ben Ryan back in 2015, after the legendary sevens coach spotted him playing during the Martintar and Marist Sevens tournaments in Fiji. He was drafted straight into the squad for that year's Hong Kong Sevens, before going on to feature in five tournaments on the sevens circuit, notably scoring 14 tries. Later in 2015, he'd pen a deal to join Parisian club Stade Francais and would stay with the Top 14 side for two years, leaving for Pro D2 club Nevers in 2017. He'd go on to join up with Pro D2 side Nevers, being crowned the league's top try scorer for the 2018-19 season with 15 tries. The Fijian winger went viral back in 2021 after he bizarrely lifted a referee up into the air to celebrate a victory in the French second division. While he admitted he didn't want to harm the referee and was just overcome with joy following the victory Raisuqe was handed a red card by the official and was banned for five weeks. That year, he'd go on to join up with Castres and has been playing for the club since.
