France's Jaminet hit with 34-week ban for racist social media post
France full-back Melvyn Jaminet has been suspended for 34 weeks and fined €30,000 after posting a racist video on social media, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) said on Friday.
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Student paralysed from waist down after fall graduates as doctor
A "brilliant" student, has remarkably overcome paralysis from the waist down after a tragic fall from a tree, to graduate as a medical doctor. At just 19, Xander Van der Poll fell from an ancient oak tree during a dog walk in Lavender Hall Park close to his Solihull home.
Currie Cup - Week 4: Teams, fixtures and results
Teams, fixtures and results from Week 4 of the Currie Cup:
Surfing-Olympic surfers score with 'awesome' floating athlete's village
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Olympic surfers based in Tahiti will miss out on the spectacle of the Games' opening ceremony on Friday, but might have trumped their Paris-based peers with their accommodation in a freighter-cum-cruise ship serving as a floating athletes' village.
Paris 2024: Plus ca change as Stade de France leaves an Irish side with all too familiar feelings
It wasn't all that long ago that an Irish rugby team played a major tournament knockout game at the Stade de France.
Rugby Sevens-South Africa shock NZ; France, Fiji and Australia advance
PARIS :South Africa shocked New Zealand 14-7 on Thursday to earn an Olympic rugby sevens semi-final against France, while double-defending champions Fiji edged Ireland and will meet Australia in Saturday's medal matches.
Sevens heartbreak as Ireland beaten in quarter-finals by Fiji
Ireland's chances of securing an Olympic medal in the rugby sevens are over as they were beaten 19-15 by Fiji in the quarter-finals at the Stade de France.
Rugby Sevens-South Africa shock NZ, France beat Argentina
PARIS :South Africa shocked New Zealand 14-7 v on Thursday to earn an Olympic rugby sevens semi-final against France after the hosts turned on the style to beat Argentina 26-14 in front of a joyous Stade de France crowd.