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	Sport \| Every French scrum-half has his day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Yachvili's place-kicking was almost impeccable - with no repetition of the disastrous close-range miss that lost Biarritz a critical European Cup tie against Cardiff in January -and he alternated neatly with Frédéric Michalak at outside-half, as Gerard Merceron did with Fabien Galthié during the last French grand slam.
		Yachvili began his international career as heir apparent at scrum-half to the iconic captain Galthié, doomed to take the pitch 10 minutes from the end of each game when the ageing Parisian's legs faded.
		Yachvili is the grandson of a Georgian emigré who left the old USSR during the second world war, settling in the Massif Central.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4890376-112538,00.html (741 words)

	Official Website of the RBS 6 Nations 2006
		Yachvili is one of two world-class scrum-halves France currently posses and his battle for the number nine shirt with Jean-Baptiste Elissalde has ensured Les Bleus are never short of attacking prowess behind the scrum.
		Since the retirement of Fabien Galthie, Yachvili has been in and out of the starting XV but can always be relied upon to produce.
		When Michalak misfires Yachvili can be called upon to take penalties and conversions - a job he does with admirable aplomb for club side Biarritz.
	www.rbs6nations.com /squad_france_219662.htm (156 words)

	Dimitri Yachvili - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dimitri Yachvili (born 19 September 1980 in Brive-la-Gaillarde, Limousin, France) is a French rugby union footballer who plays scrum-half for Biarritz in the French Top 14 and France internationally.
		Since the retirement of Fabien Galthié, Yachvili has been in and out of the starting 15 but can always be relied upon to produce.
		When Frederic Michalak misfires Yachvili can be called upon to take penalties and conversions, a job he also does for his club side Biarritz Olympique PB.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dimitri_Yachvili (302 words)

	Ananova - FT: Scotland 0 France 31
		Dimitri Yachvili struck 16 points as France cruised to a comfortable 31-0 triumph over Scotland to maintain their position at the top of the RBS 6 Nations Championship table.
		Yachvili was again involved in the action moments later when Derrick Lee was sin-binned for tackling the Biarritz man in the air.
		Yachvili was again on target with another penalty from 45 metres in the 34th minute to give the French an 11-0 lead.
	www.ananova.com /sport/story/sm_897650.html?menu= (317 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - Biarritz qualify following dire match
		Yachvili was more successful in the 23rd minute but Hodgson replied when Biarritz were caught diving in following a fine tackle by Mark Taylor on Nicolas Brusque.
		Yachvili missed the conversion and then found himself yellow carded for some skulduggery on the floor.
		Yachvili missed a penalty and in the 61st minute Sharks boss Saint-Andre sent on some fresh legs in Barry Stewart and Richard Wigglesworth.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2006/0402/biarritz.html (611 words)

	ABC Sport - Rugby Union - French leave England in tatters
		Yachvili handed out a lesson in goal-kicking as he helped France recover from an 11-point half-time deficit against the world champions.
		While Yachvili landed six of his eight penalty attempts England missed six - three each for Charlie Hodgson and Olly Barkley - and Hodgson was also wide with a straightforward late drop goal attempt.
		Yachvili was just short with another attempt from halfway but England failed to learn their lesson and when they strayed offside at a ruck in the 74th minute the Biarritz man slotted his sixth to snatch the lead.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200502/s1301871.htm (747 words)

	RTE Sport - Irish and international rugby -Six Nations
		France have named Dimitri Yachvili and Sylvain Marconnet in their starting line-up for their crunch RBS 6 Nations Championship clash with England at the Stade de France on Sunday.
		Yachvili, who has been the scourge of the world champions in the past two Six Nations tournaments, replaces Jean-Baptiste Elissalde at scrum-half while Stade Francais prop Marconnet comes in for Olivier Milloud in the front row.
		Both Elissalde and Milloud drop to the bench, where they are joined by Dimitri Szarzewski, who takes the place of Sebastien Bruno having missed the last two matches with an Achilles injury, and Ludovic Valbon, who replaces the injured David Marty.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2006/0308/france.html (231 words)

	RugbyRugby : Latest News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		France have brought in scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili and prop Sylvain Marconnet for Sunday's Six Nations match against England in Paris.
		Yachvili replaces Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, who is named on the bench after starting France's first three games of the Six Nations against Scotland, Ireland and Italy.
		Dimitri Szarzewski is on the bench after recovering from an Achilles injury which has kept him out of Les Bleus' last two games.
	www.rugbyrugby.com /news/story_49532.shtml (464 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| Six Nations \| Shooting Stars: Dimitri Yachvili (France)
		Dimitri Yachvili has long been France's understudy at number nine but is fixing his eyes on a starring role this season.
		Much to England's chagrin, Yachvili might never have played for the French, instead opting to stick with the Georgian national team.
		And with Elissalde sidelined for the Six Nations it looked as if Yachvili was set to go from something of a weak link to the glue at the heart of the French team.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4208063.stm (547 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - Yachvili punishes English indiscipline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili converted six penalties as France came from behind to record a one-point victory over England in the second match of their RBS Six Nations Championship campaign.
		Dimitri Yachvili was the hero according to the scoreboard, his six penalties having prevailed over converted tries from Olly Barkley and Josh Lewsey plus a penalty from Charlie Hodgson.
		Although France opened the scoring through a penalty by Yachvili, England were dominant territorially early on, and only the defiance of a Serge Betsen-inspired defence and some indecision in attack prevented them from getting on the scoreboard in the first quarter of an hour.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /sport.cfm?id=169172005 (1109 words)

	Another chance for Yachvili: Sport: Rugby: News24
		Paris - France handed scrumhalf Dimitri Yachvili another chance to beat bitter rivals England in the Six Nations for the third successive year when he was named in the starting lineup for Sunday's match at the Stade de France.
		Yachvili replaces Jean-Baptiste Elissalde and will play alongside flyhalf Frederic Michalak in two changes to the starting XV that beat Italy unimpressively a fortnight ago.
		Thomas Castaignede (Saracens/ENG); Aurelien Rougerie (Clermont), Florian Fritz (Toulouse), Damien Traille (Biarritz), Christophe Dominici (Stade Francais); Frederic Michalak (Toulouse), Dimitri Yachvili (Biarritz); Thomas Lievremont (Biarritz), Olivier Magne (London Irish/ENG), Yannick Nyanga (Toulouse); Fabien Pelous (Toulouse/capt), Jerome Thion (Biarritz); Pieter De Villiers (Stade Francais), Raphael Ibanez (Wasps/ENG), Sylvain Marconnet (Stade Francais)
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Rugby/0,,2-9-838_1894519,00.html (250 words)

	Yachvili back for England clash (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili has been named in France's starting XV to face England in Paris.
		The Biarritz goalkicker will face the old enemy in a crunch clash for both sides, as England look to lift themselves after defeat to Scotland and France aim to do the same after their shock defeat on the opening weekend of the tournament and an indifferent performance against strugglers Italy.
		Yachvili will play alongside the mercurial fly-half Frederic Michalak in the half-back pairing, bringing a fine goalkicking record to the game as well as first-hand experience of putting England to the sword.
	sport.monstersandcritics.com /rugby/printer_1135577.php (200 words)

	France edge Argentina in thriller - CNN.com
		Yachvili converted to give the home side a 7-3 lead.
		Launched by an astute Yachvili pass, centre Florian Fritz then touched down in the left corner for France's second try which Yachvili converted.
		A missed penalty by Yachvili and a converted one from Contepomi meant the teams changed ends with France leading 17-9.
	www.cnn.com /2006/SPORT/11/25/rugby.france/index.html?eref=rss_latest (546 words)

	Irish Rugby / News Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dimitri Yachvili kicks his fourth penalty from four attempts.
		Dimitri Yachvili punishes Munster with a sweet left-footed penalty.
		Dimitri Yachvili converts the left-sided penalty from just inside the 22-metre line to level the game at 10-all.
	www.irishrugby.ie /newspage/76401.html (1603 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - Rugby - Yachvili out to avenge a Hampden heartache (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		FRENCH scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili hopes to claim a better strike rate at Murrayfield than his mentor achieved at Hampden Park.
		Kicking goals is one of the most important aspects of rugby and when Patrice said Dimitri had been struggling with his rhythm I agreed to help him.
		Yachvili said: "It is not a surprise that a footballer knows all about kicking a rugby ball - kicking is a universal action.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /rugby.cfm?id=322222004 (527 words)

	France call up Yachvili and Marconnet - SixNations - RugbyHeaven (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		France have brought in scrumhalf Dimitri Yachvili and prop Sylvain Marconnet for Sunday's Six Nations match against England in Paris.
		Yachvili replaces Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, who drops to the bench after starting France's two main November Test matches against Australia and South Africa and their first three games of the Six Nations against Scotland, Ireland and Italy.
		On the bench, hooker Dimitri Szarzewski and centre Ludovic Valbon take over from Sebastien Bruno and David Marty, who are injured.
	www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2006/03/09/1141701638512.html (219 words)

	France recalls Dominici, Yachvili - Rugby - Fox Sports
		Following the second consecutive loss to the All Blacks, Dimitri Yachvili of Biarritz returns at scrum half, replacing the injured Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, and experienced Stade Francais wing Christophe Dominici takes over from Aurelien Rougerie.
		Laporte said he was relatively happy with the way his side had performed against New Zealand following the 47-3 hammering in the first Test in Lyon the previous week, and he wanted to ensure a measure of continuity.
		Yachvili was dropped after the loss in Lyon, but his replacement, Elissalde, lasted only 26 minutes before limping off with a calf injury.
	www.foxsports.com.au /story/0,8659,20805463-23217,00.html (361 words)

	sport.iafrica.com \| today's news Yachvili reveals kicking secret
		France's Six Nations hero Dimitri Yachvili has credited former St Etienne and France soccer midfielder Jean-Michel Larque with his transformation into a French Jonny Wilkinson.
		The scrumhalf's six penalties from eight attempts, one hit a post and the other was from 50m, condemned two-try England to a one point defeat on Saturday in France's first win at Twickenham since 1997.
		And he would not accept criticism that the current France side were one of the worst for years.
	sport.iafrica.com /news/413578.htm (468 words)

	Official Website of the RBS 6 Nations 2005
		Dimitri Yachvili has replaced injured scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde in France's 22-man squad for their final two RBS 6 Nations clashes with Scotland and England.
		World Cup number nine Yachvili was the logical replacement for Elissalde after his performances in Australia.
		"Dimitri was at the World Cup with us, he replaced Fabien Galthie, and we know he will be eager to show his potential," Laporte added.
	www.rbs6nations.com /news_1254.htm (266 words)

	The Sun Online - Sport: Ritz are out to blitz Bath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		DIMITRI YACHVILI insists Biarritz must fight fire with fire against Bath to end their Heineken Cup jinx in Saturday’s big semi-final showdown.
		Yachvili, who masterminded France’s last three wins over England, said: “This tournament is massively important to us, but getting to the semi-finals two years in a row and missing out has been really painful.
		Yachvili added: “The support we got against Sale was like having a 16th player.
	www.thesun.co.uk /article/0,,3-2006180250_1,00.html (392 words)

	Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Planet-Rugby.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Dimitri Yachvili, whose kicking boots in this competition are not the ones he has used in other leagues, missed the conversion, but made no mistake with a penalty on 26 minutes, after a break by Philip Bidabé had been snuffed out by some lazy tacklers not rolling away.
		Yachvili's pass to Nicolas Brusque on an angle was exquisite, and Brusque broke the line cleanly before finding Jean-Baptiste Gobelet out wide for a super score.
		Again, Yachvili missed the conversion, but 0-13 ahead at half-time and two tries to the good was a decent return for the Basque visitors.
	www.planet-rugby.com /News/story_55764.shtml (670 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Rugby Union \| My Club \| Borders \| Border Reivers 0-25 Biarritz (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Borders were under heavy pressure from the outset and the breakthrough came in the sixth minute through Couzinet.
		Yachvili atoned for his conversion miss by slotting a penalty from a tricky angle in the 26th minute.
		And they could not raise the tempo or pass accurately when it mattered and Biarritz were able to control the game.
	news.bbc.co.uk.cob-web.org:8888 /sport1/low/rugby_union/my_club/borders/6162577.stm (327 words)

	Dimitri Yachvili - Wikipédia
		Dimitri Yachvili, né le 19 septembre 1980 à Brive, est un joueur de rugby à XV évoluant au poste de demi de mêlée (1,82 m pour 84 kg).
		Il est le fils de Michel Yachvili et le frère de Grégoire Yachvili.
		Dimitri Yachvili a connu sa première sélection le 23 novembre 2002 contre le Canada.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dimitri_Yachvili (336 words)

	France restore some pride with narrow win over Pumas \| Breaking news \| Guardian Unlimited Sport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		France, who had lost their previous four games against Argentina and had not beaten the emerging power in world rugby since 1999, scored three tries including two by speedy winger Christophe Dominici and 12 points from the boot of scrumhalf Dimitri Yachvili.
		Todeschini and Yachvili had traded further penalties when centre Florian Fritz, launched by an astute Yachvili pass, touched down in the left corner for France's second try which Yachvili converted.
		France resumed their march forward after the break, Dominici picking up a ball dropped by number eight Elvis Vermeulen to score his second try, which Yachvili converted.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6238528,00.html (614 words)

	France's Dominici and Yachvili back for Argentina rugby Test
		French scrum-half Dimitri Yachvili (R) practices close to teammate fly-half Damien Traille (L) during a training session at the French Rugby Union National Center in Marcoussis, southern Paris.
		Following the second straight loss to the All Blacks last Saturday, Dimitri Yachvili of Biarritz comes back in at scrum-half replacing the injured Jean-Baptiste Elissalde and experienced Stade Francais winger Christophe Dominici takes over from Aurelien Rougerie.
		Yachvili was dropped after the loss in Lyon but his replacement Elissalde only lasted 26 minutes before limping off with a calf muscle injury.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=152509 (540 words)

	French pick captain on bench: Sport: Rugby: News24
		Durban - The French rugby team will start Saturday's Test against the Springboks without their new captain, Dimitri Yachvili, who has been picked on the bench.
		Yachvili and all the other players in the tour squad who played in the final, with the exception of tighthead Sylvian Marconnet, have been given a chance to recover.
		Replacements: William Servat, Pieter de Villiers, Gregory Lamboley, Remy Martin, Dimitri Yachvili, Benoit Baby, Nicolas Brusque.
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Rugby/0,,2-9-838_1721422,00.html (505 words)

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