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Top 14: French Rugby Authorities Drop Ball On Fritz Concussion

September 9, 2014 James Harrington 12

CASTRES, FRANCE – Remember this, 20 minutes into last season’sTop 14 play-off quarter-final between Toulouse and Racing Metro in May? The accidental collision between Florian […]

Top 14 Recap: Concussion Scandal Overshadows Historic Double

May 12, 2014 James Harrington 9

CASTRES, FRANCE – The Top 14 play-off quarter-finals SHOULD be remembered for two seismic shocks delivered by Racing Metro and Castres. But they will equally […]

Top 14 Preview: End nigh in long-running Rory Kockott saga

February 6, 2014 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – Hidden away behind all the Six Nations hype in France is one Top 14 story that has been simmering gently in the […]

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Top 14 Review: Biarritz win again… Really

November 26, 2013 James Harrington 5

CASTRES, FRANCE – Any concerns that the Top 14’s two-week break would hit bottom-of-the-table Biarritz harder than most clubs in France’s top flight were laid […]

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Top 14 Preview: It’s back after a mid-season break

November 21, 2013 James Harrington 3

CASTRES, FRANCE – The two-week break that coincides with France’s November internationals may have been welcomed by battered and bruised players, but it could not […]

Top 14 Review: Toulouse beat Toulon in a game of two halves

October 28, 2013 James Harrington 7

CASTRES, FRANCE – Toulouse moved to the top of the table with a 13-12 home win over Toulon that – literally and figuratively – was […]