Top 14 Preview: Home Advantage Rules at Half-Time in Season

November 28, 2013 James Harrington 2

CASTRES, FRANCE – It’s hard to believe but, after this weekend’s matches and Top 14 Preview, we will be have reached the halfway point of […]

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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 […]

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Lock in a hard place as France’s Maestri sees red for Les Bleus

November 19, 2013 James Harrington 10

CASTRES, FRANCE – A pair of red cards for fighting in Saturday’s game between France and Tonga now looks like small potatoes in a week […]

Backs to the wall as New Zealand hang tough to beat France

November 12, 2013 James Harrington 4

CASTRES, FRANCE – New Zealand head to Twickenham to face England this weekend with their perfect record for 2013, but spirited France almost gave as […]

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How can mercurial France stop mighty New Zealand?

November 7, 2013 James Harrington 7

CASTRES, FRANCE – Dan Carter is set to win his 99th All Black cap, while skipper Richie McCaw returns to his favoured number 7 slot […]