Top 14

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Top 14 Preview: Bayonne Put Shirts On Adding To Toulouse Woes

September 25, 2014 James Harrington 15

CASTRES, FRANCE – All eyes are on troubled Toulouse they head to Bayonne for the seventh weekend of the Top 14 season. Coach Guy Noves […]

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Top 14 Recap: Should Toulouse Fans Worry Now, Mr Noves?

September 21, 2014 James Harrington 16

CASTRES, FRANCE – Last week, Toulouse coach Guy Noves sought to reassure fans who were understandably nervous about the Top 14 giants’ increasingly precarious position. […]

Top 14 Preview: The Long, Dark Teatime of Mayol…

September 18, 2014 James Harrington 11

CASTRES, FRANCE – News that Matt Giteau has signed a two-year contract extension with Top 14 champions Toulon has finally shone a solitary ray of […]

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The Medical Joker – Rugby’s Rare Breed

September 16, 2014 James Harrington 9

CASTRES, FRANCE – Even in rugby, a game known for its strange and often highly specialised specimens, medical jokers are a rare and unusual breed. […]

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Top 14 Recap: The Mighty Fall At Toulouse And Toulon

September 14, 2014 James Harrington 12

CASTRES, FRANCE – Last season, away wins in the Top 14 were rarer than rocking horse droppings. Hardly any side, it seemed, could buy a […]

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Top 14 Preview: Racing ‘Set To Bet €1m On Toulon Star’

September 11, 2014 James Harrington 11

CASTRES, FRANCE – The wealth enjoyed by some Top 14 clubs is widely known – thanks to the deep pockets their owners and the sums […]