Top 14

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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 […]

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Top 14 Recap: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

September 7, 2014 James Harrington 8

CASTRES, FRANCE – Montpellier, Clermont and Grenoble were good; Castres, Racing Metro and Toulouse were bad; and Toulon were ugly. Castres’ unbeaten run against Montpellier, […]

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Top 14 Preview: Beginning Of The End For Jonny Sexton In France

September 4, 2014 James Harrington 4

CASTRES, FRANCE – Fly-half Jonny Sexton is heading back to Leinster when his contract with Top 14 bluebloods Racing Metro runs out at the end […]

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Top 14 Recap: La Rochelle Down Toulouse

August 31, 2014 James Harrington 8

CASTRES, FRANCE: Five teams – Castres, Lyon, La Rochelle, Oyonnax and Grenoble – came into the third weekend of the Top 14 season without a […]

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Top 14 Preview: Early Season Symmetry Set To Be Broken

August 28, 2014 James Harrington 10

CASTRES, FRANCE – There’s a certain symmetry to the Top 14 table going into the third round of matches. Five teams – Toulon, Toulouse, Clermont, […]

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Top 14 Recap: Toulon Lay Waste To La Rochelle

August 24, 2014 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – Toulon’s workmanlike opening-night victory at Bayonne last week prompted some pundits to say that the champions had laid down an early marker […]