Meeting My Top 14 Heroes… Or Trying To

July 22, 2014 James Harrington 13

Our Top 14 expert du-jour, James Harrington, has a better half, and she loves rugby almost as much as he does – unlike him she […]

Bakkies Botha: The Long Farewell

July 20, 2014 James Harrington 8

CASTRES, FRANCE – Toulon and South Africa lock Bakkies Botha has revealed that the 2014/15 next season with the Top 14 and European champions from […]

Defending The Indefensible? The Trouble With Saint-Andre

July 13, 2014 James Harrington 11

CASTRES, FRANCE – TOULON head coach and former France boss Bernard Laporte has taken a full-on, everything-behind-it swipe at current French national coach and his […]

Top 14: Toulon Begin Post Jonny Wilkinson Era At Bayonne

July 6, 2014 James Harrington 11

CASTRES, FRANCE – The new Top 14 season begins on August 15 and 16, 2014 – but, in Toulon, it should perhaps be more correctly […]

No Easy Draws in European Rugby Champions Cup

June 10, 2014 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – Unusually, perhaps uniquely in the history of European rugby competitions, the draw for the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup has thrown up […]

Top 14 Final Review: Jonny Wilkinson Gets Send-Off He Deserves

June 1, 2014 James Harrington 3

CASTRES, FRANCE – God Save the Queen rang round Stade de France at the end of Saturday’s Top 14 final, as Toulon fans gave their […]