Top 14 Play-Off Preview: Who Dares Bet Against Clermont?

May 8, 2014 James Harrington 9

CASTRES, FRANCE – The twin distractions of the Top 14 play-offs and the announcement of the squad for the French national side’s tour of Australia […]

Top 14 Recap: Pity Poor Perpignan – But Not Poor Stade

May 5, 2014 James Harrington 10

CASTRES, FRANCE – For seven of the 14 teams in France’s Top 14, this season’s revels are ended. Over. Done. Completed. Time for a break […]

Top 14 Preview: All to Play For at Season’s End

May 1, 2014 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – The big news in the Top 14 this week is not actually the impending final round of the regular season. Though it […]

Heineken Cup Semi-Final Recap: Saracens Joyful, Toulon Clinical

April 27, 2014 James Harrington 3

CASTRES – FRANCE “I don’t know what happened to Clermont.” That’s what Saracens’ director of rugby Mark McCall said after the Londoners’ 46-6 demolition job […]

Amlin Cup Semi Final Preview: Four Past Champions, But There Can Be Only… umm… Two

April 24, 2014 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – Picking the winners of the Amlin Cup semi-finals is an almost-impossible task. All four teams are in the top seven of the […]

Top 14 Recap: Dogfight at Both Ends of the Table

April 21, 2014 James Harrington 4

CASTRES, FRANCE – At the end of the penultimate weekend of the 2014 Top 14 season, things are becoming clearer. For a given value of […]