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Top 14 Preview: Jake White Faces Baptism Of Toulonnais Fire

January 1, 2015 James Harrington 4

CASTRES, FRANCE – The 15th round of the Top 14 season features two bottom-of-the-table dogfights – one of which is a battle between west-coast neighbours; […]

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Top 14 Recap: Forget Carter – Now Nonu’s A Go-Go As Contract Silly Season Kicks Off

December 21, 2014 James Harrington 4

CASTRES, FRANCE – Never one to give up the fight for Top 14 column inches, Toulon’s president Mourad Boudjellal at the weekend fired a signing […]

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Top 14 Preview: All Blacks Dan Carter To Racing Metro

December 18, 2014 James Harrington 9

CASTRES, FRANCE – All Black Dan Carter will become world’s highest paid rugby player when he joins Top 14 side Racing Metro after next year’s […]

Top 14 Recap: Saints, Kickers and more…

November 30, 2014 James Harrington 10

CASTRES, FRANCE – It was all about the boot in this by-popular-demand one-week-only special return of French rugby’s Top 14 after the autumn internationals and […]

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Top 14 Preview: One Week Of French Intrigue Before Europe Returns

November 27, 2014 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – The Top 14, which returns by popular demand for one week before the European break, has used the November internationals as a […]

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France v Argentina Recap: Pumas Expose Gallic Flaws

November 23, 2014 James Harrington 2

CASTRES, FRANCE – Arrogance cost France dearly against Argentina. Arrogance, along with frustrating inconsistency, inaccurate kicking, a lack of aggression, and the boot of Toulon-based […]