Top 14 Team-by-Team Guide: Hopes, Fears, and the Rugby World Cup August 28, 2015 James Harrington 1 PARIS, FRANCE – The new season of French rugby’s Top 14 kicked off on August 22 – with September’s Rugby World Cup adding more potency […] Tweet
Top 14 Recap: Mola Era at Toulouse Kicks Off with Win August 24, 2015 James Harrington 3 CASTRES, FRANCE – The 2015/16 Top 14 season kicked off with a surprise home defeat for 2014 champions Toulon, an early warning from Clermont that […] Tweet
Top 14 Recap: Bayonne Sunk on Cruel Final Day May 25, 2015 James Harrington 0 PARIS, FRANCE – The Top 14 is cruel. Last season, penalties in the final 10 minutes of two matches decided Perpignan’s fate. This season, Bordeaux’s […] Tweet
Top 14 Preview: Welcome to a Nerve-Shredding Final Fortnight May 15, 2015 James Harrington 2 CASTRES, FRANCE: There are just two rounds to go in the regular Top 14 season but make no mistake, there are no dead rubber matches. […] Tweet
Top 14 Recap: Stade Have Last Laugh Despite Reffing Howler May 11, 2015 James Harrington 2 CASTRES, FRANCE: The clock is ticking down on the Top 14 season and this weekend brought with it more than its fair share of promotion […] Tweet
Top 14 Recap: Now Things Are Getting Interesting April 27, 2015 James Harrington 2 CASTRES, FRANCE – Whoever argued that promotion and relegation are bad for rugby can not have been paying attention to the Top 14 recently. With […] Tweet