Top 14 Recap: A Tale Of Two South Africans

January 5, 2015 James Harrington 2

CASTRES, FRANCE – Fly-half Morne Steyn further blotted his already heavily marked copybook at Stade Francais when he was sent off just 32 minutes his […]

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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 […]

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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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 […]

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France v Australia Recap: It Was A Scrum Wot Won It…

November 17, 2014 James Harrington 7

CASTRES, FRANCE – Teddy Thomas’s wondertry may have grabbed all the headlines – but the greatest praise has to be reserved for the French pack […]

Top 14 Recap: No Nonu, but Manoa is a Go-Go for Toulon

November 10, 2014 James Harrington 14

CASTRES, FRANCE – Top 14 champions Toulon have once again dominated the sporting headlines in France. Even as Les Bleus were putting Fiji to the […]