Top 14 Review: Toulon leave with nothing from Stade trip

December 2, 2013 James Harrington 11

CASTRES, FRANCE – Aristotle, wise ancient Greek philosopher and proto-Yoda that he was, noted that ‘one swallow does not a summer make’. A 21st-century, rugby-loving […]

Top 14 Preview: Home Advantage Rules at Half-Time in Season

November 28, 2013 James Harrington 2

CASTRES, FRANCE – It’s hard to believe but, after this weekend’s matches and Top 14 Preview, we will be have reached the halfway point of […]

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Top 14 Review: Biarritz win again… Really

November 26, 2013 James Harrington 5

CASTRES, FRANCE – Any concerns that the Top 14’s two-week break would hit bottom-of-the-table Biarritz harder than most clubs in France’s top flight were laid […]

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Top 14 Preview: It’s back after a mid-season break

November 21, 2013 James Harrington 3

CASTRES, FRANCE – The two-week break that coincides with France’s November internationals may have been welcomed by battered and bruised players, but it could not […]

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Top 14 Recap: Castres- Clermont draw, Sir Johnny’s Radar returns and Oyonnax do it again

November 3, 2013 James Harrington 6

Je suis désolé for the late delivery but some internet provider issues delayed today’s release. CASTRES, FRANCE – It has been another week of changes […]

Top 14 Preview: Revealed – Clermont’s secret OTHER record

November 1, 2013 James Harrington 2

CASTRES, FRANCE – It’s a little-known fact* that Top 14 pundits, writers and bloggers are contractually obliged to mention Clermont’s astonishing home record – no […]