Top 14 Season Preview: Uh-oh, It’s Prediction time

August 10, 2014 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – If you thought that the last Top 14 season was impossible to call, feel for the poor pundit who has to try […]

Bakkies Botha: The Long Farewell

July 20, 2014 James Harrington 8

CASTRES, FRANCE – Toulon and South Africa lock Bakkies Botha has revealed that the 2014/15 next season with the Top 14 and European champions from […]

Top 14: Toulon Begin Post Jonny Wilkinson Era At Bayonne

July 6, 2014 James Harrington 11

CASTRES, FRANCE – The new Top 14 season begins on August 15 and 16, 2014 – but, in Toulon, it should perhaps be more correctly […]

No Easy Draws in European Rugby Champions Cup

June 10, 2014 James Harrington 6

CASTRES, FRANCE – Unusually, perhaps uniquely in the history of European rugby competitions, the draw for the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup has thrown up […]

Top 14 Final Review: Jonny Wilkinson Gets Send-Off He Deserves

June 1, 2014 James Harrington 3

CASTRES, FRANCE – God Save the Queen rang round Stade de France at the end of Saturday’s Top 14 final, as Toulon fans gave their […]

Top 14 Final Preview: It Seems The Brennus Is Toulon’s To Lose… Initially, at least

May 29, 2014 James Harrington 5

CASTRES, FRANCE – And so, the almost but not quite entirely unpredictable Top 14 season is one match away from the end. After 186 matches, […]