Spedding off to Bayonne
Fri, 11 May 2012
South African back Scott Spedding is set to join French Top 14 side Bayonne on a two-year contract from Brive, a club currently on the brink of relegation from France's top flight.
Welsh hooker signs for Lyon
Thu, 10 May 2012
Wales hooker Huw Bennett has signed for two years with relegated Top 14 side Lyon, the French club confirmed on Thursday.
Szarzewski moves to Racing
Tue, 08 May 2012
Stade Francais hooker Dimitri Szarzewski will be playing for cross-town rivals Racing-Metro as of next season.
Kitshoff packs for Bordeaux
Mon, 07 May 2012
Western Province and Namibian international openside flank Rohan Kitshoff is one of a number of players that have signed with French Top 14 side Bordeaux-Begles for next season.
Racing land crucial blow
Sat, 05 May 2012
Racing Metro all but booked their place in the Top 14 play-offs and condemned Stade Francais to missing out with a 19-13 victory over their bitter rivals at Stade de France on Saturday.
Montpellier leave Biarritz sweating
Sat, 05 May 2012
Montpellier secured their place in the French Top 14 championship play-offs with a 21-16 win over Biarritz Friday, a result which leaves the Basque club sweating on their top flight survival.
Top 14: All eyes on Paris
Fri, 04 May 2012
The penultimate round of Top 14 action will see all eyes turn to the French capital as the two Parisian clubs, Racing-Metro and Stade Francais, meet in a clash that could ensure the former's spot in the play-offs.
Waikato's Fijian moves to Brive
Wed, 25 Apr 2012
Former Fijian captain Dominiko Waqaniburotu signed for Top 14 side Brive on Wednesday from New Zealand outfit Waikato.
Nallet joining Chabal at Lyon
Tue, 24 Apr 2012
Former France captain Lionel Nallet is to join Sebastien Chabal at recently-relegated Lyon for next season, the club announced on Tuesday.
Toulon land a big Shark
Sat, 21 Apr 2012
French Top 14 title-chasers Toulon on Saturday confirmed they had signed international backs Frederic Michalak and Maxime Mermoz.
Chabal signs with rock-bottom Lyon
Sat, 21 Apr 2012
French back row forward Sebastien Chabal signed a two-year deal with rock-bottom Lyon, insisting he was looking forward to his new career even if it meant playing in the second division.
Another Armitage Exile in Toulon
Mon, 16 Apr 2012
England fullback Delon Armitage will leave London Irish at the end of the season after signing a two-year contract with French glamour club Toulon.
Berbizier to stay, says Racing boss
Sun, 15 Apr 2012
Pierre Berbizier was assured on Sunday that he would be retained as Sporting Director of Top 14 side Racing-Metro for next season by club president Jacky Lorenzetti.
Potgieter saves Bayonne's bacon
Sun, 15 Apr 2012
Five-time champions Biarritz remained in a French Top 14 relegation dog-fight at the weekend, after fellow strugglers Bayonne clinched a 24-19 victory.
New twist in Laporte saga
Thu, 12 Apr 2012
The French Rugby Federation are to appeal the 60-day ban imposed on Toulon Sporting Director Bernard Laporte by the National Rugby League (LNR), the Top 14 club confirmed on Thursday.
Perez ban: Perpignan face the drop
Wed, 04 Apr 2012
Perpignan's relegation battle suffered a blow on Wednesday as influential flank Jean-Pierre Perez was suspended for 20 days - which will see him miss Top 14 games against leaders Toulouse and Stade Francais.
Dopey Brive fullback caught out
Tue, 03 Apr 2012
Brive fullback Julien Caminati has been suspended by the French rugby federation after testing positive for cannabis in a random drugs test.
Steyn is coming home
Mon, 02 Apr 2012
World Cup-winning Springbok Francois Steyn is returning to his home country, South Africa, after a three-year sojourn with Racing Metro in France.
Preview: Top 14, Round 21
Fri, 23 Mar 2012
The Top 14 is now very much in the home straight and decisions about play-offs and relegations will be made. For those with a chance of making the play-offs and those in danger of relegation, these are desperate times.
Steyn to decide within a week
Thu, 22 Mar 2012
World Cup-winning Springbok utility back Francois Steyn will decide 'within the next week' whether or not to accept an offer from the Sharks to return to South Africa.
