Noves wants to trim Top 14 down
Tue, 07 Feb 2012
Toulouse coach Guy Noves has called for the French Top 14 league to be cut by two teams to 12 in a bid to allow players to better adapt to professional rugby.
Is Chabal's star on the wane?
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Sebastien Chabal's star as a rugby union player is unlikely to shine for much longer after Racing-Metro effectively sacked one of French sport's most recognisable characters.
Bitter divorce for Chabal
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Racing-Metro announced on Thursday that their divorce from Sébastien Chabal was official and with immediate effect.
Wrap: Top 14, Round 16
Sun, 29 Jan 2012
It's tough at the top and even tougher at the bottom. Lyon's win lifts them off the bottom where Bayonne find themselves. Montpellier's huge win lifts them into the play-off zone, the top six. For Racing it was a tough defeat at Stade de France.
Broken nose for Beauxis?
Sun, 29 Jan 2012
Toulouse flyhalf Lionel Beauxis must wait to learn later on whether he suffered a broken nose during the 19-13 Top 14 win over Racing-Metro.
Toulon boss appeals ban
Sat, 28 Jan 2012
Outspoken Toulon owner and club president Mourad Boudjellal said on Saturday he would appeal the 130-day ban handed down to him after using lurid language to describe the level of refereeing in a recent Top 14 game.
Montpellier slaughter Pink Panthers
Sat, 28 Jan 2012
In Friday's Top 14 match Montpellier beat Stade Français 38-6 at Stade Yves du Manoir in Montpellier. The victory with a try bonus point has sent Montpellier leaping up the ladder.
Preview: Top 14, Round 16
Thu, 26 Jan 2012
These are desperate times for Brive, Biarritz, Bayonne and Lyon as the spectre of relegation haunts them. Biarritz have so improved of late that they look the most likely to survive, troubled Bayonne the most likely for the long drop. This weekend they head across to Toulon who will be bristling with anger after their suspension of their owner, Mourad Boudjellal.
Boudjellal suspended for the season
Thu, 26 Jan 2012
At a disciplinary hearing the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), who runs professional rugby in France, the president of Toulon, Mourad Boudjellal was suspended for 130 days after his outburst against what he termed sodomie arbitrale (refereeing buggery) in a wide-ranging attack aimed largely at French referees.
Sheridan to set sail for Toulon
Tue, 24 Jan 2012
Fearsome England prop Andrew Sheridan is set to leave the Sale Sharks for French side Toulon at the end of the season, effectively signalling the end of his international career.
French referees sue Toulon President
Fri, 20 Jan 2012
French referees said they were suing Toulon President Mourad Boudjellal for defamation after he made lurid accusations in the wake of a Top 14 defeat.
Masoe turns down Glasgow bid
Thu, 19 Jan 2012
Former All Black loose forward Chris Masoe has turned down the chance to play for Glasgow Warriors in favour of staying in France.
Avril to Bayonne, Sella to Agen
Mon, 16 Jan 2012
Durable prop Denis Avril is still playing for unhappy Bayonne and now has been entrusted with the forwards in the wake of the sacking of two coaches and the departure of Jean-Pierre Elissalde in the last six months, as well as their forwards coach Jean-Michel Gonzalez.
Elissalde quits after just three matches
Mon, 16 Jan 2012
Jean-Pierre Elissalde's brief reign as coach of struggling French Top 14 club Bayonne ended on Sunday after just three matches, the
Sud-Ouest newspaper reported on its website.
Toulouse lose another front rower
Sun, 15 Jan 2012
Toulouse's front-row injury nightmare continued, after news that Georgian hooker Akvsenti Giorgadze has been ruled out for up to six months with a ruptured groin tendon.
Sharks journeyman heads to Bayonne
Fri, 13 Jan 2012
Sharks utility back Jacques-Louis Potgieter has reportedly been signed by French Top 14 side Bayonne, although the news is yet to be confirmed with the Durban-based outfit.
Thirty days for punching a Bok
Wed, 11 Jan 2012
Montpellier lock Thibault Privat was on Wednesday banned for 30 days for striking Toulouse's Springbok prop Daan Human in a Top 14 clash last month, France's National Rugby League (LNR) said.
Teenager to replace Bok hooker
Tue, 10 Jan 2012
Champions Toulouse are set to call on the services of teenage hooker Christopher Tolofua for the first time to fill in for injured pair Gary Botha and Akvsenti Giorgadze, manager Guy Noves said.
Medard sticks with Toulouse
Mon, 09 Jan 2012
France international fullback Maxime Medard has extended his contract with Top 14 champions Toulouse who are set to call on the services of teenage hooker Christopher Tolofua.
Wrap: Top 14, Round 15
Mon, 09 Jan 2012
For the second week in a row Bordeaux-Bègles have put in a top performance, this time away in the Top 14 to Bayonne who are having a nightmare time. Biarritz and Montpellier also won away and, despite Perpignan's enthusiastic start, Racing came back to draw.
