Will Biarritz, Perpignan continue to totter?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Already it is Round Five of France's Top 14 and the log has a strange, strange look.
Marty blow for Perpignan
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Perpignan centre David Marty will be out for three weeks after sustaining a thigh injury in his club's midweek 17-12 victory over Biarritz in the Top 14.
Toulouse take a tumble
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Toulouse, champions of Europe, played neighbouring Montpellier in the fourth round of France's Top 14 and lost on Spring Day.
Perpignan floundering
Sun, 29 Aug 2010
Perpignan, runners-up in May and champions the season before that are floundering with just one win in three matches. And their second defeat was at Stade Aimé-Giral, the Catalans home base and seemingly impregnable fortress and that to neighbours Montpellier.
SA prop out for three months
Sat, 28 Aug 2010
French champions Clermont will be without hooker Willie Wepener for three months, after the South African injured his left hand in Saturday's 33-9 Top 14 win over Brive.
Wilkinson can't save Toulon
Fri, 27 Aug 2010
England star Jonny Wilkinson kicked 26 points, but was unable to prevent big-spending Toulon from crashing to a 31-36 defeat by Racing-Metro on Friday, the club's second home defeat of the season.
Bad break for French star
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
Toulouse's French international centre Yann David was on Thursday ruled out for six months after suffering a double fracture of his leg in training, club coach Guy Noves told
AFP.
Gonzalez to stay on as Biarritz coach
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
Biarritz President Serge Blanco confirmed on Thursday that Jean-Michel Gonzalez, the man who guided them to the European Cup final in May, would remain at the club as head coach.
Toulouse target under-strength Stade
Thu, 26 Aug 2010
European champions Toulouse go into their third round match of the French championship on Saturday hoping to return to winning ways after a surprise defeat at Castres last weekend.
Chabal slams French fixture chaos
Wed, 25 Aug 2010
Racing-Metro No.8 Sebastien Chabal has slammed the French league and the requirements of television for allowing a punishing fixture list that sees clubs embarking on a series of three league games in the space of nine days.
Perpignan eye Nou Camp dates
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
French Top 14 side Perpignan are hoping to stage at least one of their league matches this season across the border at Barcelona's mythical Nou Camp venue, the club said on Monday.
More shocks in France's Top 14
Sun, 22 Aug 2010
The Top 14's Round Two sees Bayonne, slayers of Toulon in Toulon, in joint top position with Stade Français after their second win in this season's Top 14 in France. After just two rounds those are the only two unbeaten clubs.
Toulon bounce back... away
Sat, 21 Aug 2010
Toulon, beaten at home last weekend, went to Biarritz and won 13-3 this weekend in an execrable Top 14 match on a balmy Friday night.
Jauzion reveals his 'retirement' date
Fri, 20 Aug 2010
Toulouse centre Yannick Jauzion has announced that he will end his international career with France after the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.
Toulon again in the firing line
Thu, 19 Aug 2010
Ambitious Toulon, beaten last weekend at home by Bayonne, face the other Basques this weekend when they travel to sophisticated Biarritz. This time the Mediterranean travels to the Atlantic. It could be tough but they must be hurting.
'Injured' Steyn fit for club duty
Thu, 19 Aug 2010
The Francois Steyn saga revealed yet another bizarre twist on Thursday, when he was declared fit enough to play for his French club, Racing Metro on the weekend.
Steyn: 'I'd die for South Africa' |
The Divvy twist in Steyn saga |
Hougaard at No.9
Wilkinson set to start for Toulon
Thu, 19 Aug 2010
England World Cup-winning flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson has declared himself fit for Friday's tough Top 14 clash at Biarritz - a welcome boost after a disappointing opening loss at home to Bayonne last week.
Bok 'slow poison' for ABs and other
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La Rochelle sign veteran Romanian prop
Wed, 18 Aug 2010
Top 14 new boys La Rochelle on Wednesday signed experienced Romanian international prop Petrisor Toderasc on a one-year contract, with the option to extend it by another year.
Perpignan face flyhalf crisis
Mon, 16 Aug 2010
France's 2009 Top 14 champions Perpignan are without a recognised flyhalf after it was announced on Monday that David Mele could be out for up to two months with a left knee injury.
Toulouse hit by double injury blow
Mon, 16 Aug 2010
European champions Toulouse will be without French international back row forward Louis Picamoles for between four to six weeks, after he suffered a thigh injury, coach Guy Noves said on Monday.
