James Harrington guides you through all the clubs in the French top flight
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Bernard Laporte Named Most Influential Person in Rugby 2022
Bernard Laporte Named Most Influential Person in Rugby 2022 Bernard Laporte has been named the most influential person in rugby by Rugby World magazine. Every two years Rugby World pulls…
Virtual reality in rugby – the future of sports psychology?
Virtual reality in rugby – the future of sports psychology? “Virtual reality is in its infancy in sport,” says Mickaël Campo, an associate professor of sports psychology at the University…
Henry Thomas on his upturn with Montpellier
Henry Thomas on his upturn with Montpellier It all began at Montpellier’s Place de la Comedie. Or should that be, the ending of a long Top 14 season began in…
Watch: Huge crowd celebrate Bayonne promotion to Top 14
Watch: Huge crowd celebrate Bayonne promotion to Top 14 It was not your typical Monday in Bayonne. After their rugby team won promotion back to the Top 14 at the…
Watch: Outrageous prop dummy from Thomas Laclayat
Is there anything in nature as beautiful as a prop dummy and then a bolt for the try-line? As majestic as it is terrifying, we all love to see it.…
Watch: La Rochelle fans out in force for European Champions
Watch: La Rochelle fans out in force for European Champions French rugby is flying right now. And one of the hallmarks of how special the game is there is how…
Romain Ntamack enjoys “understated” role
The France fly-half tells Paul Eddison why he prefers helping others to shine
Giant lock Paul Willemse: “I take pleasure in the small things”
Giant lock Paul Willemse: “I take pleasure in the small things” WALKING AROUND, Paul Willemse steers the kind of frame that jams doorways, blots out suns and pressures pavements. And…
England are Grand Slam champions
A fourth straight Six Nations title for Red Roses as they beat France 24-12