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The Top 14 finally lets us pause for thought, but not after a round that saw front runners Toulouse and Bordeaux humbled away from home. Bayonne are cooking, Vannes struggling, and even Racing 92 are showing signs of proving the doubters wrong! Pro D2 continues to deliver, and there's small the matter of Valence's upset against mighty Brive as well as 24 (!) yellow cards in a single round. And in breaking news, the elusive Barber of Rouen has popped up in an unlikely location...
00:00 - 05:05 Entrées
05:05 - 31:45 Top 14 Round 9 Review
31:45 - 36:55 Nationale Nibbles
36:55 - 51:45 Pro D2 Round 9 Review
51:45 - 1:01:15 Petit-Fours & Digestifs
We're back from the Stade de France, mesmerised by bright lights of Paris and feeling grateful if a little dusty for a splendid weekend in the French Capital. France and New Zealand served up a belter full of intrigue, momentum swings and some cracking individual performances - we attempt to run...
Published 11/20/24
In the week that France take on the All Blacks and a bumper round of PROD2 fixtures, who better to speak to than a man who knows both rugby worlds inside out, Soyaux Angoulême kiwi fly-half and former Top14 Player of the Year, Ben Botica. We sit down to chat rugby in the Charente, preview Les...
Published 11/12/24