It is proving to be a rather difficult time for Top 14 club Montauban. First of all, their start to the season has been extremely average - now, their financial situation has been blasted into the public eye with their president, Daniel Havis, resigning.
Havis has stepped down from his role at the French [...]
Montpellier scrum-half Justin Marshall has provided a few words of warning for his former New Zealand team-mate, Dan Carter, who is to make the transition into French Rugby. Carter will join Perpignan in a very financially-benefiting move, but Marshall believes it will take the 26-year-old plenty of time to adjust to his new surroundings.
Marshall [...]
It seems there is increasing uncertainty around the future of another Top 14 club’s coaching team. After speculation surrounding Tana Umaga’s position as Toulon coach last week, it now appears that Biarritz are preparing to make a change to their coaching setup as former Ireland coach Eddie O’Sullivan has been linked with a role at [...]
It seems that Tana Umaga’s position as coach of French Top 14 club Toulon is becoming increasingly unstable. According to reports, the former All Blacks captain is in line to be replaced by John Connolly, who used to be in charge of the Australian national team.
Connolly is understood to be heading to Europe this [...]
After four wins out of four, Stade Francais’ start to the top 14 season has been quite phenomenal. Now it seems it could be getting even better with the arrival of someone described as the ‘best centre in the world’ – Mark Gasnier.
The 27-year-old was unveiled to his new fans and team-mates on Monday [...]
As we continue to expand our coverage here on The Rugby Blog, we take a look at a key story from the French Top 14.
As things stand, Clermont sit in 9th position in the Top 14 after two defeats from their opening three games. Therefore, the news that their influential captain is out for at [...]
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