James Harrington is a freelance sports journalist and editor, based near Toulouse in southwest France, whose key focus is on the French rugby scene. He has worked with World Rugby, EPCR, RugbyPass, Rugby World, the Irish Examiner, SA Rugby Mag, Irish Independent, ESPN, and The Rugby Paper.
France's top-flight campaign kicks off this weekend with at least 11 of the 14 clubs holding play-off ambitions.
Benson Stanley is relishing the relative calm that being part of a settled staff has brought.
After a determined, stern-faced, no-frills win over Italy in their Women’s Rugby World Cup opener, Les Bleues had to blast away …
Pauline Bourdon Sansus returns to France’s starting line-up as coaches Gaëlle Mignot and David Ortiz ring the selection changes…
Eight of the 16 sides in French rugby’s ProD2 head into the 2025/26 campaign under new management.
Job one done. The first item – beat Italy – can be ticked off on the French coaches’ Great and Secret Women’s Rugby World …
Centre Gabrielle Vernier returns to France’s starting line-up for their opening match of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, after s…
There may be bigger, stronger and more organised teams at Rugby World Cup 2025, but could France’s strength lie in disorganisati…
Surprise omissions, surprise inclusions and everything in between for France's Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 squad.
With less than 30 days to the start of Rugby World Cup 2025, France are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to break their Rugb…
Pauline Bourdon Sansus, arguably France's best female player, will sit out the opening match of France’s Women’s Rugby World C…
A talented Bordeaux side and proposals to cut the salary cap and credits for Test players present a twin challenge to Toulouse.
Lyon scrum-half Baptiste Couilloud was among several notable names missing from the 42 selected by Fabien Galthie for France’s o…
Regrets. Will Collier will no doubt have a few when his playing career finally ends. Everyone does. But, then again, as the song g…
An ex-All Black, former Springbok and ex-F1 team boss are poised to take over the storied French club.
Dillyn Leyds truly understood he wasn’t in Cape Town any longer when he first experienced the relative cold and dark of a La Roc…
Home-reared quota systems were not universally popular, but over time their worth has proven vast.
Karim Ghezal has left his role as head coach of Stade Francais, less than 48 hours after last season’s Top 14 semi-finalists sli…
Signing a long-term contract extension at Top 14 side Pau wasn’t the best or most important life decision Joe Simmonds made rece…
Gears shifted at historical French rugby giants Biarritz, after French rugby’s financial watchdog finally accepted the club’s …
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