Top 14 The 'English invasion' gathers pace in France but is no guarantor of success
View all Joel Kpoku newsA trickle is turning into a torrent of English stars, departing their clubs for the delights of France but bumps in the road await
A trickle is turning into a torrent of English stars, departing their clubs for the delights of France but bumps in the road await
It was winter 2021 when the ex-England U20s lock quit Saracens for a leap into the unknown, a lockdown flight out of London into Lyon where nothing was guaranteed.