Heavy-hitters: Every Pro D2 team by height, weight and age
The upcoming Pro D2 season sees some absolute giants across the league, with the French second flight rivalling the Top 14, URC an…
Ian Cameron
05 Oct 2024, 1:51
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Jimmy Gopperth shows he has still got it at the age of 41
It was the summer of 2023, having finished up at Leicester Tigers, when the Kiwi opted to try his luck in the French Pro D2.
Liam Heagney
31 Aug 2024, 1:57
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Pro D2's Foreign Legion: All 238 overseas players by club and country
The 2024/2025 season of the French Pro D2 is about to start, and the number of international players keeps growing with the likes …
Francisco Isaac
25 Aug 2024, 3:24
Jimmy Gopperth: 500 games and another milestone to come?
Evergreen fly-half Jimmy Gopperth is still going strong as he approaches his 41st birthday, having clocked up his 500th profession…
Jon Newcombe
22 May 2024, 10:14
Wallaby Ned Hanigan the latest Test star to join Top 14-chasing outfit
Australian and New South Wales Waratahs forward Ned Hanigan has signed for ambitious Pro D2 outfit Provence ahead of next season, …
Josh Raisey
16 May 2024, 3:42
Jimmy Gopperth signs new deal with promotion-chasing Provence aged 40
Veteran fly-half Jimmy Gopperth has signed a one-year contract extension with Provence in France's Pro D2 at the age of 40.
Josh Raisey
17 Apr 2024, 6:56
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Rivals hope to pounce as Courtney Lawes to Brive deal not fully done
The 34-year-old Lawes, who won 105 Test caps with England, retired from international rugby after the recent Rugby World Cup in Fr…
Neil Fissler
06 Feb 2024, 6:09
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Jimmy Gopperth: 'I've been blown away by the quality of the Pro D2'
For Gopperth – who turns 41 next June – the cross-Channel adventure has been invigorating for the New Zealander who played a d…
Liam Heagney
28 Jan 2024, 1:30
Interest in Lawes grows as he visits another French club - report
After visiting Pro D2 outfit Provence last week, England great Courtney Lawes has been again scouting a potential club next season…
Josh Raisey
11 Jan 2024, 1:45
French ProD2 outfit confirm signing of Wales great George North
Provence Rugby have ended weeks of speculation by confirming the signing of Wales great George North ahead of next season.
Josh Raisey
04 Dec 2023, 4:49
Pro D2 club makes signing George North its top priority – report
Wales’ George North reportedly visited a French tier-two team in midweek with a view to signing for the 2024/25 season.
Liam Heagney
17 Nov 2023, 8:43
Colomiers statement: Contract terminated after failed doping test
Hooker Youssef Saaidia has been sacked by Colomiers just weeks before the start of the new Pro D2 season in France. The 27-year-ol…
Liam Heagney
09 Aug 2022, 7:57
Pro D2 hooker banned by the French Anti-Doping Agency - report
Colomiers hooker Youssef Saaidia has been temporarily suspended by the French Anti-Doping Agency ahead of the start of the new 202…
Liam Heagney
30 Jul 2022, 6:41
