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The top five signings ahead of the new Top 14 season
No sooner has the Top 14 finished than a new season is just about to start, as is the nature of the toughest league in the world.Â…
Josh Raisey
06 Aug 2025, 2:30
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Yet more British and Irish Lions miss out on the Top 14
A day after George North's Provence saw their season come to a close in the Pro D2 playoffs, more British and Irish Lions in the f…
Josh Raisey
31 May 2025, 2:01
Analysis
Former Scotland star and 2 ex-Leinster players among Pro D2 free agents list
With the 2024/25 Pro D2 season drawing to a close, clubs have begun announcing contract extensions and departures as they look to …
Francisco Isaac
25 May 2025, 3:15
Opinion
Fans flock to France’s ‘formidable’ ProD2 as English second tier plays catch-up
With former Test stars and record crowds, the ProD2 is a showcase for French rugby as the play-offs begin.
Gavin Mortimer
22 May 2025, 8:37
Opinion
Ten of the best players to recruit from France’s ‘perfect’ ProD2
With Premiership and URC teams forced to think laterally in recruitment, which players from France's second tier might they target…
Sam Larner
19 May 2025, 7:52
Analysis
The 17 UK and Irish players chasing Pro D2 play-off glory
Can you hear it? The bell ringing in the Pro D2 knockout stages? Yes, we’ve reached that time of year again, as fans of the six …
Francisco Isaac
18 May 2025, 4:57
Pro D2 flexes with an jaw-dropping season attendance record
PRO D2 has recorded the highest attendance figures in its history, with more than 1.43 million spectators passing through the gate…
Ian Cameron
17 May 2025, 6:33
Opinion
Fur set to fly as Parisian duo dragged into Top 14 relegation dogfight
While Vannes and Perpignan battle to avoid the drop, Stade Français and Racing 92 are also scrapping for survival.
Gavin Mortimer
24 Apr 2025, 4:00
Nolann Le Garrec issues statement after outcry over much-maligned dive
Racing 92 scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec has issued an apology following his infamous dive against Perpignan in the latest round of T…
Josh Raisey
23 Apr 2025, 6:40
Courtney Lawes 'has every chance of a Lions call-up'
CA Brive head coach Pierre-Henry Broncan and assistant Saïd Hirèche were full of praise for Courtney Lawes ahead of last Fridayâ…
Francisco Isaac
13 Apr 2025, 3:29
England A's Jamie Shillcock agrees Pro D2 move with Premiership lock
Leicester Tigers utility back Jamie Shillcock is set to join the Pro D2's Brive next season on a two-year deal, as reported by Rug…
Josh Raisey
19 Mar 2025, 7:59
John Cooney to swap Ulster for France's second division
Ulster scrum-half John Cooney has signed a two-year deal with French Pro D2 outfit Brive ahead of next season.
Josh Raisey
17 Mar 2025, 9:32
LNR elect new chairman after rival concedes re-election defeat
The Ligue Nationale de Rugby has elected its new board, with Lyon OU president Yann Roubert succeeding René Bouscatel as LNR chai…
Francisco Isaac
13 Mar 2025, 7:31
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Wales back-row Ross Moriarty could be set for UK return
Welsh international Ross Moriarty is set to leave Brive after three years with the Pro D2 side, and his next destination could see…
Francisco Isaac
08 Feb 2025, 5:46
Ex-England prop Perry Freshwater lines up new Top 14 role – report
L’Equipe have reported that scrum coach Freshwater, the ex-Leicester front-rower who won the 2009 Top 14 with Perpignan as a pla…
Liam Heagney
07 Jan 2025, 2:12
Ranked: The biggest stadiums in the Top 14
Faced with an ever-increasing demand for tickets, Stade Toulousain seems to be forced to expand Ernest-Wallon, as reported by …
Idriss Chaplain
04 Jan 2025, 2:28
