Analysis
ProD2 season preview: New coaches, new ambition in France's second tier
Eight of the 16 sides in French rugby’s ProD2 head into the 2025/26 campaign under new management.
James Harrington
28 Aug 2025, 3:52
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Eye-watering Toulouse budget dwarfs European champions'
French outlet Midi Olympique have published the overall budgets of each of the 14 sides in the Top 14, with Toulouse, Lyon and S…
Francisco Isaac
27 Aug 2025, 8:25
Country by country guide to the Pro D2 Foreign Legion
We are just a few weeks away from the first round of the 2025/2026 Pro D2, with Vannes, Provence, Grenoble, Colomiers, Oyonnax and…
Francisco Isaac
15 Aug 2025, 2:00
Analysis
Country by country guide to the Top 14 Foreign Legion
The Top 14’s engines are already purring, and with a new season comes a heavy load of overseas talent ready to take the stage.
Francisco Isaac
14 Aug 2025, 6:50
Opinion
Fourteen of the very best Top 14 U22 talents to follow in 2025/26
Amazing young talents and the Top 14 - a perfect marriage that has given the rugby world some of its most thrilling superstars.
Francisco Isaac
10 Aug 2025, 1:15
The 14 oldest superstars gearing up for the 2025/26 Top 14 season
The adage ‘Old is Gold’ is a well-worn cliché, but in the Top 14, experience can still be a decisive edge.
Francisco Isaac
07 Aug 2025, 8:01
Opinion
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
2025/26 EPRC Champions Cup and Challenge Cup fixtures announced
Reigning Investec Champions Cup holders Union Bordeaux Bègles will begin their title defence with a tough away fixture in South A…
Jon Newcombe
15 Jul 2025, 4:38
2025/26 Champions Cup draw produces repeat of last year's final
The draw for the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup draw took place at the Premier Sports studios in Dublin on Tuesday.
Jon Newcombe
01 Jul 2025, 6:45
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Fissler Confidential: Paddy Jackson's future starts to become clearer
Former Ireland centre and Lions tourist Jared Payne, who is an assistant coach with URC rivals the Scarlets, has emerged as the ne…
Neil Fissler
31 May 2025, 2:30
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
'Boys like me push the piano – he plays it': Tom Dunn lauds Bath teammate
Bath hooker Tom Dunn has paid glowing tribute to captain Ben Spencer following their emphatic 37-12 EPCR Challenge Cup final win o…
Ian Cameron
24 May 2025, 2:47
The 'outstanding' passage of play that saw Bath break Lyon in Cardiff
A defiant defensive stand with just 13 players on the field laid the platform for Bath’s dominant 37-12 EPCR Challenge Cup final…
Ian Cameron
24 May 2025, 2:26
Bath beat Lyon to win EPCR Challenge Cup and edge closer to treble
The Premiership Cup winners beat the French side 37-12 in Cardiff.
PA
23 May 2025, 14:15
Opinion
Bath player ratings vs Lyon | 2025 Challenge Cup final
Bath player ratings: Bath powered to a second trophy of the season with an impressive 37-12 Challenge Cup final victory over a dan…
Ian Cameron
23 May 2025, 13:52
Bath hold nothing back with team for Challenge Cup final
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has refrained from rotating his players for their Challenge Cup final against Lyon on Friday.
Josh Raisey
22 May 2025, 6:18
