Opinion
Our Investec Champions Cup team of the week
The first round of the Investec Champions Cup is complete and it was a weekend that had a mix of shocks and some equally unsurpris…
Josh Raisey
08 Dec 2025, 4:04
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Gutsy Leicester Tigers fall to Ronan O'Gara's La Rochelle
Leicester delivered a plucky display but a Tigers side featuring several Investec Champions Cup debutants went down to a 39-20 def…
PA
06 Dec 2025, 12:21
Ronan O'Gara in more trouble after La Rochelle pick up unwanted record
The former Ireland fly-half was sent off approaching the hour mark of his side's high-scoring loss to Pau in the Top 14.
Jon Newcombe
01 Dec 2025, 1:47
'Disaster... not fair': Furious Ronan O'Gara threatens Top 14 boycott
La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara has said that withdrawing from their rescheduled fixture with Toulon this weekend is an "optio…
Josh Raisey
03 Nov 2025, 2:39
Italy's Tommaso Menoncello set for Top 14 move as giants outdo rivals
Italy centre Tommaso Menoncello is set to join reigning Top 14 champions Toulouse at the end of the season, according to French ou…
Josh Raisey
08 Oct 2025, 8:27
O'Gara crucial as Skelton all but confirms if he'll face All Blacks
Will Skelton has said that "logistically it's really tough" to return to face the All Blacks in the final two rounds of the Rugby …
Josh Raisey
09 Sep 2025, 7:11
Analysis
Top 14 season preview: More Test stars head to France but can anyone topple Toulouse?
France's top-flight campaign kicks off this weekend with at least 11 of the 14 clubs holding play-off ambitions.
James Harrington
04 Sep 2025, 0:48
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
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
