Protracted Billy Vunipola transfer saga finally comes to an end
Midi Olympique are reporting that the ex-England No.8 has agreed to a one-year extension at Montpellier.
Jon Newcombe
10 Nov 2025, 8:16
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Billy Vunipola on the brink as Montpellier finally lose patience
Billy Vunipola looks set to leave Montpellier at the end of the season after the Top 14 outfit grew unhappy at his dawdling puttin…
Neil Fissler
27 Oct 2025, 4:17
'I hurt people': How a spiralling Stuart Hogg made 'biggest mistake' of his life
Stuart Hogg admits that retiring to try to save his marriage was the biggest mistake he made, but says it is one he won’t make a…
Neil Fissler
12 Oct 2025, 4:24
Zach Mercer one of two Englishmen in Top 14 team of the week
After scoring a try in Toulon's Top 14 first-round victory over Montpellier, Zach Mercer's barnstorming return to France has conti…
Josh Raisey
16 Sep 2025, 6:17
Zach Mercer picks up where he left off in Top 14 with dream return
Former England No.8 Zach Mercer marked his return to the Top 14 with a first-half try against his former employers Montpellier in …
Josh Raisey
07 Sep 2025, 7:10
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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
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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
Montpellier hold onto France international Baptiste Erdocio
Montpellier have announced that France prop Baptiste Erdocio has signed a contract extension through to 2029, securing the 25-year…
Willy Billiard
09 Aug 2025, 7:21
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
Big-spending Top 14 strugglers sign Scotland scrum-half Ali Price
Montpellier have announced the signing of experienced Scotland scrum-half Ali Price on a two-year contract.
PA
04 Jul 2025, 7:06
There's been a fresh plot twist in the Taniela Tupou transfer saga
Taniela Tupou’s future may no longer lie with Section Paloise, with the Wallabies prop now close to signing with Parisian outfit…
Francisco Isaac
26 Jun 2025, 5:34
