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
Dax dealt hammer blow just days before new Pro D2 season begins
Pro D2 outfit Dax will begin their new campaign this week with a five-point deduction, after the Comité National Olympique et Spo…
Josh Raisey
26 Aug 2025, 4:51
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
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
Three England stars voted in Top 14 team of the season
Former England centre Manu Tuilagi has made the Top 14 team of the season after only his first season in France.
Josh Raisey
19 Jul 2025, 6:25
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
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
Rob Leota joins growing list of Wallaby back rows heading north
Australia and New South Wales Waratahs back row Rob Leota has signed for Top 14 outfit Bayonne ahead of next season, becoming the …
Josh Raisey
23 Apr 2025, 1:54
France international among 3 new signing for Clermont
Clermont Auvergne have confirmed three new signings for the 2025-26 season, headlined by France international flanker Selevasio To…
Ian Cameron
14 Apr 2025, 11:13
Opinion
Mick Cleary: 'There appears little prospect of change at the top in Europe. That should be a concern to all’
Europe's elite tournament needs more uncertainty rather than another shakedown towards an inevitable Leinster-Toulouse final.
Mick Cleary
09 Apr 2025, 9:06
Freeman triple sees Northampton roll into Champions Cup quarter-finals
Tommy Freeman continued his try hot streak by plundering a hat-trick as Northampton stormed into the Investec Champions Cup quarte…
PA
04 Apr 2025, 14:20
Analysis
Clermont's comeback gathers pace as fallen European heavyweights plot path to redemption
After the golden years of Rougerie, Parra, Fofana and Keyser, Clermont's fall was swift but there are signs the tide is turning
Gavin Mortimer
01 Apr 2025, 8:58
