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
The low-key Antoine Dupont update that'll tantalize rugby fans
France superstar Antoine Dupont is pushing hard for a return to action as his rehabilitation from a serious knee injury enters its…
Ian Cameron
11 Aug 2025, 6:21
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
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
Blair Kinghorn immediately starts on awkward terms with Maro Itoje
The Scotland full-back has joined up with his team-mates after winning the Top 14 title with Toulouse.
PA
01 Jul 2025, 1:40
Toulouse need extra-time to beat Bordeaux to Top 14 title
Stade Toulousain and Union Bordeaux-Bègles met once again in the Top 14 final, a rematch of last year’s one-sided affair won co…
Francisco Isaac
28 Jun 2025, 15:16
Opinion
History of rugby in France: Top 14 thrives, whilst Élite 1 remains neglected and unseen
This year, the final of the women’s domestic competition in France, Elite 1, featured Stade Toulousain and Stade Bordelais, mirr…
Anna Caplice
26 Jun 2025, 6:51
New Club World Cup gets go ahead for 2028 and 2032
Dominic McKay, Chairman of the EPCR (European Professional Club Rugby), has exclusively revealed to RugbyPass that plans …
Owain Jones
24 May 2025, 0:45
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
