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
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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
Ronan O'Gara parts ways with Bok World Cup winner after below-par season
La Rochelle have terminated the contract of assistant coach Gurthro Steenkamp following a poor campaign.
Josh Raisey
01 Jul 2025, 6:31
Yet more British and Irish Lions miss out on the Top 14
A day after George North's Provence saw their season come to a close in the Pro D2 playoffs, more British and Irish Lions in the f…
Josh Raisey
31 May 2025, 2:01
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
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
Fans flock to France’s ‘formidable’ ProD2 as English second tier plays catch-up
With former Test stars and record crowds, the ProD2 is a showcase for French rugby as the play-offs begin.
Gavin Mortimer
22 May 2025, 8:37
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
Analysis
The 17 UK and Irish players chasing Pro D2 play-off glory
Can you hear it? The bell ringing in the Pro D2 knockout stages? Yes, we’ve reached that time of year again, as fans of the six …
Francisco Isaac
18 May 2025, 4:57
Pro D2 flexes with an jaw-dropping season attendance record
PRO D2 has recorded the highest attendance figures in its history, with more than 1.43 million spectators passing through the gate…
Ian Cameron
17 May 2025, 6:33
