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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
