Video - Wesley Fofana goes full Michael Jackson following Twitter bet
France and Clermont centre Wesley Fofana promised to show off a few dance moves if the country's tennis stars won a 10th Davis Cup…
James Harrington
30 Nov 2017, 9:10
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James Harrington is a freelance sports journalist and editor, based near Toulouse in southwest France, whose key focus is on the French rugby scene. He has worked with World Rugby, EPCR, RugbyPass, Rugby World, the Irish Examiner, SA Rugby Mag, Irish Independent, ESPN, and The Rugby Paper.
Speculation mounting on who will takeover from failing Noves regime
Fabien Galthie has rejected suggestions he could replace France coach Guy Noves, whose future is under scrutiny following a dismal…
James Harrington
30 Nov 2017, 9:04
Rival club preparing huge deal for Semi Radradra - reports
Bordeaux have made an audacious bid to tempt Semi Radradra away from Top 14 rivals Toulon, according to reports in the French rugb…
James Harrington
27 Nov 2017, 2:46
Even by his standards, Mourad Boudjellal's latest tantrum is particularly childish
Toulon boss Mourad Boudjellal declared war on Sunday matches after watching his side slump to a 40-29 home defeat against Racing 9…
James Harrington
23 Nov 2017, 13:34
Luke McAlister set for mid-season Toulon exit - reports
With Clermont's interest in 30-cap All Black McAlister as cover for the injured Camile Lopez said to be cooling, Top 14 basement s…
James Harrington
01 Nov 2017, 21:11
Two of Clermont's biggest stars are leaving the club
Duo will join Raphael Chaume and the retiring Aurelien Rougerie in leaving the club at the end of the season - amid fears Noa Naka…
James Harrington
26 Oct 2017, 10:28
Malakai Fekitoa passes his first trial by media at Toulon
Malakai Fekitoa survives his first grilling by the French press as a Toulon player unscathed
James Harrington
26 Oct 2017, 8:09
Is another Fijian talent about to decamp to the French?
Speculation mounts that Clermont winger Alivereti Raka may have a France future in mind after he was omitted from Fiji's November'…
James Harrington
18 Oct 2017, 10:45
Disappointed Webb 'unaware Toulon move would mean Wales exile'
The Wales scrum-half insists he was unaware his move to Top 14 side Toulon would put his international ambitions on hold - but coa…
James Harrington
16 Oct 2017, 13:24
The revealing truth about the next French squad
What the next France squad will tell you about the relationship between head coach Guy Noves and FFR president Bernard Laporte
James Harrington
11 Oct 2017, 10:01
Is Freddie Michalak ready for one more Top 14 season?
The talk in France right now is all about whether a player for whom the word 'mercurial' could have been invented has one more sea…
James Harrington
10 Oct 2017, 12:47
Three to see in the Top 14 this weekend: Radradra, Lambie and Fofana
Semi Radradra a surprise inclusion in Toulon starting line-up, while Pat Lambie will debut for Racing at 15 and Wesley Fofana retu…
James Harrington
06 Oct 2017, 5:07
Pat Lambie fast-tracked into Racing colours after concussion
Racing 92 have one eye on their European Champions Cup campaign as they consider naming South African Pat Lambie in their squad fo…
James Harrington
02 Oct 2017, 12:06
There was something rotten in Jake White's Montpellier
French media reports have torn White's coaching tenure to shreds. Big style
James Harrington
25 May 2017, 6:55
Forget eligibility rules, Super Rugby can plug PI player drain - Dan Leo
World Rugby's changes to Regulation 8 will do little to stop the plunder of the Pacific Islands' player stocks, ex-Samoa captain D…
James Harrington
15 May 2017, 8:44
That was the Aviva Premiership season that was
The 2016/17 Premiership season is over, bar the playoff shouting. James Harrington runs the rule over the 12 clubs' campaigns. …
James Harrington
08 May 2017, 7:45
The decline and fall of Toulouse
Don't blame coach Ugo Mola for Toulouse's failings this season. After 22 years of Guy Novès, change was needed – but off-field …
James Harrington
17 Apr 2017, 8:08
Who'll join Wasps, Chiefs and Saracens in the Aviva Premiership Playoffs?
One spot is still to be decided in English top flight, while over in France nine teams are still in the running for three playoff …
James Harrington
10 Apr 2017, 15:32
Brock James: I would have played for France if they asked
Last summer, Brock James joined La Rochelle after a decade at Top 14 rivals Clermont. He spoke to James Harrington about his new c…
James Harrington
07 Apr 2017, 11:00
Top 14 Power Rankings: Big spending no guarantee of success
With just four rounds of the Top 14 season to go, James Harrington looks at the clubs' successes and failures on – and in some c…
James Harrington
06 Apr 2017, 10:19
