REPORTS: La Rochelle may have bagged a World Cup winning All Black
Another World Cup-winning All Black is on the verge of joining a Top 14 side for the new season, which kicks off on August 26, acc…
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.
Another World Cup-winning All Black is on the verge of joining a Top 14 side for the new season, which kicks off on August 26, acc…
Top 14 giants Toulon are engaged in a tug-of-war with Italian Pro 14 outfit Zebre over a player they signed as a replacement for L…
Of the 201 confirmed new arrivals at France's Top 14 clubs this summer, 59 are overseas players. Not all those 59 are new to th…
A missing signature on a single piece of paper could leave Aaron Cruden kicking his heels in frustration at Montpellier when the s…
The future appears to be clearing for out-of-work Wales and Lions fullback Leigh Halfpenny, according to reports. After weeks o…
Things are moving fast at ambitious Top 14 side Pau - or Section Paloise, to give the club its Sunday name. Three seasons ago, …
The name Laurent Arbo is probably not one many rugby fans outside France will recognise. He did not grace the international sc…
It's no huge surprise, given the huge amount of money sloshing about, that the Top 14 is a storm-tossed maelstrom of rumour and sp…
Last season, Leigh Halfpenny was the third highest-earner in France's Top 14, behind Dan Carter and Matt Giteau. Today, with pre-s…
Which French clubs have been busy recruiting players ahead of the new Top 14 season? James Harrington checks out the key deals clu…
Bernard Laporte has told Guy Noves that France must win three of their four November internationals. But what happens if it all go…
Introducing the quiet Munsterman who, two years after suffering a career-threatening injury, will lead the tourists out to face th…
The galacticos of French rugby were threatened with relegation to the ProD2 after a €2million hole was discovered in club financ…
The Lions victory in the opening match of their tour was hardly convincing. But do not write them off just yet, writes James Harri…
As Warren Gatland's Lions prepare to face their first haka, James Harrington counts down nine epic moments from hakas past
Irish and French bids hit stumbling blocks shortly before the deadline for submissions
Taking red card sanction out of the game would turn rugby into a lawless free-for-all, writes James Harrington
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James Harrington nominates his Top 14 all-stars XV for a fantasy match against Dan Johansson's all-star Premiership side There …
Asking for a friend... If you have nothing better to do in the next few hours, one club has issued a plea for some players with…