The 2024/2025 season of the French Pro D2 is about to start, and the number of international players keeps growing with the likes of Courtney Lawes, George North, Chris Farrell, and Curwin Bosch having joined it.
From the favourites for promotion to the Top 14, Agen, Brive or Provence, to the only promoted team, Stade Nicois, all clubs have managed to enrich their squad with at least one player who has had a taste of international rugby.
John Mitchell’s Red Roses racked up almost 50 points to beat Wales 46-10 in Bristol in the second round of the Women’s Six Nations.
Incoming Reds boss Les Kiss can apply the defibrillators to a flatlining sport
There aren’t many fairytales in sport, but it felt like we’d just witnessed one of them: a side whose captain had poured her World Cup heartbreak into a history-making campaign - record-breaking, table-topping, and then playoffs conquering at the very first time of asking. There’s already plenty of chat about next season - sport is relentless and unrelenting, as we know - but some moments are worth dwelling on, and this was certainly one of those.
Sharks players ratings live from Aviva Stadium: The South African franchise came to Dublin looking to cause a major URC upset against a Leinster team last beaten at home 11 months ago by the Bulls.
London Irish strengthened their credentials for a top-four finish in the Gallagher Premiership with a comfortable 25-10 victory that ruined Bath’s homecoming to the Rec after a seven-week absence.
Three first-half tries laid the foundations for Connacht’s much-needed 24-12 BKT United Rugby Championship win over the Sharks at the Sportsground.
Le Crunch arrived in Whangarei, with both England and France looking to stay unbeaten in the second week of the 2021 Rugby World Cup. England eventually emerged victorious but who were their best performers on the night?