Ex-Bath lock Levi Douglas seals Pro D2 move after Japan stint
Pro D2 outfit Biarritz have signed former Bath and Wasps lock Levi Douglas as a medical joker.
Josh Raisey
11 Sep 2024, 9:03
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Watch: Jonny May scores his first Pro D2 try for Soyaux Angouleme
Just 11 months ago, he was starting on the wing in the Rugby World Cup semi-final versus South Africa in Paris.
Liam Heagney
07 Sep 2024, 7:06
Jimmy Gopperth shows he has still got it at the age of 41
It was the summer of 2023, having finished up at Leicester Tigers, when the Kiwi opted to try his luck in the French Pro D2.
Liam Heagney
31 Aug 2024, 3:57
Courtney Lawes' 52-minute Pro D2 debut ends with a win for Brive
The 35-year-old joined the second-tier side on a two-year deal from Northampton, whom he led to Gallagher Premiership title glory …
Liam Heagney
30 Aug 2024, 4:00
Analysis
Pro D2's Foreign Legion: All 238 overseas players by club and country
The 2024/2025 season of the French Pro D2 is about to start, and the number of international players keeps growing with the likes …
Francisco Isaac
25 Aug 2024, 5:24
Exclusive
James Coughlan: 'It’s been a mental few weeks but really exciting'
The 2024/25 Pro D2 season gets going next weekend, with Olympique pencilled in for a Friday night home clash versus Valence Romans…
Liam Heagney
25 Aug 2024, 3:03
Courtney Lawes enjoys debut Brive win over a Farrell-less Racing
Eleven weeks after skippering Northampton to glory in the Gallagher Premiership final over Bath, Lawes began his new adventure in …
Liam Heagney
23 Aug 2024, 4:00
Analysis
The 39 internationals signed by Pro D2 clubs for the 2024/25 season
From the favourites for promotion to the Top 14, Agen, Brive or Provence, to the only promoted team, Stade Nicois, all clubs have …
Jérémy Fahner
15 Aug 2024, 3:17
Andrew Mehrtens is looking to buy into a French Pro D2 club – report
The new Pro D2 season gets underway with an opening round presenting Beziers with a trip along the Mediterranean coast to play Nic…
Liam Heagney
14 Aug 2024, 5:44
Vannes add ex-All Black to ambitious recruitment drive
Vannes continue to prepare for life in the Top 14 after signing former All Black centre Francis Saili, as predicted in Fissler Con…
Neil Fissler
04 Jul 2024, 10:27
Joe Powell to join ex-Wallabies teammate in France's Pro D2
Former Australia scrum-half Joe Powell has signed a three-year deal with French outfit US Montauban ahead of next season.
Josh Raisey
24 Jun 2024, 11:12
Mako Vunipola on verge of signing for Vannes
The former England and Lions loose-head is in advanced talks to secure a move across the English Channel to join Top 14 new boys V…
Neil Fissler
18 Jun 2024, 16:42
Courtney Lawes' new ProD2 club closing in on ex-Springbok
French Pro D2 club Brive is set to bolster their squad with the signing of Springbok back row Sikhumbuzo Notshe - according to rep…
Ian Cameron
17 Jun 2024, 12:15
Exclusive
Hamish Bain: 'After my first ball-carry, I felt a finger in my eye... what?!'
Scotsman Hamish Bain has charted a nomadic existence featuring two league titles and skulduggery in France.
Jamie Lyall
17 Jun 2024, 1:56
Analysis
After sidestepping disaster Biarritz are plotting route out of the woods
Gears shifted at historical French rugby giants Biarritz, after French rugby’s financial watchdog finally accepted the club’s …
James Harrington
14 Jun 2024, 5:21
Soyaux-Angouleme confirm the signing of ex-England winger Jonny May
The out-of-contract Gloucester winger was originally touted for a second-tier switch across the Channel on June 1 when Fissler Con…
Liam Heagney
11 Jun 2024, 11:04
Jonny May poised to officially name his new French club – report
It was June 1 when RugbyPass reported that the Pro D2 club were interested in the 34-year-old who retired from Test rugby followin…
Liam Heagney
11 Jun 2024, 7:37
Billy Searle has joined his third French club in the space of a year
Agen recently finished their Pro D2 campaign in 13th, one place ahead of Biarritz, and they have now recruited the 28-year-old for…
Liam Heagney
06 Jun 2024, 9:19
Son of Romania legend wanted by 3 French clubs
Taylor Gontineac has left now-relegated Pro D2 side Rouen Normandie and is currently pondering his next step, as three clubs are l…
Francisco Isaac
23 May 2024, 5:43
Jimmy Gopperth: 500 games and another milestone to come?
Evergreen fly-half Jimmy Gopperth is still going strong as he approaches his 41st birthday, having clocked up his 500th profession…
Jon Newcombe
22 May 2024, 12:14
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