14 Fun Facts from Top14 Round Six

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If you love a stat or fact, then you’ve come to the right place! Larissa Falls has broken down the names and numbers ahead of the French Top14 Round Six, to bring you 14 fun and funky slithers of information. 14 Fun Facts from Top14 Round Six Pau recorded their fifth victory in a row. […] READ MORE


14 Top14 Facts from Round Five

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We’re crunched the numbers, looked through the stats and brought you 14 wacky and wonderful facts from Round Five of the premier French League. 14 Top14 Round Five Facts and Figures Perpignan recorded their first victory of the season- the last Top14 side to do so- and got their first points in the standings. La […] READ MORE


14 Fun Facts from Top14 Round Two

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From the sublime to the ridiculous, the really good to the really Really good, 14 fun facts emerged after Round Two of the French Top14. Larissa Falls has continued an off-piste recap of the opening weekend’s results. #TOP14 – J2🎥 Découvre le classement des plus beaux essais de la journée ! 5⃣ P. Barassi | […] READ MORE


Leicester Tigers’ big April commences

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We are fast approaching the business end of the season, with each week bringing a fixture of significant proportions. After enjoying a bye week last weekend, the Leicester Tigers’ big April commences this Sunday. The Tigers travel to France to play European hotshots Clermont Auvergne in the first of their two legs of their Heineken […] READ MORE


‘In the Bin’ Rugby Pod – Season 1, Episode 21

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The Champions Cup finished it’s last round of pool fixtures this weekend. There was plenty to talk about, with some thrilling games and qualification hanging in the balance up until the very end. Paddy and Andy delve in to the news and then all the Cup action, in the 21st episode of ‘In the Bin’ rugby […] READ MORE


‘In the Bin’ Rugby Pod – Season 1, Episode 31

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The Champions Cup is now hung, drawn and quartered! What a remarkable and wonderful weekend of rugby we were treated to. Paddy and Andy from ‘In the Bin’ Rugby Pod are here to discuss all the latest rugby results and news. If your team was involved in European Rugby championships; either the premier Champions Cup […] READ MORE


Plenty for Jono Gibbes to do after ASM Clermont Auvergne club switch

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Jono Gibbes is highly unlikely to change the nature of the team, but he is likely to see the sense in ensuring his side know what to do when the tide of a match starts to turn against him, and a strong defence is called for. It may involve him opening his contacts to bring in a snarling, Kiwi attack dog to whip the defence into shape. After all, keeping a tighter defence will make life easier for Clermont when they eventually go on the attack, READ MORE


La Rochelle lead covid-affected Top 14

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La Rochelle leads the French Top 14 after eight rounds of league action, after beating top of the table Clermont Auvergne  19-10. Last Word on Rugby brings you a summary of this weekend’s action and senior editor James Barker looks at the disrupted season so far. #TOP14 – J8Il y en a eu pour tous […] READ MORE


French Top14 ready as September return date reached

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It seemed an extreme timeline yet, French Top14 rugby has met and passed the September return date. Now rugby fans can rejoice, players can again celebrate together, as the whistle blows ‘time on’. Sitting idle for nearly four months, after the French government ruled that all sport would be postponed during the Coronavirus pandemic, there […] READ MORE


Top 25 Champions Cup pool stage performers

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The 2019-20 Champions Cup campaign may be curtailed, but with plans to yet finish the competition off, Last Word takes a look back through the history books to bring you the top 25 teams in terms of points collected in the pool stages.  Champions Cup history – Pool points The points are taken from every […] READ MORE