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BIZARRE: The top 14 - What They Never Told You

‘You can’t be shy’: Joe Marchant on French lessons, England ambitions and his new famous father-in-law

Centre is back in the Prem with Sale after three years in Paris where he says he learned a lot more than the language and is ready to play for England again

The Guardian - UK

Bordeaux’s rout of Leinster cements French dominance and leaves rivals playing catch-up

Faster and smarter in deed and thought, Bordeaux ruthlessly demonstrated why Top 14 supremacy looks set to continue for a while yet

The Guardian - UK

Bru challenges Bordeaux-Begles to show 'true selves' in Top 14 after Champions Cup defence

BILBAO (SPAIN) - Bordeaux-Begles head coach Yannick Bru said on Saturday he wanted his side to show their "true faces" as they aim for French Top 14 glory after defending the Champions Cup.

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King of Bordeaux Lucu injects soul into triumph of a French club on the rise

Leinster could not contain a team backed by tens of thousands of French supporters chanting with exuberance

The Guardian - UK

Blair Kinghorn links up with Lions – and wakes up captain Maro Itoje

The Scotland full-back has joined up with his team-mates after winning the Top 14 title with Toulouse.

The Independent UK

Top French players could feature against All Blacks as agreement with Top 14 reached

The Six Nations champions had been due to take on the All Blacks without most of their best players

The Independent UK

How France won the Six Nations – and why they could dominate the next few years

France fought back from a damaging defeat to England to triumph for the first time since 2021

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‘I’m loving it’: why so many English players feel the pull of French rugby

The former Quins prop Will Collier tells Robert Kitosn he is revelling in Castres fans’ passion and other benefits of life in southern France

The Guardian - UK

Farrell, Tuilagi Add English Beef To Start Of Top 14 Season

France's Top 14, with its seemingly bottomless resources, has always attracted the finest cuts of world rugby talent but the arrival of Owen Farrell, the epitome of English 'rosbif', at Racing 92 comes across as more substantial than most.

International Business Times

Henry Arundell exclusive: I don't regret choosing France over England return... it's the best learning curve

Former London Irish star is flourishing in the Top 14 under Stuart Lancaster, comparing the Racing 92 boss to NFL icon Bill Belichick

Evening Standard

French connections: the forces driving English rugby’s Top 14 exodus

England internationals are flocking to France – and it’s a win-win situation for the players and the clubs

The Guardian - UK

Cheslin Kolbe: ‘People getting stabbed and killed … that was normality’

The double World Cup winner talks to Donald McRae about childhood, global glory and the gangland violence in Cape Town he is trying to tackle

The Guardian - UK

Borthwick says English rugby has ‘turned corner’ after naming George as captain

Steve Borthwick is increasingly resigned to Owen Farrell going to France but has named seven uncapped players for the Six Nations, including Immanuel Feyi-Waboso

The Guardian - UK

Owen Farrell will be available for 2024 Lions tour if he moves to Racing 92

Farrell is considering a lucrative move to the Top 14 having spent his entire club career at Saracens

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The Guardian - UK

If Farrell hops across Channel RFU must realise the world has moved on

The inflexible rules on eligibility for England need to be relaxed with more empathy needed towards best players and loyal servants

The Guardian - UK

Saracens will fight to keep Farrell amid Racing 92 ‘speculation’, insists McCall

‘Having Owen Farrell in your team is what everybody would want,’ said Saracens’ director of rugby, who warned about the Top 14’s financial strength

Wales Online

All the Welsh players playing in France next season as Alun Wyn Jones becomes World Cup joker

There's a number of Welsh players plying their trade in France right now

Wales Online

The Rhys Webb interview: The real reason I quit Wales, the 'terrible' deal I was offered and why I had to put my family first

Following his move to Biarritz Rhys Webb tells WalesOnline the true reasons behind his decision to quit international rugby

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Belfast Live

Iain Henderson contract decision a massive boost for Ulster rugby

The 31-year-old was linked with a move to the Top 14

Wales Online

Wales international Davies gets jolting news from new club as reassurance offered

An announcement on Tuesday night stated the club had been relegated to the third tier because of financial management issues

Wales Online

Manu Tuilagi's 23st nephew blows people away and he's about to face Wales

All eyes were on the teenager as he helped Perpignan avoid relegation from the Top 14

Wales Online

Sunday rugby news as Welsh region demand compensation for losing star and Cardiff chase Scotland international

The rugby headlines from Wales and elsewhere

The National (Scotland)

Record against Scots has no relevance as Dan Biggar prepares for Glasgow

Dan Biggar was uncharacteristically stroppy when he spoke to the press during the lead-up to his last game against Scottish opposition.

Wales Online

Henry Thomas axed by club for choosing Wales as he reveals call that's turned life upside down

Henry Thomas has sacrificed the security of a lucrative contract in France to throw his lot in with Wales

The Independent UK

Marcus Smith not yet ready to fly Harlequins nest for overseas adventure

Smith’s Quins contract expires in June 2024.

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