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HISTORICAL FACTS: Top 14 - Caught on Camera

French rugby team gets boost ahead of All Blacks clash

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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

Toulon-bound David Ribbans accepts end of England road ‘for now’ after World Cup

The 28-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Top 14 club, making him unavailable for England selection under RFU eligibility rules.

The Independent UK

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Underestimate Fiji at your peril, Wales coach Gatland warns players

Wales coach Warren Gatland warned his side to be prepared for a tough World Cup opening game against a Fiji squad boasting players featuring in French Top 14 teams as well as the Super Rugby competition in Australia and New Zealand.

Radio France Internationale

Maro Itoje calls on Premiership Rugby to halt player exodus to France

Itoje’s clear preference is to remain in north London but he is concerned by the number of England internationals signing for Top 14 clubs.

The Independent UK

Jack Willis transfer latest: Bristol Bears and Leicester Tigers set to be beaten by Top 14 side to Wasps star

The England flanker is currently unattached

Bristol Post

Sam Simmonds’ Montpellier move ‘a worry’ for English clubs, says Mark McCall

The England international will head to France’s Top 14 next season

The Independent UK

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Manu Tuilagi's 23st teenage nephew just made his Top 14 debut and is frightening

The towering back row made his Top 14 debut at the weekend

Wales Online

Welsh sides to miss out on Regan Grace as star reportedly set to sign for Top 14 outfit Racing 92

The Welsh wing is set for a return to rugby union with a move to Top 14 side Racing 92

Wales Online

French rugby star's thick Irish accent sends internet into meltdown

Former France under 20 captain Daniel Brennan's unusual accent has taken the internet by storm.

Irish Mirror

United Rugby Championship does make sense in many ways but Sam Warburton is being backed for a reason

Former Wales and Lions captain Warburton has provoked a mixed reaction with his views on South African sides joining the tournament

Wales Online

Today's rugby news as Louis Rees-Zammit wins top award and Scotland plan raid for fly-half

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

Wales Online

O'Gara suffers Champions Cup final blow as Kerr-Barlow ruled out for La Rochelle through injury

The scrum-half is an established player in the Top 14 club's side but will miss the Marseille showdown with Leinster

Irish Mirror

Finn Russell: Relegation threat in Top-14 gives French clubs edge over English in Europe

"Having relegation means teams are scrapping, doing everything they can to stay in the Top 14”

Daily Mirror

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The Guardian - UK

Russell highlights relegation scrap as spark for Top 14 clubs’ success in Europe

Finn Russell has said he believes the jeopardy of relegation in the Top 14 is a key factor behind the success of the French clubs in the Champions Cup

Daily Mirror

Brian O'Driscoll lauds French rugby's time in the sun after "decade in darkness"

EXCLUSIVE: After Les Bleus continued their success with victory in the 2022 Six Nations, Brian O'Driscoll suggests it's only right French clubs are also delivering on the Champions Cup stage

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