EPCR reveal new 24-team Champions Cup
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe EPCR Board has revealed that after a unanimously vote, the new Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournament formats will be introduced for the 2020/21 season. The decision to alter...
Planned French Top 14 opener won't go ahead yet due to further health risks
3 years ago by Rugby DumpFrench Top 14 club Stade Francais' 2020-21 season opener against Bordeaux Begles has been postponed over health risks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Fake news" says Pollard of Bath move
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyCertain media outlets have recently claimed that World Cup-winning Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard has been linked with a move to English club Bath. Pollard currently plays for French Top 14...
From the French Foreign Legion to the Top 14, meet Tavite Veredamu
3 years ago by Rugby WorldThe sevens star has gone from military life to a short-term contract with ClermontRunning it in: Veredamu in Singapore, 2019 (Getty Images)From the French Foreign Legion to the Top 14, meet Tavite Veredamu...
The naughty step which ridiculed a young Gaël Fickou in 2014
3 years ago by Rugby DumpDuring the 2014 Top 14 season Brive newbie Benito Masilevu came up with a wicked sidestep to leave French international Gaël Fickou for dead.
Stade Francais players found to have “lung lesions” due to Covid-19
3 years ago by Rugby WorldThe discovery means their friendly with Toulon has been scrappedHit hard: The club's Top 14 preparations have been rocked (Getty Images)Stade Francais players found to have “lung lesions” due...
Wasps' star young lock off to Toulouse
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThibaud Flament, Wasps’ 23 year old, 2.03m, 110kg second-row, has confirmed that he will be joining French Top 14 side Toulouse. Flament’s form has been one of the most talked-about...
Premiership Transfer XV
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyPremiership Rugby gets back underway on Friday and we may be finishing off a season but there have been a number of movements that take affect. There has been plenty...
The wild life of the Bouclier de Brennus Top 14 trophy
3 years ago by Rugby WorldThe historic trophy has been through some dicey moments in its long historyHeld aloft: French singer Oli rides the Bouclier de Brennus after Toulouse win in 2019 (Getty Images)The wild life of the Bouclier...
Stade Francais walk a tightrope as 25 members of camp test positive for Covid-19
3 years ago by Ultimate RugbyTop French club Stade Francais are being forced to deal with a far-from-ideal situation as 25 members of the club have tested positive for Covid-19, sending their entire camp into isolation and their preparations...
