JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

THE future of live Top 14 – and United Rugby Championship – rugby coverage in the UK is up in the air after TV rights-holder Viaplay confirmed this week that it intends to scale back its international operations on the back of disappointing financial results.
Subscribers to the Sweden-based broadcaster and streamer’s various British services – including rugby fans who have been able to watch up to four Top 14 matches a week for the past two seasons, as well as full URC coverage and selected Challenge Cup games – were understandably dismayed as news broke on...