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Hooker test positive for bodybuilding drug

10 June 2014 0 comments

Chiliboy Ralepelle has reportedly failed a drug test for the second time in his career. The Toulouse and Springbok hooker, who is recovering from a […]

Jonny Wilkinson to hang up boots

19 May 2014 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on March 23, Jonny Wilkinson will retire at the end of the season. Seventeen years after making his debut […]

Sky Sports steal Top14 rights from BT Sports

18 April 2014 1 comment

Sky Sports have signed a broadcasting deal to show the French Top14 for the next five years. The French league is currently shown on BT […]

Toulouse confirm signing of Toby Flood

14 March 2014 1 comment

Toulouse have confirmed the signing of Leicester fly-half Toby Flood ahead of next season. The move had been rumoured since December and Richard Cockerill confirmed his […]

Nick Cain: French cash pile could bury international game

23 January 2014 7 comments

Ben Mowen’s decision to quit Australian rugby at the end of this year to take up a contract with a Top 14 club should have […]

Top14 sign new €355M TV deal

15 January 2014 2 comments

The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) has announced a new exclusive five-year deal with broadcaster Canal+ for the Top 14 TV rights worth €355M. This […]

I could play on for one more year, says Jonny Wilkinson

17 December 2013 1 comment

Jonny Wilkinson came off the bench on Saturday to score the bonus-point try that helped put champions Toulon firmly in control of their Heineken Cup pool and then announced he could play on for another year after all.

Toulon in ‘illegal’ move for Leigh Halfpenny

2 October 2013 0 comments

European champions Toulon were at the centre of an illegal approach row last Saturday over a cheeky attempt to sign Leigh Halfpenny.

“I’ve lost all respect for Cockerill,” says Martin Castrogiovanni

3 July 2013 1 comment

Martin Castrogiovanni, shaggy-haired prop who has just joined Toulon, has delivered a scathing verdict on the Leicester bosses he left behind. He won a drawn-out […]

Delon Armitage: My regret over that wave and row with Brian Moore

18 June 2013 2 comments

Being Public Enemy No.1 in one country is bad enough. But two? That takes some doing, but Delon Armitage appears to have managed it with […]

Dean Ryan in wings as Akapusi Qera hints at move

24 May 2013 0 comments

Dynamic Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera could potentially be reunited with Dean Ryan when his contract at Kingsholm expires next year. Qera, nominated for this season’s […]

Joe Launchbury launchpad is thanks to boss Dai Young

22 May 2013 1 comment

Do you believe in fate? Joe Launchbury does, and why not after a season in which he scaled the heights with England and was named […]

Some regrets? Yes, but they’re few to mention for Delon Armitage now!

15 May 2013 2 comments

Delon Armitage has opened his heart on why he never wanted to leave England but felt there was no choice if he was to rekindle […]

Jonny Wilkinson ‘can have six more years at top – like Ryan Giggs’

18 April 2013 0 comments

Jonny Wilkinson can emulate Ryan Giggs’ longevity and play top-level sport until he is 39, according to the fly-half’s long-term mentor Steve Black. Last month […]

Top 14 giants vie to shower riches on Dan Carter

19 December 2012 0 comments

Toulon have entered the race to sign Dan Carter with the battle against fellow moneybags Racing Metro set to make the All Blacks fly-half the […]

Top14 round 8: preview and predictions

5 October 2012 2 comments

Jonny Wilkinson return at fly-half for Toulon as the French giants try to get back to winning ways when they travel to Biarritz a week […]

Top 14 round 7: preview and predictions

28 September 2012 0 comments

Welsh star Mike Phillips has been suspended until further notice by Bayonne for repeatedly breaking team rules and going on night outs. The 30-year-old scrum-half […]

Top 14 round 6: preview and predictions

21 September 2012 0 comments

This week the duel between Jonny Wilkinson and Frederic Michalak won’t happen as both will start for Toulon and form the half-back pairing for the […]

Top 14 round 5: preview and predictions

14 September 2012 1 comment

Frederic Michalak makes his first start at fly-half tonight when Toulon travel to Montpellier as Jonny Wilkinson is handed a rest after injuring his neck […]

Top 14 Round 4: preview and predictions

7 September 2012 0 comments

Mercurial fly-half Frederic Michalack will not make is starting debut for Toulon as Jonny Wilkinson retain his No.10 jersey for the reception of Bordeaux-Begles tomorrow. […]

James Hook finds it’s always time for tee in new tryless Top 14

7 September 2012 0 comments

Welsh fly-half James Hook believes that the emphasis placed on defence by French clubs has placed more responsibility on kickers. The 27-year has just started […]

Top14 Round 3: Preview and Predictions

31 August 2012 1 comment

Bottom of the table Mont-de-Marsan face the daunting prospect of unbeaten big spending Toulon with Jonny Wilkinson in fine point scoring form. The World Cup […]

Maxime Mermoz joined with Jonny Wilkinson at Toulon to win titles

31 August 2012 0 comments

After four years at Perpignan, centre Maxime Mermoz says he switched to the other side of the Mediterranean coast to join Toulon with one thing […]

Lock of ages? French turn back clock for Brits

15 August 2012 1 comment

The burgeoning British colony in France hurls itself into Top 14 action next weekend, an assault force headed by surely the oldest pair of locks […]

Toby Booth’s snub made Guy Armitage turn his back on London Irish

3 July 2012 0 comments

Guy Armitage has opened the door to one day playing for France after revealing that Toby Booth’s snub at London Irish forced him to quit […]

England legend Jonny Wilkinson still living for kicks after all these years

22 June 2012 0 comments

A campaign which began on England duty against Wales before 80,000 at Twickenham in early August ended ten months later for Toulon’s favourite émigré before […]