JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

Tipped for greatness: Selevasio Tolofua

France’s internationals are hostages in a club and country player-release war ahead of the extended autumn international season.
A ruling by the country’s highest administrative court did nothing to ease tensions between the union and professional clubs. Rather than binding the two sides to a firm decision, the Conseil d’Etat on Friday ordered them back to the negotiating table, to discuss changes to an existing convention between them on the provision of players for internati...