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Playing numbers game at Castres

6 August 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN “Guys, you’re trying to replace Giambi. I told you we can’t do it. Now, what we might be able to do […]

Bordeaux put their faith in Gazzotti

30 July 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FRANCE U20 sensation Marko Gazzotti has swapped the Alps for the Atlantic and the ProD2 for the Top 14 after agreeing […]

Fans left in dark as Viaplay row back

23 July 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE future of live Top 14 – and United Rugby Championship – rugby coverage in the UK is up in the […]

England don’t panic but fall at the final hurdle

16 July 2023 0 comments

Rugby World Cup 2007 was a big-time tournament with a big-time feel with massive storylines to match. France were superb hosts even if, yet again, […]

Anger as Biarritz sign up Haouas

16 July 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWO weeks ago, the long-awaited sale of ProD2 side Biarritz fell apart, affecting the immediate and longer-term futures of not just […]

90 players in search of a new club

9 July 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON | FRENCH COLUMN What links 16 props, 12 hookers, 10 second rows, 15 back rowers, 13 scrum-halves, 11 wingers, eight centres, two full-backs, […]

Biarritz are left sweating on future

2 July 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN By the time you read this, ProD2 side Biarritz were supposed to be under new management after a deal finally brought […]

Team of the season is packed with brilliance

25 June 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The 2022/23 Top 14 season is done. Toulouse are champions for the 22nd time, after pipping ambitious La Rochelle to the […]

Garbajosa joins list of axed coaches

18 June 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN It has been a busy week in various corridors of power in French rugby – with, in chronological order, the removal […]

Try something new and imaginative

11 June 2023 0 comments

JAMES Harrington reports that the average gate in the French top flight this season was 14,841, with Bordeaux topping the list at 28,216. Peter Jackson […]

Top two get set to put on the glitz

11 June 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN It’s the final the Top 14 wanted and needed. Toulouse and La Rochelle – the two best sides in the French […]

Kremer’s red gives Racing easy ride

4 June 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Argentinian back-row Marcos Kremer’s last act for Stade Francais was to get sent off – for the third time this season […]

Toulouse look set to take top spot

28 May 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON Tonight, more than 24 hours after both the Premiership and URC celebrated their champions for the 2022/23 campaign, the Top 14 reaches its […]

Galthie’s message of hope to top 100

21 May 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 coaches, pundits and fans have had the calculators, slide rules and computer modelling programmes out this weekend as they […]

All to play for in final days of the season

14 May 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 coaches, pundits and fans have had the calculators, slide rules and computer modelling programmes out last weekend as they […]

Boost for finances as recovery continues

7 May 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE Commission des Championnats professionnels de l’Autorité de régulation du rugby – the new name for the financial auditors of the […]

Toulouse look set to lead from the front

30 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN As the French Top 14 takes a week’s break for the Champions and Challenge Cup semi-finals, here’s a look at the […]

Victory seals best finish for Hinckley

23 April 2023 0 comments

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………34 Bournville……………28 Hinckley and Bournville played out a compelling game to end the season and secure the hosts their joint best finish […]

Azema is on his way back to Perpignan

23 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Franck Azema is to end his coaching partnership with Pierre Mignoni at Toulon after just one season to return to his […]

Kolbe the latest to consider his future

16 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Heading into the business end of France’s Top 14 season, more than on-pitch matters remain up in the air – quite […]

Non-stop season to challenge the best

9 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No-one has ever denied – no-one has ever been able to deny – that the French rugby season is an ultra-marathon […]

Parra has his eye on a final flourish

2 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For a while, it looked as if Morgan Parra’s season – and possibly his career – had ended with an unwelcome […]

So, are the coaching changes worth it?

26 March 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Changing boss mid-season is never a decision taken lightly – which makes it unusual that there has been such a high […]

I’m off to the farm after this, says Jessy

19 March 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France have had a quietly dramatic week in the lead-up to the Women’s Six Nations, which kicks off for Les Bleues […]

Jelonch’s injury the latest to hit France

12 March 2023 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FRANCE international Anthony Jelonch has had surgery to repair the ACL rupture he suffered midway through the first half of Les […]

Sofa, so good for the TV audience

5 March 2023 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The impending World Cup and being home to the second-best international side on the planet are having a positive effect on […]

What’s in this Sunday’s Rugby Paper (03/03/23)

3 March 2023 1 comment

The Six Nations has its second and last weekend off this Saturday and Sunday, but there’s plenty of top class action, exclusive interviews and in-depth […]

Michalak takes up Racing 92 challenge

26 February 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Racing 92 this week confirmed that Freddie Michalak will join the staff as attack coach on a three-year deal from June, […]

Time is running out for Castres

19 February 2023 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Pierre-Yves Revol, president of Top 14 strugglers Castres, was in no mood to mince his words this week as he laid […]

Hot seats which are always on the line

12 February 2023 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Who’d be a high-level coach? They’re loved and hated, praised and criticised in equal measure on a near-daily basis. Their reputations […]

Bordeaux look set for season of turmoil

5 February 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bordeaux lost to Stade Francais in Paris last night in the final match of the 17th round of the Top 14 […]

Laporte’s shadow still hangs over game

29 January 2023 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Politics at the top of the FFR overshadowed the return of the Top 14 this week, which – nine months out […]

Gibbes given his marching orders after Tigers mauling

22 January 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Christophe Urios will take charge at Top 14 side Clermont on Monday, after the “breathing space” afforded his predecessor Jono Gibbes […]

Triple top! Galthie has tough ‘to-do’ list

15 January 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Delight: Fabien Galthie celebrates beating England to secure the 2022 Grand Slam PICTURE: Getty Images FRANCE coach Fabien Galthie has three […]

Clermont snatch it to take heat off Gibbes

8 January 2023 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN CLERMONT coach Jono Gibbes, no doubt, breathed a huge sigh of relief, as his side came from behind to beat basement […]

Convicted Laporte ‘suspends himself’

31 December 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURE: Getty Images AS 2022 gives way to 2023, and about three weeks after he was convicted of corruption charges, the […]

Top clubs finding it tough in Europe

23 December 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Reigning Champions Cup title holders La Rochelle and 2021 winners Toulouse have been notable exceptions but Top 14 clubs have not, […]

Conviction that spells the end for Laporte

18 December 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bernard Laporte’s future as president of French rugby’s governing body has to be untenable after he was found guilty of corruption […]

Holders in unforgiving mood as Saints fall

11 December 2022 0 comments

By JAMES HARRINGTON La Rochelle………………….. 46pts Tries: Dulin 2, Bourgarit 21, Boudehent 24, Leyds 40, Alldritt 43, Seuteni 48 Conversions: Hastoy 22, 25, 40+1, 44, […]

Kpoku on alert as he gets set for Saracens

11 December 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Raring to go: I’m massively excited about our match against my old club, says Lyon’s Joel Kpoku PICTURE: Getty Images Two […]

Clermont face fight to hold on to Penaud

4 December 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Star player: Damian Penaud is one of the hottest properties in French rugby PICTURE: Getty Images Damian Penaud is one of […]

In Sunday’s Rugby Paper

2 December 2022 0 comments

It’s been a difficult week for Eddie Jones and Wayne Pivac, and you can read all the views of our expert columnists on another turbulent […]

Toulon’s Kolbe has Japan in his sights

27 November 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FIFTEEN months ago, news of Cheslin Kolbe’s switch from Toulouse to Top 14 rivals Toulon delivered an electric shock to what […]

Lucu gets chance to show what he can do

20 November 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Opportunity: Maxime Lucu steps up for France in today’s match against Japan PICTURE: Getty Images When an international side has a […]

Urios falling out of favour as Marti looks at options

13 November 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Under pressure: Bordeaux head coach Christophe Urios overseas training and, inset, Laurent Marti PICTURES: Getty Images A YEAR is a long […]

Bayonne turning home into a fortress

6 November 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN HEADING into the three-week international break, two Top 14 teams in particular will be pretty happy with their opening 10-game block. […]

The going now gets tough for Toulouse

30 October 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT’S very much a case of so far, so good for Top 14 leaders Toulouse, who headed into this ninth weekend […]

Davidson’s departure puts Mela on the spot

23 October 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Of the three words in Arnauld Mela’s week-old job title ‘interim head coach’ at Top 14 side Brive, the first one […]

Lancaster bombs out Giroud at Racing 92

16 October 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Injury concern: France may be without full-back Melvyn Jaminet for the autumn internationals PICTURE: Getty Images The announcement this week from […]

Labit and Ghezal set to link up in Paris

9 October 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France attack coach Laurent Labit is set to replace Gonzalo Quesada at the head of Stade Francais – and is expected […]

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