JAMES HARRINGTON - FRENCH COLUMN

It's logical – as the final stop-start sprint in a hard-fought Top 14 season begins – to think purely in terms of matches remaining, points potential, and table possibilities. In fact, with play-off and Champions Cup places up for grabs, and relegation to avoid, such thoughts are not just logical, they’re inevitable.
The league is as tight as it ever was. After Stade Francais and Toulouse, seven sides are chasing four play-off places. Four plus all-but-down Oyonnax are fighting to avoid the relegation zone.
But they’re not the only consideration. One more n...