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 internationals, which commits...