JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

France international winger Teddy Thomas wasn’t even in Racing 92’s squad for this weekend’s Top 14 defeat at Castres – yet he has dominated French rugby’s headlines in the 24 hours leading up to the match.
Reports in France on Friday evening suggest that Thomas will leave Racing at the end of the season, to reunite with his former defence coach Ronan O’Gara at La Rochelle for the next three seasons.
He will also reunite with former teammate Brice Dulin, whose international career has been reborn since his switch from the capital to the Atlantic coast in 2020...