JAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN

Never mind that the words ‘Stade Toulousain’ have only just been meticulously punched into the plaque on the Bouclier de Brennus to mark them forever more as 2023/24 Top 14 champions.
Never mind that the ink is barely dry on one or two contracts for next season – or that promoted Vannes have until this Tuesday to formally close the book on their roster for their first season in the French top flight.
Never mind, either, that all French clubs will soon be able to recruit a couple of out-of-contract – and, therefore, technically unemployed – players as ‘addit...