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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 […]

Toulouse will take title, say coaches

4 September 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulouse will win the Top 14 title at the end of another tight season – according to a survey of the […]

Fofana, one of the stars of 2006, to bow out

24 July 2022 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Clermont star Wesley Fofana this week became the latest Top 14 player to join the annual line of those permanently signing […]

Galthie in no rush to sign up his coaches

3 July 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON – FRENCH COLUMN FFR President Bernard Laporte was ready to offer Les Bleus’ head coach Fabien Galthie a new, extended contract if he […]

Toulon must do their maths to avoid points deduction

17 April 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON’S end-ofseason run-in – and their points total for next season – may be complicated by JIFF rules. Under current rules, […]

Peace at Biarritz as row starts in Bayonne

14 November 2021 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 side Biarritz look set to remain where they belong – in the heart of the Basque Country – following […]

Council steps in to take care of Beziers after Emirati takeover collapse | James Harrington

15 August 2021 1 comment

Thirteen months ago, you probably recall, a proposed mega-money takeover of French ProD2 side Béziers dominated the rugby headlines on the French side of the […]

Pau-bound Daniel Ikpefan braves the crossover | James Harrington

1 August 2021 2 comments

After falling out of favour at Toulon, Ikpefan gets a shot at starring elsewhere in the Top 14 at Pau

Can French ‘third string’ spring more surprises? | James Harrington

4 July 2021 3 comments

Against seemingly evermounting coronavirus odds, France’s July tour of Australia is still set for Test takeoff – it may not quite have passed the abort […]

Double delight for pragmatic Toulouse | James Harrington

27 June 2021 0 comments

Toulouse were crowned champions of France for the 21st time on Friday night, some 13 months after the players had first gathered for a […]

Toulouse keep their‘ double’ dream alive with La Rochelle rematch | James Harrington

20 June 2021 1 comment

Friday’s 2020/21 season Top 14 final will be a repeat of last month’s blood-and-thunder Champions Cup showpiece, after both La Rochelle and Toulouse won their […]

Harmony at Toulouse is music to Kaino’s ears | James Harrington

11 April 2021 1 comment

Earlier this week, both Toulouse and Clermont head coaches insisted that their sides are underdogs for today’s Champions Cup quarter-final at Stade Marcel Michelin. Regardless […]

Biarritz explore options far and wide | James Harrington

21 March 2021 0 comments

With signings Steffon Armitage and Henry Speight in the fold, ProD2 Biarritz are poised to launch a promotion bid this season. But simmering tensions lie under the club’s hierachy

Former Wallabies head coach Michael Cheika

All change for coaches as Cheika stands by | James Harrington

7 February 2021 1 comment

Top 14 club owners plan big coaching changes, with Michael Cheika under consideration by Montpellier president Mohed Altrad

Italy 10-50 France: Antoine Dupont the star again as France run in seven

7 February 2021 1 comment

James Harrington reports on a destructive attacking performance by France in Rome, fired by all-action No.9 Dupont

Lacroix: We’ll get Euro Cups done | James Harrington

12 January 2021 1 comment

James Harrington reports on what is next for Top 14 clubs after the French government called to the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup

Four or five clubs may not survive the fan ban

8 November 2020 1 comment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bad news: Toulouse flanker Jerome Kaino left the field injured Financial matters continue to top the agenda for France’s Top 14 […]

Harrington column: Stade Francais looking less and less likely to be ready for Top 14 season

24 August 2020 0 comments

The Paris-based club has reported COVID-19 positive players have developed lesions on their lungs

Covid spike puts Top 14 on high alert

16 August 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN An abundance of caution marked professional rugby’s preseason return on Friday, 166 days after Toulon beat Stade Francais by a single […]

Beziers takeover hits the buffers

19 July 2020 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No deal: Agen remain keen to sign Harlequins wing Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images It’s taken several weeks, and several twists, […]