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Clermont stay top in France

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Clermont retained their French Top 14 lead with a gritty 19-8 win at Oyonnax, but a bonus-point 40-17 triumph for champions Toulon over Montpellier trimmed their advantage at the top. Clermont had...

Friday Round-Up

1 decade ago

Sanchez to Toulon: Toulon club officials have announced that flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez will join up with the squad in the coming weeks, as a medical joker for the long term injured Frederik Michalak. Having...

Clermont storm to the top with demolition of Lyon

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Clermont returned to the head of the Top 14 with a bonus-point 43-12 demolition of Lyon after a first half which had been very even. With a 16-12 lead at the break, Clermont scored 27 unanswered points...

Best of the weekend: Hat-tricks galore as domestic rugby returns

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Saints sparkle in season openerNorthampton began their title defence in gloriously emphatic fashion, obliterating a disjointed Gloucester side, 53-6, at Franklin’s Gardens. Although the upheaval at...

Top 14: Toulon Prevail, Brive Stun Toulouse & Clermont Defy Racing

1 decade ago by Rugby Lad

Here’s the complete lowdown from all Saturdays Top 14 games LADS… Toulon 18-13 Bordeaux Begles Defending champions Toulon remain a third – a point behind Montpellier and Clermont –...

Brive stun Toulouse with late Masilevu try

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

A late try from Benito Masilevu ensured Brive enjoyed a memorable 26-19 victory against four-time European champions Toulouse at Stade Amedee-Domenech. Toby Flood kicked the visitors ahead but Brive...

Top 14: Its Trinh-Duc versus Tales

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Castres's trip to Montpellier on Friday will not just pit two potential Top 14 title rivals against each other, it will also provide a showcase for two of France's best flyhalves. Remi Tales, of Castres,...

Top 14 Predictions 2014/2015: Round 4

1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog

Round 3 of the Top 14 was chock full of upsets – in fact, according to SuperBru, not one single game was picked correctly by more that 50% of the community. The two biggest shocks by far were Montpellier’s...