Top 14 Rugby News

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  • Tuesday, 21. February, 2012

    Welsh prop idol heading to Toulon

    Wales and British and Irish Lions loosehead prop Gethin Jenkins has confirmed he will leave Cardiff Blues next season to take up a contract with French club Toulon.

  • Sunday, 19. February, 2012

    Wilko kicking his heels

    English flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson was ruled out for up to three weeks on Saturday after injuring his knee and ankle in Toulon's 19-19 French Top 14 draw with Stade Francais.

  • Saturday, 18. February, 2012

    Pink draw in Paris

    In Round 18 of France's Top 14, in a dramatic last minute Toulon won themselves a draw with Stade Français at Stade de France.

  • Saturday, 18. February, 2012

    Perpignan win bore

    Desperate Perpignan beat desperate Biarritz 25-6 in a desperate match in Perpignan on Friday night.

  • Friday, 17. February, 2012

    Preview: Top 14, Round 18

    Some more big decisions are being made this weekend - who will be in contention for top six and who will be in danger of relegation.

  • Wednesday, 15. February, 2012

    Servat to coach Toulouse pack

    France hooker William Servat will take over as Toulouse forwards coach next season to replace former clubmate Yannick Bru who is now with the France national team, according to club president Jean-Rene Bouscatel.

  • Wednesday, 15. February, 2012

    Coaching shuffle for Racing Metro

    Crisis-hit Top 14 club Racing-Metro have further shuffled their backroom staff, bringing in Didier Retiere as forwards coach in place of Philippe Berbizier, brother of director of rugby Pierre.

  • Saturday, 11. February, 2012

    Wrap: Top 14, Round 17

    There are three interesting results - the size of Clermont's win, Bayonne's win and Toulouse's proof of depth.

  • Saturday, 11. February, 2012

    Biarritz feel like a Brew

    Welsh international wing Aled Brew will join Biarritz from Newport-Gwent Dragons on a two-year deal at the end of the current season, the French club announced on Saturday.

  • Friday, 10. February, 2012

    Preview: Top 14, Round 17

    There are two big problems for the Top 14 this round. There is the weather and France are playing.

  • Thursday, 9. February, 2012

    Players move against Berbizier

    Midi Olympique reports on Thursday that the majority of players at Racing-Métro (37 out of 40 perhaps) asked for a meeting with the club's president Jacky Lorenzetti to ask for the removal of coach Pierre Berbizier. Lorenzetti did not accede to the players' request.

  • Wednesday, 8. February, 2012

    Exiles lock heads to Toulon

    England lock Nick Kennedy will leave London Irish at the end of the season and move to French Top 14 outfit Toulon on a three year deal with the glamour club.