Salesi Rayasi and Louis Bielle-Biarrey cross in the last 11 minutes as Bordeaux-Begles win 32-20 Nicolas Depoortere was top drawer #Top14

Bordeaux-Begles' struggles continue The trail Lyon 20-17 with 20 minutes left at Stade Chaban-Delmas 19-year-old scrum-half Esteban Gonzalez has scored twice for the visitors on his first #Top14 start

Paul Gustard and his shades guide Stade Francais to their first away #Top14 win since March 2024 with the victory at Perpignan

Ex-France captain Charles Ollivon played his first match since January in Toulon's win over Pau He came off the bench for 30 minutes Good news for Fabien Galthie, a month off the November Tests #Top14

A pretty manic set of fixtures Stade Francais go top thanks to Abraham Papali'i's 82nd minute winner for Castres against Racing 92 Lyon can reclaim No. 1 spot with a win at Bordeaux-Begles tonight (2100 local time) #Top14

If you want to really understand the Quércy-Galthié problem, then read @illtuddafydd.bsky.social substack post Don't fall for gotcha journalism or non reliable influencers

Quercy v Galthié This week's Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch Also includes emtional Les Bleus, Basque cider, and an unhapy Antoine Dupont open.substack.com/pub/illtudda...

The players are back in training today and Friday's match should go ahead. www.ledauphine.com/sport/2025/1...

Castres lock Tom Staniforth on his mullet: "You've got to stay committed to it. You've got to have a bit of motivation as to why you're doing it to stay committed. And then once it's there, it's just too good to get rid of" More later this week looking ahead to hosting Racing 92 in the #Top14

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Grenoble president Patrick Goffi to Rugbyrama: "The players striking will change nothing. Our coach's comments during the Brive game are unacceptable" #ProD2

Some upheaval at Grenoble... Backs coach Nicolas Nadau has been suspended and the players are ready to strike before this week's game with Provence Nadau had criticised his team doctor during Friday's loss at Brive, and his comments were caught on Canal+ #ProD2 www.rugbyrama.fr/2025/09/30/p...

Fiji's Iosefo Masi has been ruled out for two months with a hamstring injury He'd been combining well with Theo Millet and Jiuta Wainiqolo this season Back for December #Top14 www.lourugby.fr/des-sequelle...

Some good news for Toulon winger Gael Drean after this challenge from Bayonne's Cheikh Tiberghien last night He was taken off on a stretcher but according to his club he's now following the "classic" HIA protocol #Top14

Antoine Dupont was at PSG-Auxerre over the weekend He spoke to PSG TV about his injury return: "The end of November or the start of December, it won't be before that date"

Midi Olympique's team of the #Top14 round four Toulouse hooker Guillaume Cramont wins the individual award for his hat-trick against Castres Bayonne fly-half Joris Segonds kicked a drop goal with the clock on 79:00 to edge Toulon

Pierre Popelin has now also suffered an injury Rugbyrama claim Toulon's Enzo Herve is set to arrive at Castres today as medical cover #Top14

According to Midi Olympique, Stade Francais have been in discussion for the past two months with Mark Nawaqanitawase's agent over a possible deal #Top14

Toulouse pair of flanker Jack Willis and full-back Thomas Ramos as well as Bayonne centre Sireli Maqala are on the shortlist for the #Top14 player of the season award, according to Canal+

Toulouse lead Castres 19-12 at the break thanks to a hat-trick from hooker Guillaume Cramont He's now the league's joint-top scorer with four tries this season, alongside Louis Bielle-Biarrey #Top14

Toulouse's 20-year-old centre Kalvin Gourgues looks the real deal Likes to have a go, powerful in contact, has a bit of vision Has been at the club since he was 12 #Top14

Big Time! Capitaine Jacques #Top14

As predicted in this week's Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch Les Bleues hooker Manon Bigot retires She'll now return to her full-time profession of a firefighter #RWC2025

Sophie de Goede World Rugby Player of the Year

Nice moment for Alivereti Raka today He scored his 100th (and 101st) Clermont try and is their fourth highest scorer He joined them in 2014 on an Espoirs deal #Top14

Pau move to the summit of the #Top14 with a 40-15 win over former leaders Lyon Fabien Brau-Boirie one of four try-scorers for Les Bearnais Very cool for the club who were promoted in 2015 #HonhaSection

Yannick Bru on UBB's early season woes: "It worries me. The collapse is collective and is not acceptable" #Top14

According to Canal+ the tee was made by a 3D printer, and is in Aurillac colours #Top14

Had a look at how Canada got to the #RWC2025 final "What we are doing is bigger than just winning the World Cup. We're doing it for rugby in our nation. Putting rugby on the map in Canada and opening up the possibilities for our future as professional athletes" sports.yahoo.com/article/cana...

Penisai Dakuwaqa on form again He assisted a try and scored another Stade Francais beat Bordeaux-Begles 28-7 UBB not firing on all cylinders so far this season #Top14

“A non-negotiable third place” on the line for France at #RWC2025 More on Les Bleues in this week’s Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch Here: open.substack.com/pub/illtuddafydd/p/whats-next-for-les-bleues?r=439qwn&utm_medium=ios

This week's Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch is coming right up #RWC2025

Gutting stuff for Pau winger/ full-back Theo Attissogbe He's out for 3-4 months with a knee injury He'll miss France's Novemember Tests and is a doubt for the #SixNations #Top14

Went to see Racing 92 and Gael Fickou earlier today before their game against Clermont on Saturday Fickou spoke very well, as the elderly statesman, about the new Racing, their young half-backs, the France captaincy, and who could feature with him in midfield in November for Les Bleus #Top14

The gendarmes are still searching for the #ProD2 trophy! www.ladepeche.fr/2025/09/23/v...

"The URC just doesn’t work for Wales in any respect" Sorted. www.thetimes.com/sport/rugby-...

The kick-off times for the #Top14's 'Boxing Day' Toulouse v La Rochelle is highly likely to be one of the late games

Huge blow for Castres and first-choice fly-half Louis Le Brun The 23-year-old has ruptured ligaments in his knee, and will be out for several months Pierre Popelin and Vilimoni Botitu the options at 10 now for Xavier Sadourny #Top14

21-time France half-back Jean-Luis Berot has died aged 78 Another example of a French player who could ease between scum-half and fly-half He featured for Toulouse as well as Dax and coached and was club president of Les Landais usdrugby-landes.fr/actualites/c...

Two new awards up for grabs at French rugby's La Nuit du Rugby Women's sevens player and #Elite1 player of the year

No club or Wallabies confirmation yet but L'Equipe and Sud-Ouest claim Will Skelton will be available for Australia agianst New Zealand on October 4 He'll miss La Rochelle's next two games at least #Top14 www.sudouest.fr/sport/rugby/...

Decent weekend for Adam Beard Can't remember the last time a Welshman won Midi Olympique's #Top14 player of the weekend award Chapeau

As mentioned in last week's Jouez: The French Rugby Dispatch... Another #Elite1 game on Canal+ A re-run of last year's final to build up to the #Top14 game later in the day

This was THE try of the weekend Nicholas Depoortere knows there a spot to take in France's midfield for the November Tests #Top14

Stade Français' Fiji winger Peniasi Dakuwaqa is one of the most entertaining players to watch in the #Top14 Canal+ clocked him at 38km/h here

Nice detail for Yacouba Camara's 150th Montpellier appearance The back-rower from Aubervilliers is aiming to play for Mali, who he qualifies for through his parents #Top14

Game OFF Postponed, most probably in the doublon weekend in November That's a long journey back to La Rochelle now #Top14

From Friday's Midi Olympique, Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre on R360: "We have a lot of players who have already received offers [...] the financial numbers are frightening. World Rugby have to legislate about the project" #Top14

It is heavy Kick-off will be delayed, hard to see how the game can go on at all Players waiting in the changing rooms Surely a decision should have been made earlier than this #Top14

Adam Beard still wearing a Wales gumshield at Montpellier He was impressive, especially at lineout, in Montpellier's surprise hammering of Toulouse last night #Top14