Gavin Mortimer runs the rule over the French contenders in this season's European Champions Cup
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Steffon Armitage speaks out on England exclusion
Toulon openside Steffon Armitage talks his England exclusion, Toulon's season and the Champions Cup
France set for 12-month power struggle
Bernard Laporte is set to bid for FFR presidency after France's disastrous World Cup campaign
Top 14: Toby Flood on Toulouse’s fresh approach
Former England fly-half Toby Flood talks Toulouse, Top 14 and the future
World Cup watch: France can thrive with English style
Scotland will present an awkward challenge to France on Saturday evening. Awkward because only a dominant victory will do for the French public, who are still on a high after…
Top 14: Stade Francais coach Gonzalo Quesada on their title defence
As the 2015-16 Top 14 kicks off in France, Rugby World talks to Stade Francais coach Gonzalo Quesada about defending their title
Merger of Biarritz and Bayonne ruled out
The controversial proposal to create a Basque Super Club by merging Biarritz and Bayonne is now off the table
The Clubhouse Podcast: The French foreign legion
With the Top 14 final ending in the favour of Stade Francais – a 12-6 win over bad luck magnets Clermont Auvergne giving the Paris outfit the title – we…
Top 14: Clermont bow under the weight of expectation
Professional sport is a cruel business. Stade Francais partied long and hard after winning the Top 14 title on Saturday night and wound up their celebrations on Monday evening, at…
Top 14: Clermont want to avoid repeat of 2007 heartache at hands of Stade Francais
This weekend sees Stade Francais face Clermont Auvergne in the final of the Top 14, and if you pick through Clermont’s broken past you’ll see that one of their most…