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  • Tuesday, 10. January, 2012

    Teenager to replace Bok hooker

    Champions Toulouse are set to call on the services of teenage hooker Christopher Tolofua for the first time to fill in for injured pair Gary Botha and Akvsenti Giorgadze, manager Guy Noves said.

  • Monday, 9. January, 2012

    Medard sticks with Toulouse

    France international fullback Maxime Medard has extended his contract with Top 14 champions Toulouse who are set to call on the services of teenage hooker Christopher Tolofua.

  • Monday, 9. January, 2012

    Wrap: Top 14, Round 15

    For the second week in a row Bordeaux-Bègles have put in top performances, this time away to Bayonne who are having a nightmare time. Biarritz and Montpellier also won away and, despite Perpignan's enthusiastic start, Racing came back to draw.

  • Saturday, 7. January, 2012

    French star in doubt for season

    Toulouse lock Romain Millo-Chluski risks missing the whole of the Six Nations after dislocating his right shoulder in Saturday's Top 14 match with Lyon.

  • Saturday, 7. January, 2012

    Biarritz win again

    Biarritz beat Agen 15-6, five kicks to two kicks, in an uninspiring match up the road in Agen on Friday night.

  • Friday, 6. January, 2012

    Now Perez goes to France

    Paul Perez, the big Samoan wing, is off to Castres as a 'medical joker'.

  • Friday, 6. January, 2012

    Biarritz appeal stadium suspension

    Top 14 side Biarritz confirmed they will appeal the one-match suspension imposed on the Aguilera Stadium by France's National Rugby League (LNR) for incidents during last year's Basque derby.

  • Thursday, 5. January, 2012

    Preview: Top 14, Round 15

    After last weekend's surprises anything is possible. Two matches immediately stand out, the one in Paris and Sunday's tough encounter on the massif central. Clermont will want to make up for last weekend's drab performance while Toulon will not have taken their hiding happily. The same is true of Stade Français who were humiliated by Bordeaux-Bègles last weekend.

  • Tuesday, 3. January, 2012

    Toulon's credit card out again?

    Toulouse hooker William Servat could be come the latest star to be snagged by Toulon in the Top 14 side's latest shopping spree according to French media reports.

  • Monday, 2. January, 2012

    Bordeaux keep their Bok

    Former All Black Bruce Reihana and South African scrumhalf Heini Adams signed new two year contracts with Top 14 side Bordeaux-Begles, club president Laurent Marti announced.

  • Sunday, 1. January, 2012

    Wrap: Top 14, Round 14 surprises

    Wow! This is certainly a round of surprises. It started staidly enough on Friday night but Saturday was topsy turvy. It was not just that bottom-feeders Biarritz and Bordeaux-Bègles won but it was the size of their victories which made the surprise huge. And Montpellier's win over Racing was even more comprehensive than the score suggests.

  • Sunday, 1. January, 2012

    Delpoux moving in on Perpignan

    Marc Delpoux moved a step closer to taking over as coach of ailing Top 14 giants Perpignan when he announced he was stepping down as manager of newboys Bordeaux-Begles.

  • Saturday, 31. December, 2011

    Toulouse kick Bayonne to defeat

    Toulouse avenged their Round 1 defeat at the hands of Bayonne by kicking more goals than the Basques and winning 30-15 in a try-less match at Stade Ernest Wallon in Toulouse on Friday night.

  • Friday, 30. December, 2011

    Racing feels right for Nallet

    French international lock Lionel Nallet is set to sign a one-year contract extension at current club Racing Metro with the option of a further year, a source close to the player said on Thursday.

  • Friday, 30. December, 2011

    Wallaby scrumfhalf jets off to France

    Australian international scrumhalf Josh Valentine has left the Brumbies and signed for French second-tier club Narbonne on a six-month contract.