Guilhem Guirado, Montpellier hooker, 2022 French champion: “We did 10-15 minutes of madness and we showed some pseudo-specialists that we knew how to play rugby. We scored three tries in 10 minutes, I don’t even know if it happened in the final in the Top 14. We showed that we could be consistent. The leaders … Read more
Benoît Paillaugue, on Canal+, after Montpellier’s victory over Castres in the Top 14 final: “It’s confusing, it’s a mess, I don’t realize at all. We go down in history (of the club), we are the first. It’s crazy because you would have told me that at the start of the season, I would have laughed. … Read more
Top 14 – Classic on both sides … The compositions of the final Castres – Montpellier – Top 14 2021-2022 – Rugby TOP 14 – This Friday, June 24 (8:45 p.m.), Castres and Montpellier will face each other in the final of the French championship, in Saint-Denis. Leaders of the regular season, the Castres of … Read more
On the Leinster website, scrum half Nick McCarthy announced on Monday that he was gay. He specifies that he had warned his teammates in January. “I was quite nervous, but I’m glad I did it, he indicates. It’s not common for a male athlete to come out, and it’s probably something I didn’t want to … Read more
Top 14 – Serfontein magnificent, Seuteni passes through: the notes of Montpellier – Bordeaux – Top 14 2021-2022 – Rugby TOP 14 – The Héraultais were guided by a great Jan Serfontein, while the substitute scrum half Gela Aprasidze surprised by passing two long distance penalties, while he almost never stumbles in match. On the … Read more
Christophe Urios (UBB manager after the defeat in the semi-finals against Montpellier): “It’s a tough night. The course comes to an abrupt end. Today (Saturday), you could say it’s a logical evening. The best won. There is no debate, they were more aggressive than us, they played better rugby than us. I find it hard … Read more
Anthony Jelonch (Toulouse) at the microphone of Canal +: “We showed a lot of indiscipline, the two yellows hurt us a lot. Castres is a big team, they wanted to take us ahead, they did it well. We were able to respond well in a few phases, we didn’t use enough balls carried. They showed … Read more
Top 14 – A Toulouse record, Staniforth in force… The figures to know before the semi-finals of the championship – Top 14 2021-2022 – Rugby TOP 14 – Stade Toulousain breaks a new record, Bordeaux terror of Montpellier, the Tarnais and the Héraultais back in the last four after a “long” period of absence, Staniforth … Read more
Top 14 – Buros and Moefana on fire, Volavola and Diallo in difficulty … Notes from Bordeaux-Bègles – Racing 92 – Top 14 2021-2022 – Rugby By Simon ValzerBy Nicolas Augot via Midi Olympique TOP 14 – After marking their opponents in a closed scrum, the Girondins then let go of the cavalry with in … Read more
It’s an unchanging mechanic that’s been repeating itself for four years and three seasons. Each time the time of the accession roadblock approaches, the same questions come up over and over again. Who is the favourite? Which team has the best dynamics? Often, the Top 14 club is the winner. In particular because his opponent … Read more