How Top 14 sides stack up for return of Champions and Challenge Cups
What are the coaches of Top 14 sides thinking as the two tri-league competitions return? How much has December’s loss at Glasgow hurt Toulouse? Could Northampton beat Bordeaux at Chaban Delmas? What does Toulon’s big loss at La Rochelle mean for their chances? Here, in Top 14 table order, is how all the French sides […]
Top 14 final phase: welcome to survival week
Four sides are playing for the last two semi-final places in the race for the Bouclier de Brennus, while two sides are scrapping for one still open Top 14 spot next season. There’s still plenty at stake as this campaign draws to a close When Saturday ends, we’ll know the answers to three of the […]
Top 14 rugby sums: what’s at stake in the final round of the season
After 25 weekends of Top 14 rugby, it comes down – as it always does – to this, the final round of the season. There’s a semi-final spot at stake, three places in the play-offs have yet to be confirmed, Champions Cup spots remain available … and there’s relegation to avoid. Here are the permutations […]