Catalanand finished 5th in the league. The club's last match before the war was againstVillefranche de Lauragaiswinning 62–5. During the war years, like other rugby league clubs in France, the club were forced to play rugby union following the ban on rugby league by the Vichy regime in ...
Toulouse, the grandest rugby club in Europe and a name synonymous with the finest values of the union game for many a long decade, last night mounted a strong defence of their Irish forward Trevor Brennan, who landed himself in deep trouble at the weekend by throwing punches at an Ulster ...
The premier club competition in rugby returns this weekend in the form of the Champions Cup, but it does so in a new format as the strongest clubs in Europe - and South Africa - face off. La Rochelle are seeking a third European Cup title...
on an island on Garonne river. Due to its early allure it was called as “Mini Wembley” and first came to international attention in 1938, when FIFA World Cup came to town. Another World Cup came after 60 years, in 1998. Third so far, this time in rugby, was played in Toulouse in...
Rugby World Cup experience Oct 2023 • couples We walked to this local brewery for a few beers and early dinner, not knowing that a World Cup rugby match was going to be televised that evening. Upon arrival, we were asked if we had made a reservation. Since we hadn...
Vous aimez le rugby ? Vous aimez refaire le match (en buvant des canons si possible) ? Votre cœur est ovale et bat un peu plus fort dès que le coup d'envoi a retenti ? Vous êtes persuadé que vos idées pour le XV de France ou votre équipe préférée changeraient la donne...
RUGBY UNION: French Set to Help Cov Celebrate; TOULOUSE ON THEIR WAY TO BUTTS PARK ARENAByline: By JOHN WILKINSONCOVENTRY have set the date for the official opening game at the new Butts Park Arena against French side Toulouse.The former European champions - beaten in last season's final -...
last season's beaten finalists.The French giants are the aristocrats of European rugby and have a star-studded squad but are notoriously slow starters in the Heineken Cup, having lost three of their opening matches in the four European tournaments.Wales captain Gareth Thomas made his first appeara...