Ronan O’Gara has named “the main culprit” for La Rochelle failing to reach the end-of-season play-offs in the French Top 14 for the first time on his watch.
Despite riling several Bordeaux-Begles players in last weekend's Investec Champions Cup final in Cardiff, Northampton Saints' Henry Pollock has received praise from one of the French club's stars.
Racing 92 fly-half Owen Farrell is reportedly on his way back to the Premiership this summer, and club teammate Dan Lancaster could join him in crossing the Channel.
Lyon’s preparations for next weekend’s EPCR Challenge Cup final versus Bath in Cardiff were dented by a late penalty on Saturday in Paris scored by Zack Henry, the former Leicester player.
Stuart Barnes has suggested that Northampton’s task in the Champions Cup final isn’t about stopping Louis Bielle-Biarrey from scoring, it’s more a challenge of keeping the Bordeaux finisher’s tally down.
Ex-England prop Kyle Sinckler has received a ringing endorsement from Mathieu Bastareaud, the retired France midfielder who now works as manager at Toulon.
