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Haskell row overshadows Top 14 round

Friday 5 March 2010

The bitter row between Stade Francais and the English Rugby Football Union over James Haskell has overshadowed the French side's build-up to a crucial Top 14 game against Toulouse this weekend.
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Racing-Metro No.9 gets 4-month ban in Top14

Thursday 4 March 2010

Racing-Metro scrum-half Mathieu Loree was on Thursday hit with a four-month suspension after testing positive for cannabis.
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England back Flutey off to Munster

Monday 22 February 2010

England centre Riki Flutey who currently plays for Brive has reportedly signed for Irish province Munster on a two-year deal. New Zealand-born Flutey signed a two-year deal
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Kunavore undergoes cardiac operation

Monday 22 February 2010

Fijian international centre Maleli Kunavore underwent a cardiac operation on Monday according to his Toulouse club doctor.
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Biarritz get back to winning ways in Top14

Saturday 20 February 2010

Biarritz bounced back from consecutive Top 14 defeats to record a 12-6 victory over Brive in a drab match on Friday evening. The Biarritz pack tipped the
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Sackey to join Jonny at Toulon in Top 14

Friday 19 February 2010

Paul Sackey became the latest high-profile English player to move to France on Thursday when he signed a two-year contract with Toulon, the Top 14 club announced.
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Stormy seas ahead as Top 14 Rugby resumes

Thursday 18 February 2010

The French Top 14 rugby championship resumes this weekend but is plagued as ever by the old argument of club versus country which has drastically depleted squads of several main contenders.
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Noves wants Top 14 players back from France

Wednesday 17 February 2010

Toulouse coach Guy Noves has asked - unsuccesfully - for a special dispensation to have Jean-Baptiste Poux play this weekend against Toulon in the Top 14.
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Clermont extend two Top 14 players contracts

Tuesday 9 February 2010

Former France international lock Thibaut Privat and veteran Argentinian hooker Mario Ledesma extended their contracts with Top 14 highflyers Clermont on Tuesday.
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Toulon confirm Schofield, Wihongi signings

Wednesday 3 February 2010

Toulon have signed Bourgoin prop Karena Wihongi and Sale lock Dean Schofield in what is expected to be a busy transfer period for the Top 14 club.
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Wilkinson extends Toulon Top 14 contract

Friday 29 January 2010

England international fly-half Jonny Wilkinson has extended his contract with French side Toulon by one year, the Top 14 club announced on Thursday without providing further details.
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South African fly-half joins Agen

Friday 29 January 2010

South African fly-half Conrad Barnard has joined French second division club Agen, currently sitting atop the Pro D2, after being released by Top 14 outfit Toulon.
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Clermont & Stade suffer Euro hangovers

Thursday 28 January 2010

Clermont and Stade Francais suffered European Cup hangovers on Wednesday when they slumped to demoralising defeats in the French Top 14. Just days after securing European
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Former All Black extends Top 14 contract

Tuesday 26 January 2010

Former All Black enforcer Chris Masoe has extended his contract with French first division club Castres by two years, with an optional third year.
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French clubs face massive Top14 test

Tuesday 26 January 2010

French clubs face a massive test of their strength in depth when Top 14 action resumes on Wednesday, in some cases just days after hard-hitting action in European competition.
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Thion signs his final Top14 contract with Biarritz

Friday 22 January 2010

Veteran French lock Jerome Thion will end his career with Top 14 side Biarritz after he told AFP on Friday that he had signed a three-year contract with the Basque club.
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Frustrated fly half leaves Toulon in Top14
Bayonne captain banned for 40 days
Former Force star Daruda to leave Top 14 club
Top 14 team release SA fly half
Top 14 strugglers Bayonne change coach

What is the Top 14 ?

The Top 14 is at the top of the national league system of Ligue nationale de rugby. There is promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the Rugby Pro D2.

The 14 best (Top) rugby teams in France participate in the competition, hence the name Top 14, though the competition was previously known as the Top 16.

The first ever final took place in 1892, between two Paris-based sides, Stade Français and Racing Club, with the latter becoming the inaugural champions.

The Top 14 competition has been held on an annual basis since, with the exception being between 1915 and 1919 because of World War I.

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Brive pile pressure on Stade Francais in Top14