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Toulouse injury list grows ahead of Perpignan

Top 14 leaders Toulouse lost Santiago Chocobares and Tommaso Menoncello against Exeter on Sunday. Twelve players are now injured before Saturday's home game against Perpignan, four of them France regulars,... Félix Lapoussière · 22 October 2026

Ligne 22 Thomas Bordes (Gujan-Mestras): “I hope this union lasts as long as possible” Captain of Gujan-Mestras in Fédérale 1, Thomas Bordes talks to It's Rugby about the union with La Teste, the turbulent summer after RCBA's liquidation, the club's ambitions and the situation at Stade Montois. Thomas Larroquette · 21 October 2026

France recall Alldritt and Penaud, seven uncapped Fabien Galthie named his 42-man squad for France's November Nations Championship games on Wednesday. Without nine injured players, he recalls Gregory Alldritt and Damian Penaud and calls up seven uncapped players, including Tani Vili and Karl Sorin. Félix Lapoussière · 21 October 2026

Chenais: “We’ve planted the seeds” At 40, former scrum-half and fly-half Mickael Chenais is in charge of elite youth rugby in western France's Pays de la Loire region. Recruited by the regional league under its president Hugues Meilheureux, he runs a performance hub based at Stade Nantais. He talks about promotion to the national U16 level, staying in the top U18 championship, and a career that took him through finance and New Zealand. Laurent Depret · 20 October 2026

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In briefWXV (Round 4) – Canada beat England, USA still unbeatenCanada beat England 24-21 in Toronto, a month after ending the world champions' winning run. The United States made it three wins from three against Italy (36-27), while New Zealand (81-12 against France) and Australia (56-12 against Scotland) ran riot.Félix Lapoussière · 19 October 2026

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Ligne 22Nicolas Acébès: “I’d love to do a season with my big brother”Thomas Larroquette · 5 December 2025Watch

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How the Haute-Vienne became a great development region… without managing to make its clubs winLeny-Huayna TIBLE · 30 June 2026

How is the Haute-Vienne, a land of rugby, losing its clubs?Leny-Huayna TIBLE · 23 June 2026

Is it serious, doctor (4/4) – Rugby, a patient in treatment: the diagnosis is yours to makeLaurent Depret · 22 May 2026

Is it serious, doctor? (3/4) – Rugby: the damage is no longer inevitableLaurent Depret · 22 April 2026

Is it serious, doctor (2/4) — Rugby, a patient getting treatmentLaurent Depret · 7 April 2026

Is it serious, doctor? (1/4) — A check-up on French rugby: the watchdogs, A2R (ex-DNACG)Laurent Depret · 23 March 2026