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Pro D2 (Round 8) – Provence make it eight, Oyonnax caught at the top

Provence Rugby beat Béziers 54-3 to draw level with Oyonnax, beaten at Montauban, at the top of Pro D2. Grenoble moved onto the podium, Angoulême thrashed Dax and Narbonne toppled... Félix Lapoussière · 24 October 2026

Guillaume Piazzoli: “A mental injury is like a physical injury, except you can’t see it” Two red cards, a torn cruciate ligament, then depression: Guillaume Piazzoli's 2025-2026 season fell apart within weeks. The Provence Rugby player talks about his recovery, psychological support and the need to listen to your own fragilities in professional rugby. Cyprien Beytout · 23 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

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, the day before Fabien Galthie names his squad. Félix Lapoussière · 22 October 2026

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ZebreURC · R4 / 18 · 75 pts in total Meilleur marqueur2triesDavid HeffernanConnacht · URC · J4 / 18 Top points scorer, all competitions16ptsJack StrachanAurillac · Pro D2 · J8 / 30

Biggest margin+42Soyaux-Angouleme vs DaxPro D2 · R8 / 30 Closest match1ptMontauban vs OyonnaxPro D2 · R8 / 30 Highest scoring competition40triesPro D2R8 / 30 Top kicker16ptsJack StrachanAurillac · Pro D2 · R8 / 30 Best run8WProvence RugbyPro D2

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France recall Alldritt and Penaud, seven uncappedFabien 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

InjuriesFrance: Flament ruled out too14 October 2026

TransfersShaun Edwards and Mario Ledesma join the Pumas10 October 2026

InjuriesEngland: Underhill and Rodd out for November8 October 2026

InjuriesIreland: Doris set to miss November after knee infection8 October 2026

Nations Championship viewing figures: France’s misleading number20 July 2026

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