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Top 14: 142 injured players and a system under strain

One player in five. After round 7, 142 players across Top 14 squads are in the treatment room, from knee injuries to concussions. Clubs are chasing medical joker signings, France's... Félix Lapoussière · 28 October 2026

Ligne 22 Coach Zidane, Payet on fire, the rock Chabal… The legends match set Bayonne alight REPORT. It's Rugby was at the Stade Jean-Dauger in Bayonne this Tuesday evening for the legends match, where former football and handball stars faced sportspeople from the Basque Country. With Zinédine Zidane in attendance. Thomas Larroquette · 27 October 2026

Élite 1: a restart without Les Bleues, touring New Zealand Élite 1 féminine restarts this Sunday while the France women's XV is on tour in New Zealand, leaving clubs without their internationals. Four-time reigning champions Stade Bordelais host Grenoble, and the Stade Toulousain-ASM Romagnat clash already opens the season. Félix Lapoussière · 25 October 2026

Ligne 22 Christophe Hamacek, Tunisia’s new head coach: “My dream is the 2031 World Cup” Tunisia's new head coach Christophe Hamacek is targeting the 2031 World Cup in the United States. Discipline, continuity in play, gatherings in France, scouting dual nationals... The coach details his project for It's Rugby and raves about the pool of props he discovered there. Thomas Larroquette · 26 October 2026

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Still no away slow dance for Clermont, who miss the last danceTrailing 6-23 shortly after half-time, Vannes beat Clermont at La Rabine on Saturday (27-26) thanks to a Francisco Gorrissen try in the 79th minute. After six defeats, the promoted Breton side have their first Top 14 win of the season.Félix Lapoussière · 24 October 2026

TransfersToulouse: Jimmy Tupou fails medical, Raphael Portat recalled24 October 2026

TransfersArgentinian fly-half Nicolas Roger joins Vannes24 October 2026

Vannes v Clermont: bottom of the table, yet bookmakers’ favourites23 October 2026

TransfersBordeaux Begles recall Laharrague from Beziers22 October 2026

InjuriesPau lose Etchebehere to knee surgery22 October 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