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PublishedRugby and CO2, the hidden side of the South African trips weighing on the planet
Twenty thousand kilometres for one match, several tonnes of CO₂ per player, hundreds for a whole team. Opening up the European cups to the South African franchises has upended the sporting balance as much as it raises questions about the ecological footprint of professional rugby. An investigation into a climate absurdity the governing bodies would rather dodge.
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PublishedWhat if La Réunion became French rugby’s next talent pool?
Registered player numbers on the rise, well-run clubs, identified talent. On paper, rugby on La Réunion ticks plenty of development boxes. And yet it is still struggling to move up a level. Between competition from other sports, limited scouting and structural constraints, we investigate a territory that is moving forward but is still waiting for its spark.
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Published“You don’t find that profile on every street corner”: who is Maël Turpin, the symbol of an island dreaming bigger?
Barely two years after leaving the Hauts of La Réunion, Maël Turpin has already pulled up a chair at international rugby's table with France U20. A meteoric rise for this tighthead prop brought up at Étang-Salé, who in the space of a few seasons has become the symbol of a territory that dreams bigger. Following in the footsteps of a certain Jordan Sepho.
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PublishedYellow Army: the supporters who make ASM tremble
They don't play, they don't run the club, but they influence everything. In Clermont, supporters are not content simply to love their club. They question it, they shake it up, sometimes they pull it back into line. Inside a fervour unique in France, between popular passion and a genuine counter-power.
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PublishedHow is Stade Toulousain extending their sporting influence beyond the borders of the Top 14?
In La Réunion, Stade Toulousain did not simply run a training camp. With more than a hundred children in Saint-Paul and around fifty in Saint-Denis, the red and black club exported its DNA, its method and its vision of rugby. Behind those sessions, one reality stands out: Toulouse are no longer only a Top 14 giant. They are an institution that shines, passes things on and puts down roots even in the territories furthest from mainland France.
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PublishedFrance U20 gem Keletaona heads for Toulon
After a successful U20 Six Nations crowned by a Grand Slam with France U20, Brive fly-half Luka Keletaona has signed a three-year deal with Toulon. A move that confirms the rise of the young French talent.
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PublishedAfter the assault on Noha Loubéty, the threat of a life ban takes shape
After the serious assault on a player during an amateur match in the Aveyron at the end of February, the disciplinary bodies have handed the perpetrator a suspension of at least one year and requested that he be struck off for life. A powerful decision in a case that has shaken French rugby.
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PublishedA repeat offence for Stuart Hogg? The former Scotland captain arrested again by British police
Already convicted over similar facts, Montpellier full-back Stuart Hogg was reportedly arrested again in February for harassing his ex-wife. The case reopens the controversy surrounding the Scotland international.
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PublishedFrom the pitch to the town hall? Serge Blanco takes the lead in the Biarritz vote
In his first political campaign, rugby legend Serge Blanco came out narrowly on top in the first round of the municipal elections in Biarritz. The former France full-back leads incumbent mayor Maider Arosteguy by only a handful of votes, setting up a hotly contested second round.
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PublishedLocal elections 2026: without even standing, Thomas Ramos picks up… one vote!
A France hero the day before, full-back Thomas Ramos found himself, oddly enough, inside a ballot box in the first round of the local elections. In Roubaix, a voter slipped his photo in as a ballot paper, a gesture obviously counted as spoiled.
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Published“We’re going to love running into him again”: Pollock, from sledging to the big chill
A provocateur to his fingertips, brilliant and everywhere at once, Henry Pollock lit up the Crunch in a matter of minutes as rarely an England player had in recent years. But in an incandescent Stade de France, the England back-rower went from agitator to victim of the script inside a few minutes. A night when his provocations finally met an ice-cold answer.
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PublishedA Six Nations open to the last: Ireland in charge, Wales breathe again
The final round of the 2026 Six Nations closed a bewildering and often unpredictable edition. In Dublin, Ireland got the better of Scotland with authority (43-21), rounding off their campaign with a polished attacking display. In Cardiff, Wales rediscovered some drive to beat Italy (31-23) and avoid an embarrassing wooden spoon. Two matches that illustrate the paradoxes of a Six Nations in which the traditional pecking order often wobbled… without ever quite collapsing.
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PublishedHave we just watched the Crunch of the century?
Thirteen tries, suspense until the final second and a title snatched with a penalty after the hooter. With their stunning win over England (48-46), France gave the Six Nations a match out of the ordinary. Enough to raise a question already burning across the rugby world. Is this the greatest Crunch in history?
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PublishedA crown and plenty of cracks: should we be worried about France’s defence after that crazy Crunch?
The stunning comeback win over England handed France the Six Nations and an evening that has already passed into legend. But behind the thrill of a success snatched right at the death, one question remains. How can a championship-winning side concede seven tries and come within touching distance of fifty points at home? Once the dust settles, the attacking display barely masks the persistent frailties of the French defence.
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PublishedBarely out of Bayonne, Patat set to bounce back at Brive (Pro D2) for three years
A few weeks after his turbulent departure from Bayonne, coach Grégory Patat looks set to find a bench again in short order. The Frenchman has agreed to join Brive, of Pro D2, on a three-year contract.
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PublishedIn the middle of an election campaign and accused of racism, Max Guazzini files a complaint
Accused on social media of relaying racist comments, former Stade Français president Max Guazzini, now a running mate of Rachida Dati for the Paris municipal elections, has announced that he will file a complaint for defamation. The former administrator denounces an "unjustified" controversy in the middle of the campaign.
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PublishedIs Toulon preparing for life after Mignoni? Caudullo and Azéma in their sights
RC Toulon are exploring several leads for the head coach role next season. The names of Joan Caudullo and Franck Azéma are among the profiles under consideration to support Pierre Mignoni, who could step further back from the pitch.
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PublishedMatiu starts, Barassi preferred to Gailleton, Brennan on the bench: Galthié’s bold calls for the Crunch
A surprise in the France team named for the decisive Crunch against England: back-rower Temo Matiu will win his first cap, while Pierre-Louis Barassi returns to the starting line-up in the centre alongside Yoram Moefana.
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PublishedIn an electric neighbourhood of La Réunion, a white-hot rugby derby sets the Chaudron ablaze
In the heart of the Chaudron district, in Saint-Denis de La Réunion, rugby is played on a knife edge. A pitch shared with football, a steep stand, hesitant floodlights and supporters who live every phase of play as a family affair. For the restart of the local championship, halted for more than two months by the cyclone season, RC Chaudron got the better of XV dionysien in a rugged, throbbing derby (36-25). A report from the heart of another rugby culture.
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PublishedBlow for France and UBB: is Depoortere’s season already over?
Injured in his right shoulder during France's defeat in Scotland, centre Nicolas Depoortere may have to go under the knife. An operation would seriously compromise the end of the Union Bordeaux-Bègles man's season.
