Teiva Jacquelain has not set foot on a pitch with a fifteen-a-side club for almost four years. He tells It's Rugby about that long and difficult period, talks about his determination to come back and looks back, with some bitterness, on the end of his time at Bayonne.
Inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame, the former France captain (78 caps) looks back on this unexpected honour, on his unlikely beginnings in Oujda, Morocco, and on the values that have shaped a whole life.
Usually shy and reserved, Thibaut Motassi agreed for the first time to open up about his young career and his personality. An interview not to be missed.
The former Italy scrum-half, who played for Colomiers, has launched his own ice-cream brand in Bayonne. Sicilian pistachio, peanuts from Soustons... Gori serves quality products and is thriving in his new life. He spoke to It's Rugby.
Tommy Strappazzon dared to make the change. At 25, the lock, who came through Agen's academy before playing for Albi and Tyrosse, has moved to Russia. An unusual adventure that does not frighten him. He spoke to It's Rugby.
Nissa Rugby lock Thibaud Rey, at the club for six years, spoke to It's Rugby about the difficult situation facing his side. He remains hopeful, but the Nice man fears a final decision that could cost the club its Pro D2 place, and far more than that.
French-Hong Kong back Paul Altier spoke to It's Rugby on Thursday. He looks back on an unusual career and is already thinking about the 2027 World Cup in Australia.
The Olympics, two promotions to Top 14, La Rochelle, Mont-de-Marsan and 11 years in the amateur game: Damien Cler has seen it all. He looks back on his long career for It's Rugby, still making the most of it at 42.
The Bidau family, led by Mattieu, a Langon player, along with Alexandre and Maxime, are doing everything they can to save their friend's house in Marcheprime, where the fires are still gaining ground.
The fly-half dreams of playing in the 2027 World Cup. After being capped by Germany, Hilsenbeck now plays for the United States, and is shining. He spoke to It's Rugby in an exclusive interview.
The 31-year-old scrum-half and fly-half played for the star-studded RCT, was Dupont's medical joker at Toulouse, was coached by Wilkinson and now plays for Montech, newly promoted to Fédérale 3. He talks us through a career of highs and lows.
Living through the 2026 Top 14 final between Toulouse and Montpellier from the other side of the barrier: here is what a night in the press box looks like, from the metro with the supporters to the mixed zone under the stands of the Stade de France.
Once again this Saturday evening at the Stade de France, Toulouse got the better of Montpellier (28-20) and claimed a fourth consecutive title. Thirty years after the pioneers of 1994-1997, the Rouge et Noir join the club's legend.
In Top 14 and beyond, the season has been marked by a string of records and a festival of tries. Winter matches settled by a couple of penalties no longer exist and have given way to wide-open contests.
Benjamin Roquebert will play the final match of his career this Sunday with Saint-Sulpice. With the ambition of bringing a national title back to his lifelong club... To do that, he will have to beat Peyrehorade of the Landes.
