France Top 14 2013/14 season Round Six and apart from Toulon the big boys won. The weekend opened on Friday night with Perpignan hosting Montpellier and winning 28-16. Three tries saw Perpignan into the break at 20-6 and with a try apiece in the second period Perpignan also had the bonus point in their pocket. Saturday and all the other games were played out, first to … [Read more...]
Top 14 France Rd5- Montpellier Cruise On
The Top 14 France 2013/14 season is still throwing up the surprises. The biggest being new boys Oyonnax who sit fifth in the table. Paris are having a better start than usual and it will be quite something if they can mainatin the momentum. Meanwhile Toulouse and Clermont are erratic which gives hope to the minnows. All to early in the season to call and expect the usual guys … [Read more...]
Top 14 France Rd20- Shadow Toulouse – Toulon 35-16 Toulouse
Round Twenty of the Top 14 and Toulon smashed Toulouse, the new order looks established or is this years Toulouse just not gelling as a team? This week we had just the Bayonne Biarritz game on Friday night, our one wrong call as it was a 6-6 draw. Bayonne did go 6-0 up in the first quater only for Biarritz to close it to 6-3 at the break and then 6-6 with twenty to go. Not … [Read more...]
Top 14 France Rd18- Toulouse Disaster Season Continues
Round Eighteen of the Top 14 and we did not see it coming as Toulouse crashed at home to Perpignan. The game was the only Friday night one and it went to the visitors 18-19. Toulouse were leading 12-6 at half-time and in fact led until seventy minutes when Gavin Hume touched down for Perpignan, James Hook kicked the conversion to take Perpignan out to the one point advantage … [Read more...]
Top 14 France Rd17- Disaster Weekend For Top teams
Round Seventeen of the Top 14 and the form book went out the window. Apart from Montpellier all the top teams lost and a couple quite heavily. Friday night and we had just one game as Clermont travelled to Racing looking to keep pressing Toulon at the top. The night however was Racing's as they won 12-6 in a tight contest. It was 6-3 at the break and all the points on the … [Read more...]